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Books by Benjamin Franklin mentioned on podcasts

7 books across 12 episodes on 9 podcasts.

Poor Richard's Almanac is Benjamin Franklin’s most mentioned book on podcasts, brought up in 3 episodes across 2 podcasts (0 episodes with a recommendation). In all, 7 books by Benjamin Franklin have come up in 12 episodes on 9 podcasts, led by Poor Richard's Almanac (3 episodes), The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (3 episodes) and Poor Richard's Almanack (2 episodes), through .

Questions about books by Benjamin Franklin

What is Benjamin Franklin's most mentioned book on podcasts?

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is Benjamin Franklin's most mentioned book on podcasts, discussed in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts without an explicit recommendation, as of October 20, 2026.

How many of Benjamin Franklin's books come up on podcasts?

7 books by Benjamin Franklin come up on podcasts: 7 books across 12 episodes on 9 podcasts, as of October 20, 2026.

Which podcasts mention Benjamin Franklin most?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (3 episodes), Behind the Bastards (1 episode), No Stupid Questions (1 episode), People I (Mostly) Admire (1 episode) and StarTalk Radio (1 episode), among 9 podcasts in all.

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  1. Poor Richard's Almanac

    3 episodes · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Stuff You Should Know

    Poor Richard's Almanac by Benjamin Franklin is a well-known historical publication featuring weather forecasts, practical advice, and aphorisms.

    Discussed
    “You're thinking perhaps, oh, an almanac. I've heard of that. Those were very popular in early colonial history that later becomes American history. But I thought Benjamin Franklin wrote the almanac. Who's this Daniel Leeds guy?”
    Where to get it
  2. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

    3 episodes · No Stupid Questions, People I (Mostly) Admire, The Rubin Report

    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin offers a foundational personal and philosophical account of one of America's most prominent founding figures.

    Discussed
    “I mean even Ben Franklin had this anecdote in his autobiography he's like fill a wheelbarrow with piles of paper and walk around the neighborhood so that people think you're an industrious person like that's easier than actually being industrious”
    Where to get it
  3. Poor Richard's Almanack

    2 episodes · StarTalk Radio, Timcast IRL

    Poor Richard's Almanack is a classic annual publication written by Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Richard Saunders, filled with witty aphorisms, proverbs, and practical advice.

    Discussed
    “my favorite quote is from Ben Franklin from poor Richard Almanac yes he said three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead”
    Where to get it
  4. Experiments And Observations On Electricity

    1 episode · Behind the Bastards

    Discussed
    “In In this girl Bess runs back to the plantation with a copy of Benjamin Franklin's experiments and observations on electricity. That's how modern this is, right?”
    Where to get it
  5. Experiments And Observations On Electricity Made At Philadelphia In America

    1 episode · Behind the Bastards

    Discussed
    “In In this girl Bess runs back to the plantation with a copy of Benjamin Franklin's experiments and observations on electricity. That's how modern this is, right?”
    Where to get it
  6. The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature

    1 episode · The Joe Rogan Experience

    Discussed
    “and they have a record called philosophy of the world and it's three sisters who absolutely can't play music”
    Where to get it
  7. The drinker's dictionary

    1 episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

    Discussed
    “well um maybe because you don't have a copy of the drinkers dictionary published in 1737 with a list of over 200 alternative terms for drunkenness that Ben Franklin had overheard in taverns over the years”
    Where to get it