✅ 'Mobituaries': Thomas Paine and the death of a forgotten founding father

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✍  How should a podcast honor a largely-unsung Founding Father, more than two centuries after his death? In the case of "Mobituaries with Mo Rocca," a musical production number and comic roast seemed like the most fitting means of paying tribute to Thomas Paine.  The English-born Paine grew up in humble circumstances and arrived in Philadelphia on the eve of revolution. His pamphlet "Common Sense" became one of the bestselling publications in American history, inspiring colonists to cut ties with England.  Without him, there might not be a United States. Yet, when Paine died, only six people showed up at his funeral. The paltry obit that was published at the time summed up his life in this line: "He had lived long, did some good and much harm."    To add insult to injury, a crazed fan dug up his bones.  Today, there seems to be some confusion over Paine's historical significance. "People may have known he said, 'These are the times that try men's souls'; they may know that he said, 'We ...
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