Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
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A look at the man behind the myth. The fascinating real life, inventions, and legacy of Nikola Tesla, told in a twice-monthly podcast.
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
10M ago
Tesla takes a momentous professional leap and heads west to Colorado Springs. There he builds the experimental station that would allow him to understand the fundamental principles needed to build his world wireless system ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
1y ago
Tesla realizes he's reached the limits of experiments he can do on wireless transmission from his Manhattan laboratory when he almost lays waste to his entire neighborhood with an earthquake machine ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
1y ago
Tesla abandons x-rays, pioneers radio control, and tries to end war for all time--but not before blowing up what had been one of his closest personal and professional friendships ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
2y ago
Tesla begins the monumental task of rebuilding his lab after the fire and, as 1896 dawns, he misses out TWICE on making a revolutionary scientific discovery ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
2y ago
Whatever Tesla didn't invent, Bell Labs did. Today, a special treat: a full guest episode from one of my favorite podcasts, Everything Everywhere Daily. If you enjoy my show, I think you'll enjoy theirs. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
2y ago
TL;DR - This year knocked me off schedule completely, but new episodes are coming soon! Thanks for sticking with the show--I'm looking forward to getting back to telling Tesla's story. Listen to the end for full details of upcoming plans (including...merchandise ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
3y ago
It's the endgame of the War of the Currents! After their betrayal by the Cataract Construction Company, Tesla and Westinghouse finally secure the contract to harness Niagara Falls. They won the war and changed the world ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
3y ago
Nikola Tesla was born at the stroke of midnight between July 9 and 10, 1856. In this episode, we'll learn about Tesla's childhood years on the rural frontier of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and how early tragedy and a contentious relationship with his father would shape the rest of his life and give him the abilities he needed to make later breakthrough innovations in electricity ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
3y ago
No one wanted to harness Niagara Falls for hydroelectric power longer than Tesla himself. But he and Westinghouse faced liars, cheats, and thieves as they fought to win the final battle of the War of the Currents. Hail hydro ..read more
Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
3y ago
Tesla, at the height of his fame, hobnobs with the Gilded Age's 1%. He hosts exclusive events after-hours in his lab, gets up to unusual experiments with Mark Twain, and reveals himself a consummate trickster ..read more