Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast
History Podcasts
Discover the man behind the myth. The definitive podcast biography of inventor Nikola Tesla--his fascinating real life, inventions, and legacy.
Location:
United States
Description:
Discover the man behind the myth. The definitive podcast biography of inventor Nikola Tesla--his fascinating real life, inventions, and legacy.
Language:
English
Episodes
033 - Tesla Goes West (1899)
6/23/2023
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.
Duration:01:09:39
032 - The Earthquake Machine (1896 - 1898)
12/8/2022
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.
Duration:01:15:27
031 – Where’s My Remote Control? (1896 - 1898)
9/27/2022
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.
Duration:01:10:46
Interview with Tesla Biographer Dr. Marc J. Seifer
8/30/2022
I'm joined by Tesla biographer, Dr. Marc J. Seifer, for a discussion of his fascinating new book Tesla: Wizard at War: The Genius, the Particle Beam Weapon, and the Pursuit of Power on this very special episode of the podcast.
Duration:01:10:06
030 - The Light That Never Was (1895 - 1896)
4/25/2022
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.
Duration:01:05:59
029 - Tesla - Towering Inferno (1895)
3/13/2022
On March 13, 1895, at the height of his powers, Tesla suffered a devastating tragedy as his world--and his work--came crashing down around him.
Duration:00:56:24
Hiatus Update & New Episodes in 2022!
12/4/2021
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???)
Duration:00:17:20
028 - War of the Currents: Part 8 - Victory Niagara (1893-1897)
1/10/2021
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.
Duration:01:11:53
027 - War of the Currents Part 7: Hail Hydro (1889-1893)
11/30/2020
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!
Duration:01:03:20
026 - Tesla - In Tesla's Laboratory (1894)
10/4/2020
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...
Duration:00:45:52
025 - Tesla - A Star Is Born (1894)
9/8/2020
Tesla reputation as a leading man of electrical science grows, and publications and accolades come his way by the handful, thanks in no small part to the help of T.C. Martin, his friend, editor, and hype man.
Duration:00:43:03
024b - Tesla Goes to the Movies: MacGyver
8/3/2020
What happens when a rebooted MacGyver and a John Turturro-lookalike as Tesla meet up deep in MacGyver's subconscious? Is MacGyver's mom evil? Was Telsa's hair ever that slick? It's the latest episode of our sub-podcast, "Tesla Goes to the Movies"!
Duration:00:21:25
024a - Tesla Goes to the Movies: Doctor Who
5/19/2020
What happens when everyone's favourite electrical pioneer meets up with everyone's favourite Time Lord? Why, the world gets saved, of course! Join us for this first sub-episode in our new occasional side podcast "Tesla Goes to the Movies"!
Duration:00:25:52
024 - Tesla - Good Vibrations (1893)
5/10/2020
Just what was Tesla up to on the side while working with Westinghouse on both the World’s Fair and the bid to win the contract to electrify Niagara Falls?
Duration:00:58:07
Tesla in the Time of Coronavirus (Update Episode)
5/10/2020
Updates, update, updates...
023 - Tesla - Tesla in the White City (1893)
6/18/2019
It was the Fair That Changed America. And it was the chance for Tesla and Westinghouse to show the world the power of their AC system. The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition made Tesla a household name and changed his life forever.
Duration:01:39:31
022 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 6: The Battle of Chicago (1892)
2/18/2019
Westinghouse makes an 11th-hour bid to electrify the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 with Tesla's AC system and GE will do anything to torpedo the deal. Welcome to Thunderdome: two bids enter, one bid leaves...
Duration:00:41:10
021 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 5: The Second Front (1890 - 1892)
11/4/2018
Edison and Westinghouse battle over lightbulbs and high finance as we return to the trenches of the War of the Currents, and see how the war whittled itself down from fifteen combatants to just two...
Duration:00:39:52
020 - Tesla - A Most Painful Ordeal (1892)
9/20/2018
Tesla's trip to the Continent would take an emotional and physical toll that he couldn't have imagined. But he nevertheless returned from Europe with the big idea that would dominate the rest of his career.
Duration:00:46:38
019 - Tesla - Order of the Flaming Sword (1891-1892)
9/3/2018
When his colleagues in the AC field start turning on him, Tesla uses an invitation to lecture in London to reassert his place as the inventor of the AC motor and to dazzle Victorian London with all-new discoveries.
Duration:00:45:15