Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast

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Discover the man behind the myth. The definitive podcast biography of inventor Nikola Tesla--his fascinating real life, inventions, and legacy.

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008 - Tesla - A Scandalously Short History of the Gilded Age

It is the era in which Tesla made his greatest breakthroughs and inventions, and the era in which he found fame and fortune: the Gilded Age. Today, a whirlwind tour of America in the Gilded Age--its time; its big themes; and how it changed United States (and Tesla!) forever.

Jan 25, 2018•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 8

007 - Tesla vs Edison: Round 1

The episode you've all been waiting for! Tesla arrives in New York City and takes a job with Thomas Edison. See the seeds of a life-long rivalry sown because of a broken million-dollar promise. It's Tesla vs. Edison: Round 1--let's get ready to rummmble!

Nov 20, 2017•37 min•Ep. 7

006 - Tesla - Is Paris Electrified? (1882-1884)

This week we follow Tesla to Paris and a job with the new Edison lighting company there. In Paris, Telsa gains his first real, practical exposure to the nitty-gritty of designing and building dynamos and motors, and gets a taste for just how good the good life can be.

Nov 06, 2017•31 min•Ep. 6

005 - Tesla - A Walk in the Park (1882)

The solution to Tesla's alternating current motor problem came to him as a ‘eureka’ moment during a walk in the park in 1882: the rotating magnetic field, and the induction motor. The applications of this innovation would literally change the world.

Oct 22, 2017•26 min•Ep. 5

004 - Tesla - Frustrated Montage Years 1878-1882

If Tesla's life were a movie, these would be the “montage years”--five years edited down into a few minutes (probably with melancholy music playing underneath) showing us that things didn’t work out for our hero for a long time until his big break came at the end of Act 1.

Oct 08, 2017•24 min•Ep. 4

003 - Tesla - Big Man on Campus 1874 - 1877

Tesla goes on the lamb not once but twice, with a bit of schooling and a bit of gambling and at least one brush with death keeping him busy in between.

Sep 24, 2017•31 min•Ep. 3

002 - Tesla - School Days 1861-1874

This week, we’ll cover Tesla’s schooling from the time he first enrolled in primary school, right up until he heads off for engineering school in the late 1870s. It’s a major turning point in Tesla’s life, and it makes sense to break there until next time.

Sep 14, 2017•24 min•Ep. 2

001 - Tesla - Childhood 1856-1861

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.

Sep 05, 2017•31 min•Ep. 2

000 - Introductions

This is a story of America in the late 19th Century—the Gilded Age. It’s a story of New York City before the automobile. It’s a story of robber barons, of industry, and of inventions that would change the world. And it’s the story of one man—one inventor—in particular: Nikola Tesla. In this 000 episode, I'll introduce myself, my plans for the podcast, and just what you can expect from this on-going look at the life, inventions, and legacy of Nikola Tesla. And we'll do our best over the course of...

Aug 28, 2017•24 min•Ep. 1

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