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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033a - Tesla Goes to the Movies: Expedition Files
Welcome to a very special episode of Tesla Goes to the Movies. Join us for a look at Season 4, Episode 11 of EXPEDITION FILES and the "Tesla's Superweapon" segment about Nikola Tesla and his supposed death ray …
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Welcome to a very special episode of Tesla Goes to the Movies.
Join us for a look at Season 4, Episode 11 of EXPEDITION FILES and the "Tesla's Superweapon" segment about Nikola Tesla and his supposed death ray and which features…me! Here's how I came to end up on this show and a peek behind the scenes at how the TV sausage is made…
Special Announcement: I'm Going to be on the Discovery Channel
Welcome back to Tesla: The Life and Times for this very short, very special update. I'm going to be on the Discovery Channel, talking about Nikola Tesla! This coming Wednesday, June 10, 2026, I will be …
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Welcome back to Tesla: The Life and Times for this very short, very special update. I'm going to be on the Discovery Channel, talking about Nikola Tesla! This coming Wednesday, June 10, 2026, I will be appearing on Season 4, Episode 10 of the Discovery Channel series Expedition Files, hosted by Josh Gates. Check your local listings! And check back here the next day for a reaction episode and updates about the return of new episodes of Tesla: The Life and Times.
033 - Tesla Goes West (1899)
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 …
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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.
032 - The Earthquake Machine (1896 - 1898)
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.
031 – Where's My Remote Control? (1896 - 1898)
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.
Interview with Tesla Biographer Dr. Marc J. Seifer
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 …
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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.030 - The Light That Never Was (1895 - 1896)
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.
029 - Tesla - Towering Inferno (1895)
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.
Hiatus Update & New Episodes in 2022!
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 …
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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???)
028 - War of the Currents: Part 8 - Victory Niagara (1893-1897)
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.
027 - War of the Currents Part 7: Hail Hydro (1889-1893)
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 …
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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!
026 - Tesla - In Tesla's Laboratory (1894)
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...
025 - Tesla - A Star Is Born (1894)
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.
024b - Tesla Goes to the Movies: MacGyver
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 …
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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"!
024a - Tesla Goes to the Movies: Doctor Who
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 …
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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"!
024 - Tesla - Good Vibrations (1893)
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?
023 - Tesla - Tesla in the White City (1893)
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 …
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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.
022 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 6: The Battle of Chicago (1892)
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...
021 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 5: The Second Front (1890 - 1892)
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...
020 - Tesla - A Most Painful Ordeal (1892)
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.
019 - Tesla - Order of the Flaming Sword (1891-1892)
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.
018 - Tesla - The Greatest Show On Earth (1891)
Tesla the Showman knocks 'em dead at the AIEE with a lecture for the ages and a breathtaking demonstration of high frequency AC. It was his ticket to fame and celebrity.
017 - Tesla - The Biggest Mistake Nikola Tesla Ever Made (1890-1891)
Fresh from his return from Europe, Tesla goes on an inventing spree and dabbles in high-frequency currents. But when George Westinghouse comes calling and pleads poverty, Tesla makes a fateful and costly mistake...
016 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 4: The Executioner's Current (1889-1890)
The War of the Currents enters its most ghoulish and macabre phase: when the combatants were willing to play with a man's life. William Kemmler became the first person put to death by deliberate electrocution …
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The War of the Currents enters its most ghoulish and macabre phase: when the combatants were willing to play with a man's life. William Kemmler became the first person put to death by deliberate electrocution. Viewer discretion is very much advised.
015 - Telsa - War of the Currents Part 3: Shock & Awe (1888-1889)
When New York became the first state to execute people using the electric chair, Edison and his DC supporters would do anything to ensure it was alternating current that powered "Old Sparky"…
014 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 2: First Casualties (1888)
War is hell, even when it's the War of the Currents. Harold Brown's campaign against AC turns deadly, as he conducts gruesome electrical experiments on stray dogs, and helps set the stage for New York's first …
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War is hell, even when it's the War of the Currents. Harold Brown's campaign against AC turns deadly, as he conducts gruesome electrical experiments on stray dogs, and helps set the stage for New York's first electric chair...
013 - Tesla - War of the Currents Part 1: Opening Salvo (1886-1888)
The War of the Currents begins! Edison uses every dirty trick he can think of in the struggle for DC dominance vs. the AC upstart. There can be only one (format)!
012 - Tesla - Tesla in Steel City (1889)
Did the Westinghouse engineers want Tesla to fail in Pittsburgh? He went to consult, but all Tesla found was a hornet's nest of resentment, ego, and competing agendas. And what was Edison up to now that …
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Did the Westinghouse engineers want Tesla to fail in Pittsburgh? He went to consult, but all Tesla found was a hornet's nest of resentment, ego, and competing agendas. And what was Edison up to now that Westinghouse was a threat to his DC business? A current war is in the offing...
011 - Tesla - Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (1888)
You could call this episode: "Tesla: The Art of the Deal", as we see Tesla and his business partners Peck and Brown bluff, finagle, and finally negotiate the lucrative sale of the AC motor patents to George …
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You could call this episode: "Tesla: The Art of the Deal", as we see Tesla and his business partners Peck and Brown bluff, finagle, and finally negotiate the lucrative sale of the AC motor patents to George Westinghouse. The sale changed Tesla's life--and ours--forever.
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