Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.