EPISODE · Dec 15, 2025 · 1H 15M
MACABRE Drunken History : Thomas Edison vs. Nikola Tesla
from Macabre : Dark History · host Dark History and True Crime
In this chaotic Drunken History episode, Halley and Blaire stumble through the electrifying feud between Thomas Edison, the greedy showman who stole ideas as easily as he shocked animals for PR and Nikola Tesla—the eccentric genius with wild experiments and an unsettling devotion to pigeons . Together, we drunkenly unravel their inventions, their pettiness, and how their rivalry changed the course of history forever.Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights : Macabre PatreonSend in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at : MacabrePodcastGet Macabre Exclusive Merch www.gothiccthreads.com⚡ Edison vs. Nikola Tesla — Source ListEmpires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World – Jill Jonneshttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/59877/empires-of-light-by-jill-jonnes/Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age – W. Bernard Carlsonhttps://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691164543/teslaEdison: A Life of Invention – Paul Israelhttps://www.wiley.com/en-us/Edison%3A+A+Life+of+Invention-p-9780471362706The Executioner’s Current – Mark Essighttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/121694/the-executioners-current-by-mark-essig/Tesla: Man Out of Time – Margaret Cheneyhttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tesla/Margaret-Cheney/9780743215367Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla – John J. O’Neillhttps://archive.org/details/prodigalgeniusli00oneiWar of the Currents (Overview)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_currentsEdison vs. Tesla – U.S. Department of Energyhttps://www.energy.gov/articles/edison-vs-teslaHow Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse Battled to Electrify America – History.comhttps://www.history.com/articles/what-was-the-war-of-the-currentsThomas Edison & Nikola Tesla Feud – Biography.comhttps://www.biography.com/inventors/thomas-edison-nikola-tesla-feudEdison Papers Project – Rutgers Universityhttps://edison.rutgers.edu/
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In this chaotic Drunken History episode, Halley and Blaire stumble through the electrifying feud between Thomas Edison, the greedy showman who stole ideas as easily as he shocked animals for PR and Nikola Tesla—the eccentric genius with wild experiments and an unsettling devotion to pigeons . Together, we drunkenly unravel their inventions, their pettiness, and how their rivalry changed the course of history forever.Spotify subscribers get ad free content, early access and exclusive bonus episodes .Paid supporters on Patreon, Join us for Macabre Movie Nights and Game Nights : Macabre PatreonSend in your stories for a future listener episode!Email us at [email protected] our private Facebook Group at : MacabrePodcastGet Macabre Exclusive Merch www.gothiccthreads.com⚡ Edison vs. Nikola Tesla — Source ListEmpires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World – Jill Jonneshttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/59877/empires-of-light-by-jill-jonnes/Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age – W. Bernard Carlsonhttps://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691164543/teslaEdison: A Life of Invention – Paul Israelhttps://www.wiley.com/en-us/Edison%3A+A+Life+of+Invention-p-9780471362706The Executioner’s Current – Mark Essighttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/121694/the-executioners-current-by-mark-essig/Tesla: Man Out of Time – Margaret Cheneyhttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tesla/Margaret-Cheney/9780743215367Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla – John J. O’Neillhttps://archive.org/details/prodigalgeniusli00oneiWar of the Currents (Overview)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_currentsEdison vs. Tesla – U.S. Department of Energyhttps://www.energy.gov/articles/edison-vs-teslaHow Edison, Tesla, and Westinghouse Battled to Electrify America – History.comhttps://www.history.com/articles/what-was-the-war-of-the-currentsThomas Edison & Nikola Tesla Feud – Biography.comhttps://www.biography.com/inventors/thomas-edison-nikola-tesla-feudEdison Papers Project – Rutgers Universityhttps://edison.rutgers.edu/
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