Edison’s Spirit Phone
Could Edison really call the dead?
4.7 (40)
61 mins
Explore a world where grief, emerging technology, and Spiritualism collided to inspire one of Edison’s most mysterious ideas. Discover the alleged experiments, his rivalry with Tesla, and the claims that Edison continued his work even after death. Learn about the devices and paranormal investigations that carried his dream into the modern age.
Ep 1:
The Wizard's Impossible Machine
Meet Thomas Edison, the world's greatest inventor, and the grief-stricken, science-mad world of 1920 that made his most audacious announcement yet feel almost plausible: a machine to call the dead.
Ep 2:
A Storm in the Laboratory
Inside a stormy West Orange laboratory, Edison and rival Tesla chase the same impossible dream—until years later Edison stuns everyone by calling the whole thing a joke. Was it?
Ep 3:
Ghosts, Cameras, and the Weight of a Soul
After Edison's death, seances, spirit photographs, and a doctor weighing dying men's souls carry his impossible quest forward, blurring the line between grief, science, and outright strangeness.
Ep 4:
Edison's Ghost Never Stopped Calling
Decades on, tape recorders, a mysterious box, and a séance in an English farmhouse cellar all claim the same thing: Edison never stopped experimenting, even from beyond the grave.
Discussions (5)
Sidney
Level 9 · 1 mo agoEdison testing 6000 filaments before the light bulb makes the Spirit Phone experiments feel totally on brand for him.
Greg
Level 8 · 1 mo agoEdison did file 1,093 patents. That number is well documented and accurate.
Jon
Level 8 · 1 mo agoEdison spent 6000 tries on a lightbulb but the spirit phone gets one bad seance and a retraction. Priorities.
