{"podcast":{"title":"American History Tellers","slug":"american-history-tellers-468082","podcast_index_feed_id":468082,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/american-history-tellers","website_url":"https://wondery.com/shows/american-history-tellers/?utm_source=rss","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/29/03/75/0e/2903750e-0ed3-488b-9096-158e2d0e825c/5de55cbe200588843216d1c35f4119bf642157cc8b7585181b1367c29317d42fba9ca97b9745adac411a6bfa833bcc5331437b963b59d7e7ecc479f2a3f67ddc.jpeg","author":"Audible","episode_count":488,"summary":"The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we'll show you how our history affected them, their families and affects you today. Hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the Senator). From Wondery, the network behind American Scandal, Tides of History, American Innovations and more. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of American History Tellers ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:21:34.800014+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-tellers-468082"},"episode":{"title":"Edison vs. Tesla | Prometheus’ Fire | 1","slug":"edison-vs-tesla-prometheus-fire-1","published_at":"2026-05-06T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-tellers-468082/edison-vs-tesla-prometheus-fire-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-tellers-468082","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/4/rss.art19.com/episodes/7d97f101-85e6-46c1-8588-f842e87ecae3.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/4/rss.art19.com/episodes/7d97f101-85e6-46c1-8588-f842e87ecae3.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"In the 1870s, the age of artificial light was still in its infancy. Gas lamps cast a dim glow on city streets, and early arc lights were just beginning to appear in a handful of public spaces. But reliable, practical light for homes and businesses remained out of reach for most people. Then, in 1878, America’s most famous inventor, Thomas Edison, witnessed a demonstration of a novel electric generator and had a spark of inspiration.  Edison was convinced that he would be the one to harness electricity to illuminate the world. He set his sights on an audacious goal: not just to improve the light bulb, but to build a system capable of lighting an entire city. It was a vision that would demand years of relentless experimentation and push him to the brink of failure. And just as his system flickered to life, a new rival would emerge — one with a radically different vision of electricity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"In the 1870s, the age of artificial light was still in its infancy. Gas lamps cast a dim glow on city streets, and early arc lights were just beginning to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2417,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/american-history-tellers-468082/episodes/edison-vs-tesla-prometheus-fire-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/american-history-tellers-468082/edison-vs-tesla-prometheus-fire-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}