The podcast episodes provided cover various aspects of Thomas Edison's life and work, including his role in the 'war of the currents' between direct current and alternating current, his napping experiments and their impact on productivity, and conspiracy theories surrounding his potential involvement in the disappearance of Louis Le Prince, an early pioneer of motion pictures.
For example, the episode 'The War of the Currents (Encore)' recounts Edison's advocacy for direct current (DC) electricity and his smear campaign against the ultimately more economically viable alternating current (AC) promoted by George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla. Another episode, 'Did Edison Kill the Father of Cinema? [VIDEO]', explores the mysterious disappearance of Louis Le Prince and the conspiracy theories that Edison may have been involved in eliminating a potential competitor to claim the motion picture camera as his own invention.
The episodes also touch on Edison's personal life and work habits, such as his napping experiments detailed in the 'Why Short Naps Are Good for You' episode, which demonstrated the cognitive benefits of power naps.