Nikola Tesla in popular culture

Tesla’s biggest innovation was introducing alternating current as the standard for modern electric power, breaking Thomas Edison’s monopoly on DC power. Mike Daisey is an author and monologuist who performs a one-man show about Tesla, and he tells us how AC/DC isn’t just a band.

PRI’s “Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen” explores art’s creative influence and transformative power in everyday life. Through richly textured stories and insightful conversation about everything from opera to comic books, PRI’s “Studio 360” presents ideas that are provocative, moving, and always engaging. Hosted by novelist and journalist Kurt Andersen, the series is a lively forum for the arts and culture that challenges listeners’ perceptions of the world.