The Backstory: Test tube holds Thomas Edison’s dying breath
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Two of the most famous inventors of the late 19th and early 20th century were Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. They were great friends and shared a strong belief in the afterlife. That connection led Ford to obtain a test tube from Edison’s son…allegedly containing Edison’s dying breath.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | All right, have you ever idolized somebody? And what would you do to keep them close to you? |
| 0:05.1 | Well, Henry Ford felt that way about Thomas Edison. He admired his creativity, but most of all, |
| 0:11.2 | he admired his work ethic. Ford was 16 years younger than his idol. So when Edison was |
| 0:17.3 | nearing his final days, Henry Ford asked Edison's son to give him one thing. |
| 0:22.8 | I'm Patty Steele, capturing Thomas Edison's dying breath. |
| 0:27.1 | Literally, that's next on the backstory. |
| 0:31.0 | Hi, friends. |
| 0:32.6 | Sophia Bush here, host of Work in Progress. |
| 0:35.0 | This week, we had such a special guest on the podcast. |
| 0:39.9 | My Forever Flotus, a mentor, a friend, a wife, a mother, an author, attorney, advocate, |
| 0:46.7 | television producer, and now she adds podcast hosts to the list herself. Friends, Michelle Obama is here. |
| 0:54.5 | Sophia, I'm beyond thrilled to be able to sit down and chat with you. |
| 0:58.5 | We talk about it all. |
| 0:59.9 | Life, love, motherhood martinis. |
| 1:03.0 | Vodka martini, dry, straight up, olives. |
| 1:06.5 | Oh, olives. |
| 1:06.9 | Very cold. |
| 1:08.3 | My girl. |
| 1:09.2 | Barely any vermouth. |
| 1:10.6 | What's next? |
| 1:11.8 | What she's watching on TV? |
| 1:13.8 | I am a white locuser. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.