The Invention of the Telephone (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement. Of all of the innovations to come out of this century, and there were many, perhaps none was more important than that of the telephone. The telephone radically changed communications, allowing personal communications over long distances. Despite what many people are often told, this invention wasn’t simply the genius of one man, but was rather something developed over decades. Learn more about the invention of the telephone and the controversial story surrounding it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Get 20% off your subscription to Newspapers.com Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Jerry Compare quotes and coverages side-by-side from up to 50 top insurers at jerry.ai/daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.
0:07.3	The 19th century was one of rapid technological advancement. Of all the innovations to come out
0:12.6	of this century, and there were many, perhaps none was more important than that of the telephone.
0:17.6	The telephone radically changed communications, allowing personal communications over long
0:22.2	distances. Despite what many people are often told, this invention wasn't simply the genius of one
0:27.8	man, but rather was something developed over decades. Learn more about the invention of the telephone
0:33.2	and the controversial story surrounding it on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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1:26.0	If it feels like your phone hasn't changed in years,
1:30.3	maybe it's time to...
1:32.3	Change your phone.
1:39.3	Ask more of your phone.
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