1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Before Chatty Cathy made us flinch, the Wizard of Menlo Park not only perfected the lightbulb, he also gave us a creepy humanoid with a nightmarish shrill. Have you ever heard of Thomas Edison’s talking dolls? DOWNLOAD NOW Credit: For this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Paul Israel, the director and general editor of the Thomas A.&amp;nbsp;Edison&amp;nbsp;Papers at Rutgers University and Patrick Feaster, a three-time Grammy nominee and specialist in the history, culture, and preservation of early sound media, including Edison’s recordings. Sources: Origins of Sound Recording: Edison's Path to the Phonograph; Feaster, Patrick; Thomas Edison National Historic Park; Retrieved September 2018. Edison Talking Doll Recordings, 1888-1890; National Park Service; Retrieved September 2018. Edison: A Life of Invention; Israel, Paul; John Wiley &amp;amp; Sons; February 11, 2000. Thomas Edison’s Greatest Inventions; Bellis, Mary; ThoughtCo.; September 24, 2018. Thomas Edison’s Creepiest Invention: The Talking Doll; Hartzman, Mark; Weird Historian; May 10, 2017. Listen to the creepy voices of Thomas Edison’s talking dolls; Starr, Michelle; C/NET; May 5, 2015. Hear Edison Talking Doll Sound Recordings; Thomas Edison National Historic Park; Retrieved September 2018. Historium Unearthia: Unearthing History's Lost and Untold Stories http://historiumunearthia.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7121927/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/23684182