
Ben Franklin’s Musical Invention
The Atlas Obscura Podcast · SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura
February 5, 202517m 29s
About this episode
Dylan tries his hand at playing a “glass armonica,” a musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin. Its high-pitched, eerie sounds were rumored to cure all kinds of illnesses – or even, sometimes, cause them. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.