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Object ObscuraEP 21 - Breaking News • Bulletin • Buffalo [Part 1]EP 21 - Breaking News • Bulletin • Buffalo [Part 1] is a pilot for the fourth season of Object Obscura that will look a little different. This season will only focus on one object, a photograph in a slide taken in 1942. The contents of the photo turn me to talk to a historian, an antique shop worker and an suicide outreach program director.
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie
Voice over done by Kevin Orduño
Thank you to Laura at Tiger Dust, Scott MacGullivray and April Barbosa from NAMI in Sout...
2024-02-0825 min
Object ObscuraEP 19 - Sebo • Submarino • Searby [PORTUGUÊS]Um livro de Rudyard Kipling me leva a uma investigação selvagem no nordeste brasileiro a três livrarias de segunda mão, uma clínica de instituição mental e no banheiro de um prédio anexo ao tribunal. Não só encontraremos a biblioteca de livros, mas também o neto do banqueiro que a assinou há 98 anos.
Obrigado a Sílvia Diniz e sua loja Paço Prosa Livraria, Bill Burns, Clínica La Ravardiere e Archie Searby.
A música tema de Object Obscura é 'Bateria Brasileira' de Redeemin'.
Editado, traduzido, ecrito...
2023-04-1458 min
Object ObscuraEP 19 - Book • Banker • Brazil [ENGLISH]A Rudyard Kipling book leads me on a wild investigation in the Brazilian northeast to three secondhand bookstores, a mental institution clinic and in the bathroom of an annex court building. Not only will we find the books’ respective library, but the grandson of the banker who signed it 99 years ago.
Thank you to Sílvia Diniz and her store Paço Prosa Livraria, Bill Burns, Clínica La Ravardiere and Archie Searby.
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Bateria Brasileira’ by Redeemin’.
Written, translated, edited and fact-checked by Thatcher Warrick Hess, Ben Hess, Saylon Sou...
2023-04-1454 min
Object ObscuraAs atualizações do Object Obscura [Português]Olá pessoal!
Só queria gravar esse áudio para fornecer algumas atualizações sobre o podcast Object Obscura e o Obscurity Podcast Network em geral.
Então a terceira temporada do Object Obscura ainda está em andamento - nós estamos trabalhando ativamente em mais dois episódios que vão ser lançados no início de abril, disponíveis em inglês e português. Para se concentrar em histórias do Brasil, achamos melhor realizar mais entrevistas. E aí, em apenas uma semana eu estou voltando para o nordeste do Brasil.
O segundo anúncio é sobre o Obscurity Podcast Network. Ap...
2023-02-1001 minObject ObscuraObject Obscura update [English]Hello everyone!
Just wanted to check in to give you some updates about the Object Obscura podcast and the Obscurity Podcast Network in general.
So season 3 of Object Obscura is still ongoing - we are actively working on two more episodes which will be released in early April available in English and Portuguese. Because it focuses on stories from Brazil we thought it best to conduct more interviews. So in just one week, I’m heading back to the northeast of Brazil.
The second announcement is about Obscurity Podcast Network. Following this third season of Object Obscura we will be cr...
2023-02-1000 min
Object ObscuraEP 18 - Máscara • Macaco • Mebêngôkre [PORTUGUÊS]Neste episódio, vamos fazer um cruzeiro na Amazônia para descobrir a verdade por trás de uma máscara que minha família comprou em 1996. Viajamos para o Pará e conversamos com um antropólogo sobre a máscara indígena brasileira. Por fim, encontramos alguém da comunidade indígena Mebêngôkre e ouvimos sua explicação sobre a máscara parecida com um macaco.
Obrigado a Ben Hess e a todos da minha família que preencheram os detalhes sobre este cruzeiro há 26 anos atrás.
Obrigado a Claudia Lopez do Museu Paraense E...
2022-12-0239 min
Object ObscuraEP 18 - Mask • Monkey • Mebêngôkre [ENGLISH]In this episode, we are going on an Amazon cruise to discover the truth behind a mask that my family bought in 1996. We travel to Pará and talk to an anthropologist about the Brazilian indigenous mask. Eventually, we find someone from the indigenous Mebêngôkre community and hear their explanation of the mask resembling a monkey.
Thank you to Ben Hess and everyone in my family who filled in the details about this cruise 26 years ago.
Thank you to Claudia Lopez from the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi in Belém, Pará.
Finall...
2022-12-0233 min
Object ObscuraEP 17 - Radiola • Reggae • Revolução [PORTUGUÊS]Neste episódio ouvimos um novo tipo de som e falamos com a filha do homem que o criou. A radiola, uma grande cabine de som, é a forma mais comum de tocar reggae na capital do reggae no Brasil: São Luís, no Maranhão. Ouça esta viagem para ouvir as histórias do DJ de reggae mais antigo da cidade, Serralheiro.
Obrigado Ademar Danilo do Museu do Reggae Maranhense e Karlena Costa.
Episódio escrito e traduzido por Thatcher Warrick Hess, Alessandra Medina, Aliane Miranda e Saylon Sousa.
Episódio editado p...
2022-11-1843 min
Object ObscuraEP 17 - Radiola • Reggae • Revolution [ENGLISH]In this episode we listen to a new type of sound and speak to the daughter of the man who created it. The radiola, a large sound system booth, is the most common way to play reggae music in the reggae capital of Brazil: São Luís, Maranhão. Listen to this journey to hear the stories from the oldest reggae DJ in the city, Serralheiro.
Thank you to Ademar Danilo from the Museum of Reggae Maranhense and Karlena Costa.
Episode written and translated by Thatcher Warrick Hess, Alessandra Medina, Aliane Miranda and Saylon Sou...
2022-11-1838 min
Object ObscuraEP 16 - Jesus • Julgamento • Juventude [PORTUGUÊS]Este episódio é um pouco diferente - estamos falando de uma empresa brasileira de refrigerantes que foi fundada há quase 100 anos. O refrigerante cor-de-rosa, chamado Guaraná Jesus, tem o nome do farmacêutico que o criou. Viajando de Belém a São Paulo, percorreremos o Brasil para descobrir a verdade sobre o passado sombrio dessa bebida e finalmente responder à pergunta “por que Jesus foi preso?”
Obrigado a Vagner do Vale do Museu de Gastronomia de São Luís, Cristiane Muniz Thiago, Elir Gomes, Zezé Gomes e Lídia Nicolau.
Agradecimentos adicionais: Victor Galvão, Saylon Sousa...
2022-11-0450 min
Object ObscuraEP 16 - Jesus • Jail • Juvenile [ENGLISH]This episode is a little different - we’re talking about a Brazilian soda drink that was founded almost 100 years ago. The pink soda, called Guaraná Jesus, is named after the pharmacist who created it. Traveling from Belém to São Paulo, we’ll trek across Brazil to find the truth about this drink’s dark past and finally answer the question “why was Jesus put in Jail?”
Thank you to Vagner do Vale from the Museum of Gastronomy in São Luís, Cristiane Muniz Thiago, Elir Gomes, Zezé Gomes and Lídia Nicolau.
Additional than...
2022-11-0445 minObject ObscuraO TRAILER DA TERCEIRA TEMPORADA [PORTUGUÊS]A 3ª TEMPORADA ESTÁ AQUI! Estamos descobrindo a história um objeto de cada vez. Este é o podcast investigativo histórico sobre pessoas, objetos e suas histórias.
O primeiro episódio sai em duas semanas na sexta-feira, 4 de novembro! Os episódios seguintes desta temporada serão lançados a cada duas sextas-feiras.
Ouça o trailer completo no Apple Podcasts, Spotify ou onde quer que você ouça podcasts. Confira tudo também em nosso site: object-obscura.com
Obrigado a quem ajudou com a dublagem e o apoio tecnológico: Saylon Sousa.
2022-10-2102 minObject ObscuraSEASON 3 TRAILER [ENGLISH]SEASON 3 IS HERE! We are uncovering history one object at a time. This is the historical investigative podcast about people, objects and their stories.
The first episode comes out in two weeks on Friday, November 4th! The following episodes in this season will come out every other Friday.
Listen to the full trailer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Check out everything on our website as well: object-obscura.com
Thank you to those who helped with voice overs: Luis Felipe D’Oliveira, Victor Galvão, Ben Hess, Jeremy Tarbutton and...
2022-10-2102 min
Object ObscuraEP 15 - Bollywood • Bombay • BombingsIn this episode I have a metal film canister - and inside is an acetate film reel of a 1990s Indian film. We’ll go on a roller coaster adventure to learn about the movie inside and all of the drama surrounding it. Thank you to Anthony L’Abbate from the George Eastman Museum, Tejaswini Ganti and Ramesh Talwar from the IPTA.
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie
Thanks to Epidemic Sound, Chosic and Anchor.fm for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Informed and Prud...
2021-12-0451 min
Object ObscuraEP 14 - Song • Soldier • SiblingsIn this episode I have an Army songbook from WWI. I track down the great niece of the soldier who had it in battle over 100 years ago. Thank you to Jari Villanueva → tapsbugler.com and tapsforveterans.org, The National WWI Museum and Marleen Grass.
Voice of John Pfuelb by Robert Anthony Peters
Voice of Leo T. McCabe by Ben Hess
Picture credits by Korina McNair
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie
Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Anchor for most of the music, SFX and distri...
2021-11-1947 min
Object ObscuraEP 13 - Flights • Factory • FatherIn this episode I have a WWII flight report log book. We investigate the book’s pages and hear many unexpected stories from the soldier's daughter. Thank you to Pilot Dave and Ellen Rhinehart.
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie
Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Anchor.fm for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Time Pressure by Max Anson, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Closed Book by Dream Cave, Tension 5 by Erik Ekstrom, Where No Man Has Gone Before by Dream Cave, Lost Stories by Aia...
2021-11-0530 min
Object ObscuraUPDATE 2 for Object ObscuraSecond update for season 2 of the podcast. The last three episodes will come out every other Friday, starting next week, November 3. So the schedule is EP 13 - Friday, November 3, EP 14 - Friday, November 19, EP 15 - Friday, December. Stay tuned - tell your friends and family about the show.
2021-10-3000 min
Object ObscuraEP 12 - Markers • Marginalia • Mother GooseIn this episode I have an early 1900s pencil box with a drawing of Mother Goose on the top. We discuss the deep history behind this box and the multilayered stories of different school children who owned similar boxes. Thank you to Debbie Schaefer-Jacobs from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie
Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Anchor.fm for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: A Mathematical Genius by David Celeste, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Firefly Trail by Trevor Kowalski, Puzzle...
2021-10-2227 min
Object ObscuraEP 11 - Skis • Scandinavia • SafariIn this episode I have a pair of wooden skis. They take me to hear stories about a world famous skier - speaking face to face with his son at a Safari park. Thank you to Seth Masia at the International Skiing History Association, Peter Lang at Safari West, Antiquities Warehouse and the Colorado Snowsports Museum.
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie
Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Anchor.fm for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Destiny Unfolds by Max Anson, Behind the Walls by N...
2021-10-1542 minObject ObscuraUPDATE to Object Obscura Season 2Hey guys - just wanted to let you know there is no episode this week. Due to the nature of this show - where I’m researching these episodes simultaneously, not all of the stories are complete.
So I hope to release a new episode every Friday starting next week on October 15. If there are more developments then I’ll let you know in a future update episode.
I also wanted to share some news with you. It’s just over a year since I released my very first episode about a WWII Japanese phrasebook.
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2021-10-0800 min
Object ObscuraEP 10 - Decoy • Darkhouse • DinnerIn this episode I have a wooden fish decoy used for ice spear fishing. I then take a trip to Michigan to find some answers and I locate the man who collected hundreds of these decoys for more than twenty years.
Thank you to Stephen Michaan and Brad Kimball.
Voice acting done by Robert Anthony Peters
Picture credits by Korina McNair
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie
Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Anchor for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of a...
2021-10-0124 min
Object ObscuraEP 09 - Picture • Painter • PilgrimsIn this episode I have a small picture taken by Wallace Nutting. I uncover the fascinating history of where the picture was taken and reenact the women colorist who worked for him over 100 years ago. Thank you to Linda B. Palmer for sharing her knowledge, and Shannon Warrick and Jennie Brick for providing voices to these colorists. Thanks to Wallace Nutting Collector's Club
Picture credits by Korina McNair @desertgoddessphoto
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie @nathaniegnu
Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Anchor FM for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appe...
2021-09-2436 min
Object ObscuraEP 08 - Horseshoer • Heritage • HealthIn this episode I have a horseshoer’s certificate from 1913. I travel to meet the person who last had it for 15 years and later track down a distant relative of the farrier who signed the document over a century ago. There were so many twists and turns and unexpected coincidences.
Thank you to the American Farriers Association @AmericanFarriers, Pat Hirsch and Judy Sullivan.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Anchor. You can also listen on our website --> object-obscura.com
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie @nathani...
2021-09-1735 min
Object ObscuraEP 07 - Nougat • Nurse • New JerseyIn this episode I have a WWII chocolate tin. An inscription on the back of the tin intrigues me to write a story that takes an unexpected turn. I don’t find the consumers of the chocolate but the woman who helped make it. Thank you to Sarah Wassberg Johnson and Susan Whildin
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Anchor. You can also listen on our website --> object-obscura.com
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie @nathaniengnu
Thanks to Epidemic Sound for the music and SFX. Music...
2021-09-1024 min
Object ObscuraEP 06 - Print • Performer • PittsburghIn this episode I have a printing plate. It leads me to the owner of the Great James H. Drew Exposition and the printing company that used it nearly forty years ago. Thank you to Jimmy Drew @DrewExposition and Al Rosenberg @triangleposter
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Anchor. You can also listen on our website --> object-obscura.com
Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie @nathaniengnu @thesznsounds
Thanks to Epidemicsound for the music and SFX. Music in order of appearance: Mystery Evolving by Gabriel Lewis, Behind the...
2021-09-0321 minObject ObscuraSEASON 2 TRAILER for Object ObscuraThis is the trailer of the second season of Object Obscura. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts. There will be ten episodes this next season - each one focusing on an object that I collected and researched. The second season is coming out on Friday, September 3rd and will be weekly for the next ten Fridays.
The theme song for the show is “Behind the Walls” by Nathanie.
Go to our website object-obscura.com and see all the links to every episode there. Check us out on instagram @obje...
2021-08-2002 min
Object ObscuraBEHIND THE SCENES of Object ObscuraThis episode we discuss the inner workings behind my podcast Object Obscura. I'll take you on a journey from pre-production to post-production and share some never before heard moments.
This was the bonus episode about season 1. All music credits of the episode are: Gears by me, Thatcher Warrick Hess, It's Almost Over by SefChol, Sunset Dream by Cheel, Make You Move by Ofshane, Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom which is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and see the artist's website: http://www.twinmusicom.org/, Fast and Run by Nico Staf, Alone by Emmit...
2020-12-1829 min
Object ObscuraEP 05 - Lanterns • Light • LocalIn this episode I shine light on a mystery about a Dietz highway barricade light owned by a Tucson war vet. This time I step away from behind the computer screen and hunt for clues in person - and I find some shocking answers from the soldier’s daughter.
This was the last episode of season 1 for Object Obscura. All non-public domain sound credits are “Jackhammer construction” and “scissors” by InspectorJ on freesound.org. All music credits of the episode are (in order of appearance): Intro song is Gears by Thatcher Warrick Hess, Held By You by Zaskia Vil...
2020-11-2740 min
Object ObscuraEP 04 - Puppets • Prague • ProsceniumThis episode I pull back the curtain on my family history - one that is closely connected to six Czechoslovakian marionettes. I talk to my grandmother and a Czech puppeteer - uncovering the truth behind these 100 year old puppets.
This was episode 4 of 5 for season 1 of Object Obscura. All music credits of the episode are (in order of appearance): Intro song is Gears by Thatcher Warrick Hess, Mystery by ispeakwaves, Marionettes by Alec Leal, Allégro by Emmit Fenn, Russian Dance by Joey Pecoraro, Under Cover by Wayne Jones, Violet Spirit by Dan Henig, Alone by Emmit F...
2020-11-1335 min
Object ObscuraEP 03 - Millinery • Missouri • MercuryThis episode I am uncovering the secrets behind a hat box and a top hat from 1885. I talk to a fashion historian about the general history of top hat’s. Later, I contact an arts writer who knew the two artists who last collected the top hat a decade ago.
This was episode 3 of 5 for season 1 of Object Obscura. Other song credits (in order of appearance): Gears by me, Thatcher Warrick Hess, Alone by Emit Fenn, MydNyte by Noir Et Blanc Vie, Miss You Love by Patiño, St. Louis by Alec Leal, Under Cover by Wayne Jon...
2020-10-3028 min
Object ObscuraEP 02 - Type Box • Texas • TGI Friday'sThis episode I am investigating the truth behind a British matrix box owned by a Texan typecaster. His notes and address jotted down on the box lead me to a conversation with a great friend of his.
This is episode 2 of 5 for season 1 of Object Obscura. Other thanks and credits not mentioned in the episode. Music (in order of appearance): Intro and outro theme music is Gears by Thatcher Warrick Hess, Mystery by ispeakwaves, Alone by Emmit Fenn, Thinking Machines by TrackTribe, Pluckandplay by Kwon, Mechanical Bullride by Chris Haugen, Under Cover by Wayne Jones and Meeka b...
2020-10-1631 min
The Wacky AJTHE WACKY A.J. Ep. 41 "Wacky 2 Solo"Man no gest on today, but still the same Wacky AJ. Hear me talk about a new podcast, life, and Mr. Trumpy. also, we get some callers in like Brandon falk And Annabelle Stokes. also MF'ing Always STAY Wacky!
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2020-10-1338 min
Object ObscuraEP 01 - World War II • Welder • WashingtonThis episode I am searching for the missing soldier of a World War II Japanese phrasebook. The names he wrote in the book lead me to someone he loved - 75 years later.
This is episode 1 of 5 - season 1 of Object Obscura. Other thanks and credits not mentioned in the episode. Music (in order of appearance): Intro and outro theme music is Gears by Thatcher Warrick Hess, Bullish by Density and Time, Alone by Emmit Fenn, Mystery by ispeakwaves, Heroes Will Fall by Hector Posser, Metamorphosis by Quincas Moreira, Mizuki by Bad Snacks and Lost at Sea by...
2020-10-0233 minObject ObscuraOBJECT OBSCURA - Trailer - Coming this Fall!A podcast about objects and their stories. Coming this fall to podcast playing apps near you.
2020-08-2000 min