Object Obscura

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 Southern Arizona 

This was a production of the Obscurity Podcast Network and affiliation with the University of Arizona School of Journalism 

Thanks to Epidemic Sound, YouTube Studio and Spotify for Podcasters for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Frightmare by Jimena Contreras, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Missing Persons by Jeremy Blake, Cool Revenge by Jeremy Blake, Landing by Godmode, American Frontiers by Aaron Kenny, Busy City by TrackTribe, A Fool’s Theme by Brian Bolger, Sprite Star by Saidbysed, Beyond the Lows by The Whole Other, Dead Wrong by Jeremy Blake, Late Truth by Audio Hertz, and Lift up by Mini Vandals.

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Neste episódio viajamos até uma fábrica que fabricou objetos há mais de 200 anos. Um complexo industrial no nordeste do Brasil construído entre 1804 e 1808 tem intrigado os arqueólogos por mais de 100 anos. Tudo começou quando um físico português chegou a São Luís em 1799. Neste episódio vamos ouvir as histórias da família que cuida das ruínas do século XIX.

Muito obrigado a Flaviomiro Mendonça, Fernando Mendonça and Laura Mendonça.

A música tema de Object Obscura é 'Bateria Brasileira' de Redeemin' 

Graças a Epidemic Sound e Spotify para Podcasters. Música em ordem de aparição: We Are Here Now de August Wilhelmsson, Bateria Brasileira de Redeemin', Jungle Classroom de Edward Karl Hanson, Cadiz Nights de Colton Walls, Big Announcement de Out To The World, The Slow River de Peace Reels, Memories Forgotten de Eric Feinberg, We Are Giants de Silver Maple, Impasse de Silver Maple, The Launch de Jon Bjork, Like Moths to a Flame de Alec Slayne, Endeavor de Jakob Ahlbom, These Rainy Days de Elm Lake, Cry de Johannes Bornlof, Undefined Friendship de Million Eyes e Hand Me A Guitar de Isobelle Walton.

Editado, escrito, verificado e traduzido por Thatcher Warrick Hess, Saylon Sousa e Laura Mendonça.

Todas as fotos do objeto deste episódio estão no Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura e Twitter @objectobscura. Acesse também nosso site object-obscura.com

In this episode we travel to a factory that made objects over 200 years ago. An industrious complex in the northeast of Brazil built between 1804 and 1808 has baffled archeologists for over 100 years. It all started when a Portuguese physicist arrived in São Luís in 1799. In this episode we will hear the stories from the family that takes care of the 19th century ruins.

Thank you to Flaviomiro Mendonça, Fernando Mendonça and Laura Mendonça. 

Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Bateria Brasileira” by Redeemin’

Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Spotify for Podcasters. Music in order of appearance: We Are Here Now by August Wilhelmsson, Bateria Brasileira by Redeemin’, Jungle Classroom by Edward Karl Hanson, Cadiz Nights by Colton Walls, Big Announcement by Out To The World, The Slow River by Peace Reels, Memories Forgotten by Eric Feinberg, We Are Giants by Silver Maple, Impasse by Silver Maple, The Launch by Jon Bjork, Like Moths to a Flame by Alec Slayne, Endeavour by Jakob Ahlbom, Those Rainy Days by Elm Lake, Cry by Johannes Bornlof, Undefined Friendship by Million Eyes and Hand Me A Guitar by Isobelle Walton.

Edited, written, fact-checked and translated by Thatcher Warrick Hess, Saylon Sousa and Laura Mendonça.

Voice overs from Robert Anthony Peters and Zariah Brown. 

All pictures of this episode’s object are on Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura and Twitter @objectobscura. Go to our website as well object-obscura.com

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 e verificado por Thatcher Warrick Hess, Saylon Sousa e Aliane Miranda.

Vozes de apoio de Saylon Sousa e Antonio Carlos Caju.  

Obrigado à Epidemic Sound, freesound.org, Spotify for Podcasters pelos direitos da música, SFX e distribuição. Música por ordem de aparição: Ack Värmeland, Du Sköna (Piano Version) de Traditional, Bateria Brasileira de Redeemin', Garota de Recife de Elevador, Covert Affairs de Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Ghosting de Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Exploding Particles de Prozody, Boas Vibras de El Equipo del Norte, Confidencialidade de Dream Cave, The Search for More de Alec Slayne, Intrigued By Conspiracy de Stefan Belrose, In My Heart and Lungs, de Imprismed, Unsolved de Mythical Score Society, Blue Lantern de Yi Nantiro, Chasing the Truth de Dream Cave, The Mutants de Farrell Wooten, Introspection de Red Dictionary, Air Spark de Robert Ruth, Rivers of My Mind de Will Harrison, The Memory of Strangers de Yonder Dale, A Place Called Rio de Martin Landstrom, Free Mind de Wildflowers e Duo Voces de Gavin Luke.

Todas as fotos do objeto deste episódio estão no Facebook @objectobscurapodcast e no Instagram @object.obscura. Acesse nosso site e veja também a galeria de episódios → object-obscura.com

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 Sousa and Aliane Miranda.

Thanks to Epidemic Sound, freesound.org, Spotify for Podcasters for the rights of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Ack Värmeland, Du Sköna (Piano Version) by Traditional, Bateria Brasileira by Redeemin’, Garota de Recife by Elevador, Covert Affairs by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Ghosting by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Exploding Particles by Prozody, Boas Vibras by El Equipo del Norte, Confidentiality by Dream Cave, The Search for More by Alec Slayne, Intrigued By Conspiracy by Stefan Belrose, In My Heart and Lungs, by Imprismed, Unsolved by Mythical Score Society, Blue Lantern by Yi Nantiro, Chasing the Truth by Dream Cave, The Mutants by Farrell Wooten, Introspection by Red Dictionary, Air Spark by Robert Ruth, Rivers of My Mind by Will Harrison, The Memory of Strangers by Yonder Dale, A Place Called Rio by Martin Landstrom, Free Mind by Wildflowers and Duo Voces by Gavin Luke.

All pictures of this episode’s object are on Facebook @objectobscurapodcast and Instagram @object.obscura. Go to our website and look at the episode gallery as well → object-obscura.com

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 por Thatcher Warrick Hess e Saylon Sousa no Laboratório de Rádio da UFMA.

A música tema de Object Obscura é 'Bateria Brasileira' de Redeemin' com outros acompanhamentos musicais de WILHELMINA.

Obrigado ao Epidemic Sound, YouTube Music Library e Anchor.fm pela maior parte da música, SFX e distribuição. Música em ordem de apresentação: Mixed Up Moods de Jacob Miller (composição de radiola ao vivo), There Must Be A way Out of Here de Bonnie Grace, Batera Brasileira de Redeemin', Odd Constructions de Taomito, Giza de Ebb & Flod, Redemption Army de Redemption & The Disciples, Mississippi de Cynthia Schloss (composição de radiola ao vivo), Ocean Traveler de Calm Shores, General One de Freedom Trail Studio, A Summer Kinda Thing de One Drop Culture, Lemon Licka de Lou Ricard, Sadness de Carl Henriksson, Rabbit Reggae de Alexandra Woodward, Reggae Wah de Doug Maxwell e Media Right Productions, I'm Just A Man de Ronnie Davis (composição de radiola ao vivo), Purification de WILHELMINA, Trust Me de Mama Zula (Instrumental), Breeze of Change de Miles Avida e Derailed por No Fim dos Tempos, Nada.

SFX e créditos de arquivo:

1.) Chaveiro Virada Cultural 2011 → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4K8WNkLmso&t=16s

2.) "A Jamaica Brasileira" [Part 1] de Gleyser Azevedo → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCljnC18H9g&t=1s , [Part 2] → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQO_qGsZWpk&t=328s , [Part 3] → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aveSmQXk_Wk&t=349s

Todas as fotos do objeto deste episódio estão no Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura e Twitter @objectobscura. Acesse nosso site e veja também a galeria de episódios → object-obscura.com

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 Sousa.

Episode edited by Thatcher Warrick Hess and Saylon Sousa at the Radio Laboratory at UFMA.

Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Bateria Brasileira’ by Redeemin’ with other musical accompaniments from WILHELMINA.

Thanks to Epidemic Sound, YouTube Music Library and Anchor.fm for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Mixed Up Moods by Jacob Miller (live radiola composition), There Must Be A way Out of Here by Bonnie Grace, Bateria Brasileira by Redeemin’, Odd Constructions by Taomito, Giza by Ebb & Flod, Redemption Army by Redemption & The Disciples, Mississippi by Cynthia Schloss (live radiola composition), Ocean Traveler by Calm Shores, General One by Freedom Trail Studio, A Summer Kinda Thing by One Drop Culture, Lemon Licka by Lou Ricard, Sadness by Carl Henriksson, Rabbit Reggae by Alexandra Woodward, Reggae Wah by Doug Maxwell and Media Right Productions, I’m Just A Man by Ronnie Davis (live radiola composition), Purificação by WILHELMINA, Trust Me by Mama Zula (Instrumental), Breeze of Change by Miles Avida and Derailed by At the End of Times, Nothing.

SFX and Archival credits:

1.) Serralheiro Virada Cultural 2011 →  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4K8WNkLmso&t=16s

2.) "A Jamaica Brasileira" [Part 1] by Gleyser Azevedo → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCljnC18H9g&t=1s , [Part 2] → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQO_qGsZWpk&t=328s , [Part 3] → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aveSmQXk_Wk&t=349s 

All pictures of this episode’s object are on Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura and Twitter @objectobscura. Go to our website and look at the episode gallery as well → object-obscura.com

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, Luís Felipe D'Oliveira, Tera Warn, Geovanna Campos, Ben Hess, Naiara Santos, Pedro Salim Rosa, Flávia Feitosa e o Programa do Fulbright.

A música tema de Object Obscura é 'Bateria Brasileira' de Redeemin'.

Obrigado a Epidemic Sound e Anchor.fm pela maior parte da música, SFX e distribuição. Música em ordem de apresentação: Cobwebs In the Sky de They Dream By Day, Bateria Brasileira de Redeemin', The King of Thieves de Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Enter the Night 3 de Fredrik Ekstrom, Knee-Deep de Charles Holme, Carimbó de Orquestra do Estado do Mato Grosso, Outra Primavera Virá por A Sight of Wonders, In This Haven por David Celeste, Moonlight Mystery por Alexandra Woodward, Life In Color por Philip Ayers, Suavemente por Alysha Sheldon, In Continuum por Dream Cave, Unspoken por Silver Maple , Moonlight Fever de Placidic, A Common Memory de Trevor Kovalski, Don't Leave Me Hanging de Christian Andersen, Ankomst de Strom, Big World for a Minnow de Trevor Kowalski, Refined Enlightenment de Howard Harper-Barnes, Absinthe-Minded de Damon Greene , Progressive Progress de Howard Harper-Barnes e Courage Endures de Trevor Kowalski.

Créditos SFX e Arquivo:

1.) Comercial Guaraná Jesus [2013] (Campanha São João) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_P2QtJLALQ

2.) Orquestra do Estado do Mato Grosso - Carimbó (Áudio) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iahvRnvjyHU

Todas as fotos do objeto deste episódio estão no Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura e Twitter @objectobscura. Acesse nosso site e veja também a galeria de episódios → object-obscura.com

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 thanks to: Victor Galvão, Saylon Sousa, Luís Felipe D'Oliveira, Tera Warn, Geovanna Campos, Ben Hess, Naiara Santos, Pedro Salim Rosa, Flávia Feitosa and the Fulbright Scholarship Program.

Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Bateria Brasileira’ by Redeemin’.

Thanks to Epidemic Sound and Anchor.fm for most of the music, SFX and distribution. Music in order of appearance: Cobwebs In the Sky by They Dream By Day, Bateria Brasileira by Redeemin’, The King of Thieves by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Enter the Night 3 by Fredrik Ekstrom, Knee-Deep by Charles Holme, Carimbó by Orquestra do Estado do Mato Grosso, Another Spring Will Come by A Sight of Wonders, In This Haven by David Celeste, Moonlight Mystery by Alexandra Woodward, Life In Color by Philip Ayers, Suavemente by Alysha Sheldon, In Continuum by Dream Cave, Unspoken by Silver Maple, Moonlight Fever by Placidic, A Common Memory by Trevor Kovalski, Don’t Leave Me Hanging by Christian Andersen, Ankomst by Strom, Big World for a Minnow by Trevor Kowalski, Refined Enlightenment by Howard Harper-Barnes, Absinthe-Minded by Damon Greene, Progressive Progress by Howard Harper-Barnes and Courage Endures by Trevor Kowalski.

SFX and Archival credits:

1.) Commercial Guaraná Jesus [2013] (Campanha São João) →  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_P2QtJLALQ

2.) Orquestra do Estado do Mato Grosso - Carimbó (Audio) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iahvRnvjyHU

All pictures of this episode’s object are on Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura and Twitter @objectobscura. Go to our website and look at the episode gallery as well → object-obscura.com

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.

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 Geovanna Campos.

In 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 Prudent by Yi Nantiro, Santoor and Tabla by Samuel Corwin, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Living a Fantasy by Pulsed, Dreams of India by Sight of Wonders, Singular Mind by Anthony Earls, Bansuri Yeh Bansuri Nahin by Shiv-Hari, Lady In Black by Farrell Wooten, Gnomon by Marten Moses, Azoic by Max Anson, Espionage by Uncaria, Sahibaan Meri Sahibaan by Shiv-Hari, Aging Carefully by Martin Klem, Absence of Light by Prozody, Tu Kya Pyar Karega by Shiv-Hari, Ray of Hope by JayJen, Main Botal Nahin by Shiv-Hari, Intervention by Gabriel Parker, Contraband by Lovren, Distant Dawn by Christan Andersen, Dark Seas by Michael Rothery, Maharadjan Wishes by Jhukane Bada, Pachisi by Taomito, The World Is a Smaller Place Now by Craft Case, Dark Woods by Phoenix Tail, Back to Bollywood by Jhukane Bada, Solids by Ethan Sloan, The Annual Rain by Saira Ridley, You Want Dark Tunes by Ave Air, In Continuum by Dream Cave and The Pyramide by Edgar Hopp.

SFX and Archival credits:

1.) Digitized trailer → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiSh8dErfQs

2.) The movie Sahibaan → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVwTOEyJx0&t=4578s. You can watch it with English subtitles on Amazon in some countries

3.) Sanjay Dutt Gets Out of Jail (2016) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrlS3Wfhh6Y

4.) 1993 Bomb Blasts: True Justice Still Elusive → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xBvlNsgphI&t=68s

5.) Sanjay Dutt walks out of Pune’s Yerwada Jail after 42 Months → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNxtsngl8aU&t=31s

6.) Sanjay Dutt Gets Five Years → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whl-M39_Pek

All pictures of this episode’s object are on Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura and Twitter @objectobscura. Go to our website as well object-obscura.com

In 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 distribution. Music in order of appearance: How To Fall by Anthony Earls, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Going Home by Jari Villanueva, Nobody Knows and Nobody Seems to Care by Irving Berlin, Where the Lights Is by Howard Harper-Barnes, American Waltz by the Columbia School Band, Goodbye Broadway, Hello France by Billy Baskette, Sudden Change of Pace by Trailer Worx, Conspiracy Inc. by Alec Slayne, Memphis Blues by James Reese Europe, Over There by George M. Cohan, Vindication by Charles Holme, Kiriume by Arden Forest, Dark Mind by Wendel Scherer, Enter the Night 3 by Fredrick Ekstrom, In this Haven by David Celeste, Light Through a Prism by Deep Inside, Battlefield Flashbacks by Jon Sumner, Climbing the Fence by Arthur Benson, Was It Worth It by Bonn Fields, Save Her by Jon Bjork, Angeli by Bonn Fields, Residuum by Silver Maple and Origo by Bonn Fields.

Extra link: Listen to recorded music from WWI → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YAFdFVeufg&t=1941s

All pictures of this episode’s object are on Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura and Twitter @objectobscura. Go to our website as well object-obscura.com

In 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 Aias Conor, Monograph by Johannes Bornlof, Missing Pieces by Dream Cave, Across the Waters by Dream Cave, Extinction Path by John Sumner, Atomic Numbers 1 by August Wilhelmsson, The Last Disaster by Howard Harper-Barnes, Returning Memories by Erasmus Talbot, In Ruins by Synthetic Tides and New Dimensions by Reynard Seidel.

SFX and Archival credits:

1.) “Attention Young Men” (1947) from FedFlix on YouTube

2.) “Charlie Sweeney - Interview After Nagasaki Bomb Drop” (1945) from CriticalPast

All pictures of this episode’s object are on Facebook @objectobscurapodcast, Instagram @object.obscura and Twitter @objectobscura. Go to our website as well object-obscura.com

Second 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.

Hey 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.

Since then, we have surpassed 1,000 total plays on all podcast streaming platforms. Thank you guys for continuing to listen and give feedback.

I want this show to be a conversation- even if I do find most of the answers that arise in each episode.

But if you haven’t listened to some of the newer episodes then go ahead and do so - you have this next week to catch up.

I also have created new business cards for my DBA, The Obscurity Podcast Network.

Thank you everyone - happy hunting and stay obscure.

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In 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 appearance: Findings by August Wilhelmsson, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Quiet Waters by Walt Adams, And Suddenly by True Messenger, She Believes by Lindsay Abraham, Dark Waters by Experia, Great Lakes by George’s Town, Invincible Men by Raymond Grouse, Tracker by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Entanglement by Prozody, Inspiration by Megan Wofford, Calling on the Hill by Moorland Songs and Erawan Waters by Calm Shores.

SFX and Archival credits: “Fishing Thrills 1940s” on YouTube, “Ice Fishing Vintage” by Finpainter1 and “Traditional Ojibwe Ice Fishing” by PBS (1998) from WDSE WRPT.

In 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.

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Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie @nathaniengnu

Thanks to @Epidemicsound for most of the music and SFX. Music in order of appearance: Sacred Waters by Gabriel Lewis, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Nocturne by Trevor Kowalski, Equatorial Mystery by Medite, Ominous by Philip Ayers, A Mysterious Guest by Farrell Wooten, Folk Story by Trevor Kowalski, Leave No Stone Unturned by Dream Cave, Mystery Minutes by Farrel Wooten, Namib Sunrise by Alec Slayne, Displaced by Robert Ruth, As We Fell Asleep by Peace Reels, Never Ending by Peace Reels, Evening Melody by Lily and Elle Konold, Raindrop by Megan Wofford, Sadness by Carl Henriksson, Falling Raindrops by Jon Algar and Story is She Left Without a Trace by Trevor Kowalski.

In 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

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Theme song for Object Obscura is ‘Behind the Walls’ by Nathanie @nathaniengnu

Thanks to Epidemic Sound for the music and SFX. Music in order of appearance: Vague by Amaranth Cove, Behind the Walls by Nathanie, Dead Alley by Dream Cave, A Mouthful to Chew by Jerry Lacey, After Rain Sunshine by Taomito, Final Breakthrough by Sage Oursler, Mountain Air by Cody Francis, Mainlander by Dream Cave, Empty Streets by Isobel O’Connor, Garden Love by Penny Key and Mother of Light by Johannes Bornlof.

Archival audio: “The Gardens of Victory” (1940-45) on YouTube

In 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

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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 Walls by Nathanie, Mystery by ispeakwaves, Rain Show by Farrell Wooten, Freakshow by Mike Franklyn, The Boy with the Tattoo by V. V. Campos, Vague by Amaranth Cove, Backward Thinking by More than a Family, Rainbow Mystery by Kikoru, A Refreshing Change by Claude Signet, Lens Flare 1 by Peter Sandberg, Just Be Curious by Jerry Lacey, Changing Outlook by Trevor Kowalski and The Way I am by Mica Emory.

Archival audio: “1962 Seattle World’s Fair Commercial” on YouTube

This 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 @object.obscura, Facebook @objectobscurapodcast and Twitter @objectobscura

This was an Anchor distributed podcast. Thank you to Headliner and Audiogram

In 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 Villa, Mystery by ispeakwaves, Bottle Of Something by TrackTribe, Cartoon Music by Mattia Cupelli, Alone by Emmit Fenn, Empire Seasons by Dan Henig, Wood by Dan Henig, Under Cover by Wayne Jones, Global by Emmit Fenn, State Drive by VYEN, Tupelo Train by Chris Haugen, Color Guard Ceremony Instructional Video by U.S. Coast Guard Marching Band, Abracadabra by Silent Partner. All archival credits are: “American Engineers (Part IV)” by Jam Handy Organization for Chevrolet ca. 1956 from Prelinger Archive, “Highway Challenge” by the United States Government ca. 1957 from YouTube. Other thanks to Epidemic Sound and Rev Call Recorder.

Photos of the Visi-Flash print advertisements are from Robert Searing at the Onondaga Historical Association.

Photos of Jack Medford and Marjorie Medford were provided by Bob and Margaret Smith.

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This 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 Fenn, Sunrise in Paris by Dan Henig and At Odds by SYBS. Other thanks to Epidemic Sound, Pond 5 and YouTube free SFX Library. All voice overs are done by me, Thatcher Warrick Hess.

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This 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 Jones, A Hand in the Dark by Underbelly & Ty Mayer, Shadowing by Corbyn Kites. Archival audio: “WAVY Archive: 1981 Portsmouth Artist CHarles Sibley” from the WAVY TV 10 YouTube Channel. Thank you to Mary Beth Hale antiques and Portwer Warrick Hess for photos of the top hat.

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This 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 by Steve Adams. Archival audio is: “Monotype - Making Sure - How the Machines are Made” film by the British Monotype Works circa 1955 and “Monotype - Handle with Good Care and Understanding - 1965” from printingfilms.com. Thank you to Epidemic Sound.

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This 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 TrackTribe. Archival audio is: “Our Enemy: The Japanese” film by U.S. War Department in 1943 from Prelinger Archives. Thank you to the YouTube music library.

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A podcast about objects and their stories. Coming this fall to podcast playing apps near you.