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A podcast that unearths the true stories of objects. Your host, Thatcher Warrick Hess, is a linguist, historian and a collector. Thatcher will take you on the investigative journey to find out when the object was made - and who may have owned it.

Object Obscura Thatcher Warrick Hess

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A podcast that unearths the true stories of objects. Your host, Thatcher Warrick Hess, is a linguist, historian and a collector. Thatcher will take you on the investigative journey to find out when the object was made - and who may have owned it.

    EP 21 - Breaking News • Bulletin • Buffalo [Part 1]

    EP 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 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.

    Check out our social media Facebook @objectobscurapodcast and Instagram @object.obscura. Go to our website as well object-obscura.com




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    EP 20 - Físico • Fortaleza • Família [PORTUGUÊS]

    EP 20 - Físico • Fortaleza • Família [PORTUGUÊS]

    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




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    • 38 min
    EP 20 - Physicist • Fortress • Family [ENGLISH]

    EP 20 - Physicist • Fortress • Family [ENGLISH]

    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




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    • 31 min
    EP 19 - Sebo • Submarino • Searby [PORTUGUÊS]

    EP 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 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




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    EP 19 - Book • Banker • Brazil [ENGLISH]

    EP 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 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




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    • 54 min
    As atualizações do Object Obscura [Português]

    As 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. Após esta terceira temporada do Object Obscura, criaremos um novo logotipo da empresa, novo site e finalmente, um novo podcast!

    Vamos lançar um trailer do novo podcast em dezembro de 2023!

    Fiquei ligado nos dois últimos episódios do Object Obscura em abril e no novo podcast neste ano!
    Muito obrigado por seu apoio e por ouvir nossas histórias


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