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Hosts and improvisers David Martinez and Michael Foster challenge each other and special guests to an audio mystery: solve the source and subject from a series of audio clues over the course of the episode. Perfect for a road trip, hanging out with friends, or as a personal solo challenge, Derek. Reach out to us @audioobscurapod and let us know when you solved it.

Audio Obscura Audio Obscura

    • Comedy
    • 5.0 • 26 Ratings

Hosts and improvisers David Martinez and Michael Foster challenge each other and special guests to an audio mystery: solve the source and subject from a series of audio clues over the course of the episode. Perfect for a road trip, hanging out with friends, or as a personal solo challenge, Derek. Reach out to us @audioobscurapod and let us know when you solved it.

    Audio Obscura Live 2024!

    Audio Obscura Live 2024!

    It's Episode 222 and for this palindromic episode we've got a special treat! This episode is the live show record on May 10th, 2024 at The Bird Comedy Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. Foster and David co-obscurist-ed, and hosted guest panelists Margaret Hanzlick-Burton, Ryan Hruza, Morgan Fender, and Paige Lockhart. Enjoy. #Onomatopoeia
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    • 1 hr
    Remember Me? I'm Mr. Delicious

    Remember Me? I'm Mr. Delicious

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    Episode 221 and it's that time again for Ben Auxier to pop back in the obscurist chair. Foster and David are in person in Kansas City and competing for some DELICIOUS Malticklers. Ben's giving us his new stand up routine character. David can't stop bringing the Brit. Foster's planning a secret heist. Enjoy. #Here'sAHint
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Guess the Guest

    Guess the Guest

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    Happy episode 220 obscurians! This week we're doing something a little different as part of the celebrations of David being in person with Foster. Foster's cooked up a special quiz to see if David can guess clips from former guessy guys and gals from past episodes. If you haven't listened to any previous mysteries, you might want to start there! Then come back and play along to see how well you can do. Enjoy. #DoritosLocos
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    • 45 min
    Book B In The House (Feat. Cody Lindenberger)

    Book B In The House (Feat. Cody Lindenberger)

    Hello Obscurians, apologies this episode is out a bit late. We had some technical issues. Enjoy!
    We've got returning guest obscurist Cody Lindenberger here to give David and Foster this week's doozie for youzie. Up for grabs this week, some delicious epaulets. Grandpa's reminding us what the war was like. Foster introduces us to Lil' Dewie. Cody proves his Audio Obscura fan chops. David unlocks a new impression. Enjoy. #InsurrectionistCheese
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    • 1 hr 15 min
    Awwww Love Love Love (Feat. Audrey Parry & Maira Vandiver)

    Awwww Love Love Love (Feat. Audrey Parry & Maira Vandiver)

    It's Episode 218 and David is on his own for a London episode, featuring first-time guests, Audrey Parry and Maira Vandiver! This week, we're carrying on the legacy of Richard Nixon and up for grabs are three tickets to Niflheim! Maira reminisces about Kingsly. Audrey takes a moment to thank Eisenhower. David wears glasses so he's tricky. Enjoy. #InstructionMan
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Here Under Protest Is Beef Burgers

    Here Under Protest Is Beef Burgers

    We’ve got a live show coming up! Mark your calendars for May 10th at 9:30p at The Bird Comedy Theatre in Kansas City. Get your tickets now at thebirdkc.com
    It’s time for Ben Auxier to be back in the Obscurist seat and David and Foster play along to guess what Ben’s got in store for them this week. Up for grabs this week for 3-points, some rose-coloured fancy pants! David’s got a top bunk. Foster gives us a 90s PSA about his rear. It’s morning in America for Ben’s butt. Enjoy. #WatchMeJog
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    • 1 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
26 Ratings

26 Ratings

wintaur ,

Great for listening in the car

Really fun show for commutes or road trips. Love the concept of a game the listeners can play along with, and the improv peppered throughout keeps it lighthearted and silly. Some of the episodes get a little long, but otherwise it’s great fun!

Shaneanea ,

What Fun.

What a delightful podcast. You have genuine and funny humans challenging your pop culture knowledge through audio clips. Engaging and a lighthearted escape from the news, for which I am addicted. Thanks!

Orrmad ,

Fun, entertaining podcast with listener “participation”!

Love the concept of this podcast: hosts play out-of-context audio clips of a podcast for each other, speculating about the content to try and guess the actual subject matter. It’s fun to hear them get closer to the truth—or go wildly off-track! And the format lends itself to listeners making their own guesses. (It gives me a sense of satisfaction when I guess the topic before they do!) The hosts are fun to listen to—you can tell they are friends and having a good time, but they don’t rely on a bunch of personal, inside jokes to entertain themselves. They have an easy rapport with each other, and they don’t have to try too hard to be entertaining. The podcast is just the right length (not longer than 30 minutes), and it sounds professional (unlike other “homemade” podcasts that can have terrible audio issues). Give this a listen, and you will be happy you did!

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