EP 05 - Lanterns • Light • Local

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. Check these pictures out on Instagram: @object.obscura Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google podcasts and many more. Here is the website with all links to listen → object-obscura.com