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The Mysterious Traveler.
Journey into the unknown… where mystery, suspense, and the supernatural collide. Hosted by the enigmatic “Mysterious Traveler,” this series takes you on chilling journeys into the unexplained, featuring tales of the supernatural, psychological suspense, crime, and the macabre. Each episode explores dark twists, unexpected endings, and haunting scenarios that blur the line between reality and imagination.
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The Mysterious Traveler: Programme Guide.
A stranger on a train invites the listener into another unsettling story. The Mysterious Traveler uses its host’s composed manner to introduce mysteries that can move from ordinary crime towards the uncanny or the future.
Broadcast history.
The Mutual anthology aired in 1943–1952, created through Robert Arthur and David Kogan’s writing partnership. The Library of Congress preserves Kogan’s radio papers, providing a documentary context beyond modern podcast reissues.
Cast and creative team.
Maurice Tarplin plays the recurring Traveler. Arthur and Kogan supply the central creative partnership, while each drama uses a changing cast; the host’s voice is not evidence that he plays every principal character.
Where to begin.
They Who Sleep · Murder In 2952
These available recordings offer an introduction to this collection. Their current publication dates are separate from historical broadcast dates.
An interesting detail.
The train is a frame for the telling, not a requirement that each plot happens aboard a train. Its continuity makes widely different kinds of danger feel like visits arranged by the same unsettling companion.
Listening appeal.
Try They Who Sleep or Murder in 2952. Separate stories allow either starting point, with the latter title suggesting the anthology’s reach beyond present-day crime.
Collection and date notes.
HRV lists 69 public recordings. The sixty-nine records are selected surviving editions, not a complete original-run claim. Current podcast dates describe later archive publication, separately from original broadcast dates.
Sources.
Choose your next episode.
69 public recordings in this programme. Catalogue order is not a verified original broadcast chronology.
69 episodes available.
Questions about The Mysterious Traveler.
Does every story take place aboard the framing train?
The stories range across different settings.
Does the recurring host mean a fixed cast for every drama?
The individual story company changes.
