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The Mystery Hour (Nighty Night)

Rabia Chaudrywww.rhapsodyvoices.com
From famed podcaster Rabia Chaudry comes a narrated series of works from award-winning, long-running suspense magazines. Partnering with both Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazines, Rabia dives into stories inspired by the Master of Suspense. Dive head first into the mystery hour.

Episodes

The Little Irene

The world of art is full of beauty…and deception Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 30, 202448 minEp. 16

Into the Silent Land

A mother’s heart will believe anything but the worst. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 23, 202442 minEp. 15

The Void

The quest to escape our bodies and experience another realm is as old as time, despite not knowing what horrors lay on the other side. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 16, 202449 minEp. 14

Kit's Pad

Killing for crypto is nothing new in the world of crime, but sometimes it’s the least likely person to end up on top. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 09, 202447 minEp. 13

On Soi Arab

The stakes are high in the world of international intrigue, where often nothing is as it seems. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 02, 202437 minEp. 12

Redbeard

Everyone takes pride in looking like an ancestor - but rarely do we consider that ancestor’s past coming back to haunt us. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 25, 202449 minEp. 11

Important Show Update + Variable Winds

There is a very important show update at the top of this week's episode. Beginning next week, Nighty Night will be ending, but The Mystery Hour will be taking its place. With a similar format, and in some ways a return to form from the original season of Nighty Night, the new show will be released weekly on this feed. There is no need to do anything, just stay right here and new episodes will come every week on Wednesdays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 202436 min

Spear Carriers

In a world of thespians, it’s hard to know who is conning who Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 202440 minEp. 9

REWIND: Wax

Tonight's tale teaches us when it comes to dummies...there's way more than meets the eye. Please enjoy: Wax! Written by Jay Richardson Original Airdate: 12/06/2022 Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 10, 202439 min

Backstory

Money and fame built on a house of cards, and lies, must crumble at some point Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 04, 202445 minEp. 8

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

This week, we examine Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem about a strange voyage as told by an ancient mariner to a man on the street. It starts of as amusing, but then grows darker... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 03, 202435 min

Two Hours West of Nothing

Sometimes sleeping dogs are best left alone - especially when they deserve what’s coming Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 202444 minEp. 7

Nyarlathotep

This week, we encounter H.P. Lovecraft's short tale of malevolent forces beyond our understanding that are at play in the universe and all around us... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 202414 min

Death Will Take the High Line

Millions of people try to escape their pasts and start over in the city that never sleeps. But when hate and death are looking for you, no place is safe. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 21, 202437 minEp. 6

Morella

This week we continue to look into Edgar Allen Poe's short stories. In today's episode we are taught lessons about the consequences of obsession, the power of memory and influence, and the dark side of intellectual pursuits... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 202420 min

A Flash of Headlights

We all know helping a stranger is a good deed, but often forget that it can lead to unintended, and perilous, consequences. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 14, 202440 minEp. 5

The Oval Portrait

This week we revisit the master of horror, Edgar Allen Poe, in a very short story about the supernatural and what happens when an obsession turns into tragedy... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 13, 202412 min

Until You’ve Seen Their Shadows

When a serial killer is on the loose, even a physical body cannot contain a spirit bent on justice. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 07, 202441 minEp. 4

REWIND: Sunken

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's tale is about a woman who discovers a little too much about her family history. Please enjoy...Sunken. Tonight's tale was written by Jay Richardson. Original Airdate: 05/03/2022 Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Aug 06, 202438 min

How Mary’s Garden Grew

Sweet Mary has a very bitter son-in-law who makes her life hell, but a garden that is a little piece of heaven. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 202440 minEp. 3

A Watcher by the Dead

In another tale from Ambrose Bierce, we encounter a prank gone deadly and bravado that did not serve anyone well... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 30, 202431 min

The Road to Hana

The tropics can be relaxing and beautiful, especially for an exhausted homicide detective needing a break. Unfortunately, murder never takes a break, and what’s beautiful can also be deadly. Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 24, 202429 minEp. 2

Glámr

This week's story from Sabine Baring-Gould comes to us from 13th century Iceland. In it we learn how a brave man will come to regret his courage for the rest of his life... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 23, 202439 min

A Small Mercy

A storm is brewing, police lights are flashing, and an entire neighborhood is on alert with a killer on the loose in the premiere episode of The Mystery Hour, "A Small Mercy". Follow us on Instagram: rabiasquared2 elleryqueenmm alfredhitchcockmm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 17, 202446 minEp. 1

Feathertop, Part 2

This week we return to finish Nathaniel Hawthorne's Feathertop as we find out what happens to our gentleman scarecrow when he ventures out into the big scary world... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 16, 202430 min

Introducing Mystery Hour!

Rabia Chaudry presents the Mystery Hour featuring the Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines premieres July 17th wherever you listen to podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 12, 20244 min

Feathertop, Part 1

This week we begin our journey into Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1852 story, Feahtertop. It's a dark tale that blends elements of witchcraft, morality, and teaches us a lesson on human vanity... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 09, 202432 min

The Tapestried Chamber

This week's tale from Sir Walter Scott brings us the assurance that it's okay to be afraid... because even the bravest of heroes are not immune from horror... Nighty Night is sponsored by Progressive! Quote today at Progressive.com to try the Name Your Price® tool for yourself, and join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 03, 202439 min

Dracula's Guest

Do you know about the missing chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula? This week, Rabia shares this lost story and the monster you might be surprised to find in this vampirical tale... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25, 202436 min

REWIND: Schrödinger's Beast

Good evening and welcome to Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry: Bedtime Stories To Keep You Awake. Tonight's story gives us an inside look of what it feels like to be a monster living among us. Please enjoy Schrödinger's Beast. Story by Sarah Cailean Original Airdate: 02/08/2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18, 202434 min
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