S6: THE CATALYST: The Traveler

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

🔗️ Recording | Apple Podcasts | RSS

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Summary

Amber's on vacation, so she's yanking an episode of The Catalyst from behind the paywall over at Grab Bag Collab. Dive deep into the upbringing and backstories of individuals who committed history's most notorious crimes, shedding light on the psychological factors that shaped their paths. With a suspenseful twist, the identities of these individuals won’t be unveiled until the end of each episode. ‘The Catalyst’ will unravel the complex narratives behind these disturbing cases and try to understand what triggered them. This episode is called "The Traveler."

To get our back catalog of Catalyst episodes, plus all of our other shows, subscribe at www.grabbagcollab.com.

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0:00.0	Hello, my name's Stephen Fry.
0:03.0	Today it's my pleasure to be your guide on this quite interesting tour of London.
0:09.0	Find out how Big Ben keeps accurate time with the help of a handful of pre-decimal coins,
0:15.0	like pennies, farthings and shillings from 1933.
0:20.0	And that's...
0:21.2	London's classic red phone boxes were actually based on a tomb.
0:26.5	Join Stephen Fry and the makers of QI
0:29.1	for fun-filled and fact-laden GPS-enabled audio tours.
0:34.5	Enjoy on location or at home.
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1:12.4	Hey, Crems of the Century's listeners.
1:14.8	This is Amber, and I'm checking him from vacation.
1:17.4	I'm taking two weeks off.
1:19.2	But I didn't want to leave your feed dark these two weeks,
1:21.8	so I've got some things planned for while I'm gone.
1:24.1	Today I'm sharing an episode of The Catalyst,
	...

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