"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury | A Dystopian Future Where Reading and Walking Are Suspicious

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

Documentary, True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 295 minutes

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Summary

In a city of three million where every window glows with the flicker of a television screen, one man steps outside to walk the empty streets — and discovers that in 2053, a simple stroll after dark is enough to draw the attention of the law.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Hunted Down” (November 17, 1977)
00:45:28.123 = The Saint, “Miracle Tea Party (Audition Episode)” (July 25, 1945)
01:10:39.087 = Theater Five, “City Manager” (November 16, 1964) ***WD
01:32:13.773 = Theater 1030, “The Pedestrian” (1968-1971) ***WD
01:57:57.483 = Tales From The Tomb, “Comfort Lies In The Dark” (1960)
02:02:15.537 = 2000 Plus, “Green Thing” (September 27, 1950) ***WD
02:31:55.279 = The Unexpected, “Voodoo Night” (1947-1948)
02:44:00.712 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Lizzie Borden Case” (1936) ***WD
02:57:50.107 = Columbia Workshop, “Carmilla” (July 28, 1940) (LQ)
03:27:16.413 = Dark Venture, “The Man in 206” (December 02, 1946) ***WD
03:56:36.806 = The Weird Circle, “Shadow” (April 15, 1945)
04:23:51.471 = The Whistler, “Murder Opens a Gate” (February 06, 1945)
04:53:25.838 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0672

Transcript

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0:00.0	You know, if you're listening to this right now, you're already a part of the weirdo family,
0:03.9	but there is a deeper, darker corner of this family, and it's called the official weirdos.
0:09.4	For just five bucks a month, official weirdos get every episode of Weird Darkness completely commercial-free.
0:15.0	They get bonus episodes every single week that nobody else hears.
0:18.5	They get chapters of the audiobooks I'm narrating,
0:24.8	and they hear those chapters before the authors and publishers I'm narrating them for,
0:29.1	really, before the people who hired me. Every weeknight, official weirdos and I gather for a live premiere chat. We listen to the new episode dropped together and talk about whatever's
0:33.9	on our minds while it plays. It's the closest thing to sitting in the studio with me.
0:38.0	Official weirdos also get direct access to me through personal messaging.
0:41.4	Plus, inside news about the show and what I'm working on that nobody else hears about.
0:46.0	All of that for just five bucks a month.
0:48.0	And if you want to go deeper, there are higher tiers, loyal weirdos and avowed weirdos,
0:53.5	where free weirdDarkness merchandise
0:55.2	starts showing up at your door every three months.
0:58.1	Stickers, mugs, posters, t-shirts, tote bags, hoodies, you'll see everything when you visit
1:03.2	the page.
1:03.8	If any of that sounds like you're kind of weird, had to Weirddarkness.com slash official
1:08.8	and join the family.
1:10.2	That's weirddarkness.com slash official.
1:12.9	The other official weirdos are anxious to meet you. I'd insert an evil laugh here, but I think
1:19.0	that'd probably be a bit over the top.
1:45.0	The Black Museum.iliated stations present Escape Hall of fantasy Inner Sanctum Miss Lights out. Murder.
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