<div class='seriesDetails'> <section> <img alt='cover image' title='World Adventurer's Club' src='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg'> <div> <ul> <li>Adventure</li> </ul> <label>World Adventurer's Club</label> <aside> <span>32 episodes</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Series</a> <a href='#'>Queue Series</a> </div> </div> </section> <div class='detail'> <ol><li class='episode' title='Papua Escape' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00001.mp3'> <label>Papua Escape</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Manchurian Limited' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00002.mp3'> <label>The Manchurian Limited</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Pancho Villa's Treasure' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00003.mp3'> <label>Pancho Villa's Treasure</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Borneo Diamond' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00004.mp3'> <label>The Borneo Diamond</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Frozen North' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00005.mp3'> <label>The Frozen North</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Land Of Doomed Souls' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00006.mp3'> <label>Land Of Doomed Souls</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Land Of Death' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00007.mp3'> <label>Land Of Death</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Land Of Darkness' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00008.mp3'> <label>Land Of Darkness</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Land Of The Black Hand' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00009.mp3'> <label>Land Of The Black Hand</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='India, The Mystery Land' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00010.mp3'> <label>India, The Mystery Land</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Tattooed Rose' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00011.mp3'> <label>The Tattooed Rose</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Norway's Luck' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00012.mp3'> <label>Norway's Luck</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='TheElephant'sGraveyard' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00013.mp3'> <label>TheElephant'sGraveyard</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Living Shroud' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00014.mp3'> <label>The Living Shroud</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Treasure Hunt' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00015.mp3'> <label>The Treasure Hunt</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Hidden Fangs' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00016.mp3'> <label>Hidden Fangs</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Fire Dog' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00017.mp3'> <label>The Fire Dog</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Black White Man' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00018.mp3'> <label>The Black White Man</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Grains Of Death' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00019.mp3'> <label>Grains Of Death</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Hairy Wild Man' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00020.mp3'> <label>Hairy Wild Man</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Malay Madness' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00021.mp3'> <label>Malay Madness</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Pale Flame' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00022.mp3'> <label>The Pale Flame</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Storm On The Sea' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00023.mp3'> <label>Storm On The Sea</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Fawn' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00024.mp3'> <label>The Fawn</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Kaditcha' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00025.mp3'> <label>Kaditcha</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Mukin In The Khyber' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00026.mp3'> <label>Mukin In The Khyber</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Madonna's Tear' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00027.mp3'> <label>The Madonna's Tear</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Dead Men Walk' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00028.mp3'> <label>Dead Men Walk</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Living Mummy' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00029.mp3'> <label>Living Mummy</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Mad Monk Of Ankor Wat' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00030.mp3'> <label>Mad Monk Of Ankor Wat</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='Vengeance' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00031.mp3'> <label>Vengeance</label> <aside> <span>14mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li><li class='episode' title='The Continental Express' data-cover='/cover/sm/world-adventurers-club.jpg' data-series='World Adventurer's Club' data-file='otr/world-adventurers-club/00032.mp3'> <label>The Continental Express</label> <aside> <span>13mins</span> <span>Aired 1932</span> </aside> <div class='controls'> <a href='#'>Play Episode</a> <a href='#'>Queue Episode</a> </div> </li></ol> <article><p> World Adventurer's Club is a captivating radio show set in a luxurious gentleman's club, reminiscent of those that thrived in the 1890s in Europe and the US. The show has a unique format, with each episode featuring a report from a club member who has just returned from an exciting adventure in a distant, mysterious place. The series creates a rich atmosphere of camaraderie, adventure, and discovery, transporting the listeners to exotic locations and intriguing events without even leaving their seats. As the stories unfold, listeners are immersed in a world of vivid storytelling with a slight colonial undertone, reflecting the historical and political context of the time.</p><p>The show was first broadcast in 1932 and aired on radio station KFWB in Los Angeles. It is notable for having all 32 of its 15-minute episodes preserved, thanks to being transcribed by a California company named Transco. Hanley Stafford, known for his roles in the "Baby Snooks" and "Blondie" radio programs, was a featured storyteller in at least six of the episodes. In a testament to its legacy, the format of World Adventurer's Club was later borrowed for another series, The Adventurer's Club, which ran from January 1947 to January 1948 in 30-minute episodes. Today, fans of the show can still lose themselves in the spellbinding tales of adventure, danger, and wonder that unfold at the World Adventurer's Club. </p> <p><strong>Performers:</strong> Hanley Stafford</p> <p><strong>Sources:</strong> <a href='https://archive.org/details/OTRR_World_Adventurer_Club_Singles' target='_blank'>archive.org</a>, <a href='https://www.otrcat.com/p/world-adventurers-club' target='_blank'>otrcat.com</a> </p> </article> </div> </div>