Uncover (podcast)

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Uncover

Uncover is a Canadian investigative journalism podcast, launched in 2018 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[1] Each season is hosted by a different journalist, and delves into Canadian and international crime stories.[2]

The second season, Bomb on Board, won the RTNDA Canada award for Best Original / Enterprise Journalism in 2019.[3] In August 2019, the CBC announced that the third season, The Village, was in development as the basis for a documentary television series.[4]

As with other CBC podcasts, episodes of the series have aired terrestrially on CBC Radio One as substitute programming in the summer season and on public holidays.

Seasons

Season Title Topic Host Air Dates Ref
1 Escaping NXIVM NXIVM Josh Bloch September 2018 [5]
2 Bomb on Board The bombing of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21. Ian Hanomansing and Johanna Wagstaffe November 2018 [6]
3 The Village Unsolved murders in Toronto's Gay Village. Justin Ling April 2019 [7]
4 The Cat Lady Case The disappearance of Joan Lawrence. Zander Sherman July 2019 [8]
5 Sharmini The disappearance of Sharmini Anandavel. Michelle Shephard September 2019 [9]
6 Satanic Panic 1990s Satanic Panic in Martensville, Saskatchewan. Lisa Bryn Rundle February 2020 [10]
7 Dead Wrong The murder of Brenda Way and wrongful imprisonment of Glen Assoun. Tim Bousquet June 2020
8 Brainwashed Investigation into the CIA's experiments in mind control. Michelle Shephard September 2020
9 Evil by Design Assault allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygård. Timothy Sawa March 2021 [11]
10 The Village 2 Investigation into the deaths of two Toronto trans women, Alloura Wells and Cassandra Do. Justin Ling July 2021
11 Carrie Low VS. Carrie Low's mission to hold Nova Scotia police accountable for failure to investigate her assault. Maggie Rahr November 2021
12 A Death in Cryptoland The death of Gerald Cotten, CEO of QuadrigaCX. Takara Small December 2021
13 White Hot Hate Journalist Ryan Thorpe's infiltration of a white supremacist organization. Michelle Shephard December 2021
14 Boys Like Me Incel subculture and related crimes. Ellen Chloe Bateman January 2022
15 The Village The murder of gay men in 1990s Montreal. Justin Ling June 2022
16 Kuper Island Kuper Island Residential School Duncan McCue August 2022
17 The Kill List The murder of human rights activist Karima Baloch. Mary Lynk December 2022
18 Pressure Cooker Follows an investigation into a couple accused of terrorism. Dan Pierce January 2023
19 Run, Hide, Repeat The story of host Pauline Dakin's tumultuous childhood. Pauline Dakin February 2023
20 The Africas vs. America The 1985 bombing of a Black neighborhood in West Philadelphia, targeting a family of Black radicals known as MOVE. Matthew Amha May 2023
21 The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman The lives and deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman, one of Canada's richest couples. Kathleen Goldhar June 2023
22 The Band Played On Five decades of sexual abuse of teens by three teachers at Bell High School in Ottawa. Julie Ireton August 2023
23 The Pit The murder of trucker Sheree Fertuck in Saskatchewan. Alicia Bridges & Victoria Dinh December 2023
24 Hunting Warhead Follows a search for the people behind a child-abuse site on the dark web. Daemon Fairless February 2024
25 Love, Janessa The search for Janessa Brazil, a cam girl whose photos are used in various catfishing schemes. Hannah Ajala March 2024
26 The Outlaw Ocean 7-part series on crimes at sea. Ian Urbina April 2024
27 Bloodlines The disappearance of 2-year-old Salmaan in the final days of the war against ISIS, as well as the fates of other children like him. Poonam Taneja July 2024
28 Someone Knows Something The Ku Klux Klan murders of two 19-year-old black men, Henry Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie Moore, in Southwest Mississippi in May 1964. David Ridgen September 2024
29 Capital Gazette The June 2018 mass shooting at The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, MD. Kelly McEvers October 2024
30 Bad Results A DNA lab offering prenatal paternity tests often identifies the wrong men as fathers. Rachel Houlihan & Jorge Barrera December 2024
31 The Banned Teacher Anne-Marie Robinson reached out to host Julie Ireton to share her story of being raped by her music teacher as a teen, leading to the discovery of more victims. Julie Ireton January 2025
32 Sea of Lies The discovery of a body by local fishermen leads to a multi-country manhunt. Sam Mullins March 2025
33 Calls From a Killer Information received in jailhouse calls from murderer Clifford Olson. Arlene Bynon & Nathaniel Frum June 2025
34 Dirtbag Climber A mysterious climber, alias Jesse James, is found dead in Squamish, BC. Steven Chua September 2025
35 Allison after NXIVM Allison Mack is interviewed about Mack's time in Keith Raniere's sex cult, NXIVM Natalie Robehmed and Vanessa Grigoriadis November 2025 [12]

References

  1. ↑ Connie Thiessen, "CBC unveils fall podcast slate" Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcast Dialogue, August 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Sarah Larson, ""Uncover: The Village": A Serial Killer, Toronto's Gay Community, and a Podcast That Transcends True Crime" Archived 2019-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. The New Yorker, May 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "CBC Radio brings home RTDNA awards for excellence" Archived 2019-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, May 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ Jordan Pinto, "CBC puts five podcasts into television development" Archived 2019-09-14 at the Wayback Machine. RealScreen, August 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ Stacy Lambe, "What's the NXIVM Cult? Everything to Watch or Read in Addition to the Lifetime Movie" Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment Tonight, September 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ Ben Forrest, "Bomb on Board" Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Skies, December 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Andrew Wright, "Reporter Justin Ling Sheds New Light on Bruce McArthur Case in CBC Podcast "Uncover: The Village"" Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Zoomer Magazine, April 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ Doug Crosse, "Bracebridge Reporter updating missing seniors case with podcast" Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. My Muskoka Now, December 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ Todd Vandonk, "Peterborough rapist Stanley Tippett focus of CBC podcast Uncover: Sharmini" Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. My Kawartha, October 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ "New podcast explores how 'Satanic Panic' overtook a Saskatchewan town" Archived 2020-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Radio, February 4, 2020.
  11. ↑ "UNCOVER: NYGARD (EVIL BY DESIGN)". solutionsmedia.cbcrc.ca (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  12. ↑ Blistein, Jon (November 10, 2025). "Allison Mack Talks Role in NXIVM Sex Cult in New Podcast: 'I Don't See Myself As Innocent'". Rolling Stone.