Uncover (podcast)

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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 Description Host Ref
1 Escaping NXIVM The stories of people who were ensnared in the NXIVM cult. Josh Bloch [5]
2 Bomb on Board The still unsolved case of Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21. Ian Hanomansing and Johanna Wagstaffe [6]
3 The Village The 2010–2017 Toronto serial homicides and other unsolved deaths in the history of the LGBTQ community in Toronto. Justin Ling [7]
4 The Cat Lady Case The unsolved disappearance of Joan Lawrence, a renowned local "cat lady" from Huntsville. Zander Sherman [8]
5 Sharmini The homicide of Sharmini Anandavel. Michelle Shephard [9]
6 Satanic Panic The late 1980s panic about Satanic cults in Martensville, SK Lisa Bryn Rundle [10]
7 Dead Wrong The wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun for the murder of Brenda Way in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Tim Bousquet
8 Brainwashed The Montreal experiments were a series of unethical experiments initially aimed at treating schizophrenia. Michelle Shephard
9 Evil by Design This series brings to the fore the stories of numerous Bahamian women who have accused Canadian multimillionaire, Peter Nygard, of systematic rape and abuse. Timothy Sawa [11]

References[]

  1. ^ Connie Thiessen, "CBC unveils fall podcast slate". 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". The New Yorker, May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "CBC Radio brings home RTDNA awards for excellence". CBC News, May 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Jordan Pinto, "CBC puts five podcasts into television development". RealScreen, August 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Stacy Lambe, "What's the NXIVM Cult? Everything to Watch or Read in Addition to the Lifetime Movie". Entertainment Tonight, September 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Ben Forrest, "Bomb on Board". Skies, December 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Andrew Wright, "Reporter Justin Ling Sheds New Light on Bruce McArthur Case in CBC Podcast "Uncover: The Village"". Zoomer Magazine, April 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Doug Crosse, "Bracebridge Reporter updating missing seniors case with podcast". My Muskoka Now, December 5, 2018.
  9. ^ Todd Vandonk, "Peterborough rapist Stanley Tippett focus of CBC podcast Uncover: Sharmini". My Kawartha, October 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "New podcast explores how 'Satanic Panic' overtook a Saskatchewan town". CBC Radio, February 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "UNCOVER: NYGARD (EVIL BY DESIGN)". solutionsmedia.cbcrc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2021-04-04.
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