CBC Podcasts

CBC Podcasts is a diverse collection of internationally lauded, award-winning series. Our slate includes investigative juggernauts such as Someone Knows Something and Uncover, rich and moving stories about the human condition such as Welcome to Paradise and Alone: A Love Story, and the most listened-to Canadian news podcast, Front Burner.

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THE OUTLAW OCEAN: Transcripts | Listen

The high seas are beyond the reach of international law – and beyond the beat of most reporters. Ian Urbina, has sailed into uncharted territories to investigate murder at sea, modern slave labour, environmental crimes and quixotic adventurers.

New podcast exposes 'staggering absurdity' of Nuttall-Korody terrorism case

When police first announced the arrests of John Nuttall and Amanda Korody, it seemed like a clear cut victory in the ongoing War on Terror. But as more details emerged, the case began to fall apart. Filmmaker Dan Pierce turned exclusive interviews with the pair, and hundreds of hours of police surveillance, into the new five-part podcast Pressure Cooker.
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PRESSURE COOKER: Transcripts | Listen

Three bombs. Two unlikely suspects. One wild investigation. Two misfits are ensnared in a sprawling sting operation. Reality and conspiracy are blurred in a story of love, faith and betrayal in the War on Terror.
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KUPER ISLAND: Transcripts | Listen

An 8-part series that tells the stories of four students: three who survived and one who didn’t. They attended one of Canada’s most notorious residential schools – where unsolved deaths, abuse, and lies haunt the community and the survivors to this day. Hosted by Duncan McCue.
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RUN, HIDE, REPEAT: Transcripts | Listen

Best-selling author and journalist Pauline Dakin takes you on an immersive journey into a childhood spent on the run, one where unexplained moves and disturbing events took place under a shroud of secrecy. When Pauline was finally told what her family was running from, she was left with more questions than answers.
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Buffy

Buffy Sainte-Marie is one of the most prolific singer-songwriters of the past century. For 60 years her music has quietly reverberated throughout pop culture, and provided a touchstone for Indigenous resistance. In this five-part series, Mohawk and Tuscarora writer Falen Johnson explores how Buffy’s life and legacy is essential to understanding Indigenous resilience.

The lessons Buffy Sainte-Marie taught me

Falen Johnson, host of the brand new podcast Buffy — a memoir of Buffy Sainte-Marie, talks about what she's learned from the legendary Cree singer-songwriter during the course of the project.
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THE VILLAGE- THE MONTREAL MURDERS: Transcripts | Listen

In the shadow of the AIDS crisis, a group of queer activists fights for their rights — and their lives. When gay men start turning up murdered in 1990s Montreal, the city reckons with both the AIDS crisis and a possible serial killer. Faced with police indifference — despite mounting evidence — a group of activists takes matters into their own hands.

'Suddenly, there were other cities': The Village podcast expands to Montreal, welcomes a new host

The Village began as an investigation into the Toronto Police Service’s handling of the Bruce McArthur case. As host Justin Ling was researching the first season of the podcast, more and more unsolved cases came to his attention – including ones in Montreal.

Can celebrities make a difference in the U.S. abortion debate? CBC's Pop Chat weighs in

The leaked Roe v. Wade draft ruling has caused shockwaves in every arena from politics to pop culture. Public figures have shared their outrage and their own abortion stories. The attention from celebrities on this story is significant, but can it actually make a difference?