Episodes 13
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 4.7 (623)
Since Sep 2018
Latest Episode May 2026

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Hourly
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Episodic
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www.cbc.ca

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About This Podcast

NXIVM (pronounced "Nexium") calls itself a humanitarian community. Experts call it a cult. Uncover: Escaping NXIVM is an investigative podcast series about the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman's journey to get out. From CBC Podcasts and CBC News. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.

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Escaping NXIVM Introduces: Artificial Intimacy

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Escaping NXIVM Introduces: The Jaclyn Ferland-Smith Case

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Introducing: The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall

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Introducing | The Turning: River Road

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A Conversation With Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames About Escaping NXIVM & Mental Health: Sickboy Podcast

Jun 06, 2022 13m Bonus

Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames are cult escapees and whistleblowers featured in Escaping NXIVM. In this clip from the Sickboy podcast, Sarah and Nippy sit down with the Sickboy hosts to…

The rise and fall of NXIVM's Keith Raniere

Oct 28, 2020 21m Bonus

In a U.S. federal courtroom Tuesday, Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years—having been convicted of a slew of crimes related to his alleged sex cult NXIVM. During the trial and sentencing, victims…

S1 Escaping NXIVM: Trailer

Sep 04, 2018 2m Trailer

Over the past few months, CBC documentarian Josh Bloch has been investigating NXIVM, a self-help group led by Keith Raniere. In this season of Uncover, we take you into NXIVM, and reveal how Raniere…

S1E1 Episode 1: The Branding

Sep 04, 2018 35m

Sarah Edmondson is a high-level member of a self-help group called NXIVM, but an invitation to join a secret women's group called DOS leads her to do something she later regrets.

S1E2 Episode 2: The Epiphany

Sep 04, 2018 53m

Sarah takes us inside her journey with NXIVM, from signing up for a personal growth workshop to becoming a star recruiter for the group she now calls a cult.

S1E3 Episode 3: Sex, Money and Nazis

Sep 04, 2018 55m

Those who knew Keith Raniere intimately reveal his early life, how he started NXIVM and ended up being accused by the FBI of running a criminal enterprise.

S1E4 Episode 4: The Suppressives

Sep 04, 2018 42m

What happens when you leave NXIVM? Those who have left or spoken out reveal the price they paid.

S1E5 Episode 5: Blow it Up

Sep 04, 2018 40m

Sarah and her husband try to escape NXIVM and take it down while warning others who are still inside.

S1E6 Episode 6: The Defence

Sep 04, 2018 38m

Josh speaks to one of Keith Raniere's lawyers, Marc Agnifilo, and hears a different point of view on NXIVM and DOS.

S1E7 Episode 7: The Reckoning

Sep 04, 2018 43m

Sarah faces criticism about her role in NXIVM and tries to come to terms with the 12 years she spent as a high-level member of the group.

S1E8 The Fright Experiments: Bonus

Sep 04, 2018 21m

Jennifer Kobelt — Sarah Edmondson's former assistant in NXIVM — tells her story of joining NXIVM at a moment of crisis in her life and being involved in the group’s so-called "fright study.”

S1E9 Inside the Trial: Bonus

Sep 04, 2018 37m

The team behind season one of Uncover: Escaping NXIVM takes us inside the trial of NXIVM co-founder Keith Raniere and speaks with former member of the group Sarah Edmondson about her thoughts on the…

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