Uncover (podcast)

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]

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.
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