45 Best Ad Free Podcasts Canada Edition 2025

1. Lorehammer - A Warhammer 40k Podcast

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*Ad Free Version available on Lorehammer Pateron, link below.*Lorehammer is a dedicated Warhammer 40K podcast that brings the universe's rich and intricate lore to life. Each episode explores a different aspect of the 40K setting, diving deep into the history, factions, and mysteries of this dark and expansive universe. Hosts present the essential facts, then break down each topic with lively discussions, blending in-depth knowledge with humor and insight...MORE Host Mark Sikora
Producer/Network Lorehammer Crew
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 10.8KTwitter 2.3KInstagram 23.9K Avg Length 148 min Since Aug 2017 Video Podcast YouTube
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2. Someone Knows Something

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Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges, confessing to her murder, but the case falls apart and Christine's family are left without answers.In Season 9 of the award winning podcast Someone Knows Something, David Ridgen, along with Christine's mother, reopen the investigation and come face to face with the man who said he killed Chrissy.Someone Knows Something is the investigative true crime series by award-winning documentarian David Ridgen...MORE Host David Ridgen
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Toronto, Ohio, United States
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 56.2KTwitter 15.1KInstagram 634.9K Avg Length 33 min Since Mar 2016 Get Email Contact

3. Sea of Lies from Uncover

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A body is pulled from the ocean, and a race against time to capture one of the world's most wanted criminals begins.This is the story of a con man who couldn't stop lying. A tale of murder, stolen identities, fine art, a diaper stuffed with gold bars, and a crime solved by a Rolex watch. From rural Canada to coastal England, he lied and deceived at every turn.Award-winning podcaster Sam Mullins (Chameleon: Dr. Dante & Wild Boys) takes you inside the world of a devious scammer whose trail of destruction crosses continents and decades...MORE Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.5/5Twitter 4.3KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 34 min Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact

4. CANADALAND

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The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast.Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won't get anywhere else.  Keeping you informed about what's happening now in your country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Jesse Brown
Producer/Network Canadaland
Email ****@canadalandshow.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 22.2KTwitter 60KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

5. Evil By Design

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More than 80 women from around the world have accused the fast-fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking in incidents across four decades and at least four countries. He denies it all, and claims his accusers are lying as part of a vast conspiracy. The Winnipegger had built a sprawling international retail empire over the past 50 years — but now, Nygard's professional achievements are being overshadowed by a sinister personal life, earning him the moniker, 'Canada's Jeffrey Epstein'...MORE Host Timothy Sawa
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 757.3KInstagram 634.9K Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

6. Satanic Panic

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Throughout the 1980s, Satanic cults were widely believed to be preying on children — torturing and terrorizing them as part of dark rituals. Across North America, there were hundreds of false allegations, scores of unjust criminal trials and countless lives torn apart. But never any real proof. By the early 90s, the panic reached the tiny Prairie town of Martensville, Saskatchewan. And nearly 30 years later, the people touched by it all are still picking up the pieces. So what happened? And why do so many still believe to this day? Uncover: Satanic Panic investigates...MORE Host Lisa Bryn Rundle
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 757.3KInstagram 634.9K Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact

7. Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo

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Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970's and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl's family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.Watch Connie Walker's A Sister's Promise on The Fifth Estate's YouTube channel now.MORE Host Connie Walker
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 7.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 39 min Since Oct 2016 Get Email Contact

8. Sleep Tight Stories - Bedtime Stories for Kids

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Sleep Tight Stories brings joy and comfort to millions of families worldwide with new calming bedtime stories every single week. Each episode is relevant to children's lived experiences, and sparks wonder (without overstimulation) so listeners can easily drift off to sleep. As one young fan eloquently states, 'The stories are very entertaining, but they also are not entertaining enough to make it hard for me to sleep.' Make bedtime the sweetest part of everyone's day with Sleep Tight Stories. When your kids Sleep Tight, you will too...MORE Hosts Clark MacLeod, Sheryl MacLeod
Producer/Network Sleep Tight Media
Email ****@sleeptightscience.com
Location Prince Edward Island, Canada
Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 823Twitter 206Instagram 1.3K Avg Length 22 min Get Email Contact

9. Escaping NXIVM

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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.MORE Host Josh Bloch
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 922.6KTwitter 757.3KInstagram 634.9K Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact

10. Hunting Warhead

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How do you take down a criminal network that's hidden in the shadows? How do you rescue child abuse victims who could be anywhere in the world? Hunting Warhead follows the journalists and police on a global mission to expose the darkest corners of the internet. What they discover shocks them. Host Daemon Fairless tracks down the investigators, survivors and criminals themselves. A co-production of CBC Podcasts and the Norwegian newspaper VG. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.MORE Host Daemon Fairless
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 37 min Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

11. Star Wars Escape Pod

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Star Wars discussion and entertainment. After-shows, Star Wars explained, guests, interviews, reviews and headlines along with much more awaits you right here on Star Wars Escape Pod. Weekly episodes coming your way at light speed! Ad-free - Subscribe free today!MORE Producer/Network Star Wars
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 58 min Since Aug 2019 Get Email Contact

12. Carrie Low VS.

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Carrie Low trusted police when she reported her horrific rape. But she says they failed to investigate properly, and only succeeded in traumatizing her further. Now she's setting out on a mission to hold these institutions to account. This all-new investigation is hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Maggie Rahr. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.MORE Host Maggie Rahr
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
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Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 26 min Get Email Contact

13. White Hot Hate: Agent Pale Horse

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FBI undercover agent Scott Payne's job was to infiltrate the most dangerous gangs of our times: outlaw bikers, drug cartels and the international neo-Nazi networks hellbent on inciting a race war. He was taking down these groups from within. And Scott was good at it — people confided in him their most audacious plans for mass violence and domestic terrorism.In the second season of White Hot Hate, host Michelle Shephard gives you an unvarnished view of a life undercover...MORE Host Michelle Shephard
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@thestar.ca
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 35 min Get Email Contact

14. Brainwashed

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Brainwashed investigates the CIA's covert mind control experiments from the Cold War and MKULTRA to the so-called War on Terror. It's the story of how a renowned psychiatrist used his unwitting patients as human guinea pigs at a Montreal hospital, and the ripple effects on survivors, their families, and thousands of other people around the world. It also examines the cultural impact — how the CIA brought LSD to America and inadvertently created counterculture influencers such as author Ken Kesey and poet Allen Ginsberg...MORE Host Michelle Shephard
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@frequentflyerfilms.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 922.6KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact

15. The Backbench

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If your Twitter feed's a dumpster fire, and your dinner table discussions aren't what they used to be, The Backbench has the insights you need on Canada's most important political issues.Each Tuesday, we'll ask bold questions and offer sharp analysis, giving you the tools to challenge any perspective — maybe even your own. With the next federal election looming, you'll want us in your ears and your back pocket.The Backbench is made by Noor Azrieh, Aviva Lessard and Sam Konnert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Noor Azrieh, Aviva Lessard, Sam Konnert
Producer/Network Canadaland
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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 22.2KTwitter 4.3KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact

16. Wag The Doug

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A monthly podcast grappling with the reality of four more infuriating years with the Fords and what that means for Ontario. Hosted by Allison Smith and Jonathan Goldsbie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Allison Smith, Jonathan Goldsbie
Producer/Network Canadaland
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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 22.2KTwitter 60KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

17. The Copernic Affair | Canadaland Investigates

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'Thorough and absorbing' Hannah J Davies, The Guardian'A fascinating tale masterfully told' Fiona Sturges, The Financial TimesThe life of an unassuming sociology professor in Canada gets turned upside down when he is accused of carrying out a 1980 bomb attack on a synagogue in Paris. Hassan Diab says heʼs innocent, but French investigators are determined to prove otherwise...MORE Hosts Dana Ballout, Alex Atack
Producer/Network Canadaland Beyond
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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 22.2KTwitter 60K Avg Length 29 min Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

18. Wrong Station

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Wrong Station is an award-winning podcast anthology of original horror and weird fiction. Drawing on the tradition of The Twilight Zone and the classic radio serials that inspired it, Wrong Station transports the listener into the darkest corners of appalling new worlds with each episode.Wrong Station is not suitable for anyone. It may however be enjoyed by viewers of David Cronenberg, by readers of Shirley Jackson, and by listeners of Quiet Please.Listen to Wrong Station. Let it Change you.For more about Wrong Station, visit our website at www.wrongstation.com...MORE Hosts Anthony Botelho, Alexander Saxton, Jacob Duarte Spiel
Producer/Network The Wrong Station
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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 567Twitter 1.8K Avg Length 24 min Video Podcast YouTube
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19. Today in Digital Marketing

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A fast-paced daily 10-minute marketing news podcast covering everything you missed in the world of digital marketing, e-commerce, and social media that day. And nothing else. Join the thousands of senior marketers listen each day. Check out our ad-free podcast or our daily newsletter at https://todayindigital.com/premiumMORE Host Tod Maffin
Producer/Network Tod Maffin
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Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 426Twitter 9.3K Avg Length 15 min Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

20. Living The Next Chapter: Inspiring Conversations with Bestselling Authors and Writing Experts

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Living The Next Chapter: Inspiring Conversations with Amazing Authors and Writers - Better Questions, Better Conversations, Better ConnectionsAre you an avid reader or an aspiring writer seeking inspiration to embark on your own literary journey? Look no further! Welcome to 'Living The Next Chapter,' the podcast that celebrates the world of books and writing. Join us as we connect you with captivating authors who have mastered the art of storytelling...MORE Host David Campbell
Producer/Network Dave Campbell
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Location Canada
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

21. Future Ecologies

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Made for nature lovers and audiophiles alike, Future Ecologies explores our eco-social relationships through stories, science, music, and soundscapes. Every episode is an invitation to see the world in a new light — weaving together narrative and interviews with expert knowledge holders.The format varies: from documentary storytelling to stream-of-consciousness sound collage, and beyond. Episodes are released only when they're ready, not on a fixed schedule (but approximately monthly).This ad-free, independent podcast is supported by our listeners: https://www.futureecologies.net/joinMORE Hosts Adam Huggins, Mendel Skulski
Producer/Network Future Ecologies
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Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 731Twitter 1.3KInstagram 4.5K Avg Length 48 min Since Jul 2018 Video Podcast YouTube
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22. COMMONS

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COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country's dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Arshy Mann
Producer/Network Canadaland Beyond
Email ****@canadaland.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 22.2KTwitter 8.5KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

23. Calm Pills - Soothing Space Ambient and Piano Music for Relaxing, Sleeping, Reading, or Mindful Medi

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Calm Pills are ad-free, multi-artist ambient albums, seamlessly mixed to help with relaxation, meditation, reading or deep sleep. Mostly consisting of instrumental ambient sounds, natural soundscapes and soft piano music, these mixes will help you completely relax your mind and body. Also available as 24/7 online radio and through Alexa smart speakers: CalmRadio.UpliftingPills.comMORE Host Alaeddin Hallak
Producer/Network Uplifting Pills
Email ****@uppmixes.com
Location Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 112Twitter 50 Since Nov 2016 Get Email Contact

24. The Next Call with David Ridgen

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From David Ridgen, the creator of Someone Knows Something, comes the investigative podcast The Next Call. Ridgen works with victims' family members, police and eye-witnesses to find answers. From investigators to potential suspects, the investigation unfolds with The Next Call. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.MORE Host David Ridgen
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 56.2KTwitter 757.3KInstagram 634.9K Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

25. Canadian True Crime

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If you love immersive, fact-based and responsible true crime storytelling... Canadian True Crime is for you. Join Aussie-Canadian host Kristi Lee as she carefully unravels some of Canada's most compelling crime cases. With meticulous research and a trauma-informed approach, Kristi goes beyond the headlines to uncover surprising truths about crime — and the criminal justice system.Find out why Canadian True Crime is Canada's top independent podcast.Listen ad-free and early: www.canadiantruecrime.ca/adfree Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Kristi Lee
Producer/Network Kristi Lee | Canadian True Crime
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 31.4KTwitter 10KInstagram 20K Avg Length 63 min Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact

26. Personally: Toy Soldier

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As a child, Alex Kurzem faced a choice: be killed or join the killers.In the midst of the Second World War, he was separated from his family and taken in by a group of soldiers as one of their own. He was made a member of Hitler's army a toy soldier with his own rifle and miniature SS uniform.But what the soldiers didn't know and what no one would know for decades: he was a Jewish boy masquerading as a Nazi to save his life.Alex lives with this false identity for so long, he no longer remembers who he was before forgetting his parents' faces, his birthday, his own name...MORE Hosts Pauline Dakin, Thomas Leblanc, Anna Maria Tremonti
Producer/Network CBC STORIES
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.1/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

27. PlayME

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Welcome to your digital stage, where bold theatre meets cutting-edge audio drama. Each episode draws you into captivating stories brought to life by top actors, acclaimed writers, and cinematic sound design that places you at the center of the action.  Winner of the 2020 New York Festival Gold Medal winner for Audio Drama, PlayME has dozens of productions, from daring, original audio dramas to groundbreaking plays. We offer an experience for people who love theatre and audio fiction...MORE Hosts Laura Mullin, Chris Tolley
Producer/Network CBC Arts & Entertainment
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 3KTwitter 1.1KInstagram 2.3K Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact

28. The Kill List

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When human rights activist Karima Baloch is found drowned off the shores of Toronto, an investigation into her mysterious death leads all the way back to Pakistan, the country she had recently fled. In this six-part series, host Mary Lynk explores the rampant abductions and killings of dissidents in Pakistan, the dangers that follow those who flee to the West, and a terrifying intelligence agency with tentacles around the globe. How did Karima die? And would Pakistan really carry out an assassination far beyond its borders? This is a story that a powerful state doesn't want you to know...MORE Host Mary Lynk
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

29. A Death In Cryptoland

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When the young CEO of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange is reported to have died while honeymooning in India, it sets off a cataclysmic chain of events that would leave about 76,000 people out of a quarter of a billion dollars and a trail of conspiracy theories around whether Gerald Cotten is dead or alive. A Death in Cryptoland is an original podcast series about a crypto-tycoon, his secret past, his sudden demise, and an online sleuth's obsession to unravel the truth behind QuadrigaCX. Hosted by Takara Small. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.MORE Host Takara Small
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@takarasmall.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 167.4KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

30. Pressure Cooker

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John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are scraping by on welfare and methadone in a basement suite with John's grandma, when they find themselves embroiled in a terrorist plot. A mysterious figure named Abe comes into their lives and introduces the couple to a shadowy world of global extremism. With Abe as their mentor and benefactor, John and Amanda hatch a plan to bomb a national holiday celebration using homemade pressure cooker devices. They have no idea that federal police are tracking their every move...MORE Host Daniel J. Pierce
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 3.7/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact

31. The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby

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Kaitlyn Braun, a pregnant young woman in crisis, takes dozens of birth workers through an escalating series of disasters rape, baby loss, and even a coma. One by one, the doulas struggle to support her and grieve with her, and even save her life as they're led down a distressing path. And then the truth comes out.In this six-part true crime series, Sarah Treleaven untangles a complex web of lies and deception to ask who Kaitlyn really is and why she did the things that she did. Cases like these puzzle legal experts and raise intricate moral and ethical questions...MORE Host Sarah Treleaven
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

32. The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman

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News of the mysterious deaths of billionaire Canadian pharma giant Barry Sherman and his philanthropist wife Honey in December 2017 reverberated around the world. Five years later, with no arrests and little news from the police, their deaths remain shrouded in mystery and conspiracy theories, with too many lingering questions...MORE Producer/Network CBC True Crime
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

33. Gay Girl Gone

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Of all the young revolutionaries in Syria during the Arab Spring, Amina is different. An out lesbian in a country where homosexuality is illegal, she bravely documents her life on the blog Gay Girl in Damascus. Her candid posts attract readers from around the world, and soon she has a wide, ardent following. But then a post appears saying Amina has been abducted. Her fans mobilize, desperate to track down and save their fearless heroine. What they find shocks them. Journalist Samira Mohyeddin investigates what actually happened to the infamous Gay Girl in Damascus in this 6-part series...MORE Host Samira Mohyeddin
Producer/Network CBC STORIES
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

34. Let's Not Be Kidding with Gavin Crawford

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If laughter really was the best medicine, Gavin Crawford would have cured his mother of Alzheimer's disease. As a son, his mother's dementia has been devastating. As a comedian though… it's been sort of funny. Honestly, how do you respond when your mom confuses you with her teenage crush and wants you to take her to the high-school dance? Well, you laugh. Because it's the only thing you can do...MORE Hosts CBC Podcasts, Gavin Crawford
Producer/Network CBC STORIES
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Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

35. The Worst Podcast

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Celebrities are always talking about their bests. Now hear them at their worst.Join award-winning filmmaker and noted curmudgeon Alan Zweig for refreshingly honest conversations with 'notable people' about the worst things in life.Alan has no interest in best-selling books or Hollywood triumphs, and doesn't know (or care) much about his guests. He's looking for real conversations that dig deep and get to the worst things: nagging fears, embarrassing secrets and haunting regrets. And he'll no doubt share a few of his own along the way.Photo credit: Naomi Harris Hosted on Acast. See acast...MORE Host Alan Zweig
Producer/Network Canadaland Beyond
Email ****@canadaland.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 22.2KTwitter 60KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

36. Crime Story

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Fraud. Abduction. Murder. Every week, host and investigative journalist Kathleen Goldhar speaks with the reporters, documentarians, and investigators who know the world's most shocking true crime cases inside and out. These are the stories that stayed with them; the cases they can't shake. New episode every Monday.Follow Crime Story for weekly true crime interviews, expert analysis, and inside access to the world's most shocking cases. To get episodes early and ad-free, subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts...MORE Host Kathleen Goldhar
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
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Apple Rating 4.5/5 Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

37. Détours

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Joignez-vous à la célèbre journaliste Emilie Nicolas et à une distribution tournante de personnalités médiatiques, de journalistes et d'auteurs de grande réflexion pour discuter, disséquer et débattre de l'actualité et plonger profondément dans des sujets et des enjeux brulants qui sont importants pour les francophones à travers le pays.Maintenant dans sa deuxième année, Détours crée un espace de dialogue stimulant qui vous offre une variété de perspectives régionales, linguistiques, culturelles et politiques...MORE Producer/Network Canadaland
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact

38. Split Screen: Who Replaced Avril Lavigne?

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There's a story going around, that punk-pop sensation Avril Lavigne ISN'T who you think she is. That she was replaced at the start of her career by a look-a-like. It's an internet conspiracy theory which has been eating comedian Joanne McNally ALIVE, and she's going to do something about it.Joanne immerses herself in a mind-bending world of fake celebrity deaths, doppelgangers, conspiracies in an effort to understand how this rumour started, and if there's any truth to it. Produced by What's The Story Sounds for BBC Sounds and CBC...MORE Host Joanne McNally
Producer/Network CBC STORIES
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.1/5 Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact

39. Boys Like Me

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Why are some lonely, young men a growing threat to our safety? In 2018, a Toronto man drove a van down a busy sidewalk, killing 11 people and injuring many more. He was linked to the 'incel' movement, a dark online world fueled by violent misogyny, extreme isolation and perceived rejection. In the wake of the attack, Evan Mead discovers a disturbing connection to the perpetrator. They were former high school classmates; both outcasts, existing together on the fringes of social acceptance...MORE Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

40. Come by Chance

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If you've ever been to Newfoundland, you know it's a place where fog can envelop you so deeply, you don't know where you're going or where you came from. When two men, born in the same rural Newfoundland hospital on the same day, discover an unbelievable 52-year-old secret, it changes the way they see themselves forever. But this isn't the end of the story. Because it turns out these men are not alone. A series of other close calls and near misses have begun to emerge, and not only at Come by Chance hospital...MORE Host Luke Quinton
Producer/Network CBC STORIES
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Location St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

41. Kuper Island

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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. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.MORE Host Duncan McCue
Producer/Network CBC True Crime
Email ****@carleton.ca
Location Canada
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 17.7KTwitter 11.8KInstagram 18.7K Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

42. A Field Guide to Gay Animals

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Official Selection of the 2024 Tribeca Audio Festival. Selected as one of Apple Podcasts Favourites of 2024 so far.Strap on your binoculars and lace up your boots: A Field Guide to Gay Animals explores sexuality, gender, and joy in the animal world.Hosts Owen Ever and Laine Kaplan-Levenson take you on a quest to see beyond the natural world as we know it and into the natural world as it is: queer as f*ck.Homosexuality has been documented in over 1,500 species of animals...MORE Hosts Owen Ever, Laine Kaplan-Levenson
Producer/Network Canadaland Beyond
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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apple Rating 4.1/5Facebook 22.2KTwitter 60KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 23 min Get Email Contact

43. WikiSleep

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Enjoy ad-free listening on the WikiSleep App. Download for free at WIKISLEEP.COM or on the Apple App Store or Google PlayFall asleep easier with WikiSleep—the curated bedtime sleep story audio player for teens and adults that smoothly diverts your busy brain, guiding you into a deep, restful sleep.Bedtime Stories | Meditations | Breathing Exercises | SoundscapesListen to a fascinating mix of audio sleep stories that stand out from typical sleep apps, featuring biographies of captivating figures like The Notorious B.I.G...MORE Producer/Network Adrien Sala
Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 341 Avg Length 22 min Get Email Contact

44. The Pit

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When Sheree Fertuck's truck is found abandoned, suspicions grow around what happened to her. This CBC investigation uncovers a story of guns, violence, and loss -- and of the gravel pit that could still hold clues about her disappearance.MORE Producer/Network CBC True Crime
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Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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