Did a Brazilian TV host arrange murders to boost ratings?
In the late 2000s, the host of northern Brazil’s most-watched TV shows was a hero. Wallace Souza gained infamy for his sensational program “Canal Livre,” not only because he was a former cop set on cl...
1 Jun 28min
The Salt Path became an instant bestseller. But, is it true?
When the book, The Salt Path, came out in 2018, it quickly became a blockbuster hit. It’s the story of a woman named Raynor Winn and her husband, Moth, who has been diagnosed with a terminal neurologi...
18 Mai 49min
The life and exploitation of one of Canada’s most infamous artists
Host of CBC Podcasts’ series FORGED (and artist himself) Adrian Stimson joins Crime Story to discuss the life and work of Norval Morrisseau, and the forgery ring that eventually spun out into an entir...
4 Mai 34min
How The Biggest Loser made reality TV judge and jury
The Biggest Loser was a hit reality TV show that ran across 17 seasons – all with one goal in mind, to help fat people lose weight. But in reality, it was a cruel stop on many contestants’ journeys wi...
20 Apr 30min
How a victim of DeepFake porn found her harasser
For years, Mr. Deepfakes was the most popular site in the world for DeepFake porn. The site hosted tens of thousands of non-consensual and violent DeepFake videos. DeepFake porn uses AI to swap a pers...
6 Apr 39min
Bonus Listen | The Cult Queen of Canada from Uncover
In The Cult Queen of Canada from CBC’s Uncover, a tiny Saskatchewan town faces a surreal crisis when a cult leader calling herself “The Queen of Canada” occupies an abandoned school. As neighbours tur...
23 Mar 38min
Meet Romana Didulo: alleged cult leader and self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada’
In the rural prairie town of Richmound, Saskatchewan, an abandoned school becomes the unlikely stage for a 21st-century crisis. When Romana Didulo, a cult leader who calls herself “Queen of Canada,” a...
23 Mar 35min
