Allison after NXIVM from Uncover
CBC Podcasts & Radio On-Demand
You think you know the NXIVM story. The secretive self-help empire. The sex cult headlines. The downfall of its leader, Keith Raniere.
But the most famous woman at the centre of the story has remained largely silent. Allison after NXIVM tells the story of Allison Mack: former Smallville actress, high-ranking NXIVM member, and convicted felon. With exclusive access following her release from prison, this series traces her astonishing path from Smallville fame to NXIVM’s inner circle — and her effort to rebuild a life in the wreckage.
Through raw interviews and revealing conversations with those who knew her before, during, and after NXIVM, this season dives deep into the gray zones of influence, accountability, and redemption.
Crime. Investigation. Revelation. Uncover brings you explosive, high-caliber true crime year-round. From CIA mind control to serial abuse, mysterious disappearances to wrongful imprisonment. Each season features a new host who is deeply connected to the story, committed to tracking down the truth. With over 30 seasons to choose from, Uncover represents the best in true crime.
For early access to episodes, plus ad-free listening, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.
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Canada, ON
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True Crime
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CBC Podcasts & Radio On-Demand
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You think you know the NXIVM story. The secretive self-help empire. The sex cult headlines. The downfall of its leader, Keith Raniere. But the most famous woman at the centre of the story has remained largely silent. Allison after NXIVM tells the story of Allison Mack: former Smallville actress, high-ranking NXIVM member, and convicted felon. With exclusive access following her release from prison, this series traces her astonishing path from Smallville fame to NXIVM’s inner circle — and her effort to rebuild a life in the wreckage. Through raw interviews and revealing conversations with those who knew her before, during, and after NXIVM, this season dives deep into the gray zones of influence, accountability, and redemption. Crime. Investigation. Revelation. Uncover brings you explosive, high-caliber true crime year-round. From CIA mind control to serial abuse, mysterious disappearances to wrongful imprisonment. Each season features a new host who is deeply connected to the story, committed to tracking down the truth. With over 30 seasons to choose from, Uncover represents the best in true crime. For early access to episodes, plus ad-free listening, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.
Language:
English
Episodes
S35 Trailer | Allison after NXIVM
10/28/2025
Coming November 10. This is the inside story of Allison Mack — from TV star to NXIVM enforcer to federal prisoner. With exclusive access post-release, this series explores her rise, fall, and what comes next. Is she a victim, a villain, or something far more complicated?
Hear episodes early and ad-free by subscribing to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts.
Duration:00:02:27
Introducing | World of Secrets: Death in Dubai
10/13/2025
Monic dreams of leaving her home in rural Uganda for a different life. So when a “friend” promises her a job in Dubai, it feels like the chance she’s been waiting for. Monic is elated, she is the first of her 11 siblings to travel abroad. But just a few months later she is dead. Her family is left searching for answers. What happened in Dubai? A warning that this podcast includes disturbing scenes, including discussion of sexual abuse and suicide. Some episodes also contain strong language. Presented by investigative journalist Runako Celina. Season 9 of World of Secrets, Death in Dubai, is a BBC Eye investigation, produced in association with Thread Studios, for the BBC World Service. Please note, the image is being used for illustrative purposes only and the person depicted in it is a model. More episodes are available here: https://link.mgln.ai/CBCUncoverWoS
Duration:00:35:17
S34 EP5: Jesse James | Dirtbag Climber
10/6/2025
By the summer of 2025, police have no new leads in the mystery of Jesse James’ murder. Our own investigation leads us to unanswered questions about buried gold and spiralling rumours of a lost crypto fortune. But who killed Jesse James?
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Duration:00:40:35
S34 EP4: Spam King | Dirtbag Climber
9/29/2025
With his dark political dreams in shambles, Davis Wolfgang Hawke capitalizes on his internet marketing skills and uses them to create a shady and lucrative spamming ring. But while spam is making him very wealthy, it’s also making him some powerful enemies.
Can't wait for more? Binge all episodes early on the CBC True Crime YouTube channel at youtube.com/@CBCTrueCrime. For early and ad-free listening, subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts at apple.co/cbctruecrime.
Duration:00:41:50
S34 EP3: The Disappearing Nazi | Dirtbag Climber
9/22/2025
Young Andrew Britt Greenbaum takes on a new identity and his white supremacist views bring him national attention. But the truth about his roots causes scandal and complicates his plans for a major event.
Can't wait for more? Binge all episodes early on the CBC True Crime YouTube channel at youtube.com/@cbcpodcasts. For early and ad-free listening, subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts at apple.co/cbctruecrime.
Duration:00:33:41
S34 E2: Highlander | Dirtbag Climber
9/15/2025
Three years after his body is discovered, police finally learn the true identity of the murdered climber known as Jesse James. Their findings lead them to a childhood in Massachusetts and a youth marked by disturbing social and political beliefs.
Can't wait for more? Binge all episodes early on the CBC True Crime YouTube channel at youtube.com/@cbcpodcasts. For early and ad-free listening, subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts at apple.co/cbctruecrime.
Duration:00:32:45
S34 EP1: Welcome to Squamish | Dirtbag Climber
9/8/2025
June 2017, police arrive at the scene of a burned out vehicle on a quiet road in Squamish, BC. Their investigation turns grisly when they find the remains of a local rock climber inside the truck. But that’s only the beginning of a story filled with dozens of false identities and a sordid, complicated secret past.
Want to binge all episodes early and ad-free? Subscribe to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts at apple.co/cbctruecrime.
Duration:00:34:28
S34 Trailer | Dirtbag Climber
8/25/2025
A dirtbag climber known as Jesse James is found dead in a burned out vehicle on an empty logging road. His past is a total enigma — until a break in the case unleashes a landslide of secrets.
Listen to the first episode on Monday, September 8. Binge all episodes early and ad-free by subscribing to CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts at apple.co/cbctruecrime.
Duration:00:02:09
Introducing: The Outlaw Ocean S2 and The shrimp factory whistleblower
7/9/2025
The Outlaw Ocean is an anthology podcast that plunges you into the vast and often lawless world of the open seas. Today we're featuring an investigation from S2 called The Shrimp Factory Whistleblower.
In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Urbina joins Josh Farenello. What started off as a dream job, slowly revealed itself to be a nightmare. Josh moved to southern India to oversee a shrimp-processing plant, but it soon dawned on him that he’d been really been hired as an American face to “whitewash” a forced-labour factory. The largely female employees were effectively trapped on the compound, routinely underpaid, and forced to live in inhumane, unsanitary conditions. Over several months, Josh meticulously gathered evidence that he brought to the Outlaw Ocean team for this exclusive exposé. More episodes of The Outlaw Ocean are available at: https://link.mgln.ai/oo-uncover
Duration:00:42:05
S33 E7: The Escape | Calls From a Killer
6/30/2025
Arlene’s patience with Clifford Olson is wearing thin until he says something truly shocking: he’s stolen a handcuff key and plans to escape.
And that’s just one of many ways he’s twisted the justice system to his advantage.
In the present day, Arlene and Nathaniel grapple with the devastation Olson has left in his wake. Alongside the families and loved ones of his victims, they consider why it’s important to shine light on this difficult story.
Duration:00:33:04
S33 E6: The Others | Calls From a Killer
6/23/2025
Clifford Olson is serving eleven life sentences for killing eleven children. By now, Arlene has been speaking to him for years and is starting to understand this serial killer - and starting to suspect he’s guilty of more murders.
Now, she just needs to get him to confess.
Duration:00:31:29
S33 E5: Joan | Calls From a Killer
6/16/2025
After months speaking to Clifford Olson, Arlene is still searching for answers. So she turns her attention to his mysterious wife: the woman who received the ‘cash for bodies’ payout.
She’s been attacked by the media and faces the scorn of the public - but Arlene knows there is more to Joan Olson than meets the eye.
Duration:00:39:45
S33 E4: Cash for Bodies | Calls From a Killer
6/9/2025
The country is shocked to learn that a serial killer has been paid by the police - $100,000 in return for the locations of his murder victims.
Even as decades have passed, opinions are split on this controversial deal. Was Clifford Olson rewarded for his heinous crimes, or was this necessary to stop the killing? And what do the architects of the deal think about it today?
Duration:00:33:46
S33 E3: The Mounties Always Get Their Man | Calls From a Killer
6/2/2025
It’s the summer of 1981 and the RCMP have their sights set on Clifford Olson, who is well known to them as a career criminal and informant.
As police investigate, kids continue to be taken. Kids like Judy Kozma, a 14-year-old who never made it home from her shift at McDonald’s. By the time he’s finally arrested, Olson has murdered at least eleven young people.
The RCMP’s case against him is weak - until Olson proposes a deal.
In the present day, Arlene speaks to family members of those he killed.
Duration:00:38:16
S33 E2: Something Monstrous | Calls From a Killer
5/26/2025
‘They called him the Candyman.’
In British Columbia’s lower mainland, children are disappearing. Families are terrified as the local RCMP attempts to find out who is preying on vulnerable kids.
At a time when both the public and the police don’t know how to deal with a serial killer, Clifford Olson slips through the cracks.
Duration:00:39:57
S33 E1: The Olson Tapes | Calls From a Killer
5/20/2025
Arlene Bynon answers a collect call. On the other end of the line is Clifford Olson: a man convicted of killing eleven children and teenagers in the 1980s. The oldest of them, eighteen. The youngest of them, nine. During years of secret phone calls from his prison cell, he tells this young journalist things he hasn’t told anyone else.
Decades later, Nathaniel Frum dusts off a box of old tapes inherited from his late grandfather. When he hears Arlene’s voice, he knows he needs to find her.
And they both know that this forgotten story needs to be told.
Binge all 7 episodes of this season right now, early and ad-free, by subscribing here.
Duration:00:31:40
S33 Trailer | Calls From A Killer
5/13/2025
The voice of a killer. The truth uncovered.
For years, journalist Arlene Bynon took forbidden jailhouse calls from notorious murderer Clifford Olson. Hundreds of hours of secret recordings — hidden from prison guards and the public — are now being revealed.
In Uncover: Calls From A Killer, Arlene, joined by Nathaniel Frum, will expose what Olson told her, what police got wrong, and why authorities paid a serial killer $100,000.
Episode 1 is coming May 20, 2025. Binge all episodes early and ad-free by becoming a subscriber here.
Duration:00:03:12
Uncover: Trailer
5/7/2025
Groundbreaking investigations. Artful storytelling. Uncover the best in true crime.
Follow the show to get the latest episodes in your feed, and to explore the rich 30+ season catalogue of award-winning investigative journalism.
Duration:00:02:34
Uncover Introduces | Aftermath: Hunt for the Anthrax Killer
4/12/2025
In the wake of 9/11, anthrax-laced letters unleashed a new wave of terror across the nation. But who was behind the attacks — and why has America nearly forgotten this story?
As government buildings shut down and law enforcement scrambled to track the perpetrator, the FBI launched one of the largest and most complex investigations in its history. Untangling a web of scientific evidence and false leads, the case took unexpected turns with lasting consequences.
From Wolf Entertainment, USG Audio, Dig Studios and CBC, this eight-part series grants unprecedented access to declassified materials and firsthand accounts, revealing how the anthrax attacks reshaped America—and the hidden impact that still lingers today.
More episodes of Aftermath: Hunt for the Anthrax Killer are available at: https://link.mgln.ai/JRKpUZ
Duration:00:38:07
Uncover Introduces: Fatal Beauty from Sony Music Entertainment
4/1/2025
She had a million-dollar smile and a trail of dead men behind her— who was Sandra Bridewell? From Sony Music Entertainment comes Fatal Beauty. Host and investigative report Cooper Moll exposes the secrets of the 'black widow' on Fatal Beauty the latest true crime series to drop on The Binge.
Search for Fatal Beauty wherever you get your podcasts to listen now.
Duration:00:04:59