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14 AUG

Welcome to Paradise | EP 1: One of Those People You Hear About

Ready to reveal her longest-held secret, Anna Maria Tremonti talks to her therapist about a trauma from 40 years ago that’s the source of shame and self-loathing. She’s reported on gender-based violence many times as a journalist, including from war zones – but this time, she’s telling her own story. If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources here. Click here for transcripts of this series.

14 Aug

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30 min
6 MAY

E1: The Mystery Broom

It’s 2015 and we’re at the international Grand Slam of Curling, hosted in Paradise, Newfoundland. A team led by home crowd favourite Brad Gushue debuts a new and strikingly effective new technique. Instead of sweeping the way curlers always have with two brooms, they’re using only one. Within weeks, every competitive curling team on the planet would switch to this technique and the special broom that enabled it. It was the start of the biggest scandal in curling history.

6 May

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27 min
13/06/2016

Episode 2: Shame

Two best friends have never met in person and one of them insists they keep it that way. Plus, a 1970s dating game show helps self-loathing Marsha learn to love herself again. All she has to do is choose between 3 suitors from her damaged psyche.

13/06/2016

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24 min
28/08/2017

I'm On Your Scent

Teenage punster Tracy talks to Lu about meeting girls through wordplay. Then, a young woman obsessively reads her boyfriend's diary to find out what kind of person to be. Plus, an artist charts the scents of her disintegrating relationship.

28/08/2017

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31 min
20/11/2018

Franklyn: Carrying old hurt into new love

Franklyn has begun dating again after his divorce. But hurt and fear from the past are making it hard for him to dive in to new love.

20/11/2018

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24 min
06/06/2016

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee: Mark Lee and Muhammad Ali, 1987.

The champ. The great one. Mark Lee's Back Story on his exclusive interview with Muhammad Ali.

06/06/2016

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18 min
12/04/2017

Love Me presents Pen Pals: Romeo and Juliet

Pen Pals is a new series from Love Me producers Mira and Cristal. In Ep 1, a posthumous textathon between Romeo and Juliet reveals he somehow wound up in Heaven, she in Hell. Featuring Paul Rust and Noël Wells. (Hear more eps on Stitcher Premium).

12/04/2017

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23 min
23/11/2015

The rise and fall of Stephen Harper: Susan Lunn and the Federal Election, 2015

From his first mandate as Prime Minister to his party's devastating loss in the last federal election, Susan Lunn gives you an inside look at the rise and fall of Stephen Harper.

23/11/2015

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14 min
22/10/2015

Extra: A Loss of Innocence. Louise Elliott and The Ottawa Shooting 2014.

Last year's shooting on Parliament Hill shook Ottawa, and the entire country. The CBC's Louise Elliott was one of the first reporters on the scene. One year later, this is her Back Story.

22/10/2015

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4 min
21/08/2017

The Way We Were

Host Lu shares the story of an Icelandic sweat lodge experience that catches her off guard. Plus, a woman navigates the waters of a devastating betrayal.

21/08/2017

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23 min

A growing collection of podcasts that speak to the human condition. A hard-hitting journalist reveals the intimate details of her secret past. A father searches for the miracle key that could unlock his son’s mysterious illness. These stories — and dozens more — invite listeners into the lives of others to grapple with love, loss and life.