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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.

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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.

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    Escaping NXIVM Introduces: The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman

    Escaping NXIVM Introduces: The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman

    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. Not just who killed them, but what kind of life do you have to live that when you’re found dead, there are multiple theories, including some involving your own family? That’s the question journalist Kathleen Goldhar set out to discover, in The No Good, Terribly Kind, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman, as she explores who the Shermans really were and why too much money might have been what killed them in the end. More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/h-CgTaZp

    • 33 min
    A Conversation With Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames About Escaping NXIVM & Mental Health: Sickboy Podcast

    A Conversation With Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames About Escaping NXIVM & Mental Health: Sickboy Podcast

    Sarah Edmondson and Anthony "Nippy" Ames are cult escapees and whistleblowers featured in Escaping NXIVM. In this clip from the Sickboy podcast, Sarah and Nippy sit down with the Sickboy hosts to dive deep into their experience with escaping a cult and how it affected their mental health. The full interview and more episodes are available at smarturl.it/sickboycbc

    • 13 min
    The rise and fall of NXIVM's Keith Raniere

    The rise and fall of NXIVM's Keith Raniere

    In a U.S. federal courtroom Tuesday, Keith Raniere was sentenced to 120 years—having been convicted of a slew of crimes related to his alleged sex cult NXIVM. During the trial and sentencing, victims told of how the self-professed empowerment "vanguard" had turned some of his followers into sex slaves and branded them with his initials. Front Burner's Jayme Poisson discusses with Uncover: NXIVM host Josh Bloch.

    • 21 min
    Escaping NXIVM: Trailer

    Escaping NXIVM: Trailer

    Over the past few months, CBC documentarian Josh Bloch has been investigating NXIVM, a self-help group led by Keith Raniere. In this season of Uncover, we take you into NXIVM, and reveal how Raniere won the endorsement of actors, politicians and even a visit from the Dalai Lama. Originally launched September 5, 2018.

    • 2 min
    Episode 1: The Branding

    Episode 1: The Branding

    Sarah Edmondson is a high-level member of a self-help group called NXIVM, but an invitation to join a secret women's group called DOS leads her to do something she later regrets.

    • 35 min
    Episode 2: The Epiphany

    Episode 2: The Epiphany

    Sarah takes us inside her journey with NXIVM, from signing up for a personal growth workshop to becoming a star recruiter for the group she now calls a cult.

    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
565 Ratings

565 Ratings

bull&$it ,

Heck no!!

Sarah is starting to come across as phony. Deep down I think she’s wondering why Keith didn’t want to sleep with her. I love this pod but she’s getting on my last nerve selling out to make money off her experience. Ugh

Budrocket1 ,

Please

Josh is a nice polite Canadian and way too soft on his friend Sarah, who is clearly hiding facts (like sleeping with Raniere, despite her denials), meanwhile she is looking to monetize her experience. The authorities should have a few words with her, b/c this entitled princess is definitely more complicit than she lets on. Josh also got rolled by the lawyer…he needs to mature a bit more before doing any more of this kind of investigative work…

Ohhhhhhhhhyeahhhhhh ,

Well done, Josh!

I think the best episode was where Josh interviewed Keith Raniere’s lawyer. Josh was very professional and came across as non-biased in the questions he asked. Overall, very well done podcast. Fascinating topic and gripping delivery.

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