Uncover Season 1 — Escaping NXIVM

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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Bonus: Inside the Trial

Uncover36:56Escaping NXIVM Bonus: Inside the Trial

The team behind season one of Uncover: Escaping NXIVM takes us inside the trial of NXIVM co-founder Keith Raniere and speaks with former member of the group Sarah Edmondson about her thoughts on the trial. 36:56

Trailer

Uncover1:58S1: 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. 1:58

Episode 1

Uncover35:17S1 E1: The Branding

Uncover: Escaping NXIVM - Episode 1. 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. 35:17

Episode 2

Uncover53:14S1 E2: 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. 53:14

• How a Vancouver actor joined a self-help group and ended up in an alleged sex cult

Episode 3

Uncover55:12S1 E3: Sex, Money and Nazis

Those who knew Keith Raniere intimately reveal his early life, how he started NXIVM and ended up being accused by the FBI of running a criminal enterprise. 55:12

• How Keith Raniere went from gifted child to self-help guru to accused sex-cult leader

Episode 4

Uncover41:43S1 E4: The Suppressives

What happens when you leave NXIVM? Those who have left or spoken out reveal the price they paid. 41:43

Episode 5

Uncover40:32S1 E5: Blow It Up

Sarah and her husband try to escape NXIVM and take it down while warning others who are still inside. 40:32

• 'I feel like my brain has been wiped': As NXIVM leader awaits trial, stunned former members ask, 'What now?'

Episode 6

Uncover38:30S1 E6: The Defence

Josh speaks to one of Keith Raniere's lawyers, Marc Agnifilo, and hears a different point of view on NXIVM and DOS. 38:30

• Alleged NXIVM cult leader 'adamant about his innocence,' lawyer says

Episode 7

Uncover43:46S1 E7: The Reckoning

Sarah faces criticism about her role in NXIVM and tries to come to terms with the 12 years she spent as a high-level member of the group. 43:46

• The public and private turmoil of escaping a suspected sex cult

Episode 8

Uncover21:26S1 E8 Bonus: The Fright Experiments

Jennifer Kobelt - Sarah Edmondson's former assistant in NXIVM - tells her story of joining NXIVM at a moment of crisis in her life and being involved in the group's so-called "fright study." 21:26

• 'Turn it off!': Ex-NXIVM member describes Clockwork Orange-style 'fright study'

Bonus: Case Update

Uncover: The Village25:29Escaping NXIVM Bonus: Case Update

In this update to season one, Josh Bloch sits down with Jayme Poisson, host of CBC's daily news podcast Front Burner, to unpack a number of significant developments in the case against NXIVM members. The full season of Escaping NXIVM is available in the Uncover podcast feed. 25:29