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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…
The rise and fall of NXIVM's Keith Raniere

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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…
Escaping NXIVM: Trailer

September 4, 2018 · 2 min

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…
Episode 1: The Branding

September 4, 2018 · 36 min

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.
Episode 2: The Epiphany

September 4, 2018 · 53 min

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.

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Episode 3: Sex, Money and Nazis

September 4, 2018 · 56 min

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.
Episode 4: The Suppressives

September 4, 2018 · 42 min

What happens when you leave NXIVM? Those who have left or spoken out reveal the price they paid.
Episode 5: Blow it Up

September 4, 2018 · 41 min

Sarah and her husband try to escape NXIVM and take it down while warning others who are still inside.
Episode 6: The Defence

September 4, 2018 · 39 min

Josh speaks to one of Keith Raniere's lawyers, Marc Agnifilo, and hears a different point of view on NXIVM and DOS.
Episode 7: The Reckoning

September 4, 2018 · 43 min

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.
The Fright Experiments: Bonus

September 4, 2018 · 21 min

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.”
Inside the Trial: Bonus

September 4, 2018 · 37 min

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.

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About the show

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.