The Village

Season 4: The untold story of the murder of Darren Bradshaw, a gay police officer in Northern Ireland in 1997 and how the LGBT community fought back against prejudice during the Troubles. From BBC. The Village investigates unresolved — and often underreported — cases of missing and murdered individuals in queer communities across Canada and beyond. Hear episodes early and ad-free on CBC True Crime Premium on Apple Podcasts. Season 1 | The cases of missing and murdered men in Toronto's gay community. Season 2 | The unexplained deaths of Alloura Wells and Cassandra Do, the communities that loved them, and the systems that failed them. Season 3 | For many men, being in – or out – of the closet during the AIDS epidemic was the difference between life and death. In Montreal, unsolved murders stack up. And in the absence of police protection, a community of activists are f

The Village is a true crime podcast hosted by CBC, with 32 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

CBC hosts The Village, a true crime show with 32 episodes published.

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  The Village Introduces: The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall

  Oct 27, 202540 minS0

  <p>In the 1980s and 90s, Satan and his followers were accused of brainwashing children, sacrificing babies, and infiltrating North American society on a massive scale — yet these thousands of alleged Satanists were nowhere to be found. Even so, the narrative became embedded in our cultural memory, warping everything it touched — including the lives of innocent people… And it never quite died out.</p><p><br></p><p>In a new 8-part series, Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About) explores the tangled web of the Satanic Panic, in a journey that will take you everywhere from Victoria, B.C. to rural Ke...

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  Meet the gay teacher who got fired, fought back and changed Canada

  Oct 8, 202527 minS0

  <p>The stories behind the legal battles that changed Canada — and the unlikely people who made it happen. Some were sh*t disturbers, some were convicts, and some were just regular folks dragged into a fight. Each week on See You in Court, host Falen Johnson teams up with a journalist to dig into a case that challenged the status quo, and asks: what kind of person takes on the law? What are the costs? And what would our lives look like if these cases never happened? Because let's be real, just because a case is closed doesn't mean the st...

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  Episode #5

  Blood on the Dance Floor, E5: Ripples

  Jun 22, 202528 minS4

  <p>Fingers are pointed at who could have betrayed Darren. Did it come from the inside?</p>

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  Episode #6

  Blood on the Dance Floor, E6: Take Back the City

  Jun 22, 202529 minS4

  <p>While peace transforms the country, the twists continue in the story.</p>

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  Episode #4

  Blood on the Dance Floor, E4: The Enemy Within

  Jun 22, 202528 minS4

  <p>A Friday night in The Parliament bar ends in tragedy. Lives will never be the same again.</p>

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