CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster and #1 podcaster, today shared additional details about its Spring 2021 podcast slate. Two new original true crime/investigative series join the previously announced A DEATH IN CRYPTOLAND (launching today): THE NEXT CALL, from Someone Knows Something’s David Ridgen, and a new season of THE VILLAGE, investigating the unsolved deaths of two transgender women in Toronto’s queer community. CBC’s entire podcast slate can be found on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available.
Launching Wednesday, June 9 (5 episodes)
From the creators of Someone Knows Something comes the new investigative podcast, THE NEXT CALL, tackling unsolved cases in a pandemic-restricted world. Through a series of phone and video calls with victims’ family members, the police and even potential suspects, host David Ridgen uncovers new information, reigniting each case. The first case looks into the disappearance of 15-year-old Melanie Ethier who vanished in the early morning on Sunday, September 29, 1996. She only had a kilometre to walk home but never made it, disappearing without a trace. The police and everybody else suspect foul play.
Acclaim for Someone Knows Something:
“You’ll hang on every word Ridgen says and become invested in finding justice for those
who are at the centre of the case.”
– The Guardian
“Ridgen is incredibly thorough and his sensitive Canadian approach sets Someone Knows Something apart from the pack.”
– Vulture
Listen to the audio trailer and subscribe to the feed here.
Launching Wednesday, June 23 (5 episodes)
Transgender women know what it means to be marginalized, overpoliced and underprotected, and the violence that results. A community of sex workers, in particular, is too often criminalized and vulnerable. Host Justin Ling returns to explore the stories of two women — Alloura Wells and Cassandra Do — whose deaths remain unexplained. Following the award-winning first season of THE VILLAGE, which delves into cases of missing and murdered men in Toronto’s gay community dating back to the 1970s, season two reveals new details about these womens’ lives, the systems that failed them, and a police investigation gone wrong. We ask the question: When it comes to protecting the queer community, have we learned nothing?
Acclaim for The Village (Season One):
“The Village is sweeping and yet pin-point detailed… this is storytelling of the highest order.”
– Amnesty International
“The care that Justin brings to the story elevates it beyond true crime; what’s being uncovered isn’t a culprit but a history.”
– The New Yorker
Subscribe to the feed here.
CBC Podcasts’ Spring 2021 true crime/investigative docket also includes the previously announced, A DEATH IN CRYPTOLAND, hosted by Takara Small, examining the lingering questions behind the alleged death of Gerald Cotten, CEO of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX. The first two episodes of A DEATH IN CRYPTOLAND are available now on CBC Listen and everywhere podcasts are available. New episodes will be released every Tuesday over the next four weeks. For those intrigued by the story, a new CBC documentary slated for Fall 2021, DEAD MAN’S SWITCH: A CRYPTO MYSTERY, also unpacks this tantalizing mystery, exploring the highs and lows that can come from using unregulated money for both good and evil.
From Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC Podcasts is a richly diverse collection of award-winning podcasts that engage, enlighten and entertain. CBC is the #1 podcaster in Canada, reaching more Canadians than any other podcast publisher with millions of downloads each month and more than 35 series in genres such as true crime, comedy, human interest and audio fiction.
