Feb 2026

Boys Like Me Introduces: Deepfake Porn Empire

Deepfake porn is a billion-click industry built on stolen faces, while the people making it hide theirs behind screens. Hosted by journalist Sam Cole, Understood: Deepfake Porn Empire traces the decades-long rise of synthetic porn, the targets who are fighting back, and the globa ... Show More

38m 36s

Mar 2024

Boys Like Me Introduces: Introduces: The Pornhub Empire: Understood

With about 100 million visits per day, Pornhub is one of the biggest websites on the planet. This four-part series pulls back the curtain on the scrappy, Montreal-based startup that revolutionized sex on the internet — and the massive scandal that exposed its dark side. The Pornh ... Show More

27m 42s

Dec 2021

Episode 5: Welcome to the Manosphere

Incels are only part of the threat. Ellen speaks with a woman who spent years undercover among a vast network of online communities — among them so-called mens’ rights activists and pickup artists — all united in their desire for total male supremacy. They orchestrate harassment ... Show More

44m 56s

Jan 2022

S14: "Boys Like Me" E3: Boys Will Be Boys

Alek frequented incel sites for years, lurking in forums that celebrated or even encouraged the kind of attack he’d go on to commit. What draws young men into this toxic world? Ellen connects with a prominent incel who takes her down the rabbit hole. For transcripts of this serie ... Show More

39m 20s

Nov 2019

Episode 5: Becoming Warhead

What led Benjamin Faulkner to become Warhead? And, more importantly, how do you prevent others like him from following the same path? For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/hunting-warehead-transcripts-listen-1.5346693

1h 6m

Feb 2020

D.C. Snipers Part 3

Mike tells Sarah about the indoctrination of Lee Boyd Malvo and the beginning of the sniper attacks. Digressions include Jonestown, Greek tragedy and something called “creepy crawling.” The episode begins with a lengthy meta-discussion of true-crime tropes and whether we are p ... Show More

1h 35m

Nov 2021

Season 1, Episode 4: “It only takes a few”

Some members of The Base are planning deadly attacks that they hope will spark a race war. Will they be stopped, before it's too late? For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/white-hot-hate-transcripts-listen-1.6226840

28m 38s

Oct 2020

Episode 7: The Break Ins

Delia uncovers a violent history of crimes and suspicious behavior swirling around Mike Brandon. SBI agent, Donnie Varnell, is once again called upon to remember his former case work. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media.<ul><li>Ins ... Show More

29m 32s

Jun 2022

S3 E3: Chicken Little

Montreal, 1991 – Fearing a serial killer, activists decide to take matters into their own hands. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-village-the-montreal-murders-transcripts-listen-1.6479960

27m 37s

Jun 2021

The Other Ex [4]

A previous ex-boyfriend with a police record emerges, intimating violence and revealing a potential motive in the disappearance of Elaine Park. This new lead may be too dangerous for Neil and the team to take on alone.www.livediela.com

30m 31s

Oct 2023

Episode 4: Responsibility Pie

Helen is interrogated by police officers who say they understand the abuse she’d been living with, and know that something had to happen for her to get free. Someone she loves has betrayed her. Her life – and the lives of her sons – are all on the line.Theme song, “The Fighter,” ... Show More

37m 42s

Episode 4: A Soldier for the Cause