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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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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 escaping a cult and how it affected their mental health. The full interview and more episodes are available at smarturl.it/sickboycbc
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 empowerment "vanguard" had turned some of his followers into sex slaves and branded them with his initials. Front Burner's Jayme Poisson discusses with Uncover: NXIVM host Josh Bloch.
Escaping NXIVM: Trailer

Escaping NXIVM: Trailer

2018-09-0402:065

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. Originally launched September 5, 2018.
Episode 1: The Branding

Episode 1: The Branding

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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

Episode 2: The Epiphany

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

Episode 5: Blow it Up

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

Episode 6: The Defence

2018-09-0439:4510

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

Episode 7: The Reckoning

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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.
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

Inside the Trial: Bonus

2018-09-0438:119

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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Su

Oh my God. This man is unbearable. I got through this episode with so much difficulty

Jul 12th
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Su

What in the world? Buddha did not talk about kundalini energy or that you should have sex to balance your chakras. Shut up boomer

Jul 7th
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Tony Kast

You can tell everything you need to know about someone by the way they treat their mother...and you can just tell this woman is the type that probably has talked down to and looked down her nose at her mother since she was a spoiled little kid. Always thinking she was so much smarter and so much more enlightened than her simple mother when the truth has probably always been that her mother has always been and continues to be a far better human being than she will ever be. Even now she doesn't give her mother the respect of her undivided attention when they are together knowing full well how much that bothers her....That tantrum she talked about.....actually suggesting she was close to pushing her sick old mother down the stairs because she wouldnt leave her alone or whatever and almost seems to suggest that would have been understandable behavior.....No...thats sick behavior to even joke about and it didn't really seem like she was joking....and that behavior is not a result of any

Aug 26th
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Tony Kast

I'm sorry but this woman is as phony as the day is long.... When he asks about if she should keep the money she made she has this dramatic long pause and then answers..."I don't know how to answer that"....which really means....i don't know how to say yes and still sound good but I don't want to publicly say no and then people will expect me not to keep it. I feel bad for some if what she allowed herself to go through but this is a woman who is not nearly as intelligent as she wants people to believe...she knows how to SOUND intelligent but from her own words...when she was initially recruited...it was just pathetic....she literally said every word the recruiter wanted her to say and responded to the recruiters questions word for word how the recruiter felt she was supposed to respond. I do feel bad for her.....but probably not for the reasons she wants everyone to feel bad for her. I wish the conversation at the bar with her friends would have been recorded...(though im not totally

Aug 26th
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Nay E.

This man does horrible comparisons

Mar 21st
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Nancy Doughty

I just listened to the last episode! It was a fabulous podcast... but the ending? Sarah blowing her nose, going for an audition? I expected something a bit more thought provoking or just even a wrap up. Fascinating story! Loved it ...but I wish one interviewee was a psychiatrist who could explain how cult leaders do what they do but also the mentality of converts. Why can't they see the red signs? I know you briefly touched on it but not in much detail. so many questions left unanswered. please keep on doing Podcasts on cults with converts.

Nov 2nd
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NICOLE DAVIS

I don't understand the order that this is supposed to go in. It seems like they are numbered backwards.

Oct 27th
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Kristine Croston

after listening to this episode with Keith's attorney, I feel like I don't understand how these women could be so naive. there is no way if someone told me hey when you join this group not only will you be branded (I don't care if they knew it was keiths initials or not) but you would be someone's slave? wth? I mean, come on, they would have to more self respect than that, wouldn't they?

Aug 29th
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