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Throughout the 1980s, Satanic cults were widely believed to be preying on children — torturing and terrorizing them as part of dark rituals. Across North America, there were hundreds of false allegations, scores of unjust criminal trials and countless lives torn apart. But never any real proof. By the early 90s, the panic reached the tiny Prairie town of Martensville, Saskatchewan. And nearly 30 years later, the people touched by it all are still picking up the pieces. So what happened? And why do so many still believe to this day? Uncover: Satanic Panic investigates. For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.

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Satanic Panic Introduces: Hollywood Exiles

2024/01/29

From the BBC World Service and CBC Podcasts comes Hollywood Exiles. Host Oona Chaplin tells the story of the decades-long campaign to root out communism in Hollywood. It’s a campaign that eventually drove her grandfather, Charlie Chaplin, and many others out of tinseltown. Hollywood Exiles is a tale of glamour, duplicity and political intrigue that reverberates to this day. It’s the story of how Tinseltown became an ideological battleground. The toll of the fight was enormous – reputations, careers and families were torn apart by the campaign to drive communists from the movie business. More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/gGpqMwyf

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2020/02/07

Throughout the 1980s, Satanic cults were widely believed to be preying on children — torturing and terrorizing them as part of dark rituals. Across North America, there were hundreds of false allegations, scores of unjust criminal trials and countless lives torn apart. But never any real proof. By the early 90s, the panic reached the tiny Prairie town of Martensville, Saskatchewan. And nearly 30 years later, the people touched by it all are still picking up the pieces. So what happened? And why do so many still believe to this day? Originally launched by Uncover on February 5, 2020.

Episode 1: 'It was such a perfect place'

2020/02/06

Police Officer Claudia Bryden is drawn into a bizarre case unfolding in the peaceful Prairie town of Martensville, Saskatchewan. What starts with a single complaint about an alleged sexual assault in a home daycare grows into something bigger and more disturbing than anyone could have imagined.

Episode 2: 'It was hell'

2020/02/05

By June 1992, nine people face nearly 180 charges related to the sexual abuse of children who have attended a home daycare in Martensville. Journalist Dan Zakreski revisits the sites of the story that dominated everyone's attention, including a ‘Devil Church,’ and reflects on his own role in spreading the story. Then, we meet a young mother searching for answers who shares her own heartrending story of a childhood turned upside down by the Martensville Nightmare.

Episode 3: ‘You got to be friggin’ kidding me’

2020/02/04

As the number of suspects continues to grow, rumours of an underground Satanic cult whose members include police officers have taken root. Saskatoon Police Officer John Popowich finds himself facing “the worst things that a human being can be accused of.”

Episode 4: ‘There is still time to wake up'

2020/02/03

A local activist in Saskatoon, Marjaleena Repo, says she knew instantly that the accused were innocent, victims of nothing less than mass hysteria. Though she sounds the alarm in any forum she can find, her warnings are ignored.

Episode 5: The Many Martensvilles

2020/02/02

As devastating as the Martensville Nightmare is for all involved, it’s just one piece of a much bigger picture. FBI special agent Ken Lanning spent the ‘80s trying to figure out what the hell was happening across North America, and why.

Episode 6: ‘I remember telling them nothing happened to me’

2020/02/01

How does it come to be that hundreds of children across North America and beyond report such similar crimes? How has a phenomenon that’s never seen a proven case become so real in the minds of so many? And what does it mean for the children at the centre of it all?

Episode 7: What good can come of this?

2020/01/31

Far from healed, the Martensville Nightmare remains an open wound for those who lived through it. And yet for the rest of us, the history is all but lost — a symbol of the broader failure across the board to face the effects of the Satanic Panic head on or to learn its lessons. But, some surprising good did emerge out of all the pain.

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AudMama 2023/07/13

Brilliant

So engaging, educational, fair and moving. It pretty much blew me away.

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Lightning121710 2022/09/11

Excellent

This was beautifully done, and horrifying that some major players still can’t face the truth. In 2022, teachers are being accused of “grooming” and ot...

★★★★★

MarFarChicken 2022/07/29

Really good and quite thorough!

This was exceptional, the quality of the episodes are well researched and the host does a great job letting the story take center stage. Excellent!

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jessgiff 2021/11/09

Important piece of history that has been buried

This is an important story that has been buried or ignored for 25 years! As a therapist I have witnessed many lives being destroyed when my profession...

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lilithliddell 2022/02/06

If It Autoplayed In Order…

I’m not entirely sure what the issue is, but no matter how I sort the episodes, they only play from 7-1 and not 1-7. This is so terribly annoying that...

★★★★★

littleporkbao 2021/10/21

Gave it A Second Listen

I remember listening to the series the first time and not paying too much attention to it but found myself bored and re listened/ it’s pretty compelli...

★★★★★

Kaysuewood 2021/07/02

Fantastic podcast

Trust the children!

★★★☆☆

Mmmkaaayyy 2021/08/20

Great story, okay storytelling

It’s probably just a personal thing, but I found the narrators way of speaking distracting. Lots of pauses after every other word or so to try to crea...

★★★★☆

Our Man In Duluth 2021/07/15

Best podcast I’ve heard on the subject, but over-produced

Excellent podcast thst is well researched, solidly reported and well edited. My only complaint is that I found the stark, sensationalistic horror movi...

★★★★★

Tampa4356 2021/06/10

So compelling

Absolutely one of the most compelling podcasts I’ve ever listened to. Great job with this!

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