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Don’t have the time right now? Here’s a quick summary: The new series we’re highlighting this week is Bloodlines.  The final episode of Someone Knows Something: The Angel Carlick case is now available. There are new episodes of Crime Story and Let’s Make a Horror. You can pop this link and this link in a new tab for later.

Artwork by: Chloe Cushman

After nearly two years of production, we are thrilled to introduce Bloodlines, our latest co-produced investigative series with BBC Sounds. This immersive podcast follows the journey of journalist Poonam Taneja to Syria in search for answers about a young boy who disappeared during the 2018 bombardment. 

Two-year-old Salmaan and his Canadian-born mother disappeared during the final days of the war against the Islamic State group. In the latest episode, Poonam reaches the prison camp where women and children of suspected IS fighters are being held. 

Angel Carlick is remembered by friends, family and members of her community as a vibrant young person who “wanted to help people.” Known for her beaming smile, she was full of compassion and “a great contributor to society.” Angel’s case, like many Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, tear at the fabric of Indigenous communities. 

In telling Angel’s story and shedding light on similar cases can aid in a step closer to social justice and community healing. 

From the producers team behind Someone Knows Something season 8, thank you for listening.

When police found Dr. Elana Fric's remains by the Humber River in 2016, her husband Dr. Mohammed Shamji was arrested the next day. The murder and arrest of Shamji occupied headlines and pushed Elana’s story into the background. 

Crime Story’s Kathleen Goldhar spoke with investigative journalist Michael Lista who took a different approach in telling this story in an essay he wrote for Toronto Life, which is now featured in his book The Human Scale. 

Hot Tip: Michael Lista’s Crime Story episode is available now — a week early — on CBC Podcasts’ YouTube channel and for CBC's True Crime subscribers on Apple. 

If you’re anything like the hosts of Let’s Make a Horror, then you too suffer from the urge to burst into compulsive laughter during the most inappropriate moments. Comedians Mark, Maddy and Ryan attempt to gain control of their laughter as they explore the thin line between horror and hilarity with The Daily Show correspondent and comedian Ronny Chieng! 

In Case You Missed It

The image on the left shows Émilie Quesnel (left), Cesil Fernandes (middle) Ashley Mak (right) who posed for a picture following their 10 Lessons Learned from 100 Launches panel at Hot Docs Podcast Festival. With a full crowd of podcast industry folks, Cesil Fernandes — executive producer at CBC Podcasts — says he “pictured everyone listening to their favourite podcasts,”  to calm the nerves.

Amelia Eqbal — who works as Commotion’s digital producer by day and as Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s doppelganger by night — showed her Halloween spirit at the CBC Toronto office yesterday! Did you dress up as your favourite podcast host this year? 

How Do You Listen?

“Don't take this the wrong way, but I listen to [PlayME] while I shovel horseshit.” 

Meet Stephan — and horse Margret, pictured above —  who owns a small hobby farm in Oro-Medonte Ontario with his wife Laurie. Stephan wrote to CBC Podcasts, “I have been listening to PlayMe and it is a welcome and inspiring companion while I feed the horses, turn them out and complete my other duties.” 

“I am also involved in a few local community theatre groups as an actor and director, so I am always looking for interesting plays. Thank you. Keep up the great work of producing these poignant, funny, disturbing, provocative, and always wonderful ‘bingable Canadian dramas.’ The horses thank you, too.” 

So, let us know how you listen to your favourite CBC Podcasts? Email us at: podcastdigital@cbc.ca

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