The Con, a new podcast strand about international scam stories, also includes the critically acclaimed catfishing quest, Love, Janessa, launched in January 2023
The lines between truth and deception blur in the BBC World Service and CBC’s new six-part true crime podcast KAITLYN’S BABY, launching on Tuesday, January 14.
Kaitlyn, a pregnant young woman in crisis, takes dozens of birth workers through a series of disasters – rape, baby loss, and even a coma. One by one, the doulas struggle to support her, to grieve with her, and even to save her life as they are led down a devastating path. Then the truth comes out – it’s all lies.
THE CON: KAITLYN’S BABY is hosted by writer and producer Sarah Treleaven. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems, and the question becomes: who is Kaitlyn Braun, and what is the truth behind her web of lies?
Cases like these puzzle legal experts and raise intricate moral and ethical questions. What led Kaitlyn, a promising young social worker, down this path? Can she be held accountable for her actions?
All six episodes of KAITLYN’S BABY will be available as a boxset on CBC True Crime Premium from Tuesday, January 14. Beginning on that date, episodes will also be released weekly on most other podcast apps and platforms.
KAITLYN’S BABY is the new season of the new The Con podcast strand, which also includes LOVE, JANESSA. Hosted by journalist Hannah Ajala, LOVE, JANESSA delves into the murky world of online romance scams to find an adult entertainment star who is the unwitting human face of a digital con. Janessa Brazil’s stolen images are being used as part of global catfishing schemes.
Sarah Treleaven Biography
Host Sarah Treleaven is the partial brains and voice of iHeart Radio's Unrestorable podcast, and the host and producer of USG Audio's The Followers: Madness of Two. As a features writer, she contributes to a wide variety of publications, including the BBC, Harper's, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Report on Business, Vogue, The Guardian, Marie Claire, New York Magazine, The Walrus, and many more.
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About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC offers a richly diverse collection of award-winning podcasts that engage, enlighten and entertain. CBC is the #1 Canadian podcaster, reaching more Canadians than any other podcast publisher with millions of downloads each month and more than 45 series in genres such as true crime, comedy, human interest and audio fiction.
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.
About BBC World Service
BBC World Service delivers news content around the world in English and 41 other language services, on radio, TV, and digital. BBC World Service reaches a weekly audience of 320m (BBC Global Audience Measure 2024).
BBC World Service English is an English-language radio and online network that broadcasts internationally. BBC World Service English reaches a weekly audience of 84m (2024), broadcasting news and current affairs programmes such as Newsday, Newshour, The Newsroom, OS and The Inquiry. It also broadcasts a range of documentaries including People Fixing the World, In the Studio, The Documentary, The Forum, Heart and Soul, and The Climate Question. Podcasts from the BBC World Service English include The Global Story, the Global News Podcast, investigative seasons of World of Secrets, Good Bad Billionaire, Dramas: Purple Heart Warriors, Dear Daughter, The Documentary, Lives Less Ordinary, The Bomb, The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam, Love Janessa, Hollywood Exiles, and The Lazarus Heist. For more information, visit bbc.com/worldservice.
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