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Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker

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John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are scraping by on welfare and methadone in a basement suite with John’s grandma, when they find themselves embroiled in a terrorist plot. A mysterious figure named Abe comes into their lives and introduces the couple to a shadowy world of global extremism. With Abe as their mentor and benefactor, John and Amanda hatch a plan to bomb a national holiday celebration using homemade pressure cooker devices. They have no idea that federal police are tracking their every move. Through nearly a hundred hours of surveillance footage and wiretaps, Pressure Cooker puts you in the middle of a sprawling anti-terror operation at the height of the War on Terror — one the courts will eventually call a “travesty of justice." For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.

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  • Introducing: Pressure Cooker

    Introducing: Pressure Cooker
    Aug 3 2022
    John and Amanda are outsiders. They’re devoted to Dungeons & Dragons, struggling with addiction and living on welfare when they find themselves at the centre of a sprawling terrorism investigation. Host Dan Pierce follows their wild journey in this five part series, launching September 5th. New episodes on Mondays with early access for CBC True Crime Premium subscribers.
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    3 mins
  • Episode 1: Project Souvenir

    Episode 1: Project Souvenir
    Sep 5 2022
    Police intercept two homegrown – and very peculiar – extremists intent on murder and mayhem at a national holiday festival. Pressure cooker bombs. Just like the Boston Marathon. But something about the official version of the story doesn’t add up. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/pressure-cooker-transcripts-listen-1.6563380
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    35 mins
  • Episode 2: The Mysterious Uncle Abe

    Episode 2: The Mysterious Uncle Abe
    Sep 5 2022
    Meet the misfit suspects behind the foiled attack. Learn how they fell down a rabbit hole of conspiracy, hate and terror. And how they crossed paths with a mysterious financier who pledged to fund their diabolical plot. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/pressure-cooker-transcripts-listen-1.6563380
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    48 mins
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This is the true story of the young married couple who became homegrown terrorists…with the help of our own RCMP “Mr. Big”. So much of the story is in the words of the star players themselves as recorded through hundreds of hours of surveillance. Some of the recording is quiet so wear good headphones and turn up the volume—you won’t believe what you are hearing!

Unbelievable…but true … sad … yet perversely … maddening …mesmerizing true story

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