The Flamethrowers Podcast
1) The Flamethrowers Introduces | Aftermath: Hunt for the Anthrax Killer
In the wake of 9/11, anthrax-laced letters unleashed a new wave of terror across the nation. But who was behind the attacks — and why has America nearly forgotten this story?As government buildings sh...Show More
2) The Flamethrowers Introduces | Split Screen: Thrill Seekers
A TV crew offers 12 ordinary people the chance to take part in the adventure of a lifetime. But there’s a catch. The audience knows everything but the contestants are kept in the dark. As the cameras ...Show More
3) The Flamethrowers Introduces: Broomgate: A Curling Scandal
For years, players have been too afraid to talk about it. But now, the truth about a broom that almost destroyed curling is finally coming out. In Broomgate: A Curling Scandal, semi-professional curle...Show More
4) The Flamethrowers Introduces: Split Screen: Kid Nation
The controversial reality TV show known as ‘Kid Nation’, which borrowed its premise from Lord of the Flies, was cancelled shortly after its 2007 debut. Producers took 40 kids into a makeshift desert t...Show More
5) The Flamethrowers Introduces: The Africas VS. America
In 1985, at the height of the Black Power era, police dropped a bomb in a Philadelphia neighborhood. Their target? A family of Black radicals known as ‘MOVE,’ who found themselves ensnared in a city —...Show More
6) The Flamethrowers Introduces: Pressure Cooker
John and Amanda have lived on the fringes their whole lives. They’re on welfare, living with John’s grandma, and struggling with addiction to opioids and Dungeons and Dragons. They’ve followed crooked...Show More
7) The Flamethrowers Introduces: A Special Front Burner Edition from the Ground in Ottawa
Front Burner from CBC News and CBC Podcasts is your essential daily news podcast taking you deep into the stories shaping Canada and the world. In this special Front Burner evening edition from the gr...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Introducing: Boys Like Me
Why are lonely, young men a growing threat to our safety? In 2018, a Toronto man drove a van down a busy sidewalk, killing 11 people and injuring many more. He was linked to the "incel" movement, a da...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Introducing: White Hot Hate
White Hot Hate is the second podcast in an investigative trilogy from CBC Podcasts exploring three different strands of the radical right. The series follows the extraordinary case of young Canadian j...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) Ep. 6: The Talk Radio President
Donald Trump takes the style, tactics, and issues straight from the right-wing radio playbook. The only question now is: Where does it go from here?