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Sneak preview: Secrets of the fifth estate

They're the stories we can't turn away from: where lives have been upended and questions gone unanswered. That's also where you'll find the investigative team from CBC's the fifth estate. Our special preview of the Secrets of the fifth estate podcast goes deep inside some of their most powerful and memorable stories.
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Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay and Mark Kelley host CBC's investigative documentary program, the fifth estate.
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They're the stories we can't turn away from: where lives have been upended and questions gone unanswered.

That's also where you'll find the investigative team from CBC's the fifth estate.

They've been bringing in-depth investigations to Canadian television audiences for over 40 years and now, they're entering the world of podcasting. Our special preview of Secrets of the fifth estate goes deep inside some of their most powerful and memorable stories.

Inside the world of investigative journalism with CBC's the fifth estate

In his first television interview since his release from an Egyptian prison, Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy speaks with Gillian Findlay of CBC's the fifth estate in Cairo, February 2015. (CBC)

It's a world that has you knocking on strangers' doors, and following tips that can lead to dead ends.

Investigative journalism is tough work, so what makes someone choose this sometimes frustrating path? Co-host Gillian Findlay and producer Linda Guerriero take you inside CBC's investigative documentary program, the fifth estate.

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The Secrets of the fifth estate podcast is produced by Mieke Anderson and Megan Griffith-Greene.

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