Crime Story: Allison Mack finally speaks out about NXIVM cult

Allison after NXIVM from Uncover

CBC

True Crime

4.6 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Natalie Robehmed is the first journalist Allison Mack agreed to speak to, on the record, since her release from prison. Allison spent over a decade in NXIVM, the now infamous sex cult where some members were branded with leader Keith Raniere’s initials. She joined the group as a Hollywood actress known for her role on the hit TV show Smallville and eventually climbed the ranks, using her starlet status to recruit other women into the cult.

In this episode of Crime Story, Natalie Robehmed discusses the new season of Uncover: Allison after NXIVM, including what it was like to finally hear from Allison, the lies she told to protect Keith, and how she became both victim and perpetrator of his sinister ploys.

You can listen to more incredible tales of true crime every week on Crime Story. Find more Crime Story episodes in your podcast app, or here: https://link.mgln.ai/CSxAfterNXIVM

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0:00.0	Hey Canada, it's me, Gavin Crawford, host of Because News.
0:03.7	Each week, I put comedians on the spot with a pop quiz about the headlines.
0:07.9	This week, we're talking about the monster of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's own making,
0:12.8	Wayne Gretzky's incredible pronunciation skills,
0:15.8	and the one kind of Christmas toy experts are all calling dangerous.
0:19.7	Miguel Revis, Emma Hunter, and Gene Yune are here, so laugh along as we try to make sense
0:24.4	of the headlines.
0:25.5	Follow because news on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts for free.
0:32.0	This is a CBC podcast.
0:35.1	Hi, it's Natalie.
0:36.9	I want to give a big thank you for the response we've gotten to this podcast so far.
0:41.8	From all of us at Campside Media and CBC, thanks so much for listening.
0:47.0	If you've already listened to all episodes of Allison After Nexium, we thought you might enjoy a behind-the-scenes conversation I recently had on a podcast called
0:56.6	Crime Story. I was interviewed by Kathleen Goldhar, who was also the lead producer on CBC's first season
1:03.9	of Uncover back in 2018, escaping nexium. So yeah, we had a lot to catch up on. In many ways, it felt like a full
1:13.3	circle moment to discuss the case with Kathleen. I told her about the day I met Alison Mack
1:18.8	and how I went on to gain her trust. And Kathleen told me about what it was like being in the
1:24.4	courtroom for Keith Reneery's trial. I suggest you keep listening to hear more.
1:29.7	And afterwards, consider checking out other episodes in the crime story feed. A great place to
1:35.1	start is Kathleen's conversation with Amanda Knox. It's linked in the show notes. I think you'll
1:40.6	like it. Now, on to my interview with Kathleen.
1:51.1	The following episode contains difficult subject matter, including references to sexual assault.
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