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Documentary · Canadaland

Thunder Bay

by Canadaland

Thunder Bay has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential. When Indigenous teens start turning up dead under suspicious circumstances, host Ryan McMahon sets out to uncover the truth. What he finds is a city steeped in racism, corruption and neglect — a city with the highest homicide and hate crime rates in the country. Why does it all happen here? Thunder Bay originally ran in the fall of 2018, followed by Return to Thunder Bay (2020) and Thunder Bay: Post-Mortem (2023). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chart trend

Position in the Documentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#8
all-time peak
2
days in the top 10 since Oct 2025

Latest episodes

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Post-Mortem, Part 2

Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson team up with Cherise Seucharan for the conclusion to Post Mortem, a two-episode dive into the connection between the police, the coroners, a

Nov 20 2023
36 min

Post-Mortem, Part 1

For over five years, Canadaland has been investigating Thunder Bay, Ontario. Specifically, we have been trying to figure out why there were so many unanswered questions a

Nov 13 2023
39 min

Criminally Responsible

The verdict arrives in the trial that everyone’s talking about. Can there be justice? As Thunder Bay grapples with the truth about itself, people are still dying. Kids ar

Dec 15 2020
43 min

It Happens Because You're Indigenous

When a system is broken, you can work outside of it to create something new, or you can try to change it from within. But what happens when you need the system? Support

Nov 30 2020
41 min

A Post-Truth Town

It’s infamous as the homicide and hate crime capital of Canada. And now, Thunder Bay has been officially diagnosed as racist.  But so what? Does knowing this mean that a

Nov 16 2020
46 min

Introducing: Return to Thunder Bay

New stories from Thunder Bay. Original artwork by Blake Angeconeb and Michah Dowbak. Support us at canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo

Oct 18 2020
1 min

Burners

What if Thunder Bay isn't broken? What if it's working just as it's supposed to? Support us here: canadaland.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

Nov 25 2018
28 min

The Ruthless Game

Agnew Johnston was a lawyer who represented the state against criminals. But he was a criminal himself, paying underage girls for sex. His defence? Everybody in Thunder B

Nov 12 2018
46 min

Deathly Low Priority

Nine teenagers died. There is evidence of foul play. There are suspects. There are motives. There have even been confessions. But nobody has ever been charged. In a town

Oct 28 2018
39 min

Clowns

A dark, grainy, cellphone video leads to criminal charges against the mayor, his wife, the chief of police, and a multimillionaire lawyer turned convicted sex offender, w

Oct 23 2018
42 min

There Is A Town In North Ontario

Locals call it Murder Bay. It might be the most dangerous city for Indigenous youth in the world. But to others, it's their white nirvana. Host Ryan McMahon wants to kn

Oct 22 2018
29 min

Introducing: Thunder Bay

The highest homicide and hate crime rates in the country. A mayor charged with extortion. A police chief who faced trial for obstruction of justice. Nine tragic deaths of

Oct 12 2018
2 min

Chart positions

Where Thunder Bay ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 10, 2026).

#138 ▼ 5 Documentary US

What listeners say

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This story is one that is deeply sad but needs to be told. The podcast is extremely well done. The writing and story telling are excellent. His voice is soothing. It’s a story worth hearing.

AnonListener · Nov 2025

I’m in the US and love Canadian podcasts. They’re so well done; true investigative journalism. There’s a lot about Canadian history and culture that Americans don’t know and it seems that podcasts are a good way to learn. This podcast is so good. If you love a good study in human behavior and social injustice then this is the podcast for you.

True Crime Zealot · Nov 2025

This podcast is so well done! It elicits a lot of emotion from the listener while not presenting the content with a lot of emotion - it presents facts, statistics, and first hand accounts. It draws the listener into the stories (that are woven together beautifully to present the big picture) and allows you to form your own opinion. It’s extremely respectful to the victims and their families, allowing them to have their own voices. It’s painfully sad, but beautifully done. Easily digestible, despite tackling huge, overarching issues. Thank you for making such a brilliant, informative, respectful podcast!

jtmf0320 · Oct 2025

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