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More than 80 women from around the world have accused the fast-fashion mogul Peter Nygard of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking in incidents across four decades and at least four countries. He denies it all, and claims his accusers are lying as part of a vast conspiracy. The Winnipegger had built a sprawling international retail empire over the past 50 years — but now, Nygard's professional achievements are being overshadowed by a sinister personal life, earning him the moniker, ‘Canada’s Jeffrey Epstein’. Host Timothy Sawa has been an investigative journalist at the CBC for more than two decades. For almost half that time, he’s been part of a team investigating Peter Nygard and defending his journalism in court. Now, he helms a new podcast that asks the key questions: Who are the women and men who have stepped forward? Which systems failed them? And how did Nygard get away with it for so long? For the best in true crime from CBC, ad-free, visit apple.co/cbctruecrime.
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Evil By Design is hosted by CBC. The show has published 12 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Evil By Design Introduces: Agent Layla" (28 September 2026, 41 minutes), "Evil By Design Introduces: The Mile Zero Murders from Uncover" (10 August 2026, 28 minutes), and "Evil By Design Introduces: Artificial Intimacy" (26 May 2026, 37 minutes).
Evil By Design publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 12 episodes.
Booking probability for Evil By Design is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Evil By Design requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Evil By Design's contact route on record: verified email.
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CBC hosts Evil By Design, a true crime podcast with 12 episodes published.
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