Explore every episode of the podcast Welcome to Paradise
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The story Anna Maria never thought sheād tell: On stage at Hot Docs | 16 May 2023 | 00:16:04 | |
For Anna Maria Tremonti, the decision to speak publicly about being abused by a former partner was complex; she wanted to tell it, but didnāt know how. Live on stage at the Hot Docs festival, Anna Maria unpacks what led her to creating Welcome to Paradise, and how the release of the podcast reconnected her with someone she never thought sheād hear from again. | |||
| Ep. 6: "The Visitation" | 15 Mar 2022 | 00:32:52 | |
Anna Maria makes a trip to find out more about Pat's past and confirms something sheād suspected.
If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/resource-list-welcome-to-paradise-1.6328619.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/welcome-to-paradise-transcripts-listen-1.6803405 | |||
| Ep. 5: "The Message" | 08 Mar 2022 | 00:31:21 | |
As Anna Maria prepares to contact Pat, she makes a startling discovery.
If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/resource-list-welcome-to-paradise-1.6328619.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/welcome-to-paradise-transcripts-listen-1.6803405 | |||
| Ep. 4: āThe Long Tailā | 01 Mar 2022 | 00:29:09 | |
Getting out is only half the battle. After separating from her abusive husband, Anna Maria faces the most dangerous period of the relationship⦠and long-term emotional fallout that follows her for years.
If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/resource-list-welcome-to-paradise-1.6328619.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/welcome-to-paradise-transcripts-listen-1.6803405 | |||
| Ep. 3: āL is for Loveā | 22 Feb 2022 | 00:33:22 | |
Anna Maria is living a double life. In public she and Pat seem like the perfect couple. At home, heās becoming increasingly violent.
If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/resource-list-welcome-to-paradise-1.6328619.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/welcome-to-paradise-transcripts-listen-1.6803405 | |||
| Ep. 2: āSee What You Made Me Doā | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:29:52 | |
Pat seems charming, funny and worldly ā the perfect husband. But shortly after their wedding, Anna Maria discovers the man sheās married is an entirely different person behind closed doors.
If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/resource-list-welcome-to-paradise-1.6328619.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/welcome-to-paradise-transcripts-listen-1.6803405 | |||
| Ep. 1: āOne of Those People You Hear Aboutā | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:30:04 | |
Ready to reveal her longest-held secret, Anna Maria Tremonti talks to her therapist about a trauma from 40 years ago thatās the source of shame and self-loathing. Sheās reported on gender-based violence many times as a journalist, including from war zones ā but this time, sheās telling her own story.
If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/resource-list-welcome-to-paradise-1.6328619.
For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/welcome-to-paradise-transcripts-listen-1.6803405 | |||
| Introducing: Welcome to Paradise | 08 Feb 2022 | 00:02:19 | |
The secret's out. As one of Canadaās most respected journalists, Anna Maria Tremonti has a reputation for being fearless. Sheās reported from some of the worldās most dangerous conflict zones. But thereās one story sheās never made public: when she was 23 years old, she married a man who beat her. Their marriage only lasted one year but the consequences of that abuse lasted a lifetime. Now she's telling her own story. Welcome to Paradise launches February 15. If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at cbc.ca/WTPresources. | |||
| Teaser: Welcome to Paradise | Content Warning | 20 Jan 2022 | 00:01:11 | |
Content warning: contains descriptions of intimate partner violence. Please take care when listening. Anna Maria Tremonti is sharing a 40-year secret. She reported from some of the worldās most dangerous conflict zones ā but none of them were as immediately threatening as life at home. Welcome to Paradise launches Feb. 15. If you or someone you know is affected by intimate partner violence, you can find a list of resources at cbc.ca/WTPresources. | |||
| Welcome to Paradise Introduces: Creation Myth | 10 Feb 2026 | 00:40:33 | |
Get lost in someone elseās life. From a mysterious childhood spent on the run, to a courageous escape from domestic violence, each season of Personally invites you to explore the human experience in all its complexity, one story ā or season ā at a time. In the latest season of Personally: Creation Myth, Helena does not want kids. Her husband believes sheāll change her mindāshe has so much love to give, she would be a perfect mother. That will never happen, she tells him. Again. And again. Until one day, he leaves. In the silence, doubt starts rushing in. So she asks her close friends, her mother, her sister, even a perfect strangerādid she make the right decision? What is the purpose of life? Center your pleasure, says one friend. Go for adventure, says another, and isnāt parenthood the biggest adventure of all? Be true to yourself, says a father who regrets his decision. But the voice she needs to hear is her own. More episodes of Creation Myth are available wherever you get your podcasts and here: https://link.mgln.ai/CMxWTP | |||