When she was 20 years old, something terrible happened to Vienna Luke. And for more than a decade, the truth of that night remains buried. But when Vienna becomes a mother, she realizes she must confront the past and uncover the truth – whatever the consequences for her family. Her sister Shawnessy comes aboard in the role of dogged detective and Vienna plays the secret agent in a relentless search for answers and justice. Personally: Agent Layla is a gripping true story about memory, family and how far one woman must go to set the record straight. Hosted by Jodie Martinson. Episode one...
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37 min
‘I Get To Tell The Truth’
Vienna Luke fights for justice in the courtroom and works to take back control over her life and story.https://agentlayla.ca/
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44 min
‘Are You Recording This?’
Vienna confronts her abuser face-to-face chasing a confession that could hold up in court.Hear all episodes of Personally: Agent Layla now, early and ad-free, on CBC Stories Premiu…
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41 min
The Sister Detectives
Vienna and Shawnessy break off contact with their brother-in-law and something about becoming a mother makes Vienna ready to dig for the truth about what he did to her.Can’t wait f…
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40 min
The Sin That So Easily Entangles
Vienna Luke grew up in a loving Christian family. All that changed when her brother-in-law entered the picture.Can’t wait for next week’s episode? Hear all episodes of Personally:…
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Introducing: Agent Layla
Vienna Luke became an undercover police operative to figure out what really happened to her on the worst night of her life.Make sure you follow Personally, so you know when the ser…
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Discount Dave (and the Fix), Episode 5: The Good Girl
Becca tries to find out more about Discount Dave. But the more she learns about him, the more she questions her own behaviour. She attends his trial, and as she listens to the test…
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18 min
Discount Dave (and the Fix), Episode 4: Crazy from the Heat
Back home in Vancouver, Becca gets a job in a debaucherous French restaurant where they encourage their staff to drink. One day, Talia comes to town. Talia, now a nurse, has her li…
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17 min
Discount Dave (and the Fix), Episode 3: I Liked it
Becca is on a mission and The Plant Lady is calling the shots. Unsure of what she really wants, she tries out New York City because, because, because… that’s what actors do. But Ne…
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27 min
Discount Dave (and the Fix), Episode 2: Sweet Boyfriend
Two years before Becca gets duped by Discount Dave, she falls in love with Sweet Boyfriend. They are young and wild. Loving hard and partying harder until tragedy strikes. Becca fi…
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20 min
Discount Dave (and the Fix), Episode 1: I Runneth with the Devil
Becca, a hedonistic actor, spots a familiar face in a courtroom, and is hurled back to a cocaine fueled night 14 years earlier, when her best friend’s date with David Lee Roth took…
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2 min
Introducing: Discount Dave (and the Fix)
Introducing an upcoming season of Personally, called Discount Dave (and the Fix). When David Lee Roth crashes the backstage party at a Shakespeare Festival, Becca — a hedonistic yo…
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44 min
Creation Myth: Life After Memoir
Avery Trufelman interviews Helena de Groot about the making of Creation Myth, and how it transformed some of the most important relationships in her life. Including special guests!…
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47 min
What If Closure Never Comes? | From A Slight Change of Plans
Helena joins Maya Shankar on her show, A Slight Change of Plans from Pushkin to talk about her story: what happened, how she questioned and re-questioned her decisions, and how she…
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44 min
Creation Myth, Episode 8: Yes
When Helena was still married to David, she lived through something she doesn’t often revisit—it was too big, too scary. But now she’s ready to talk about it with two friends who w…
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36 min
Creation Myth, Episode 7: Orb of Calm
Four of Helena’s friends are pregnant. They’re spending more time with other mothers and mothers-to-be. Will there still be room for her? And while her friends experience the bigge…
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36 min
Creation Myth, Episode 6: The Nuclear Option
Since she can’t decide if she should get sterilized or not, Helena asks a stranger. A guy named Sam who doesn’t have any stake in her life. Sam regretted having his kid. He didn’t…
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35 min
Creation Myth, Episode 5: All of it
Just like her grandmother, her great-grandmother, and her aunt, Helena gets depressed. She sits down with her mother Annika, to really talk about it. “It was as if your skin no lon…
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38 min
Creation Myth, Episode 4: Freedom Form
With her sterilization scheduled, Helena sits down with her new lover to explain her decision. But the conversation leads in an unexpected direction. More confused than ever, she r…
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42 min
Creation Myth, Episode 3: Doors Do Close
After her abortion, Helena’s marriage is at a tipping point. David still wants kids, and she wants her tubes tied. In a moment of despair, a conversation with Ama the poet shifts H…
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37 min
Creation Myth, Episode 2: Pregnant
Helena does not want kids. Her husband does. For years they’ve battled it out. Then, while he is on his way back from a surfing trip, she finds out she’s pregnant. What will she te…