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September 30 OCEAN CREATURE: The Horseshoe Crab
These ancient, freaky-looking crabs are much more than they seem - and they might actually help keep you alive. 🦀 This week on Coast Files, we’re diving into the bizarre world of horseshoe crabs, the 250-million-year-old “living fossils” that are far stranger, and far more important, than their name suggests. From full-moon love fests and alien-looking anatomy to their incredible blood and its role in modern medicine, discover why this prehistoric creature is one of the ocean’s most unexpected heroes… and why we desperately need to protect it.
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52 min
September 23LISTENER STORIES: Canadian Podcasts
For a special listener episode, Coast Files heard from three amazing Canadian podcasts who kindly shared a personal creepy story with us. We then added in a few bonus stories. Get ready to get creeped out, and check out these awesome Canadian podcasts:

It Came From the Maritimes
Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes
Haunted Hangout
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1 hr 5 min
September 16 DISASTER: The Final Voyage of the RMS Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was one of the most famous ocean liners of her time. But when she set out across the Atlantic in 1915, she was entering a world at war, and the dangers ahead were no secret. Despite warnings that German U-boats were targeting ships in the area, the Lusitania continued toward England. What followed became one of the most infamous maritime disasters of World War I. This week, we dive into the Lusitania's final voyage, the people aboard her, the decisions that put the ship in harm's way, and the secrets surrounding what she was carrying.
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1 hr 30 min
September 09 EXPERIMENT: The Acali Raft
In May 1973, an anthropologist set drift across the Atlantic on a bus-sized raft with 10 strangers, engineered to test the breaking point of human savagery. The tabloids called it the "Sex Raft," but between calculated mind games, near-miss collisions, and whispers of mutiny, the real conflict wasn't what anyone predicted. Tune in to hear what happened over 101 volatile days at sea—and who truly broke first.
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55 min
September 02 MURDERED: The Shafia Family
When a 1997 Nissan Sentra was found submerged at the Kingston Mills Locks in June 2009, it initially appeared to be a tragic, bizarre driving accident. Inside were four women—three teenage sisters and their father's first wife—trapped beneath the surface. But as investigators began pulling back the layers of the family's life in Montreal, the "accident" narrative completely fell apart.
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1 hr 11 min
August 26 Interview with James Renner on the Disappearance of Amy Bradley
This week, sit down with investigative journalist and author James Renner to discuss his new book, A Cruise to Nowhere, and the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley. James’s research challenges some of the assumptions about Amy’s case and has us questioning our original theory about what may have happened to her.
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1 hr 29 min
August 19 Coast Files Special Announcement!
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2 min
August 19 CHILLING CRUISE SHIPS: The Disappearance of Amy Bradley
In March 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley set sail with her family aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas for a week-long vacation in the Caribbean. But just as the ship prepared to dock in Curaçao, Amy vanished from her cabin balcony into thin air—leaving behind her shoes, her cigarettes, and a trail of unsettling questions.

In this episode of Coast Files, we dive deep into one of the most perplexing and haunting missing persons cases in modern history. Was it a tragic accident at sea, or was Amy targeted and abducted right under everyone’s eyes?
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1 hr 20 min
August 12 CULT: The Aquarian Foundation
High-society fortunes, apocalyptic dread, and a mysterious island compound off the British Columbia coast - this isn't fiction, it's Canada's most bizarre occult scandal. Come join us as Chantel introduces Brother XII and the dark, twisty tale of the Aquarian Foundation.
Will you uncover the truth, or fall under the spell?
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1 hr 1 min
August 05 DISASTER: Container Ship Catastrophies
When we lived in Halifax, we used to drive past the Fairview Cove Container Ship Terminal. Most medium sized cities on the coast will have a dock like this where water based deliveries are picked up and dropped off. Massive ships piled high with stacked steel containers filled with anything and everything. You may have also come across videos of these same ships in the middle of their journey with rough waters and intense storms. Your heart stops when you see 1,200 ft waves (or 169 Shaq’s), as the ship dips well below the water line as it moves through these monster waves. It always made me think - do these ships ever lose containers since they’re 10 - 12 containers high? Do these ships ever get in trouble on the water? Yes, yes they do.
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46 min

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Welcome to Coast Files! A podcast where three best friends dive deep into the mysteries of the sea, unravel oceanic secrets, and delve into true crime stories lurking beneath the waves. Let's dive…