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March 11 Anniversary Episode: 2 YEARS!
In this special two-year anniversary episode, Chantel, Lindsay, and Meghan celebrate Coast Files with a collection of wild listener stories and unforgettable moments. From a rollercoaster operator who nearly launched riders with unlocked harnesses to a terrifying encounter with a polar bear in the Canadian wilderness, these real-life stories prove that truth is often stranger than fiction. Join us as we celebrate two years of Coast Files with chaos, laughter, and some truly unbelievable stories from our listeners.
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1 hr 3 min
March 04 CREEPY LAKE: The Underwater Ghost Town of Lake Minnewanka
Beneath the turquoise surface of Banff’s most famous lake lies a resort town frozen in time and a ghost car that shouldn't exist. Beyond the man-made ruins, an ancient heartbeat still thumps from the depths—proving that some things were never meant to be submerged. Join us this week as Chantel guides us through the haunting history of Lake Minnewanka.
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59 min
February 25 CHILLING CRUISE SHIPS: Merrian Carver
In 2004 Merrian Carver would board a Celebrity Cruise ship called Mercury and head to Alaska for a week of adventure - only that didn’t happen. Merrian would not be seen again after one day. What would follow would be maddening behaviour from the cruise line, suspicious actions from the ones in charge, and more questions than answers.

Listen in as we try to figure out what happened to Merrian Carver.
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54 min
February 18 ISLAND MYSTERY: North Sentinel Island
In the remote waters of the Bay of Bengal sits North Sentinel Island—home to the Sentinelese, a tribe that has resisted all contact with the outside world for thousands of years. Despite strict protection laws and deadly warnings, explorers, missionaries, and thrill-seekers have repeatedly attempted to reach the island, often with deadly consequences. This episode of Coast Files examines colonial invasion, the devastating impact outsiders can bring, and the haunting story of a man who believed it was his destiny to step ashore—no matter the cost.
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1 hr 4 min
February 11 TOP SECRET: Project Azorian
In this episode, Chantel tells us an unbelievable true story that starts with a missing Soviet submarine and quickly turns into a high-stakes, top-secret mission with cutting-edge technology, and one very unexpected billionaire. With spy ships circling, tensions rising, and a race against time to reach the bottom of the ocean, this story will have you on the edge of your seat!
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55 min
February 04 100th Episode Special
In this special anniversary episode, Chantel, Lindsay, and Meghan celebrate a huge milestone by testing each other’s memories, revisiting some of the wildest stories from the archives, and blurring the line between fact and fiction. Play along at home with our Were You Listening? trivia, then put your instincts to the test with Real or Reel. This episode is part celebration, part chaos, and 100% Coast Files.
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1 hr 32 min
January 28 SPREE KILLER: Justin Bourque
Canada is known for being safe—especially when it comes to gun violence. That’s why what happened in Moncton, New Brunswick in June 2014 shook the country to its core.
On a warm summer evening, a heavily armed man dressed head-to-toe in camouflage walked out of a trailer park and into the woods. Within an hour, three RCMP officers would be dead, two more wounded, and an entire city placed under lockdown.

This is the story of the Moncton RCMP shootings: a case marked by missed warning signs, escalating paranoia, and a devastating failure to intervene before violence erupted. We’ll trace Justin Bourque’s path to that night—his radicalization, his obsession with authority and weapons, and the moment Canada confronted a kind of mass violence it never expected at home.
A heartbreaking chapter in Canadian history—and a reminder that no country is immune.
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1 hr 5 min
January 21 TOP SECRET: U-505
Sweaty sailors, secret codes, and a submarine that refused to sink. Join us as we unravel the wild true story of U-505—the risky mission that brought it back from the depths, helped change the course of WWII, and left it in one very unexpected place.
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1 hr 1 min
January 14 DEEP DIVE: The Dolphin Files
This week, Chantel tackles one of the ocean’s most misunderstood creatures: dolphins. From their surprising evolutionary origins to the wildly diverse, intelligent, and sometimes bizarre, species found in oceans and rivers around the world, the episode explores the good, the bad, and the truly unhinged sides of dolphin behavior. We wrap it up with a shocking Cold War–era experiment involving NASA and dolphins, leaving you to rethink everything you thought you knew about the ocean’s most famous mammals.
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59 min
January 07 OCEAN MYSTERY: La Méduse
In 1816, the French frigate La Méduse ran aground off the coast of West Africa after its wildly unqualified captain ignored experienced sailors and common sense. When lifeboats proved scarce, the elite sailed away—leaving 146 men and one woman behind on a makeshift raft built for cargo, not humans. What followed was nearly two weeks of starvation, violence, madness, and cannibalism on the open sea. Their suffering would later be immortalized in one of the most haunting paintings in history, The Raft of the Medusa—a brutal exposé of power, privilege, and human desperation.
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51 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…