Infamous: NXIVM's Inner Circle

Infamous: NXIVM’s Inner Circle comes at the story from an angle nobody else had. Journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis was granted access to NXIVM’s inner circle members, including Seagram’s heir Clare Bronfman and Smallville actor Allison Mack, while the organization was actively trying to reshape its public image. That access became the backbone of this six-episode investigative series from Campside Media and Sony Music Entertainment. The result is a show where you hear from people who were still inside, still defending the group, which creates this fascinating tension as the legal walls close in around them. Episodes run 27 to 38 minutes, making it a tight, bingeable listen you can finish in a single afternoon. The writing and narration are strong, with Grigoriadis bringing real journalistic chops to the material. Some listeners have noted that audio quality gets rough in spots, particularly during what sound like secretly recorded conversations, but that rawness also adds to the feeling that you are hearing something you were not supposed to hear. It carries a 4.7 rating on Apple Podcasts, though with a smaller review pool of about 25 ratings. If you have already heard the survivor perspective from Escaping NXIVM, this gives you the other side of the story: the people who stayed, the people who believed, and the moment that belief started to crack.