Love, Janessa
Hosted by Sarah Treleaven · CBC + BBC World Service
4.4from 1,989 ratings
- 23
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 1,989
- Ratings
- 2023
- First episode
- 126K
- YouTube views
About Love, Janessa
Kaitlyn Braun, a pregnant young woman in crisis, takes dozens of birth workers through an escalating series of disasters – rape, baby loss, and even a coma. One by one, the doulas struggle to support her and grieve with her, and even save her life as they’re led down a distressing path. And then the truth comes out. In this six-part true crime series, Sarah Treleaven untangles a complex web of lies and deception to ask who Kaitlyn really is and why she did the things that she did. Cases like these puzzle legal experts and raise intricate moral and ethical questions. This is not your average con. Kaitlyn is not your usual scammer. The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby is the 2026 Winner (https://www.instagram.com/p/DVL-PTCDn0v/?img_index=2) of the Podcast Academy’s Ambie Award for Best Documentary Podcast (https://www.ambies.com/2026-winners-nominees#doumentary26). Kaitlyn's Baby is Season 2 of The Con — a podcast exposing the art of deception — from CBC and the BBC World Service. Season 1 - the critically acclaimed catfishing quest, Love, Janessa, launched in January 2023. Content warning: The latest season of The Con contains references to medical emergencies, including baby loss. We also deal with sexual assault and there is some strong language.
- Publisher
- CBC + BBC World Service
- Category
- true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Jan 2023
- Latest episode
- 6 May 2025
Latest episodes
8 of 23 episodes have a transcript.
6 May 2025TRANSCRIPT
The Con Introduces: Sea of Lies
18 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT
Kaitlyn's Baby | Episode 6: A problem like Kaitlyn
11 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT
Kaitlyn's Baby | Episode 5: It gets worse
Who has been a guest on Love, Janessa
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Aizia
- Kate
- Seanna
- Amy
- Katie
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 125,543
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 789 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 1,200 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 39
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 93
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Sarah Treleaven host the show. Published by CBC + BBC World Service.
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