Tell Me What Happened Podcast
1) Struck by Lightning on the Trail
Minko Nikolov is an avid rock climber. Bouldering? Big vertical walls? He does it all. But he’s no risk-taker. In fact, on this day, he was only hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. The weather did...Show More
2) A Heart Attack and Help From the Crowd
Blaine Russell-Webster was going about his day when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest, lost consciousness, and rolled his work truck in front of a cemetery in Buffalo, New York. People rushed to help,...Show More
3) An Unlikely Avalanche
Janet He likes to ski. She does the blue runs and a few of the blacks, but she sticks to the in-bounds slopes and always minds weather warnings. None of that mattered one morning in Lake Tahoe. Out of...Show More
4) A Jogger, His Dog, and an Icy Canal
As a sports columnist in Washington, D.C., Mike Wise loved unwinding with a run along the C&O Canal with his dog Looly. One fiercely cold night, Looly chased a stick onto a thin layer of ice and fell ...Show More
5) A New Season of Uplifting Stories
Tell Me What Happened is back for a sixth season with eight new heroic, true stories of people helping people. This season, we’ll take you to a raging river in Alaska, the searing heat of Arizona’s Su...Show More
6) Season 6 is coming
Big news! Eight new Tell Me What Happened episodes are coming in 2026. During Season 5, we celebrated 1 million downloads. Now, Season 6 is teeing up true stories of people helping people in places li...Show More
7) Hiker Rescues Bridesmaids from Hurricane
Six hundred miles from where Hurricane Helene slammed into the Florida coast, a group of bridesmaids found themselves trapped on a mountainside. Kayla Donnelly is getting married in a couple months… b...Show More
8) Musicians Rescue Hundreds on Sinking Ship
As a luxury cruise ship sinks, unlikely heroes come to the rescue. Rose-Marie Howe was shocked when her cruise was interrupted by a blackout. But she soon realized the loss of power was the least of ...Show More
9) Pulled Free and Paid Forward
A simple drive home becomes a life-or-death struggle. The weather wasn’t great, but Bryan Pederson was just a few blocks from home on a street he had driven a thousand times. Still, the wind was howl...Show More
10) One Hug, Two Lives Changed
From a crowd of onlookers, one person steps forward to help. A teenage girl named Maddie walked to a highway overpass and stopped. As dozens of cars sped past, she climbed a railing, looked over the ...Show More