Heart

About Heart

Sonny and Terry shared the same heart. They died the same way. And there’s one other thing these two men shared: a wife. A heart transplant transforms Sonny Graham’s fate when he reaches out to the widow of his heart donor. What follows is trumpeted by local papers as a miraculous love story. But court filings expose a more troubled reality. Friends and family report a worrying change in Sonny. Then, he dies by suicide—the exact same fate, it turns out, as his heart donor, Terry Cottle. The families of the two men are suddenly bound together by disturbing questions. Others speculate that Sonny’s new heart might have been carrying Terry’s traumas. Are the two men’s deaths just a coincidence, or are there darker forces at work? Heart is an Apple Original podcast produced by Plan B and Blanchard House. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts. http://apple.co/Heart

Publisher

Apple TV / Plan B / Blanchard House

Category

society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 6 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Metamorphosis | 5

   Host Terry interviews Sonny Graham about the profound changes Sonny experiences after receiving Terry's transplanted heart, exploring the possibility of inherited memories.

2. 

   26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Amazing Grace | 4

   Sonny Graham interviews Terry's sister as they explore the profound questions of life, death, and the soul's residence after Terry's heart transplant.

3. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Good Heart | 3

   Terry Cottle's family grapples with his complex life and tragic suicide, revealing a devoted father's hidden affair and devastating end.

4. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Suspicion | 2

   Host Michelle investigates her father Sonny's suspicious personality changes after his heart transplant, exploring if his new heart transformed him.

5. 

   19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Lion | 1

   Host and investigative journalist Dan Barry explores the mysterious suicide of heart transplant recipient Sonny Graham and its unsettling connection to his donor in this interview.

6. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing Heart

   This episode explores the mysterious connection between heart transplant recipient Sonny Graham and his donor Terry Cottle, investigating if trauma transfers with the organ.

Inside a recent episode

Metamorphosis | 5

Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The procedure will take up to six hours, one of the most complex procedures in modern medicine, and one of the most perilous. They make an incision down the middle of the chest. Writer and physician, Dr. Basil Bakush. And they will expose the heart. Dr. Bakush is the author of The End of Death, about the early days of heart transplant surgery. A heart-lung bypass machine takes over from Sonny's heart. It delivers oxygen around his body, and his heart is injected with a cold potassium solution. It slows. It beats one last time. It will never beat again. One by one, the major blood vessels are clamped and cut. […]

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