The Thing About Helen & Olga
Hosted by Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison · NBC News
4.7from 3,310 ratings
- 31
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 3,310
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 9B
- YouTube views
About The Thing About Helen & Olga
Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suffers the same fate -- investigators uncover a horrifying and twisted plot that stuns even the most seasoned detectives. Listen to all episodes of The Thing About Helen & Olga now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com
- Publisher
- NBC News
- Category
- news · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Nov 2021
- Latest episode
- 28 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 31 episodes have a transcript.
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Published 28 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Those are dreams that a lot of people have, but very few people achieve. You're right. You're definitely right. Zelig Williams was one of those rare success stories. I literally looked at him while he was dancing. I was like, you're going to be a star. I just knew it. Zelig was just 19 and attending college when he landed a role in the ensemble of a little musical you may have heard of. Hamilton. What was that like seeing him on stage? Amazing. A legit triple threat. He wanted to perfect his craft, whether it was dance, acting, singing. He truly studied it and wanted to just be the best version of himself. […]
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- YouTube views
- 8,878,956,433
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 2,695 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 615 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100
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- Quality
- 65
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts The Thing About Helen & Olga?
Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison host the show. Published by NBC News.
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