Episodes 46
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 4.7 (418)
Since Nov 2021
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
Hosting
feeds.simplecast.com

About This Podcast

Every day we wake up not knowing exactly what will happen: A sportswriter finds himself drowning in a frozen canal, a hiker gets hit by lightning, and a service tech rolls his van off the road and into a cemetery. What they all have in common is that they were all saved by a stranger. Tell Me What Happened, the award-winning original podcast by OnStar, returns for a sixth season of stories about people helping people. Each episode also includes a conversation with an expert to provide context and advice about what to do if you find yourself in a dangerous situation.

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Recent Episodes

S6E7 Escaping the Palisades Fire

Apr 20, 2026 30m

In January 2025, a deadly fire blazed through the hills north of Los Angeles. Amidst the inferno, Aaron Samson needed to get his 83-year-old father-in-law, Ron, to safety. Aaron didn’t have a…

S6E6 Heatstroke in the Superstition Mountains

Apr 06, 2026 26m

While on vacation, Colt Johnson went in search of a little fresh air and headed toward Arizona’s Superstition Mountains. Five hours into his hike, he began to feel lightheaded. He knew the heat was…

S6E5 Seen and Saved Through a Camera Lens

Mar 23, 2026 26m

Antoinette Foley has had a tough life. She lost her children, struggled with addiction and ended up living in a tent by a river in Ireland. Her story could have ended there if not for a stranger who…

S6E4 Struck by Lightning on the Trail

Mar 09, 2026 26m

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…

S6E3 A Heart Attack and Help From the Crowd

Feb 23, 2026 22m

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…

S6E2 An Unlikely Avalanche

Feb 09, 2026 23m

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…

S6E1 A Jogger, His Dog, and an Icy Canal

Jan 26, 2026 24m

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…

S6 A New Season of Uplifting Stories

Jan 12, 2026 2m Trailer

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…

S6 Season 6 is coming

Nov 17, 2025 1m Trailer

Season 6 will debut on Monday, January 26th, 2026.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…

S5 Hiker Rescues Bridesmaids from Hurricane

Aug 18, 2025 30m Bonus

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……

S5E7 Musicians Rescue Hundreds on Sinking Ship

May 05, 2025 35m

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…

S5E6 Pulled Free and Paid Forward

Apr 21, 2025 23m

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…

S5E5 One Hug, Two Lives Changed

Apr 07, 2025 24m

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…

S5E4 River Outing Takes a Twist

Mar 24, 2025 24m

A leisurely float with friends nearly ends in tragedy.On a hot summer afternoon, Abi Sherman and some friends decided to cool off by floating down the Snoqualmie River in Washington. Growing up in…

S5E3 Rescued From a Ravine

Mar 10, 2025 29m

Social media comes to the rescue.Stacey Eno loves to travel. Her friend Mikey does too, and so they made plans to meet up and explore Bali. After settling into their hotel, they decided to take a…

S5E2 From Tragedy, a Love Story

Feb 24, 2025 24m

Something good emerges from something awful. Chantal Melanson was a country girl from Canada. Austin Monfort was a college student from California. They met at a country bar in Las Vegas the night…

S5E1 Face-to-Face With a Hungry Grizzly

Feb 10, 2025 32m

A fight for life in the Canadian wilderness.Colin Dowler spent his whole life looking at the mountain named after his grandfather. Finally, at the age of 45, he decided to climb it. What should have…

S5 What Would You Do?

Jan 13, 2025 3m Trailer

Tell Me What Happened returns for a fifth season of stories that will make you wonder, “What would I do?” If a grizzly attacked? If a cruise ship was sinking? If a night out on the other side of the…

S4 Learning to Land on the Fly

Aug 19, 2024 27m Bonus

On May 10, 2022, Darren Harrison was one of two passengers flying home to Florida from the Bahamas. They were still over the Atlantic Ocean when the pilot suffered a medical emergency and passed out…

S4E7 After Addiction, a Chance to Do Right

Jun 03, 2024 32m

Justin Downey had a choice — change his life or die. At 16, he was addicted to heroin. In his 20s, he was in and out of prison. While serving a three-year sentence, Justin’s kids were taken into…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Tell Me What Happened have?

Tell Me What Happened has published 46 episodes since November 2021, covering topics in Documentary, Personal Journals.

Is Tell Me What Happened still active?

Tell Me What Happened is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 25m.

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