The Thing About Helen & Olga

Keith Morrison, Josh Mankiewicz

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Booking Overview

This is a Dateline-branded true-crime series featuring scripted dramatization/true-case style reporting around mysteries, investigators, and shocking twists. For PR professionals, it’s a strong platform when you want credible, public-facing discussion around crime investigation, forensic science, or public safety—though the show’s “episode” cadence appears tied to larger Dateline releases rather than frequent guest booking.

Metrics

Episodes: 9

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 478.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Keith Morrison - Dateline NBC correspondent and longtime investigative storyteller known for covering major U.S. crime and breaking news cases with a distinctive narrative style.

Josh Mankiewicz - Dateline NBC correspondent known for investigative reporting and on-camera interviews that explore complex criminal cases and their evidentiary timelines.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Investigators, forensic specialists, law-enforcement professionals, legal experts, or directly involved individuals with credibility/authority relevant to a specific case; may include case principals featured in the reporting.
Required Achievements:  
Public recognition for investigative/forensic work, Media experience relating to a case, Affiliations with recognized law-enforcement or forensic institutions, Legal or academic expertise applied to criminal matters

Recent Guest Discussions

Josh Mankiewicz - Sits Down With A Key Person In The Case Narrative (widow At The Center Of Suspicion In The Preview Clip).

Recent Topics

True Crime, Investigation, Forensics, Criminal Justice, Public Safety

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Thing About Helen & Olga
:

Dateline Presents: Five Miles From Home

June 09, 2026

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series Five Miles From Home, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison.   When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her leads to unlikely suspects, simmering rage, and unimaginable betrayal. Keith Morrison takes us to a small Nevada casino town to find out what really happened that night under the desert sky...

Introducing: Five Miles From Home

June 02, 2026

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Five Miles From Home, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. When beloved high school junior Micaela Costanzo disappears on her way home from track practice, the race to find her leads to unlikely suspects, simmering rage, and unimaginable betrayal. Keith Morrison takes us to a small Nevada casino town to find out what really happened that night under the desert sky.    Follow now to get the fir...

Dateline Presents: Trace of Suspicion

March 10, 2026

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series, Trace of Suspicion. After seemingly healthy 23-year-old Marine Todd Sommer dies unexpectedly, his widow Cindy’s lavish spending, cosmetic surgery, and wild partying raise investigators’ suspicions. They accuse her of poisoning him with arsenic for his life insurance, setting off a criminal case that takes a stunning turn... Josh Mankiewicz sits down with the woman at the center of it all in Datel...

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