The Thing About Helen & Olga

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Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. Read more

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Our take on The Thing About Helen & Olga podcast

The Thing About Helen & Olga is an NBC true-crime series featuring the lives of two women who assisted homeless people in Los Angeles. However, the story takes an unexpected turn when two contacts lose their lives in hit-and-run accidents. In one of the podcasts, Keith Morrison, the host, explains that the two accidents happened on very different dates, yet similar mechanisms. Listen to Keith Morrison in the podcast The Thing About Helen & Olga for some exciting moments as he explains why he feels that Hellen and Olga were more like predators than charitable.