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S1 Trailer | What Really Happened?
September 27, 2017
- 02:14
Season 1 of WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? chronicles documentarian Andrew Jenks as he examines and contextualizes famous figures and historical...
S1 [1] THE TALK
October 25, 2017
- 43:52
In 1981, on a 9th floor building and in front of hundreds of people, Muhammad Ali talked a 21- year-old out of committing suicide. The...
S1 [2] THE LONE WOLF
November 1, 2017
- 1:08:51
Is a columnist who monitored New Jersey traffic, and a lone wolf who, in high school took stats for Chris Christie’s baseball team, the...
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We live in an age where news comes at us fast, and from all angles. We see a headline that catches our attention, but often just skim the surface, before the next headline comes along. In Season 3, award-winning documentarian Andrew Jenks uses the power of great storytelling to take us on a journey through the biggest scandals to recently hit headlines. He’ll unravel the layers, bringing to life key figures, and shedding light on the important, yet overlooked components to paint the entire picture. Executive produced by Seven Bucks Productions’ Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Brian Gewirtz, Andrew Jenks and Cadence13.
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S1 Trailer | What Really Happened?
September 27, 2017
- 02:14
Season 1 of WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? chronicles documentarian Andrew Jenks as he examines and contextualizes famous figures and historical...
S1 [1] THE TALK
October 25, 2017
- 43:52
In 1981, on a 9th floor building and in front of hundreds of people, Muhammad Ali talked a 21- year-old out of committing suicide. The...
S1 [2] THE LONE WOLF
November 1, 2017
- 1:08:51
Is a columnist who monitored New Jersey traffic, and a lone wolf who, in high school took stats for Chris Christie’s baseball team, the...
S1 [3] WITHOUT A VOICE
November 8, 2017
- 52:16
Did everyone miss the true nature of Britney Spears’ ‘meltdown’? Now, 10 years later, there is growing attention being paid to a little...
S1 [4] NO, THANK YOU SAM
November 15, 2017
- 1:04:19
Before he even won his second championship, Michael Jordan wasn’t just the best basketball player in the league, he also had the perfect...
S1 [5] BLACK DOG
November 22, 2017
- 48:08
Andrew Jenks was ready to sell his new movie based on the inspirational Winston Churchill, who had chronic depression but still saved...
S1 [6] A ROYAL LEGACY
November 29, 2017
- 57:04
In the spring and summer of 2017, network and cable TV aired endless “specials” and documentaries to commemorate the 20 year anniversary...
S1 Reaction: [1] THE TALK
January 24, 2018
- 56:45
Jenks recaps Season 1's overwhelming response and kicks off the 'Reaction Episodes', 6 episodes where he gets feedback from listeners...
S1 Reaction: [2] THE LONE WOLF
January 31, 2018
- 1:11:36
After listening to this episode, we'll know why Chris Christie joined ABC News as a political commentator, and why he apparently, now as...
S1 Reaction: [3] WITHOUT A VOICE
February 7, 2018
- 1:52:18
Jenks responds to listener feedback (1:05:30), interviews critically acclaimed actress Brittany Snow (36:24), and paparazzi Daniel Ramos...
S1 Reaction: [5] BLACK DOG
February 28, 2018
- 1:18:09
Jenks speaks with New York Times Best Selling author and biographer Paul Reid about the accuracy of "The Darkest Hour", inaccurate...
S1 Reaction: [6] A ROYAL LEGACY
March 7, 2018
- 1:09:19
Jenks speaks with two groundbreaking biographers that changed how the public perceived Princess Diana. New York Times best-selling...
What Really Happened in Season 1
March 14, 2018
- 1:21:16
Jenks reacts to a surprising pattern he uncovered after recording Season 1. And, as a result, he speaks with Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, a...
S1 [Special Episode]: THE TRIAL OF DANIEL GREEN
April 24, 2018
- 1:12:03
In 1993, Daniel Green was charged with the murder of James Jordan. Now 25 years later Andrew Jenks attempts to better understand the...
S2 Trailer | What Really Happened?
September 19, 2018
- 00:45
What Really Happened? returns on September 19th with new episodes including the backstrokes of Serena Williams, Dave Chappelle, Balloon...
S2 [1] SERENA WILLIAMS: THE SCANDAL MATCH
September 19, 2018
- 1:25:35
What really happened in 2001 when Venus Williams forfeited a semi-final match against her best friend and sister, Serena Williams?...
S2 [2] THE SECRET SONIC WAR
September 26, 2018
- 1:50:03
In the last couple of years, American embassy officials in Cuba have been injured by "sonic attacks". Jenks has followed all the leads,...
S2 [3] THE ANATOMY OF A BOX OFFICE FLOP
October 3, 2018
- 1:30:58
John Carter is one of history's biggest box office flops: $250 million... gone. But, it was directed by two-time Academy Award winner...
S2 [4] THE LOST KING
October 10, 2018
- 1:15:25
King John II of France is missing from the pages of history. There are no movies, no books, hardly a Wikipedia page. But, after Jenks...
S2 [5] CITIZEN CHAPPELLE
October 17, 2018
- 45:36
The most famous comedian in the world had just signed a $50 million contract, and had started filming the third season of his critically...
S2 [6] THE 27 CLUB
October 24, 2018
- 43:19
Famous musicians Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse all died at 27 years old. Some...
S2 [7] THE BORIS & BILL SHOW
October 31, 2018
- 1:03:07
President Bill Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin were ready to change the world. Their epic press conferences and newly released phone...
S2 [8] BALLOON BOY
November 7, 2018
- 58:22
A 6-year-old boy was stuck in a hot air balloon that happened to look like a flying saucer, 7,000 feet above ground, flying over...
S2 [9] HER BROTHER'S REVENGE: THE DEATH OF GENERAL CUSTER
November 14, 2018
- 58:34
In 1876, Buffalo Calf Road Woman, also known as Brave Woman, miraculously saved her brother from death against the Americans trying to...
S2 [10] STEVE JOBS: A BILLIONAIRE GETS SMALL
November 28, 2018
- 56:02
Would Apple exist without if Steve Jobs had never taken acid? Jobs said repeatedly that taking LSD was one of the "two or three most...
S2 [11] KAWHI LEONARD: THE REALLY SHY SUPERSTAR
December 5, 2018
- 59:58
You wouldn’t think one of the best basketball players in the world, worth well over $100 million, spends his summers in a two-bedroom...
S2 [12] MEEK MILL V. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
December 12, 2018
- 1:38:19
Meek Mill, one of the hottest rappers in the world, violated parole too many times. But when the judge at his hearing began giving him...
S2 [13] KENDALL JENNER: THE ANATOMY OF AN ADVERTISING DISASTER
December 19, 2018
- 1:40:17
Kendall Jenner is one of the most famous people on Earth. And so, it made sense for the global brand Pepsi to feature her in a...
S2 [14] THE MARVELOUS MRS. MERKEL
January 9, 2019
- 1:10:57
Jenks saw Angela Merkel on TV at George H. W. Bush's funeral. Then, he remembered that Donald Trump wouldn't shake her hand when the two...
S2 [15] SITUATION ROOM: THE OSAMA BIN LADEN RAID
January 16, 2019
- 1:01:02
There have been films and TV shows about the brave and heroic SEAL TEAM 6, and other Marines, that killed Osama Bin Laden and changed...
S2 [16] KANYE WEST: A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
January 23, 2019
- 47:30
Jenks explores Kanye West’s search for identity, his rebelliousness, and ultimately, his desire for artistic freedom, through the lens...
S2 Reaction: SILENCE IS GOLDEN
February 13, 2019
- 26:39
Jenks identified that many of the leaders he chronicled in Season 2 understood the power of keeping information hidden, or remaining...
S2 Reaction: THE 'RENTS
February 20, 2019
- 40:09
"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them." - James Baldwin ... This...
S2 Reaction: TELL ME A STORY
February 27, 2019
- 34:05
The world is a complicated place. Stories can help us simplify things. But, how a story is told, and who tells the story to us, has a...
S2 Reaction: NETFLIX, MUHAMMAD ALI, AND YOU
March 6, 2019
- 31:59
Jenks ponders the future of Netflix, and considers the possibility for interactive podcasts. He takes calls from a few listeners, and...
Introducing: What Really Happened? Interview Series
March 12, 2019
- 01:48
Jenks will sit down with a wide range of notable personalities to discuss “what really happened” during a specific, significant time in...
Interview Series: ERIN LEE CARR (LIVE AT SXSW)
March 13, 2019
- 1:03:14
Critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker, Erin Lee Carr, joins Jenks live at SXSW Festival to discuss the premier of her new HBO film,...
Interview Series: GENERAL STANLEY A. McCHRYSTAL
March 20, 2019
- 39:60
Four-star General Stanley A. McChrystal led the Joint Special Operations Command in Iraq during the Persian Gulf Wars and was the top...
Interview Series: SUKI KIM, UNDERCOVER IN NORTH KOREA
March 27, 2019
- 58:36
Suki Kim is the only writer ever, as far as we know, to have lived undercover in North Korea. She was there for 6 months. She managed to...
Interview Series: ANDREW STANTON
April 3, 2019
- 1:29:53
Andrew Stanton is a storytelling guru. He's won Academy Awards for Finding Nemo and Wall-E, and his films have made over a billion...
Interview Series: LERA BORODITSKY
April 10, 2019
- 53:10
In Budapest, she plays chess in ancient baths. In the Sahara Desert, she serves tea. When she met the Dalai Lama, he interviewed her....
Interview Series: MATT HEINEMAN
April 17, 2019
- 32:12
Jenks talks to Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, not to mention his former roommate, Matt Heineman, about his...
Interview Series: JERRY FERRARA
April 24, 2019
- 44:24
Jerry Ferrara starred in HBO’s hit comedy, Entourage, and now has a leading role in the acclaimed Starz show, Power. In this episode,...
Interview Series: MARYUM ALI
May 1, 2019
- 48:55
After receiving a shocking voicemail a few months ago, Jenks's What Really Happened? journey comes full circle on this episode, as he...
Interview Series: WORLD OF PODCASTING with JAMES ANDREW MILLER
May 8, 2019
- 41:21
Journalist and author Jim Miller recently took his talents to podcasting, with his critically acclaimed series Origins. After Jim and...
Interview Series: JASON FLOM
May 15, 2019
- 27:58
Jason Flom is an entrepreneur, music industry executive, and social justice activist, known for his work with the Innocence Project. In...
Interview Series: FULTON ARMSTRONG and THE CUBAN SOUND MYSTERY
May 22, 2019
- 43:14
Since our Season 2 episode, "The Secret Sonic War", the main question remains: what really happened in Cuba? Reporting on this topic has...
Interview Series: SADY DOYLE
May 29, 2019
- 26:02
Everyone is once again wondering what really happened to Britney Spears. Has she lost her freedom? In a follow-up to the hit Season 1...
S3 Trailer | What Really Happened?
September 5, 2019
- 01:20
What Really Happened? is back, launching Tuesday, September 10th with a special two-part series on the shocking life and death of...
S3 [1] JEFFREY EPSTEIN (Part 1)
September 10, 2019
- 28:24
Everyone has heard about Jeffrey Epstein. But in such a deep case, there are many untold stories that ultimately lead to bringing him...
S3 [2] JEFFREY EPSTEIN (Part 2)
September 12, 2019
- 36:59
Detective Joseph Recarey and Police Chief of Police Michael Reiter are about to find out they are in for the surprise of their lives....
S3 [3] The QAnon Mob Murder
September 18, 2019
- 25:58
Only months ago, the head of the Gambino Family was shot several times and killed. Rumors sparked of a mob war. Who had killed him? It...
S3 [4] The Interrogation Tape; George Huguely & Yeardley Love
September 25, 2019
- 33:41
George Huguely had it all: a bright future, a scholarship on University of Virginia’s esteemed lacrosse team, and a summer job lined up....
S3 [5] The Billionaires Murder: Barry & Honey Sherman
October 2, 2019
- 28:59
Barry and Honey Sherman were one of the richest couples in the world. They were beloved for giving hundreds of millions to those less...
S3 [6] The Anatomy of an Urban Legend
October 9, 2019
- 25:04
It was a Tinder match. Then a date. But she got sick. When she woke up in the middle of the night, her date was in her basement. 911 was...
S3 [7] NXIVM Sex Cult
October 16, 2019
- 32:59
NXIVM claimed to offer personal and professional development seminars through its "Executive Success Programs". But in reality it was a...
S3 [8] Lyft Ride From Hell
October 23, 2019
- 48:34
After a night out, Alison was picked up in a Lyft to go home. When she awoke the next morning and checked the app, she found it odd her...
S3 [9] The Horses are Dying
October 30, 2019
- 35:19
Horse-racing is part of America’s pastime. And the Santa Anita racetrack is perhaps the most prestigious in the country. But within the...
S3 [10] Jussie Smollett
November 6, 2019
- 26:53
Jussie Smollett was on the hit TV show Empire. He suddenly became a household name after he reported being the victim of a racist and...
S3 [11] The Robert Kraft Massage
November 13, 2019
- 22:53
Robert Kraft is the owner of the New England Patriots, one of the NFL’s most prestigious franchises. His world came crashing down when...
S3 [12] Instagram Feud Heard Around the World
November 20, 2019
- 21:30
Wayne Rooney, a famous soccer player, and his wife's private photos were getting leaked to a tabloid magazine. But then, Colleen,...
S3 [13] The Shooting of David Ortiz, aka Big Papi
December 4, 2019
- 31:49
One of the most famous people in the Dominican Republic is shot and nearly killed. Two established reporters can’t figure out who did...
S3 [14] Anna Delvey, “The Heiress”
December 11, 2019
- 46:35
Rachel DeLoache Williams made a new friend named Anna Delvey. Anna came from a wealthy German family, lived in a New York City hotel,...
S3 [15] Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (Part 1)
December 18, 2019
- 25:25
On March 8, 2014, a Boeing-777 carrying 239 people suddenly disappeared. It has been called the biggest mystery of the decade, fueling a...
S3 [16] Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (Part 2)
December 20, 2019
- 43:10
In Part 1, we explored the myriad of theories as to why MH-370 vanished, digging into one that is most common, and understanding how it...
“Hey Failure, Screw You”
May 4, 2020
- 24:09
Andrew Jenks went on a date to a restaurant he really liked, only for it to go out of business. Years later, he realized the head chef...
Welcome to WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp
January 24, 2023
- 03:00
In WEAPONIZED, Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp pull back the veil on the world of the known, to explore the unexplained. This...