Apple lists October 19 as the premiere date for Heart, an eight-episode original podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and produced by Plan B and Blanchard House. The series examines the lives and deaths of two men connected by a heart transplant, drawing on a three-year investigation.
According to Apple’s release plan, Apple TV subscribers can hear all eight episodes through Apple Podcasts today. Nonsubscribers can hear the first three without charge, followed by one episode a week through November 23.
The subject matter includes deaths ruled suicides and questions raised by the families. This brief reports the series’ premise and distribution plan without endorsing any speculative explanation, reviewing unheard episodes or treating the program as a medical finding.