Before & After with Lester Holt

Before & After with Lester Holt

Hosted by Lester Holt · NBC News

4.5from 131 ratings

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7
Episodes
7
Transcribed
131
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2026
First episode

About Before & After with Lester Holt

Before & After with Lester Holt is a deeply personal interview series about moments that divide a life into before and after. In each conversation, Lester sits down with someone whose life was transformed in an instant by an unexpected twist of fate. The episodes explore what it takes to endure the unimaginable, rebuild a life, and find meaning and purpose in the aftermath.

Publisher
NBC News
Category
society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
28 Aug 2026
Latest episode
19 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

7 of 7 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Gabby Giffords

  2. 12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Brittney Griner

  3. 5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Rebecca Scofield

  4. 28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Adrianne Haslet

  5. 21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Jeremy Renner

  6. 14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Colin Kaepernick

  7. 28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Introducing: Before & After with Lester Holt

Inside a recent episode

Gabby Giffords

Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] She just had a willingness to call anyone, do anything, work endless days without breaks. We had a moment and a shred of ability to get something done for people, and she really wanted to do it. When you look at her life, Things couldn't have lined up better up until that moment. That's right. […]

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  • Gabby Giffords
  • Brittney Griner
  • Rebecca Scofield
  • Adrianne Haslet
  • Jeremy Renner

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
121 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
10 ratings

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Who hosts Before & After with Lester Holt?

Lester Holt host the show. Published by NBC News.

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