Introducing: Before & After with Lester Holt

0:00What's it like to die? If you're gonna die, you don't wanna die, Loh. Over the years, I've reported on people whose lives were changed forever in a single moment. Actors. Everything was collapsed in my lung and I had no way to get air. It was like this breath, it was just everything. Professional athletes. It was just, hey, I'm gonna get mine. I would never protest, I would never check a D. Public figures. Have tricky enemies here. Yeah, yes. The bullet. Went through your head. Yes. An ordinary people suddenly pulled into a nightmare. Essentially, if your photo is on the internet, it could happen to you. A moment that arrives without warning. I heard a giant, enormous boom and blast. I didn't know if I was alive or dead. We know the headlines, but what I've always been curious about is what happens after. That's when the rest of the story begins.

1:03We have people who try to send bombs to our house. I gotta get back to my family. He's sitting down for this podcast. Is this part of your road back? I hope so. And what does it take to move on? I wanted to turn my life into something a little bit more meaningful. I'm Lester Holt, and this is before and after. A new podcast from Dateline. My conversations with Jeremy Wetter, Colin Kaepernick, Gabby Giffords, and more. Premiering on Monday, September 14th, early access for Dateline Premium Subscribers begins Monday, September 7th. Follow and subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. The midterms are just around the corner, and it's safe to say there's been a lot of noise about the election. Well, now it's time to lock in. What's really on the ballot this November?

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