Preview: Adrianne Haslet on Before & After with Lester Holt
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Preview: Adrianne Haslet on Before & After with Lester Holt

B1IntermediateSeptember 28, 20262 min
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Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the first episode of our new podcast series, Before & After with Lester Holt. In this episode, Lester Holt talks to ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet about losing her identity after she lost the bottom half of her leg when a bomb exploded at the Boston Marathon. And for the first time, she reveals a secret that helped her survive. Search Before & After with Lester Holt to listen to the full episode now, completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Da...

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Hi, I'm Lester Holt with a special preview of my new podcast Before and After. In our latest I sit down with Adrienne Haslett, a professional ballroom dancer who lost half her leg at the Boston Marathon bombing.

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She speaks with me about her experience and for the first time reveals the secret that helped her survive. I decided to walk away from the finish line

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and walk about two or three blocks down the street. And I had my back to the finish line, and I heard a giant enormous boom and blast. And the ground shook, and I looked behind me,

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