Talking Dateline: Conversations at CrimeCon Part 2
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Talking Dateline: Conversations at CrimeCon Part 2

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 2, 202624 min

In part two of this special edition of Talking Dateline, NBC News’ Ellison Barber, host of the Netflix podcast “Allegedly," sits down with Josh Mankiewicz at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, for CrimeCon 2026. Josh tells Ellison what it’s like interviewing families who have gone through the unimaginable and how some have turned their pain into purpose. He also talks about a common thread of stalking in some of his recent episodes, and how the legal system could help protect victims before it’s too late. Plus, he takes questions from the audience. Have a question for Talking D...

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Hi, I'm Kate Snow, NBC News anchor and host of the NBC News podcast The Drink. This month I'm sitting down with actor-writer-producer Brendan Hunt. Most of you know him as Coach Beard from Ted Lasso, but there is so much more to his story.

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We sit down, we talk about all of it from his bumpy upbringing to his years in improv comedy and how a Hollywood rejection opened the door to co-creating Ted Lasso. an open, funny conversation about perseverance, creativity, and the winding road that brought him right here. We hope you'll join us for the drink, listen, and follow wherever you

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get your podcasts. Hi, everybody. Lester Holt here. We've got a special talking date line for you this week. It's part two of a conversation Josh Mankiewicz had at this year's Crime Con with Ellison and Barbara, his NBC News colleague and host

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