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Dateline Originals Podcast Transcripts

NBC News · 166 episodes with transcripts

Dateline Originals – your podcast destination to discover and binge more than a dozen true crime mini-series told as only Dateline can. Includes award winning series like “The Thing About Pam,” “Mommy Doomsday,” “Motive for Murder” and so many more.

Spoken has transcripts of 166 Dateline Originals episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from August 21, 2026.

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Latest Dateline Originals transcripts

Five Miles From Home - Ep. 1: Mickie

August 21, 2026

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

There is so much NFL on ESPN right now.

Monday Night Football, plus pregame and postgame. NFL Live, NFL Primetime. Everything you need to stay on top of every game, every week.

SPEAKER_2 (0:14)

Unbelievable.

SPEAKER_1 (0:16)

And now, NFL Network is on the ESPN app. More football, more coverage, more ways to watch. Football's on, all season long on ESPN and streaming on the ESPN app.

Courage. I learned it from my adoptive mom. Hold my hand.

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