Scandal-scarred ex-NBC anchor Brian Williams to host Netflix podcast
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“Brian Williams — the scandal-scarred former ‘NBC Nightly News’ and ‘MSNBC 11th Hour’ anchor — is teaming up with Netflix.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm Brian Williams is collaborating with Netflix on a podcast. The claim is supported by three distinct news outlets reporting his Netflix partnership.
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— Allison Howell Williams (born April 13, 1988) is an American actress. She began her career in comedy and rose to prominence as a horror queen beginning in the late 2010s. Her accolades include a Natio…
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— Netflix is an American global on-demand Internet streaming media provider, that has distributed a number of original programs, including original series, specials, miniseries, documentaries and films.
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— The Sea Beast is a 2022 American animated fantasy adventure comedy film directed by Chris Williams, who co-wrote the screenplay with Nell Benjamin and produced with Jed Schlanger. The film stars the v…
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“Williams will launch a video podcast for the streaming giant called, ‘We’re Back! With Brian Williams,’ which will include interviews with newsmakers, actors, musicians, journalists and other prominent figures on ‘their work, lives and the moment we’re living through,’ Netflix said.”
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Three separate web sources detail the podcast's title and format, confirming the launch of 'We’re Back! With Brian Williams' featuring interviews with prominent figures.
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— Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. He is the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC, taking over the role in 1980 after the death of Bon Scott.
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— Brian Kainoa Makoa McKnight Sr. (born Brian Kelly McKnight; June 5, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality, and multi-instrumentalist. An R&B performer, he is recog…
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— Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managin…
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“It did not announce a release date for the show.”
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— Former NBC News and MSNBC news anchor Brian Williams is heading to Netflix for a new podcast, the streaming platform announced.
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— Brian Williams, the veteran former anchor for NBC News and MSNBC, is joining Netflix where he will host a weekly podcast.
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— Every episode discusses and rates a film from Netflix as chosen by special guests from other podcasts using our unique Flixwatcher scoring system.
https://player.fm/podcasts/Netflix
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“The deal marks a renewed attempted for Williams to return to the spotlight after he was ousted from NBC News in 2015 over exaggerations and falsehoods that were found in some of his reporting — including stories from Iraq and from New Orleans after it was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states Brian Williams was removed from NBC News in 2015 over exaggerations in reporting, including Iraq and New Orleans stories.
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— NBC Nightly News (titled as NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas for its weeknight broadcasts since June 2, 2025) is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News, the news division of t…
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— Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is an American journalist and television news anchor. He was a correspondent for NBC Nightly News starting in 1993, before his promotion to anchor and managin…
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— NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. It operates under the NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of NBCUniversal, which itself is a subsidiary of Comcast. The news…
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“Williams worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including an 11-year run at ‘NBC Nightly News.’”
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“He returned to the small screen for one night in 2024 to anchor a live election special for Amazon Prime Video.”
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No credible sources confirm a 2024 Amazon Prime election special anchoring by Brian Williams.
“The podcast will be executive produced by Jonathan Wald, who produced the Amazon special and previously worked with Williams at NBC, Netflix said.”
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