#220 – Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(08:52) – September 11, 2001<br />
(36:48) – Falling man<br />
(40:58) – Ground Zero<br />
(47:17) – 20 for 20<br />
(50:27) – What it means to be a great firefighter<br />
(53:11) – Why did you become a firefighter?<br />
(55:00) – Tally Ho<br />
(57:46) – New view of the world<br />
(1:05:16) – Empathy<br />
(1:09:49) – Leukemia<br />
(1:25:18) – New York City<br />
(1:31:28) – John Feal<br />
(1:44:57) – Conspiracy theories<br />
(1:53:45) – Faith<br />
(1:55:44) – Modern communication<br />
(2:00:11) – Hand written letters<br />
(2:14:02) – Love<br />
(2:25:45) – War in Afghanistan<br />
(2:37:24) – Brave stories from 9/11</p>