Lex Fridman Podcast
#220 – Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11
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Niels Jorgensen is a former New York firefighter for over 21 years, who was there at Ground Zero on September 11th, 2001. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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() – Introduction
() – September 11, 2001
() – Falling man
() – Ground Zero
() – 20 for 20
() – What it means to be a great firefighter
() – Why did you become a firefighter?
() – Tally Ho
() – New view of the world
() – Empathy
() – Leukemia
() – New York City
() – John Feal
() – Conspiracy theories
() – Faith
() – Modern communication
() – Hand written letters
() – Love
() – War in Afghanistan
() – Brave stories from 9/11
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