Paul Veneto, a retired flight attendant with United Airlines, was on the phone with Chaz and AJ to talk about his big "push." Since 2020, he has pushed an airline drink cart along the path of one the planes, totaling more than 1,000 miles. (0:00)
The Tribe called in to share their stories and memories from 9/11, including the folks they have lost. (19:46)
The largest boat lift and sea evacuation in history, happened 9/11/2001. Chaz and AJ replayed an interview with Captain Vincent Ardolino, who was assissting the rescue that day aboard the Amberjack V. (28:46)
Author Angus Kress Gillespie wrote the book on how the World Trade Center was built. He was on the phone with Chaz and AJ to talk about the creative measures enacted to avoid some massive problems with building two skyscrapers next to each other. (35:35)
Bruce Blakeman was on the phone this morning as well, remembering his nephew who was killed during the attacks of 9/11 25 years ago. (55:02)
David Ferrugio lost his father when he was 12, because of the events of 9/11. David was on the phone with Chaz and AJ this morning to talk about the podcast he hosts, which has attracted other children of folks who died during 9/11, and how they have dealt with that grief into adulthood. (1:01:13)
Bruce Stephan was in the North Tower on 9/11, and his wife, Joan, was in the South Tower. Bruce called Chaz and AJ to share the details of his job that day, the frantic escape he made, and the devastating uncertainty of trying to find his wife once he realized that both towers had been hit. (1:07:12)
Retired FDNY Lieutenant Dave Russell was on the phone, live from the Bronx this morning, to recount his morning on 9/11. From commandeering a city bus, driving down the empty FDR drive, and seeing people covered in dust walking in the opposite direction. (1:25:47)
Ricky Frassetti, President of the Nassau County Superior Officer's Association, was on this morning to talk to Chaz and AJ about how 9/11 has affected police recruitment in the 25 years since. (1:43:53)
Robert O'Neill, the Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama bin Laden, was on with Chaz and AJ years ago to talk about the events of the raid. From the memories of 9/11 as they flew to the site, to the unmistakble details that identified the compound as belonging to Osama bin Laden, and the conversation that took place on the helicopter as they left. (1:53:34)
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