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A narrative nonfiction podcast chronicling the people and events leading up to the attacks of September 11th, 2001.
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- 1 weeks ago54 min
The Memory of Time
2011 - 2026 The final episode of the series examines how 9/11 has become a part of our history and collective memory. There are also updates on people and events since the killing of Osama bin Laden.
- Apr 8, 20242h 34m
Geronimo
2001 - 2011 Osama bin Laden pulls off a disappearing act at the Battle of Tora Bora, and spends the rest of his life as the world's most wanted terrorist, on the run or in hiding. After nearly a decade's worth of intelligence leads and special forces operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the manhunt for the Al Qaeda leader culminates with a risky, top secret raid at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
- Apr 14, 20232h 46m
Uniform, and Uniformly Wrong
2002 - 2009 With the Taliban ousted and Al Qaeda on the run, the United States begins to shift its attention and resources to Saddam Hussein and Iraq. The United States and its allies topple the Hussein regime fairly quickly, and soon learn how difficult it is to assume responsibility for running the very fractured country. Meanwhile, a new U.S. president orders the CIA to come up with a plan to find Osama bin Laden, who has not been sighted in years. The renewed hunt le...
- Nov 26, 20221h 36m
On the Run
2001 - 2002 In the aftermath of 9/11, the United States and its allies invade Afghanistan for the beginning of a decades-long stay. Al Qaeda and the Taliban are decisively routed in a matter of weeks, but Osama bin Laden manages to give the U.S. military the slip at Tora Bora. Meanwhile, the United States and other countries around the world begin to face new security challenges, from the outside as well as within.
- Apr 2, 20222h 18m
Zero Hour
The events of September 11, 2001 are explored from almost every possible angle: the hijackers; the flights; inside the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; the first responders who risked their lives to save others in an unprecedented emergency; how the President of the United States and top White House officials reacted to the worst attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor. It is a story of ordinary people forced to do extraordinary things; of the best of humanity responding t...
- Nov 16, 20211h 42m
The System Was Blinking Red
2000 - 2001 While planning 9/11 and running Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden somehow finds time to marry a new bride, and his other wives aren't happy about it. As 9/11 approaches, his family life begins to fall apart, and eventually he is forced to make a choice. In Washington, George W. Bush is sworn in as president several months after a closely contested election. His government is filled with experienced Republican public servants, particularly on the foreign policy and national ...
- Nov 5, 20211h 20m
The Nineteen
1992 - 2001 This episode is an in-depth look at the nineteen men who carried out the biggest terrorist attack in history. The story begins with four Muslims who go to Germany to pursue graduate studies and discover radical Islam instead. These four men - Mohammed Atta, Ramzi Binalshibh, Marwan al Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah - come from very different backgrounds, but by late 1999, they all want to fight jihad. Within a year, three of them are in the United States taking flying l...
- Sep 30, 20211h 57m
End of the Century
1980 - 2000 This episode is a look at U.S. counterterrorism policy in the intelligence and law enforcement communities during the years leading up to 9/11, culminating with the Millennium Plot. The episode also profiles some of the men and women who were on the terrorism beat, who heard of Osama bin Laden years before he was a household name. The CIA creates a virtual station exclusively dedicated to tracking Osama bin Laden. The episode also looks at contentious issues like whet...
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A narrative nonfiction podcast chronicling the people and events leading up to the attacks of September 11th, 2001.
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