Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11 | Lex Fridman Podcast
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 Published On Sep 11, 2021

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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EPISODE LINKS:
Niels's 20 for 20 Podcast: https://ironlightlabs.org/20-for-20/

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
3:12 - September 11, 2001
31:07 - Falling man
35:18 - Ground Zero
41:36 - 20 for 20
44:47 - What it means to be a great firefighter
47:31 - Why did you become a firefighter?
49:20 - Tally Ho
52:05 - New view of the world
59:35 - Empathy
1:04:08 - Leukemia
1:19:37 - New York City
1:25:47 - John Feal
1:39:17 - Conspiracy theories
1:48:05 - Faith
1:50:04 - Modern communication
1:54:30 - Hand written letters
2:08:21 - Love
2:20:05 - War in Afghanistan
2:31:44 - Brave stories from 9/11

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