Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11 | Lex Fridman Podcast #220

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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