Operation: Tradebom

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Everybody remembers the morning of September 11, 2001, when two passenger jets flew into the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. But the idea of toppling the towers was not new. Thirty years ago, a group of men set off a bomb in the garage beneath the North Tower, hoping it would tumble into the South Tower. At the time, this was the largest improvised explosive device ever ignited on American soil. It killed six people and injured thousands, leaving behind a 100-foot crater five stories deep. Investigators from New York City’s Joint Terrorism Task Force—a ragtag team of FBI paper-pushers and NYPD detectives—found themselves conducting a new type of international investigation, called Operation: Tradebom. It became their job to find the bombers and bring them to justice before something even worse happened.

Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.

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Episodes

The Hunt for KSM | 9

January 8, 1998. In a NYC courtroom, we finally hear the voice of Ramzi Yousef. Meanwhile, FBI agent Frank Pellegrino and port authority detective Matthew Besheer of the JTTF discover that Yousef may not have been the mastermind behind all his terrorist plots after all. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom...

Feb 27, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Hello, Ramzi | 8

In Pakistan, U.S. embassy security agents Jeff Riner and Bill Miller interview scores of locals who claim to have information about the elusive Ramzi Yousef. Finally, one young man comes forward with a solid lead. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom

Feb 20, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Bojinka | 7

December 11, 1994. As the JTTF chases Ramzi Yousef around the world, a bomb explodes on a Philippine Airlines flight. Could this be the work of Ramzi Yousef, America’s most wanted terrorist? Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom

Feb 13, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7

A Day of Terror | 6

After the explosion in the World Trade Center, Agent Anticev and Detective Napoli’s undercover informant comes back. He discovers a new plot: a Day of Terror for New York City. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom

Feb 06, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Our Guys | 5

A bomb technician finds a twisted piece of chassis frame in the crater at the blast site. It has a VIN number engraved in it, which directs the FBI to a Ryder rental facility in Jersey City and leads them to the first bombing suspect. Agent Anticev and Detective Napoli hear the name Ramzi Yousef for the first time. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/...

Jan 30, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 5

The World Trade Center II | 4

Secret Service agent Jan Gilhooly sees a suspicious Ryder van parked in the garage beneath the World Trade Center. It holds a 2000-pound urea nitrate bomb. Gilhooly and his partners barely escape with their lives. New York governor Mario Cuomo tours the blast site. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom...

Jan 23, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 4

The Dangle | 3

Agent Anticev and Detective Napoli focus their investigation into the Kahane murder on a group of young men, but no one is talking. So they enlist the help of an undercover operative who penetrates a budding terrorist cell. Then…FBI brass fires the man for not wearing a wire. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom...

Jan 16, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The First Shot | 2

November 5, 1990, three years before the bombing. The radical founder of the Jewish Defense League, Rabbi Meir Kahane, is shot in midtown Manhattan, and we meet his assassin through the eyes of his eight-year-old son. Meanwhile, FBI agent John Anticev and New York City police detective Louis Napoli of the JTTF are assigned the case. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts....

Jan 09, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2

The World Trade Center | 1

February 26, 1993. Stockbroker Tim Lang parks his car beneath the Twin Towers, and a bomb explodes. Rookie emergency services officer Cory Cuneo carries Lang to safety. Bomb-maker Ramzi Yousef is disappointed the towers did not fall. Operation: Tradebom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Truth Media in partnership with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts. https://apple.co/operation-tradebom...

Jan 09, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Introducing Operation: Tradebom

Jan 04, 2023•2 min

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