Home
FAQs
Pricing
Blog
Home
FAQs
Pricing
Blog
Episode description
#220 – Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11
Lex Fridman Podcast
Sep 11, 2021
•
3 hr 50 min
•
Transcript available on
Metacast
--:--
--:--
10
30
Listen in podcast apps:
Metacast
Spotify
Youtube
Episode description
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: - ROKA:
https://roka.com/
and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order - MUD\WTR:
https://mudwtr.com/lex
and use code LEX to get 5% off - Magic Spoon:
https://magicspoon.com/lex
and use code LEX to get $5 off - Blinkist:
https://blinkist.com/lex
and use code LEX to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Niels's 20 for 20 Podcast:
https://ironlightlabs.org/20-for-20/
PODCAST INFO: Podcast website:
https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts:
https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify:
https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS:
https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes:
https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips:
https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter:
https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium:
https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (08:52) - September 11, 2001 (36:48) - Falling man (40:58) - Ground Zero (47:17) - 20 for 20 (50:27) - What it means to be a great firefighter (53:11) - Why did you become a firefighter? (55:00) - Tally Ho (57:46) - New view of the world (1:05:16) - Empathy (1:09:49) - Leukemia (1:25:18) - New York City (1:31:28) - John Feal (1:44:57) - Conspiracy theories (1:53:45) - Faith (1:55:44) - Modern communication (2:00:11) - Hand written letters (2:14:02) - Love (2:25:45) - War in Afghanistan (2:37:24) - Brave stories from 9/11
