Lex Fridman Podcast

#220 – Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11

Sep 11, 2021

02:49:44

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The Good People Outnumber the Assholes

04:39

Cancer Treatment

01:40

Firefighter - Why Did You Become a Fireman?

01:51

Introduction

2min

Roka - A New Sponsor

2min

MUD Water - A Low Carb, Keto-Friendly Cereal

4min

Blinkist - The Oil Truck or the Boys Had Truck?

2min

What Happened to the World Trade Center?

4min

I Love You, Bobby Adams

2min

Cancer Treatment

2min

I Love You, Keep Low

3min

The VSCM West World Trade Center Bombing

3min

10.

Do You Need Us?

4min

11.

What Did You See?

4min

12.

Firefighter, What the Hell Just Happened?

4min

13.

Fire Protection in the Middle East Is a Sin

5min

14.

Is There Life Under This Pile?

1min

15.

Is There a Fire in a Graveyard?

5min

16.

The New Iron Labs Podcast Series - 20 for 20

3min

17.

What Does It Mean to Be a Great Firefighter?

3min

18.

Firefighter - Why Did You Become a Fireman?

2min

19.

The Story of 114

2min

20.

What Do You Take Away From the 9-11 Towers?

3min

21.

What the Hell, Will You Ever Able to Make Sense of That?

2min

22.

I Love This Country

2min

23.

The Good People Outnumber the Assholes

5min

24.

The Power of First Responders

2min

25.

I've Been Through a Minefield, I'm Just Not Feeling Well.

5min

26.

Firefighter, First Responder - Is There a Special Care for Human Beings in Your Position?

4min

27.

I Don't Want to Die

4min

28.

Leukemia and the Days of 9 11 After You Lost Your Faith?

2min

29.

Is New York Losing Its Spirit?

6min

30.

Great Leaders Will Emerge

2min

31.

New York City Firefighter John Felt Good Foundation

6min

32.

I Love a Guy Where You Can Have a Difference in Opinions

3min

33.

Is There a Failure in Leadership?

2min

34.

Politics Is Public Service

2min

35.

Are You a Man of Science and an Intelligent Man?

4min

36.

Are We Just Not Wired Right?

2min

37.

Is There a Conspiracy Theory Around 9-11?

2min

38.

The Hard Thing About Faith

2min

39.

What the Hell Is Going On?

3min

40.

How to Connect With People From All Over the World

5min

41.

The Basics of Cancer

2min

42.

I'd Put My Ear Down to Help a Cancer Survivor

5min

43.

I Don't Know What I Have Cancer, but I Can Empathize With People With It

3min

44.

I'm So Scared of Mom

4min

45.

You Motherfucking Big Ass Hug

3min

46.

You Need a Bathroom, Right?

5min

47.

What Is the Difference Between Love and Hate?

5min

48.

The Difference Between Brothers in Arms and Jaco's Enemy

3min

49.

The Enemy of Terrorism

4min

50.

The 20 for 20 Podcast - What Are the Common Threads?

4min

51.

Doing the Right Thing

3min

52.

Never Forget 912

3min

53.

I'll Take You Any Day

3min

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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Niels’s 20 for 20 Podcast: https://ironlightlabs.org/20-for-20/

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OUTLINE:
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(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