About this episode

The episode discusses the events of 9/11 in detail, focusing on the timeline and key figures involved.

www.patreon.com/theconspiracypodcast Twenty-five years later, The Conspiracy Podcast is finally tackling it. "9/11: Unanswered" kicks off with the day itself — minute by minute, four flights, one morning that changed everything. It starts like any other Tuesday. Nineteen men move through four different airports — Portland, Boston, Newark, Washington Dulles — carrying box cutters and knives with blades under four inches, which was perfectly legal at the time. Ten of them get flagged by CAPPS, the era's passenger screening system, before they even board. Flagged, and let through anyway. Hosts Eric , Sean and Jorge pull apart exactly how that happened, working straight from the 9/11 Commission Report to keep the timeline accurate rather than relying on secondhand retellings. From there it's real time. Flight attendants Betty Ong and Amy Sweeney calling it in from the air as it's happening. Daniel Lewin, a former Israeli special forces officer, trying to stop his own hijacker before anyone on the ground even knows what's unfolding. The first plane hits the North Tower and the world assumes it's an accident — until the second one hits live on television, and there's no more…

People in this episode

Hosts: Eric, Sean, Jorge

Topics covered

• 9/11
• terrorism
• aviation security
• historical events
• government response
• hijacking

Keywords

• 9/11
• hijackers
• flight attendants
• terrorist attacks
• government
• timeline
• aviation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 9/11 Commission Report

Places: Florida, North Tower, Pentagon, United 93, Portland, Boston, Newark, Washington Dulles

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