Rob Ferrett and Veronica Rueckert talk about what it’s like to grow up in today’s working class, with all of its uncertainty. We’ll also look at a new report that calls for streamlining our homeland security system. Then,we explore the life of one of the first victims of 9-11.
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Working-Class Adulthood In An Age Of Uncertainty
Jennifer M. Silva takes a look the transition into adulthood for young working-class men and women.
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Expert Says We Need To Streamline Our National Defense
The co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times saying the United States needs to streamline its national defense oversight. One of the co-chairs will explain why streamlining will help make our nation safer and how far our national security has come since 2001.
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The Story Of 9/11's First Victim
Danny Lewin had a remarkable, but brief and largely unkown life. A mathematical genius, he invented Akamai Technologies and became a billionaire almost overnight. It was his technology that news and government sites relied on in the days after 9/11 when phone communication failed and web traffic surged. Ironically, he was also almost certainly the first victim on 9/11, stabbed to death while trying to overpower the terrorists that would eventually fly American Flight 11 into the World Trade Center.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Jennifer M. Silva Guest
- Molly Knight Raskin Guest
- Lee Hamilton Guest
- Galen Druke Producer
- Amanda Magnus Producer
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