In this episode: stealing Saddam's gold! With a series of executive orders, lax organization, and a network of eager participants, the United States liberates another nation of its resources and dares the world to take notice — a familiar story, at this point, no?

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Music by Rrrrrose Azerty.

Recorded April 19, 2026 in Astoria, Queens.

Sensitive content warning: Harrowing audio throughout.

On September 11, 2001, at 9:54 am, Kevin Cosgrove laid in the northwest corner of the 105th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center, and he called 911. Five minutes later, he died, killed with almost a thousand other people as the tower succumbed to damage and collapsed. This, annotated with detail by TTR, is the audio of his final call.

Credit and thanks to RamtroStudios for the denoised, EQ'd, and footage-synced call audio. Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@RamtroStudios

Even enhanced, the audio is at times hard to follow by ear. To follow along while listening, we recommend using a transcript, such as this one posted by George Spencer on his Substack here: https://georgespencer.substack.com/p/man-in-the-tower

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Recorded April 5, 2026 in South Slope, Brooklyn.

The Callery pear tree (or Bradford pear tree) saved from the wreckage of Ground Zero has been called "the last living thing pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center." In this episode, TTR presents its complete history, bookended by an elaborate examination of the appeals and pitfalls of easy metaphors, pop science, and other claptrap.

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Music by Rrrrrose Azerty.

Recorded April 5, 2026 in South Slope, Brooklyn.