The Real Questions We Should Ask About 9/11

Nearly 25 years later, the Lads look back at 9/11. What they remember, what actually happened, and why the conspiracy theories surrounding that day never disappeared. From jet fuel and Building 7 to military exercises, intelligence warnings, the CIA, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, and the propaganda that followed, the conversation asks where legitimate government failures end, and conspiracy begins. Welcome back to The Lore Lads.... 0:00 Cold Open 0:34 What’s Your Earliest Memory? 2:52 Remembering 9/11 as Kids 6:21 The Generation Sent to War 7:09 Learning About 9/11 as an Adult 10:37 Where the Conspiracy Theories Begin 13:05 Jet Fuel & the Twin Towers 17:10 What About Thermite? 19:08 Why Did Building 7 Collapse? 27:42 Why America Wasn’t Prepared 31:40 What Did Intelligence Know Before 9/11? 33:42 Can You Trust John Kiriakou? 34:55 Kiriakou, the CIA & the Tinfoil Hat 37:20 How 9/11 Became the War on Terror 38:58 Was Iran the Bigger Target? 42:46 How Bin Laden Changed Terrorism 45:51 Radical Islam & Religious Interpretation 48:21 The Bible, the Quran & Difficult Scripture 51:41 Bringing It Back to Iraq & Afghanistan 52:34 Was Iran the Long-Term Goal? 56:59 Were Americans Being Primed for War? 1:10:50 The 9/11 Stair Challenge 1:12:16 Remembering the Pentagon 1:12:50 The Heroes of Flight 93