Special Programs
Friday, Sept. 11 @ 6~8 pm
Blindspot: The Road to 9/11
While the devastating images of the 9/11 attacks are seared into our national collective memory, most of the events that led up to that day took place out of public view.
Twenty-five years after the attacks, Blindspot: The Road to 9/11 brings to light the decade-long “shadow struggle” that preceded the attacks.
Hosted by WNYC reporter Jim O’Grady, this 2-hour special draws on interviews with a range of sources — including CIA agents, security experts, and people who knew the terrorists personally — and weaves them together with original reporting to create a gripping, narrative audio experience.
We follow the story of Emad Salem, an Egyptian-born civilian who infiltrated a terrorist cell in New Jersey -- he is considered by some to be one of the most successful undercover operatives in the history of the FBI.
Other voices in the program include: former CIA director Leon Panetta, former US Attorney Mary Jo White, writer Steve Coll, and journalists John Miller and Peter Bergen. We also hear from extremists in their own words.
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Sunday, Sept. 13 @ Noon
NPR Special: 25 years after 9/11, what have we learned?
September 11th, 2026 marks 25 years since al-Qaeda attacked the United States by hijacking commercial airliners and crashing them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
A fourth was headed for the U.S. Capitol but crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers overpowered the hijackers.
Sources & Methods host Mary Louise Kelly revisits that day and the legacy of the attacks with key people who were in government and intelligence at the time.
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Sunday, Sept. 20 @ Noon
The Big Dig presents: Two Planes Are Off The Radar
September 11th changed the world forever; but in particular, it changed airports.
In this special episode of The Big Dig podcast, host Ian Coss goes inside the world of Logan Airport – the place where the 9/11 attacks began – to tell the story of how that day unfolded, and how it transformed everything from security screening and terminal design, to restaurants, lounges, and luxury boutiques.
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Sunday, Sept. 27 @ Noon
BBC's The Reunion - The 9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001, suicide attackers hijacked two passenger planes flying over the eastern United States and crashed them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, causing both buildings to collapse. The repercussions of this deadly attack were felt profoundly around the globe, and continue to be felt today.
Twenty-five years on, BBC presenter Kirsty Wark travels to New York to bring together the first responders and survivors who lived through that morning.
New York Fire Department Battalion Chief Joseph Pfeifer was the first commander on the scene, and later became planning chief for the rescue and recovery effort at Ground Zero.