Surviving 9/11: my friend of over thirty years, Tim Grant, is speaking publicly for the first time about what happened to him that morning. Tim was on the 105th floor of the South Tower at the World Trade Center — one of only a handful of people who made it out from that floor and above. In this conversation, he walks me through that day minute by minute: the heat and fireball when the first plane hit the tower next door, his decision to leave his desk immediately rather than wait for instructions, and the more than one hundred flights of stairs he descended, which grew far more crowded and much slower once the second plane struck his own building while he was already partway down, around the 60th floor. He also describes his desperate attempt afterward to reach his fiancée from a payphone with no cell service working. Twenty-five years later, Tim opens up about what came after — the funerals, becoming a father, and how that morning has shaped the way he's lived every day since. (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:31) Tim's morning on September 11th before anything happened (00:07:09) Feeling the heat from the first plane hitting Tower One (00:09:55) Tim's decision to leave his desk immediately (00:13:08) Descending to the 78th floor with Rob and Tom (00:18:00) The second plane hits Tim's own building (00:25:01) Reaching the bottom and the devastation outside (00:44:03) Life after 9/11 — funerals, family, and moving forward (00:47:58) Tim's message on what he wants us to remember Hosted on Ausha. See <a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy">ausha.co/privacy-policy</a> for more information.

Surviving 9/11: my friend of over thirty years, Tim Grant, is speaking publicly for the first time about what happened to him that morning. Tim was on the 105th floor of the South Tower at the World Trade Center — one of only a handful of people who made it out from that floor and above. In this conversation, he walks me through that day minute by minute: the heat and fireball when the first plane hit the tower next door, his decision to leave his desk immediately rather than wait for instructions, and the more than one hundred flights of stairs he descended, which grew far more crowded and much slower once the second plane struck his own building while he was already partway down, around the 60th floor. He also describes his desperate attempt afterward to reach his fiancée from a payphone with no cell service working. Twenty-five years later, Tim opens up about what came after — the funerals, becoming a father, and how that morning has shaped the way he's lived every day since. (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:31) Tim's morning on September 11th before anything happened (00:07:09) Feeling the heat from the first plane hitting Tower One (00:09:55) Tim's decision to leave his desk immediately (00:13:08) Descending to the 78th floor with Rob and Tom (00:18:00) The second plane hits Tim's own building (00:25:01) Reaching the bottom and the devastation outside (00:44:03) Life after 9/11 — funerals, family, and moving forward (00:47:58) Tim's message on what he wants us to remember Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Surviving 9/11: my friend of over thirty years, Tim Grant, is speaking publicly for the first time about what happened to him that morning. Tim was on the 105th floor of the South Tower at the World Trade Center — one of only a handful of people who made it out from that floor and above. In this conversation, he walks me through that day minute by minute: the heat and fireball when the first plane hit the tower next door, his decision to leave his desk immediately rather than wait for instructions, and the more than one hundred flights of stairs he descended, which grew far more crowded and much slower once the second plane struck his own building while he was already partway down, around the 60th floor. He also describes his desperate attempt afterward to reach his fiancée from a payphone with no cell service working. Twenty-five years later, Tim opens up about what came after — the funerals, becoming a father, and how that morning has shaped the way he's lived every day since. (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:31) Tim's morning on September 11th before anything happened (00:07:09) Feeling the heat from the first plane hitting Tower One (00:09:55) Tim's decision to leave his desk immediately (00:13:08) Descending to the 78th floor with Rob and Tom (00:18:00) The second plane hits Tim's own building (00:25:01) Reaching the bottom and the devastation outside (00:44:03) Life after 9/11 — funerals, family, and moving forward (00:47:58) Tim's message on what he wants us to remember Hosted on Ausha. See <a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy" rel="noopener noreferrer">ausha.co/privacy-policy</a> for more information.

Surviving 9/11: Tim Grant's Story From the 105th Floor

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First two episodes LIVE on 11/22/2023 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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A duologue is a conversation between two people and Duologue with Leslie (formerly The Interview with Leslie Heaney) is just that - a great insightful conversation between dynamic host Leslie Heaney and one (sometimes more than one, oops) expert and thought leaders on every relevant and inspiring topic of the day from health and wellness, to fashion, art and policy, to entertainment and science.
Leslie is so excited to share her amazing guests and their compelling stories with you - you’ll leave feeling inspired, having learned something new, and having shared a few laughs along the way!

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A duologue is a conversation between two people and Duologue with Leslie (formerly The Interview with Leslie Heaney) is just that - a great insightful conversation between dynamic host Leslie Heaney and one (sometimes more than one, oops) expert and thought leaders on every relevant and inspiring topic of the day from health and wellness, to fashion, art and policy, to entertainment and science. Leslie is so excited to share her amazing guests and their compelling stories with you - you’ll leave feeling inspired, having learned something new, and having shared a few laughs along the way! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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