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.

TTR doesn't have a subscribers-only bonus feed yet, so when S&K talk for ten minutes about their top 5 Arnolds in the middle of a discussion on an otherwise on-topic, post-9/11 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, everybody gets to hear it, if they want. Follow The Tower Record everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord

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Recorded March 21, 2026 in Astoria, Queens.

A firefighter suffers immense tragedy when terrorists strike on American soil one dark day. It's not real life — it's Collateral Damage, the 2002 (née 2001) action-thriller movie starring TTR fave Arnold Schwarzenegger, delayed and edited in response to the events of 9/11! They shoulda blown this movie up with a bomb.

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Recorded March 21, 2026 in Astoria, Queens.

On 9/11, terrorists struck, and President Bush just sat there, reading a children's story to a classroom in the nation's hour of need. Or did he? TTR digs into the truth about the oft-repeated meme, laying out the reality of a widely-misunderstood story.

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Recorded March 21, 2026 in Astoria, Queens.

Award-winning writer Tom Junod joins TTR to discuss his memories of working as a journalist in post-9/11 New York, researching and writing "The Falling Man" for Esquire with Andrew Chaikivsky in 2003, and his masterful new memoir, "In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man."

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Read "The Abortionist" by Tom Junod here: https://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/gq/the-abortionist/G Read "The Greatest, At Rest" by Tom Junod here: https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/19409912/the-planning-muhammad-ali-funeral

Music by Rrrrrose Azerty.

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Recorded March 15, 2026.

In which The Tower Record and TTR's mutual friend come back from the bar and go shopping on eBay for the never forgettiest items the nation ever forgot about.

Play along:

Kevin's list:

September 11th 15th Anniversary Never Forget Tribute Sculpture Lights Up

Thomas Kinkade commemorative lighthouse

Diecast Tony Stewart 9/11 Nascar livery

9/11 Crystal flag sculpture

September 11th Remembrance Limited Ed Print Hand Signed By The Artist No Frame

plus stickers, T-shirts, a bar stool, desk statues, National Collector's Mint "coins," comic prints, and more.

Sarah's list:

New York Twin Towers 9/11 1.5" Lapel Pin Tack World Trade Center Modernist Style

Patriotic World Trade Center 9/11 * Original * 23K Gold Card Graded GEM-MINT 10.

WORLD TRADE CENTER 9/11 Skyline COLORIZED Legal Tender $2 U.S. Bill NEVER FORGET

2001 Dodgers Padres September 11 World Trade Center Tragedy 9/11/01 Ticket Stub

Photograph United Airlines Flight 93 9/11 Crash Memorial Plaque Marker Photo

Vintage WARRIOR HELMET by SDS Style 2415 Size MEDIUM AFGANISTAN WAR on TERROR

Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror Sony PlayStation 2, 2003 PS2 Complete Cib TestedOpens in a new window or tab

(Manual Only) Conflict Global Terror - Sony Playstation 2 Pristine Authentic

Pre-9/11 Marriott World Trade Center Hotel Chocolates–Unopened–Rare Memorabilia

World Trade Centers 9-11 NYC Anti Deep State Fake News Illuminati Alex Jones 911

USS New York PHOTO Ship Made With World Trade Center Towers Steel, 9/11 Attacks

Collectors Stainless Steel Pocket Knife 9/11 World Trade Center Disaster Site

Life Magazine One Nation Hardcover Book September 11 American History

9-11 T-Shirt Rap Tee Osama Bin Laden, Cotton Shirt For Unisex

2001 TOP OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER OBSERVATORIES 8/1/01 TICKET TOWERS 9/11 PSA 8Opens in a new window or tab

USA Car Flag Double Sided American Car Flag Car Window Flag 100D

The Advocate Magazine September 2001 - Ben Stiller, KD Lang

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Recorded February 28, 2026 in South Slope, Brooklyn.

The Tower Record breaks from chronology to take a giant leap forward, analyzing and reacting to Donald Trump's 2026 State of the Union address, a quarter-century into the post-9/11 era. Unlike the SOTU, the podcast also discusses, exhaustedly if not exhaustingly, the US and Israel launching their war on Iran.

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Music by Rrrrrose Azerty.

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Recorded February 28, 2026 in South Slope, Brooklyn.

The Tower Record examines two pivotal post-9/11 addresses from President George W. Bush. In one, he appeals to the world for its sympathy. In the next, he lays out for that same world a detailed plot to destroy it.

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The Tower Record discusses and reminisces about Grand Theft Auto III — a landmark piece of video game history, an extremely fun experience, and an unforgettable cultural touchstone of the post-9/11 era. Follow The Tower Record everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord New episodes every Tuesday morning. Recorded February 7, 2026 in Astoria, Queens.

The Tower Record discusses the first post-9/11 Super Bowl in 2002, analyzing the rise of the security state, the treacly U2 halftime show, and the startlingly paranoid commercials. This is an NYC-Boston alliance podcast. Go Pats.

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Music by Rrrrrose Azerty. Recorded January 25, 2026 in Astoria, Queens and South Slope, Brooklyn. SCHEDULING NOTE: This is the last Friday upload. New episodes will now premiere on Tuesday mornings, starting 11 days from now on February 17.