For an attack that changed all of our lives… there’s still a lot we don’t know about 9/11. Like where was United Airlines Flight 93 headed? And who was the 20th hijacker? LONG SHADOW: 9/11's LINGERING QUESTIONS takes a look at the questions that still loom — even 25 years later.

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Named "Best History Podcast" by the Signal Awards, this conspiracy-free series on September 11 was updated in 2026 and is hosted by journalist and historian Garrett Graff.

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9/11 is a somber day of patriotism and reflection. Observe the day however you will, but every year many people remember by re-listening to LONG SHADOW: 9/11's LINGERING QUESTIONS, a podcast by @vermontgmg.bsky.social and @longlead.com. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Historian and 'Only Plane in the Sky' author @vermontgmg.bsky.social shares that when discussing 9/11, "we don’t forget but I’m not sure we remember either." Graff says the history textbook version of 9/11 is factually true, but it's not the day that anyone who was alive remembers living.

In 2020 Trump called Portland, Oregon's protesters "terrorists." a term used after 9/11 to justify illegal surveillance of muslims, Illegal torture of prisoners at black sites, and the erosion of our constitutional rights in the name of our safety. Calling Americans "terrorists" was a new frontier.

"I think we got almost everything wrong after 9/11" shares historian @vermontgmg.bsky.social who's studied 9/11 and its effects for decades. The world we're living in currently is one born from the United States' response to the terror attacks — but now we're experiencing a different kind of terror.

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Historian and journalist Garrett Graff’s book ‘Only Plane in the Sky’ has been re-released for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The new edition includes an oral history of the raid of Osama Bin Laden, along with essays about elements of that day that have stood out over time.

Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

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You may not realize it, but the terror we’re seeing on America’s streets today — masked federal officers, ICE raids, families torn apart at the border — is a byproduct of post-9/11 fear, when the U.S. embarked on the largest bureaucratic overhaul in half a century.

What is the legacy of 9/11? We’re living in it

Long Lead's Signal Award-winning history podcast 'Long Shadow' returns with a special episode about the legacy of September 11 — and how it’s impacting America today.

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Billie Jean King Youth Scholarship Award winner Ashley Badis was a water polo on her high school girl's team when she took on the Hawaiian government in a Title IX lawsuit. She shared, “You can’t invoke any change unless you start with the first step and speak up.” title-waves.longlead.com

You can’t understand the Department of Homeland Security, the war in Iraq, or our border approach now unless you can understand the fear, the chaos, the confusion, and the trauma that were a byproduct of the September 11 terrorism attacks, shares historian @vermontgmg.bsky.social.

For DEPTH PERCEPTION's third anniversary edition, some of the sharpest minds in journalism shared their thoughts on the state of the industry. While the industry continues to evolve, Jelani Cobb (@jelaniya.bsky.social) reflects on how, "journalism is more dynamic now than it has been in 50 years."

TIL when Border Patrol launched after 9/11 they didn’t use polygraphs. Years later they did and learned many applicants had smuggled drugs and people into the US, dozens committed violent crimes like drive-by shootings and 👀ONE EVEN PLOTTED TO ASSASINATE PRESIDENT OBAMA.👀 🤯 @vermontgmg.bsky.social

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25 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the legacy of those attacks look drastically different. In a special episode of LONG SHADOW: 9/11’S LINGERING QUESTIONS — out now — Garrett Graff traces how the government’s response to the surprise attacks led to a different kind of terror. Listen now.

How did 9/11 lead the U.S. to now, where American citizens are getting killed in the streets by federal officers for exercising their right to protest? In the last 25 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the creation of DHS has led to a different kind of terror in our country.

25 years after the September 11 terror attacks, national security journalist @vermontgmg.bsky.social shares that the U.S. should break up the Department of Homeland Security — a bureau that was once consolidated to protect the country, but has "been turned against ordinary Americans" in our streets.

“We got almost everything wrong.” Garrett Graff on 9/11's shocking legacy

At the 25th anniversary of September 11, the history podcast “Long Shadow” explores how the government's response led to the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S.

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On a night in 2010, Alenka Artnik, sunken by grief, found herself alone on a bridge, contemplating suicide. Ten years later, she became the world's greatest female freediver and is getting stronger with each record-breaking plunge. Her story is one of resilience, emerging from mental struggles.

She Dove to Escape Grief—And Became One of the World’s Greatest Athletes

Embracing her pain, Alenka Artnik pushes the limits of the human body, on just one breath.

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Five years ago, Long Lead launched its first feature, LONG SHADOW: 9/11'S LINGERING QUESTIONS. Today, the podcast returns for a special season one episode looking at the legacy of 9/11 and its creation of the DHS — a bureau that's slowly laid the groundwork for a different kind of terror in the U.S.

What is the legacy of 9/11? We’re living in it

Long Lead's Signal Award-winning history podcast 'Long Shadow' returns with a special episode about the legacy of September 11 — and how it’s impacting America today.

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Historian and national security journalist @vermontgmg.bsky.social has covered the legacy of 9/11 for decades. The LONG SHADOW podcast host is answering YOUR questions about covering 9/11 and its aftermath on Reddit r/IAMA today at 3pm ET/12pm PT. Ask him a question: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

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Historian and national security journalist @vermontgmg.bsky.social has covered the legacy of 9/11 for decades. The LONG SHADOW podcast host is answering YOUR questions about covering 9/11 and its aftermath on Reddit r/IAMA today at 3pm ET/12pm PT. Ask him a question: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

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25 years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the legacy of those attacks look drastically different. In a special episode of LONG SHADOW: 9/11’S LINGERING QUESTIONS — out now — Garrett Graff traces how the government’s response to the surprise attacks led to a different kind of terror. Listen now.

“Never again” / What is the legacy of 9/11?

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What's the legacy of 9/11? We're living in it. Coming tomorrow: In a new episode of 'Long Shadow: 9/11's Lingering Questions,' @vermontgmg.bsky.social traces how the U.S.’s response to 9/11 led to the buildup of a massive federal police force that's terrorizing the citizens it was meant to protect.

Journalism's in crisis — budgets are shrinking, algorithms control distribution, and AI is producing articles. Yet top journalists are still finding things that make them hopeful. In the third anniversary edition of DEPTH PERCEPTION, journalists share why they continue their storytelling.

Like so many parents in the history of youth sports, Dominic Badis agreed to coach a sport he’d never played so his kid could have a turn. The sport in question? Water polo, which his daughter Ashley played. After her high school dropped the ball on practice facilities and coaching, Dom stepped up

Journalism's in crisis — budgets are shrinking, algorithms control distribution, and AI is producing articles. Yet top journalists are still finding things that make them hopeful. In the third anniversary edition of DEPTH PERCEPTION, journalists share why they continue their storytelling.

“People are still curious.” Top journalists on what keeps them hopeful

Depth Perception’s third year chronicled an industry fighting for its survival. Discover what’s driving journalism’s sharpest minds with our annual questionnaire roundup.

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What's the legacy of 9/11? We're living in it. Coming 9/1: In a special episode of 'Long Shadow: 9/11's Lingering Questions,' Garrett Graff traces how the U.S. government’s response to 9/11 led to the buildup of a massive federal police force that's terrorizing the citizens it was meant to protect.

What's the legacy of 9/11? We're living in it. Coming 9/1: In a special episode of 'Long Shadow: 9/11's Lingering Questions,' Garrett Graff traces how the U.S. government’s response to 9/11 led to the buildup of a massive federal police force that's terrorizing the citizens it was meant to protect.

A 3-time powerlifting world champion, Anna Kurkurina is one of the strongest women in the world, a label that’s bolstered by at least 14 world records. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kurkurina dedicated herself to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming pets found roaming war-torn streets.

Most people know Title IX transformed women's sports. Few know that one of the biggest Title IX victories in decades began because a girls' water polo team had to practice in the ocean after their school failed to secure a pool to practice in. 📷: Jenny Sathngam

Caron Badis was the “comms mom” of the girls water polo team at James Campbell High School, rounding up paperwork and ordering team swimsuits on time, when she learned that under Title IX, her daughter Ashley's team was being treated unfairly... and illegally.

When doing the research for his book, independent journalist @gilduran.com made an investment in himself and his career, sharing, “It all looks great now that I got a book deal and an audience, but there was a lot of trepidation and a lot of uncertainty and a few moments of serious doubt.”