World Trade Center: The Towers the Mob Built

On the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Dan and Alana dig into a shockingly under-examined story: how the mafia profited from the World Trade Center. From its inception to collapse in Lower Manhattan, the center’s construction was fraught with incompetence and political corruption.SourcesGrand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11 by Wayne Barrett and Dan CollinsThe Unthinkable Happened: The Fall of the World Trade Center Towers by Charlie ThorntonManufacturing Discontent: The Trap of Individualism in Corporate Society by Michael PerelmanNever Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success by Michael D'AntonioThe Gotti Tapes: The Sensational FBI Tapes That Convicted America's Most Powerful Mobster by Ralph BlumenthalMob Star: The Story of John Gotti by Gene Mustain and Jerry CapeciCrime Scene: World Trade Center by J. R. de SzigethyWorld Trade Center Building Performance Study, FEMA, May 2002World Trade Center Investigation, NISTRecord Briefs, New York State Appellate CourtPrint sources include UPI, CBS News, PBS, Washington Post, The New York Times, the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Village Voice, Spy, New York Magazine, New York Post, The Conversation, The Militant, Wikipedia.---The Outfit is a production of Higher Ground and Headgum.Hosted by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope LevinsonExecutive Produced by Dan O’Sullivan and Alana Hope LevinsonProduced by Julia MurrayProduction Assistance by Franchesca Diaz and CJ ArcherdSound Design and Engineering by Ryan Kozlowski and Andrew EapenManaging Producer is Tiffany HammondShow theme is Bittersweet Defeat by OTELike the show? Rate The Outfit on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review.Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertise on The Outfit via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.