Ep. 55 - Tiger Cruise

Ep. 55 - Tiger Cruise

Today on our podcast about post-9/11 history, politics, and culture: Tiger Cruise, the 52nd Disney Channel Original Movie, about what it's like to be a teenage girl on a US naval aircraft carrier, arguing with your dad, when 9/11 happens. As mentioned in the intro, there's a few audio errors in this ep, unfortunately. Sarah's fault — thank you for sticking it out. Won't be a problem next week! Follow The Tower Record everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord [https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord] New episodes every Tuesday morning. Music by Rrrrrose Azerty. Recorded May 16, 2026 in South Slope, Brooklyn.

Ep. 54 - Save Rudy

It's Sarah vs. Kevin in TTR's first debate-style episode! The format? Policy debate. The topic? "Resolved: The United States federal government should provide free medical care to Rudy Giuliani." Production note: Might be a touch of audio wonkiness on this ep, which I've worked to address, amateurishly. Still figuring out how best to do a three-person live setup when our usual recorder only seats two. Any tips that aren't just "buy a recorder with more inputs," feel free to DM. I know that's the actual answer but have you by any chance heard about the economy lately Follow The Tower Record everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord [https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord] New episodes every Tuesday morning. Music by Rrrrrose Azerty. Recorded May 16, 2026 in South Slope, Brooklyn.

Ep. 53 - The Bush-Blair Affair (w/Robert Neumark Jones)

Actor and podcaster Robert Neumark Jones joins Kevin to commence the restoration of US-UK diplomatic relations, and also demand to know why US foreign policy is making his mortgage go up. Follow The Tower Record everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord [https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord] Listen to Bliss of the Abyss here: https://robertnj.com/podcast [https://robertnj.com/podcast] New episodes every Tuesday morning. Music by Rrrrrose Azerty. Recorded May 5, 2026.

Ep. 52 - Why Did the King and Queen Visit the 9/11 Memorial?

On April 29, 2026, His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom made an historic visit to America, stopping off at New York City's 9/11 Memorial for a brief visit. The Tower Record discusses why. Programming note: Sarah's off for a week; we're planning on having an ep on Tues 5/12 as usual, but if something comes up and it doesn't happen, that's why. Thank you for spending your time with us this year. We love you. Follow The Tower Record everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord [https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord] New episodes every Tuesday morning. Music by Rrrrrose Azerty. Recorded April 29, 2026 in Astoria, Queens and South Slope, Brooklyn.

Ep. 51 - Did Firefighters Really Steal Jeans from the Gap on 9/11?

Well — Did they? I tried to think of so many punny wordplay titles for this, but nothing gets at the anesthetizing weirdness of this premise like just doing away with all artifice and wit and plainly posing this question to you, the audience, and us, the researchers. This story is insane btw P.S. Sincere apologies to author William Langewiesche for not even attempting to look into the correct pronunciation of your name before doing this episode. I know it's a tedious thing to have your last name egregiously misread, like, 75% of the time. Yours truly, Sarah Szabo Follow The Tower Record everywhere: https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord [https://linktr.ee/thetowerrecord] New episodes every Tuesday morning. Music by Rrrrrose Azerty. Recorded April 19, 2026 in Astoria, Queens.