Howard Stern Show 9-11-01 WTC attack

Back in the days of Napster, someone released the mp3 of the Howard Stern Show for September 11th, 2001. As I recall, it was about 4 hours in length, with the first 2.5 hours discussing Pamela Anderson latest implants. Then, someone off microphone must have gotten Howard to look at CNN. This is where I edited the remainder of the file to begin, and have also tried to edit out all the radio commercials. The rest of the mp3 plays the reaction of the studio cast, and the angry or frantic calls from listeners IN lower Manhattan (Where Stern broadcasts from) at the time. The end of the file is a little abrupt. I did all this with Soundforge about 4 years ago, before I had learned much about audio editing, so please do not bother to comment that I could have done a better job or saved at a higher rate. I know, I know. What is really interesting here is the human reaction. Some people could not stop making Pam Anderson jokes, some were remarkably prescient with their interpretations of what was happening. It is important to keep in mind that this BEFORE most of us knew anything about Al-Queda, Bin Ladin, or the rest. It is a fascinating sociological look into how the human mind works in the midst of a crisis, and Stern deserves some credit for demonstrating coolness under pressure.

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EternalKP (2008-04-08)

dumb show where the gangs shout all of these racial slurs without knowing the cause.

 rambam1776 (2008-04-08)

Well, yeah. I do not listen to Stern myself, but listening to New Yorkers at the moment of the occurrence is quite someting. The thing I found most interesting was how much they guessed right and how much they guessed wrong, and the reaction.
Think about it - even 5 minutes after this happened, some people still wanted to joke about implants. One guy wanted to go after local store owners, not even differentiating between Arabs and Indians. Another guy told them off for being racist. I'd love to play this tape for a grad class of Pysch students and get their reactions.

 rambam1776 (2008-04-09)

Sorry, I lost the unedited part in a HDD crash a few years ago. However, I promise the only things I cut out were commercials and the meaningless banter leading up to the incident,

LinktheFink (2008-04-09)

"It's the biggest landmark in New York."
"Next to Gary's teeth."
lol.

taeon (2008-04-16)

Guessing you are in the minority they are slurring? Oh and guess what... they turned out to be right... wow...

MeerkatMonster (2008-10-22)

This is an invaluable historical document. Thank you for distributing it, rambam.