WATCH: Man turns 9/11 grief into podcast of healing

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ABC News. (2026, September 10). WATCH: Man turns 9/11 grief into podcast of healing. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/video/136327901/

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David Ferrugio, who lost his father on 9/11, has started a podcast where he shares his experience with grief, aiming to make it easier for others to talk about their own losses. According to the article, no specific numbers or statistics are mentioned regarding the podcast's popularity or listenership. The interview was conducted by ABC News' Danny New in September 2026, over two decades after the attacks. Ferrugio's podcast is focused on normalizing conversations around death and grief.
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On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, New York City's first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, faces controversy over his decision to attend memorial events despite calls from some victims' families and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani for him to stay away. Mamdani, who lost an older brother in the attacks, insists on honoring those affected by reading out names at Ground Zero. Meanwhile, nearly 110,000 signatures have been collected through a petition urging Mamdani not to attend, citing concerns over his past associations and appointments that some see as conflicting with the solemnity of the event. Despite this opposition, Mamdani is moving forward with plans to release more than 170,000 pages of documents related to air quality around Ground Zero in the months following 9/11, aiming to provide transparency on what the city knew about toxic conditions and how they handled it.

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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 3% hedged 2 of 72 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe the same incident (the 9/11 attacks) and are discussing it 5 days apart”
The Independent
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 8% hedged 4 of 48 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the same occurrence: the 9/11 attacks and its impact on individuals, specifically mentioning the World Trade Center towers falling on September 11, 2001.”
ABC News (US)
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 1 📰 publisher trust 70
“The articles describe different individuals addressing separate aspects of 9/11-related grief and remembrance on distinct days.”
On Being a 9/11 Kid different event · 90%
The Dispatch
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 61
“Although both articles mention 9/11 and loss of a father, they describe different people's experiences and do not appear to be reporting on the exact same specific incident or person.”
The Guardian
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 6% hedged 7 of 120 📰 publisher trust 69
“Article A focuses on a podcast about the grief of one individual who lost their father in the 9/11 attacks, while Article B recounts a personal experience from a different person (Jenna Jacobs McPartland) who also had a connection to someone at the World Trade Center that day.”
NPR
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 12% hedged 2 of 17 📰 publisher trust 60
“Article A describes a man turning his grief from the 9/11 attacks into a podcast, while Article B is an opinion piece reflecting on the anniversary of the attacks and the ongoing impact on people's lives.”
Zeteo
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 7
“Article B describes an individual's personal experience and a podcast related to 9/11, but does not specifically describe the 9/11 attacks themselves”
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The Dispatch
⚖️ Centre 🔴 8% hedged 2 of 25 📰 publisher trust 61
“Article A describes a person's personal experience with grief after 9/11, while Article B discusses the broader impact and response to the attacks”
NPR
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 2 of 47 📰 publisher trust 60
“Article B refers to the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and quotes someone who was involved in the aftermath, while Article A talks about an individual's podcast about their personal grief journey related to 9/11”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 2 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A is about an individual's podcast on grief after 9/11, while Article B is a reflection on how one town suffered loss due to 9/11”
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Topics

9/11 grief ABC News' the Sept. 11 attacks

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ABC News' ORG · 1× Danny New PERSON · 1× David Ferrugio PERSON · 1×

Narrative

ABC News' Danny New spoke to David Ferrugio, who lost his father in the Sept. 11 attacks and started a podcast where he talks about his grief journey while trying to normalize talking about death.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-10
2026-09-10 · ABC News (US)
WATCH: Man turns 9/11 grief into podcast of healing · assertive framing

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Man turns 9/11 grief into podcast of healing asserted
Man → turn → healing
ABC News' Danny New spoke to David Ferrugio, who lost his father in the Sept. 11 attacks and started a podcast where he talks about his grief journey while trying to normalize talking about death. asserted
he → speak → death
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