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09/11/2026

Democracy Now! (Friday, September 11, 2026) Today marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Around 3,000 people were killed that day, and nearly 10,000 more have died in the years since from 9/11-related illnesses connected to the collapse of the twin towers.

In 2001, Democracy Now! was a radio show broadcasting from the attic of Downtown Community Television in Chinatown, just blocks away from ground zero. We were the closest national broadcast to the World Trade Center site. We were on the air when the second plane hit the south tower. Today, we reair a clip of that broadcast and hear Democracy Now! co-host Juan González read the column he wrote for the New York Daily News in the hours after the attack, “A Horror to Last a Lifetime.”

“A catastrophe like that changes people forever,” says González.

Watch the video or read the transcript:

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09/10/2026

09/10/2026

WRFG in the Community. WRFG is Proud to be a Silversmith Sponsor of the 2026 Ormewood Park Makers Festival.

A big shoutout to longtime Makers Fest partner and Silversmith Sponsor WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM!

Since 1973, WRFG has been Atlanta’s independent, listener-supported community radio station — championing local musicians and artists, diverse voices, and an incredible range of music you simply won’t hear anywhere else.

That commitment to local music, creativity and community makes WRFG a natural partner for the Makers Fest, and we’re grateful to have their continued support again this year.

WRFG is also hosting some in-studio appearances from Fest bands, including The Yum Yum Tree and Luke Brown & the Jubilee.

Tune in at 89.3 FM and give some love to Atlanta’s community radio station!

09/10/2026

A big shoutout to longtime Makers Fest partner and Silversmith Sponsor WRFG-Atlanta 89.3FM!

Since 1973, WRFG has been Atlanta’s independent, listener-supported community radio station — championing local musicians and artists, diverse voices, and an incredible range of music you simply won’t hear anywhere else.

That commitment to local music, creativity and community makes WRFG a natural partner for the Makers Fest, and we’re grateful to have their continued support again this year.

WRFG is also hosting some in-studio appearances from Fest bands, including The Yum Yum Tree and Luke Brown & the Jubilee.

Tune in at 89.3 FM and give some love to Atlanta’s community radio station!

09/10/2026

The blues are good for what ails ya!

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09/09/2026

Democracy Now! (Wednesday, September 9, 2026) Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unsealed more than 170,000 pages of records that offer new insights into how the city responded to the disaster. Some of the papers indicate that officials lied about the hazardous toxins that burned and remained near ground zero for months afterward, even as the government assured New Yorkers the air was safe to breathe and rushed to reopen Lower Manhattan for business. In addition to the nearly 3,000 people killed on 9/11, thousands more are believed to have died from illnesses related to the attacks, including from cancer, heart disease and respiratory conditions.

“The Bush administration, the Giuliani administration all denied that there was an impact from these toxins,” says Benjamin Chevat, executive director of 9/11 Health Watch, which sued for the release of the records. He faults successive city governments for inaction, saying that “instead of mitigating the harm, they mitigated the city’s liability.”

Watch the video or read the transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/9/9_11_records_release

Listen to Democracy Now! weekdays from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Eastern on WRFG 89.3FM and WRFG.ORG. We're Atlanta's independent community radio station for progressive information and handpicked quality music.

To learn how you can support WRFG's mission, please go to WRFG.ORG.

09/08/2026

Democracy Now! (September 8, 2026) Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, more people are believed to have died from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses due to exposure to the airborne toxins than the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center. In the weeks and months that followed 9/11, former New York City Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, as well as other city and federal officials, reassured residents and workers it was safe to return to the area surrounding ground zero, concealing the dangers of lingering toxins in the air after the collapse of the twin towers.

Democracy Now! co-host Juan González reads from his book, Fallout, in which he extensively reported on the toxic nightmare around ground zero. “No one could guarantee the air around Ground Zero was safe because no one had ever confronted a disaster of such proportions,” González wrote in Fallout.

Watch the video or read the transcript: https://www.democracynow.org/2026/9/8/toxic_nightmare_25_years_after_9

Listen to Democracy Now! weekdays from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Eastern on WRFG 89.3FM and WRFG.ORG. We're Atlanta's independent community radio station for progressive information and handpicked quality music.

To learn how you can support WRFG's mission, please go to WRFG.ORG.

09/08/2026

Start your day with the healing power of the blues!

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09/07/2026

Piper &The Hard Times at the WRFG Blues BBQ

09/07/2026

2025 Blues BBQ Honoree Dianne Durrett