{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Geography","slug":"new-books-in-geography-1058637","podcast_index_feed_id":1058637,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ohF7dUq3","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/geography/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/04d31562-8508-4b88-ae38-4f4ca8fa3a91/3728a966-daf7-46ee-9655-7a98eaba676d/3000x3000/3d5e577cea5bac9130b94a4d9ab3323a.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":600,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/geography","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T12:22:21.420261+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-geography-1058637"},"episode":{"title":"Samuel Holleran and Max Holleran, \"Scattered Steel: The Afterlife of the World Trade Center\" (Cornell UP, 2026)","slug":"samuel-holleran-and-max-holleran-scattered-steel-the-afterlife-of-the-world-trade-center-cornell-up-2026","published_at":"2026-08-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-geography-1058637/samuel-holleran-and-max-holleran-scattered-steel-the-afterlife-of-the-world-trade-center-cornell-up-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-geography-1058637","url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/geography/","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/04d31562-8508-4b88-ae38-4f4ca8fa3a91/episodes/abac13dc-7273-4859-9ab1-67776aa41a4c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=04d31562-8508-4b88-ae38-4f4ca8fa3a91&awEpisodeId=abac13dc-7273-4859-9ab1-67776aa41a4c&feed=ohF7dUq3","summary":"Scattered Steel: The Afterlife of the World Trade Center (Cornell UP, 2026) traces the extraordinary journey of the twisted remnants of the World Trade Center. When the Towers fell on September 11, 2001, nearly all that remained was pulverized concrete and contorted steel. Dr. Samuel and Dr. Max Holleran investigate how fragments of these skyscrapers became modern relics, scattered across all fifty states and beyond, built into hundreds of local memorials in firehouses, parks, and plazas, providing new and creative ways to grieve and remember. Drawing on years of research and interviews with artists, city officials, and first responders, the authors reveal a semi-improvised process that transformed industrial debris into sacred objects. They explore the aesthetics of rust and ruin, the rituals of transport and dedication, and the cultural tensions between grief, patriotism, and public art. From a quiet town square in Wyoming to a monumental glass \"book\" in Padua, Italy, these memorials tell a story not only of loss but of how communities far from Ground Zero took a piece of the tragedy—and made it their own. At once deeply human and sharply analytical, Scattered Steel asks urgent questions: What does it mean to sanctify matter? How do memorials shape collective memory in an age of global, and highly visual, trauma? And what happens when the symbols of tragedy become part of everyday landscapes? This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda’s interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Support our show by becomin…","meta_description":"Scattered Steel: The Afterlife of the World Trade Center (Cornell UP, 2026) traces the extraordinary journey of the twisted remnants of the World Trade Ce…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2769,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-geography-1058637/episodes/samuel-holleran-and-max-holleran-scattered-steel-the-afterlife-of-the-world-trade-center-cornell-up-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-geography-1058637/samuel-holleran-and-max-holleran-scattered-steel-the-afterlife-of-the-world-trade-center-cornell-up-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}