New book traces the pieces of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center

NPR | By Kai McNamee,

Scott Detrow, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Matt Ozug

Published September 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM EDT

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sam Holleran, one of the authors behind the new book Scattered Steel: the afterlife of the World Trade Center.

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Kai McNamee

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

Matt Ozug

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