• Fresh Air, Thomas von Essen, Dennis McNally, and Joelle Fraser

  • By: Terry Gross
  • Narrated by: Terry Gross
  • Length: 46 mins
  • 1.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Fresh Air, Thomas von Essen, Dennis McNally, and Joelle Fraser  By  cover art

Fresh Air, Thomas von Essen, Dennis McNally, and Joelle Fraser

By: Terry Gross
Narrated by: Terry Gross
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $2.95

Buy for $2.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Former Fire Commissioner of New York City Thomas von Essen, Grateful Dead's publicist Dennis McNally, and writer Joelle Fraser on this edition of Fresh Air. Thomas von Essen led the NYFD through the September 11th attacks and during rescue and early recovery efforts. During the attacks, the department lost 343 men, many of them von Essen's friends and colleagues. He stepped down as Fire Commissioner on December 31, 2001. He's written a new memoir (with Matt Murray), Strong of Heart: Life and Death in the Fire Department of New York Dennis McNally is the publicist and official historian for the band the Grateful Dead. He's also the author of the new book, A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead. He is also author of the book Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation. Writer Joelle Fraser has written a new memoir about growing up in the mid-sixties in San Francisco, the daughter of a flower child and a surfer: The Territory of Men. (Broadcast Date: August 8, 2002)

Want more Fresh Air?
  • Get the latest issue.
  • Check out the complete archive.
  • (P) and ©2002 WHYY-FM

    What listeners say about Fresh Air, Thomas von Essen, Dennis McNally, and Joelle Fraser

    Average customer ratings
    Overall
    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • 5 Stars
      0
    • 4 Stars
      0
    • 3 Stars
      0
    • 2 Stars
      0
    • 1 Stars
      1
    Performance
    • 0 out of 5 stars
    • 5 Stars
      0
    • 4 Stars
      0
    • 3 Stars
      0
    • 2 Stars
      0
    • 1 Stars
      0
    Story
    • 0 out of 5 stars
    • 5 Stars
      0
    • 4 Stars
      0
    • 3 Stars
      0
    • 2 Stars
      0
    • 1 Stars
      0

    Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

    No Reviews are Available