On September 18, 2001, the late Richard Hake sat-in for Brian Lehrer at Columbia University's new studios at WKCR.  Just one week after the attack on the World Trade Center, WNYC was broadcasting on FM at reduced power from the Empire State Building and over WNYE (91.5 FM).

Richard spoke with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman on airport security, author James Fallows on the airline industry, Robert Roach Jr. of the International Association of Machinists, and security expert and former New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton as well as WNYC listeners.