Episode 040 | August 13, 2026 – The Hurricane Changed Everything

Just as D.B. begins to find his footing in Biloxi, Mississippi, something unexpected changes the course of his life forever. What starts as a story about building an audience and finding someone special quickly becomes a story about surviving one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. On this episode: Meeting the woman who would become Christopher's mother. Using MySpace to connect with listeners long before social media became what it is today. The awkward first date that almost became the last. Why one person gave D.B. a reason to stay in Biloxi. Returning to New Jersey for a family visit... just as Hurricane Katrina formed. Watching the Gulf Coast disaster unfold from hundreds of miles away. The fear of not knowing whether friends, family, coworkers—or even home—still existed. Returning to Biloxi to find a community forever changed. Discovering that radio was no longer about entertaining people—it was about helping them survive. Some moments don't just change your career. They change the way you see the world. This is Part Nine of D.B.'s radio journey. Next time, D.B. shares what it was like returning to a city devastated by Hurricane Katrina and how radio became one of the community's lifelines. New episodes of The D.B. Nyce Podcast are released every weekday. Listen to every episode of The D.B. Nyce Podcast, D.B. & Sherry, and D.B. & Ted at www.dbnycepodcast.com