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Floodlines

by The Atlantic

Some call it Hurricane Katrina. Some call it the Federal Flood. Others call it the day the levees broke. On August 29, 2005, the city of New Orleans was submerged. That story of hubris, incompetence, and nature's wrath is now etched into the national consciousness. But the people who lived through the flood and its aftermath have a different story to tell. A story of rumors, betrayal, and one of the most misunderstood events in American history. Hosted by Vann R. Newkirk II. Floodlines has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.

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Episodes

  1. Rebirth

    Part IX: After Hurricane Katrina and the breach of the levees in 2005, Floodlines examined what went wrong in New Orleans and what those errors meant for the people left behind. Now, 20 years later, the host, Vann R. Newkirk II, revisits New Orleans to meet up with Le-Ann Williams again and learn...

  2. Introducing Holy Week

    Holy Week: The story of a revolution undone. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, is often recounted as a conclusion to a powerful era of civil rights in America, but how did this hero’s murder come to be the stitching used to tie together a narrative of victory? The...

  3. The Wake

    Part VIII: Water, like history, repeats itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  4. Destiny

    Part VII: People try to come home. But does home want them anymore? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  5. Reckoning

    Part VI: How could the levees have failed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  6. Exodus

    Part V: A hero arrives. But not the one everyone expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  7. The Bridge

    Part IV: Rumor becomes tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  8. Through the Looking Glass

    Part III: A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  9. Come Sunday

    Part II: In New Orleans, the disaster wasn’t the hurricane. The disaster was what happened after. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  10. Antediluvian

    Part I: It all started long before a hurricane named Katrina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  11. Richard

    A preview of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Some call it Hurricane Katrina. Some call it the Federal Flood. Others call it the day the levees broke. On August 29, 2005, the city of New Orleans was submerged. That story of hubris, incompetence, and nature's wrath is now etched into the national consciousness. But the people who lived through the flood and its aftermath have a different story to tell. A story of rumors, betrayal, and one of the most misunderstood events in American history. Hosted by Vann R. Newkirk II. Floodlines has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.

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The Atlantic

Produced by The Atlantic Monthly Group, LLC

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Some call it Hurricane Katrina. Some call it the Federal Flood. Others call it the day the levees broke. On August 29, 2005, the city of New Orleans was submerged. That story of hubris, incompetence, and nature's wrath is now etched into the national consciousness. But the people who lived through...

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Floodlines is created and hosted by The Atlantic.
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