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Floodlines

The Atlantic 11 episodes Latest Aug 1, 2025

Floodlines is a podcast from The Atlantic that examines the story of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, focusing on the experiences of the people who lived through the flood. Hosted by Vann R. Newkirk II, the series explores the hubris, incompetence, and nature's wrath that led to the disaster, as well as the rumors, betrayal, and misunderstood events that followed. The podcast has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential.

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Rebirth Aug 1, 2025 2396 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 more about how time has shaped the role she holds in her family and her city. You can support this

Introducing Holy Week Feb 28, 2023 349 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 week that followed his killing was one of the most fiery, disruptive, and revolutionary, and is nearly

The Wake Mar 12, 2020 3317 Part VIII: Water, like history, repeats itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Destiny Mar 12, 2020 1816 Part VII: People try to come home. But does home want them anymore? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reckoning Mar 12, 2020 2218 Part VI: How could the levees have failed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exodus Mar 12, 2020 1886 Part V: A hero arrives. But not the one everyone expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bridge Mar 12, 2020 1547 Part IV: Rumor becomes tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Through the Looking Glass Mar 12, 2020 1767 Part III: A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come Sunday Mar 12, 2020 1472 Part II: In New Orleans, the disaster wasn’t the hurricane. The disaster was what happened after. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antediluvian Mar 12, 2020 1969 Part I: It all started long before a hurricane named Katrina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Mar 3, 2020 308 A preview of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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