Floodlines https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/floodlines en Copyright © 2020 by The Atlantic Monthly Group. All Rights Reserved. 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. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f856a6ea-5330-11ea-b05d-17d94e97f9c7/image/uploads_2F1584313285027-43tsuuj79kk-098f9b88681cdfae60b513eb95d34932_2FFloodlinesSquare1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Floodlines https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/floodlines serial The story of an unnatural disaster. 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. 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.

]]> The Atlantic Monthly Group, LLC podcastproduct@theatlantic.com 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 more about how time has shaped the role she holds in her family and her city. You can support this work, and the work of all Atlantic journalists, when you subscribe to The Atlantic at TheAtlantic.com/Listener.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0000 full 1 9 The Atlantic 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 work, and the work of all Atlantic journalists, when you subscribe to The Atlantic at TheAtlantic.com/Listener.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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.


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]]> 2396 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 week that followed his killing was one of the most fiery, disruptive, and revolutionary, and is nearly forgotten. Over the course of eight episodes, Holy Week brings forward the stories of the activists who turned heartbreak into action, families scorched by chaos, and politicians who worked to contain the grief. Seven days diverted the course of a social revolution and set the stage for modern clashes over voting rights, redlining, critical race theory, and the role of racial unrest in today’s post–George Floyd reckoning. Subscribe and listen to all 8 episodes coming March 14: theatlantic.com/holyweek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 28 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0000 Introducing Holy Week bonus The Atlantic 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 forgotten. Over the course of eight episodes, Holy Week brings forward the stories of the activists who turned heartbreak into action, families scorched by chaos, and politicians who worked to contain the grief. Seven days diverted the course of a social revolution and set the stage for modern clashes over voting rights, redlining, critical race theory, and the role of racial unrest in today’s post–George Floyd reckoning. Subscribe and listen to all 8 episodes coming March 14: theatlantic.com/holyweek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 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 forgotten. Over the course of eight episodes, Holy Week brings forward the stories of the activists who turned heartbreak into action, families scorched by chaos, and politicians who worked to contain the grief. Seven days diverted the course of a social revolution and set the stage for modern clashes over voting rights, redlining, critical race theory, and the role of racial unrest in today’s post–George Floyd reckoning.

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]]> 349 The Wake Part VIII: Water, like history, repeats itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:47:00 -0000 The Wake full 1 8 The Atlantic Water, like history, repeats itself. Part VIII: Water, like history, repeats itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part VIII: Water, like history, repeats itself.

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]]> 3317 yes Destiny Part VII: People try to come home. But does home want them anymore? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:45:00 -0000 Destiny full 1 7 The Atlantic People try to come home. But does home want them anymore? Part VII: People try to come home. But does home want them anymore? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part VII: People try to come home. But does home want them anymore?

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]]> 1816 no Reckoning Part VI: How could the levees have failed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:44:00 -0000 Reckoning full 1 6 The Atlantic How could the levees have failed? Part VI: How could the levees have failed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part VI: How could the levees have failed?

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]]> 2218 no Exodus Part V: A hero arrives. But not the one everyone expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:43:00 -0000 Exodus full 1 5 The Atlantic A hero arrives. But not the one everyone expected. Part V: A hero arrives. But not the one everyone expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part V: A hero arrives. But not the one everyone expected.

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]]> 1886 yes The Bridge Part IV: Rumor becomes tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:42:00 -0000 The Bridge full 1 4 The Atlantic Rumor becomes tragedy. Part IV: Rumor becomes tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part IV: Rumor becomes tragedy.

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]]> 1547 yes Through the Looking Glass Part III: A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:41:00 -0000 Through the Looking Glass full 1 3 The Atlantic A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television. Part III: A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part III: A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television.

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]]> 1767 yes 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:40:00 -0000 Come Sunday full 1 2 The Atlantic In New Orleans, the disaster wasn’t the hurricane. The disaster was what happened after. 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 Part II: In New Orleans, the disaster wasn’t the hurricane. The disaster was what happened after.

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]]> 1472 yes Antediluvian Part I: It all started long before a hurricane named Katrina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:39:00 -0000 Antediluvian full 1 1 The Atlantic It all started long before a hurricane named Katrina. Part I: It all started long before a hurricane named Katrina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Part I: It all started long before a hurricane named Katrina.

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]]> 1969 yes Richard https://www.theatlantic.com/ A preview of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:30:00 -0000 Richard trailer 1 The Atlantic A preview of the show. A preview of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices A preview of the show.

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