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Updated 2021-12-06

Episode 1

The Flood, Part 1

Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley remembers the night before the flood and everything that led up to the moment that changed his family forever. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 2

The Flood, Part 2

At dawn on July 4, 2025, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley found himself high in a hackberry tree, alone and unaware of his family’s whereabouts. This is the story of what came next. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 3

One of the Hardest Things

In the aftermath of the flood, loved ones and kind-hearted strangers helped my family face our new, unimaginable reality. A reunion takes place for the first time since the disaster. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 4

Stuck at Camp Forever

An old friend reaches out. His daughter was one of the young girls who died at Camp Mystic. We reconnected to understand each other's grief and explore how it can be channeled into action. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 5

Faith After the Flood

A conversation about faith with Dallas attorney R.J. Harber, who lost most of his family in the July 4 flood. We connected as survivors and during our conversation, I learned that even though we believe very different things and engage spiritually in very different ways, the result is kind of the same. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 7

Where We Go

In the final episode, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley speaks with his sister, Alissa Parsley, about life in the aftermath of the flood. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 6

Those Days are Gone

The Guadalupe River, and what it meant to so many Texans, changed forever on July 4, 2025. Whether to return and try to rebuild is a question each flood survivor must answer for themselves. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Bonus

Preview: The Original Article, Days After the Flood

Before the release of the first episode on May 26, here’s the audio version of Aaron Parsley’s article from July 2025, which won him a Pulitzer Prize. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.
Episode 1

A Pretty Little Place

“Someone is lying. And it’s hard to know who’s lying and who’s not.”
Season 4, Episode 1

The Problem with Erik | 1. Car Talk

In early 2020, Erik Maund—an executive at one of the top Toyota dealerships in the country, founded by his grandfather—had a problem. A stranger was blackmailing him for having an extramarital affair. Erik’s response to the threat set off a series of fateful decisions that left two people dead. One of those victims was Holly Williams, a Nashville woman who trained as an esthetician, loved to party in the local EDM scene, and also worked as an escort. After months in an abusive relationship, she’d been trying to get her life on track when Erik requested a date. Audio subscribers to Texas Monthly can get early access to episodes of the series, plus exclusive interviews and audio. Visit texasmonthly.com/audio to join.

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