9 episodes

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 The Atlantic

- History
- 4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

- MAR 11, 2020
The Wake

The Wake

Part VIII: Water, like history, repeats itself.
- 54 min
- MAR 11, 2020
Destiny.

Destiny.

Part VII: People try to come home. But does home want them anymore?
- 30 min
- MAR 11, 2020
Reckoning.

Reckoning.

Part VI: How could the levees have failed?
- 36 min
- MAR 11, 2020
Exodus.

Exodus.

Part V: A hero arrives. But not the one everyone expected.
- 30 min
- MAR 11, 2020
The Bridge

The Bridge

Part IV: Rumor becomes tragedy.
- 25 min
- MAR 11, 2020
Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass

Part III: A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television.
- 28 min

4.8 out of 5

1.9K Ratings

Absolutely Required Listening

Unique points of view beautifully tell a heart wrenching story; spewing facts that need to be brought to light. This podcast opened my (apparently blind, ridiculously white) eyes to the real story of what black people living in the heart of New Orleans during/after Katrina were forced to endure. Beat up, black and blue from Mother Nature only to be dealt the final blow by the state and federal government. Great listen.

SKIP!! Bias and slanted and gets away from the point.

It started out fascinating but in the second episode the narrators bias and slant really took me out of the true events that were being discussed. By the third episode, I just couldn’t take the overwhelming bias anymore and the narrator beating the idea of government failure over and over like we couldn’t ascertain that on our own. The narrator treats us like idiots as he tries to sway the narrative constantly. I do believe the government did fail but I don’t believe it was intention just because thevictim were mostly people of color. But regardless how you believe, that can be determined by the listener themselves just by revealing the facts. JUST GIVE THE FACTS and let us come up with own determination. I feel like this podcast could have been really compelling but it ended up being a podcast that should have been named Hurricane Katrina for Dummies or America Is No Good in Any Way and Intentionally Tries to Harm Everyone. I turned it off and deleted it in episode 3.