Floodlines

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.

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Richard

March 3, 2020 • 5 mins

A preview of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Antediluvian

March 12, 2020 • 32 mins

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

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Come Sunday

March 12, 2020 • 24 mins

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

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Through the Looking Glass

March 12, 2020 • 29 mins

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

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The Bridge

March 12, 2020 • 25 mins

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

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Exodus

March 12, 2020 • 31 mins

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

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Reckoning

March 12, 2020 • 36 mins

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

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Destiny

March 12, 2020 • 30 mins

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

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The Wake

March 12, 2020 • 55 mins

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

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Introducing: The Experiment

February 11, 2021 • 29 mins

A new podcast from The Atlantic and WNYC Studios, The Experiment, tells stories from our unfinished country. On this episode, Vann R. Newkirk II tells the story of his mother's life. Marylin Thurman Newkirk grew up as part of the first generation of Americans who lived in what Vann calls "true democracy" — but that democracy is now at risk. Listen and subscribe to The Experiment: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher| Google Podcasts...

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Introducing: How to Build a Happy Life

October 26, 2021 • 2 mins

Hello Floodlines listeners, we'd like to introduce you to a new show! In this series, host Arthur Brooks digs into research and offers tools to help you live more joyfully. Join us for deep conversations with psychologists, experts, and friends of The Atlantic's Chief Happiness Correspondent. For more info, visit www.theatlantic.com/happy, or search for How to Build a Happy Life on your podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices...

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Presenting: The Review, a new podcast from The Atlantic

October 29, 2021 • 2 mins

Hello Floodlines listeners — a new podcast is here just for you. On The Review, The Atlantic's writers and guests discuss how we entertain ourselves and how that shapes the way we understand the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Presenting: "Some of My Best Friends Are" from Pushkin

December 16, 2021 • 42 mins

Here's a sneak peek of a Pushkin podcast called Some of My Best Friends Are. As in, "I'm not a racist, some of my best friends are..." The show is hosted by Khalil Muhammad and Ben Austen, two best friends who grew up together on the South Side of Chicago in '80s. Khalil is Black; Ben is white. They met as teenagers bagging groceries for $3.25 an hour. Now Khalil is a Harvard historian and Ben is an award winning journalist. Khali...

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Introducing Holy Week

February 28, 2023 • 5 mins

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...

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Holy Week — Part 1: Rupture

March 22, 2023 • 21 mins

The first episode of a new podcast from The Atlantic. Holy Week: The story of a revolution undone. Subscribe to Holy Week: theatlantic.com/holyweek Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | Spotify The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination 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...

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Floodlines

Episodes

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Come Sunday

Through the Looking Glass

The Bridge

Exodus

Reckoning

Destiny

The Wake

Introducing: The Experiment

Introducing: How to Build a Happy Life

Presenting: The Review, a new podcast from The Atlantic

Presenting: "Some of My Best Friends Are" from Pushkin

Introducing Holy Week

Holy Week — Part 1: Rupture

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