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.

History
Documentary
Politics
1
Holy Week — Part 1: Rupture
21 min
2
Introducing Holy Week
5 min
3
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4
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2 min
5
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2 min
6
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29 min
7
The Wake
Water, like history, repeats itself.
53 min
8
Destiny
People try to come home. But does home want them anymore?
28 min
9
Reckoning
How could the levees have failed?
35 min
10
Exodus
A hero arrives. But not the one everyone expected.
29 min
11
The Bridge
Rumor becomes tragedy.
24 min
12
Through the Looking Glass
A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television.
27 min
13
Come Sunday
In New Orleans, the disaster wasn’t the hurricane. The disaster was what happened after.
22 min
14
Antediluvian
It all started long before a hurricane named Katrina.
31 min
15
Richard
A preview of the show.
5 min