Floodlines

The story of an unnatural disaster.

The Atlantic · The Atlantic Monthly Group, LLC

11 episodesENserial

History Society & Culture Documentary News Politics

Show overview

Floodlines has been publishing since 2020, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 11 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 5 hours of audio in total. Releases follow an irregular cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 35 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 55% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.

There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 10 months ago. The busiest year was 2020, with 9 episodes published. Published by The Atlantic Monthly Group, LLC.

Episodes

Running

2020–2025 · 5y

Median length

30 min

Cadence

Irregular

From the publisher

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.

Latest Episodes

S1 Ep 9Rebirth

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

Aug 1, 202539 min

Introducing Holy Week

bonus

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

Feb 28, 20235 min

S1 Ep 8The Wake

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

Mar 12, 202055 min

S1 Ep 7Destiny

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

Mar 12, 202030 min

S1 Ep 6Reckoning

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

Mar 12, 202036 min

S1 Ep 5Exodus

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

Mar 12, 202031 min

S1 Ep 4The Bridge

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

Mar 12, 202025 min

S1 Ep 3Through 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

Mar 12, 202029 min

S1 Ep 2Come 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

Mar 12, 202024 min

S1 Ep 1Antediluvian

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

Mar 12, 202032 min

Richard

trailer

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

Mar 3, 20205 min