"This story was told in such a scenic and empathetic way. Everything from the sound design, to the writing, to the delivery made this story feel intimate and urgent and to this day, I consider this show to have one of the most memorable, relatable, and satisfying endings."

- Nichole Hill, Our Ancestors Were Messy

Floodlines is a haunting, meticulously constructed documentary series that revisits Hurricane Katrina—not as a natural disaster, but as a moral and political failure of staggering proportions. Hosted by Vann R. Newkirk II with quiet gravity, the podcast moves beyond the familiar footage of levees and rooftops to tell a deeper story of abandonment, survival, and systemic neglect.

What distinguishes Floodlines is its emotional restraint and moral clarity. There’s no sensationalism, no overwrought scoring—just patient, precise storytelling that lets the voices of those who lived through it carry the weight. The series exposes how race, class, and bureaucracy collided in a moment that revealed the rotting infrastructure not just of a city, but of American governance itself.

This isn’t disaster porn—it’s elegy, indictment, and testimony. Floodlines asks not just what happened in New Orleans, but what kind of country let it happen. It’s essential listening: sobering, elegant, and profoundly human.