PODCAST REVIEW: Racism and environmental disaster collide in ‘Floodlines’

The first thing you hear is the sound of the storm. The howling winds and the rising waters accompanied by a haunting musical note. The intensity builds until it feels like you’re right in the eye of the storm and the world is being ripped apart all around you. The rich soundscape sets a foreboding tone for what’s to come.

The storm of the current generation landed in New Orleans in 2005. The disaster, the series argues, was less about the Category 3 Hurricane Katrina and more about what happened afterwards.Vann R. Newkirk II paint a vivid picture of how New Orleanians were failed over and over again by those in positions of power. In successive episodes, archival news clips detail a cascade of crises that are compounded by an eerily familiar element of our media landscape today: misinformation.

From playing on the street, to wading through the water past dead bodies, to seeing the stars and eating a strawberry shortcake ice cream on a hot day, Williams and her journey come alive in the vivid scenic details of the highs and lows. It’s here thatshines brightest, adding complexity and perspective to a story that you thought you knew while giving a masterclass in the technique of “show, don’t tell”.

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