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Introducing: The Experiment

Introducing: The Experiment

FromFloodlines


Introducing: The Experiment

FromFloodlines

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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.
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Released:
Feb 11, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (15)

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.