Hosted by Mondo Bizarro · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 31 episodes
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Katrina Stories is a documentary podcast built from first-person accounts recorded after Hurricane Katrina as part Mondo Bizarro's I-10 Witness Project. Each episode weaves together voices that reveal the human impact of the storm—stories of loss, resilience, anger and hope. The series preserves these testimonies as living history, offering listeners an intimate connection to the people and places forever changed by the disaster.
Mondo Bizarro hosts Katrina Stories, a society show with 31 episodes published.
Despite all New Orlean's problems, we have awesome people. It's the community of people that makes us stay. It's what sucks outsiders in and it's what people miss when they leave. We are resourceful, creative, beautiful,
Today, we hear from Venice, Arnold, Rose, Joe & Lucien—five people whose stories remind us just how humbling nature can be. As a species, we've harnessed science, built remarkable technologies, and solved problems that o
In a previous introduction we told you about how we teamed with organizations like VAYLA to document their membership's experiences. Another group we spent a lot of time with were teachers and staff at George Cox Element
After the storm, the challenge wasn't just returning home. It was being able to afford to stay. A problem that persists to this day. Rising rents, lost jobs, and changing neighborhoods reshaped the lives of so many New O
Our two interviewees today describe issues with insurance companies and government bureacracies. Let's put it like this - if the recovery from Katrina was a stool it would have three legs: the community, the government,
This is part 2 of our 2 part series on Rebuilding. As the city pulled itself out of the floodwaters, the question quickly shifted from "Can we go back?" to "How do we move forward?" Today's voices, Dawn, Debra, Dee, and
In the aftermath of the storm, rebuilding wasn't just about bricks, wood, and drywall. It was about piecing together lives, neighborhoods, and a sense of home. In this episode, you'll hear from Janet, Hung, Conard, and M
Today you're going to hear from two people we met through VAYLA: the Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association. This group started in the wake of Katrina as officials were skating around environmental laws and concer
Approximately 1,833 people died in Hurricane Katrina. 986 of those deaths happened in New Orleans. Today we have two stories for you and these two will be enough. Both of our interviewees, Melvin and Lance, had first-han
Today's four interviewees, Cheryl, Lakeisha, John and Haley, all talk about the role of the media in shaping our perceptions of what happened during Katrina. Some voice their frustration with obvious mistakes by journali
Today our interviewees are going to vent. No matter where you fell on the political spectrum in 2005, you were disappointed in every level of your government. These three Katrina survivors, Corey, Jay and Frances, descri
This is the second half of our stories about being in a new town as a high school student; a challenge that only multiplied the stress of the hurricane. Some students found their way while some faced hostilities from the
This is Part 1 of 2 where we listen to reflections from high school students. No one was allowed back into the city for at least a month after hurricane Katrina. It took many more months to get schools up and running, wh
In this episode, five people share stories that pull back the curtain on the state of healthcare in New Orleans during and after the storm. Angel, Renee, Willie, and Wayne each recount what it was like inside local hospi
One significant positive outcome was the amount of grassroots organizing that took place. Whether it was for providing relief services or building coalitions to advocate for one's community -- a lot of new connections we
If you live in New Orleans you know we've got problems and unfortunately they're nothing new. Today's four interviewees, Yvonee, Jeffrey, Jennifer and Daniel lament and vent about the broken systems New Orleans faced bef
This episode is gonna hurt because it's about people returning to the remnants of their homes after the storm. These three interviewees: Cassandra, Alexandria, and Mikey, experienced anywhere from massive damage to total
With New Orleans and surrounding areas being completely devastated, every resident who sought refuge in a new town had to contemplate the question, "If I can go home, should I?" The four interviewees today, Leo, Jason, D
The throughline of today's stories is racism. Our interviewees today, Danita, Scott and Laurie, give some thoughtful insights into how and why New Orleanians were treated the way we were in the media and in person. We fi
This episode is about connections — the kind you don't expect to find and the kind you need to make it in tough times. Amid the destruction and chaos that followed Katrina, moments of generosity stood out. In this episod
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