Katrina Stories - Can't Get Out

There were a lot of reasons why people stayed in New Orleans for Katrina.  Some people stayed because that’s what they always did for hurricanes, they even threw parties for the occasion.  Some people wanted to be on hand to help others and protect their property.  The majority of people who stayed simply didn’t have a choice.  Today Christine and Ashley talk about the circumstances of many New Orleanians that rings just as true today as it did in 2005.

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.  

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