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Part III: A universe of rumor and misinformation plays out on television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Part IV: Rumor becomes tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Part IV: Rumor becomes tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

At long last, the government’s rescue effort kicks into high gear and buses arrive to evacuate people from New Orleans. But it’s too late for many residents, who died in their homes waiting to be rescued. Thousands of people’s lives are shattered, and the damage to the city is ex ... Show More

A day at the crossroads of chance and destiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans twenty years ago this week, leaving a trail of destruction across the city and the Gulf Coast. NPR journalists were on the ground covering the developing story of what became the costliest storm in U.S. history. NPR’s Greg Allen reflects on cover ... Show More

The Black capital of the world catches fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Or maybe, after listening to this episode, it’ll be more like CICADAPALOOZA! Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The end of a terrible era. The beginning of another terrible era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca speaks with Dr. Craig Colten, author of An Unnatural Metropolis: Wresting New Orleans from Nature, about Hurricane Katrina and its lasting effects on the city of New Orleans. He shares fascinating insight on the history of the c ... Show More

Okay fine.. it was the day after.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices