StoryCorps Griot: Surviving Katrina August 28, 2007 • In this week's StoryCorps Griot Initiative, New Orleans police officer David Duplantier, who lived through the hurricane, can't forget what happened after the storm. He remembers working at the Superdome the night Katrina hit.
Taking Stock Two Years After Katrina August 28, 2007 • Two years ago, Dr. Joe Freeman founded the group Free Life Medical Assistance for Louisiana, which provided free medical care to evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He also worked in two FEMA-operated morgues after the storms. We check in with him again to get his perspective. Taking Stock Two Years After Katrina Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13999591/13999576" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Post-Katrina Depicted in Comic Strips August 24, 2007 • Brooklyn-based artist Josh Neufeld talks about his first Web comic series, A-D: News Orleans After The Deluge, which chronicles the lives of six real-life survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Two characters whose lives are depicted in the series, "Denise" and "Leo," talk about their portrayals. Post-Katrina Depicted in Comic Strips Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/13928549/13928532" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Assessing Katrina's Wake August 14, 2007 • Several prominent members of Congress are touring the Gulf Coast nearly two years after Hurricane Katrina hit. One of the group's leaders, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) explains the trip's significance and their findings. Assessing Katrina's Wake Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12778169/12778170" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis NOLA Council Leader Resigns, Admits Bribes August 14, 2007 • New Orleans City Councilman Oliver Thomas suddenly resigned his post yesterday, admitting that he accepted a bribe from a city contractor. For more, Farai Chideya talks with David Meeks, city editor of The Times-Picayune newspaper. NOLA Council Leader Resigns, Admits Bribes Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12778164/12778167" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Defining "Flood," with Billions at Stake August 10, 2007 • A federal appeals court has ruled that insurance companies are not liable for the New Orleans homes and businesses that were flooded when Hurricane Katrina breached the city's levees. Attorney Daniel Becnel and his client Robert Harvey discuss the ruling. Defining "Flood," with Billions at Stake Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12689498/12689499" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Essence Fest Returns to Big Easy July 5, 2007 • The star-studded Essence Music Festival starts today at its home in New Orleans, after relocating because of Hurricane Katrina. Essence entertainment editor Cori Murray says attendees can expect appearances from Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and White House hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Essence Fest Returns to Big Easy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11756315/11756318" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Orleans' Signature Sound Struggles to Recover May 31, 2007 • Dr. Michael White, a musician and music historian, and Mark Samuels, president of New Orleans' Basin Street Records, talk to Tony Cox bout the state of the recording business in the Crescent City. Basin Street recently released its first album since Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans' Signature Sound Struggles to Recover Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10591391/10591392" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Life in the Shadow of Hurricane Katrina May 21, 2007 • New Orleans journalist Katy Reckdah gave birth the day before Hurricane Katrina slammed into her city. She shares her story with Farai Chideya and discusses her contribution to a new anthology City Adrift: New Orleans Before and After Katrina. New Life in the Shadow of Hurricane Katrina Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10305627/10305630" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Suit to Re-Open New Orleans Public Housing April 17, 2007 • Much of New Orleans' public housing remains closed almost two years after Hurricane Katrina. Judith Browne-Dianis, Co-Director of Advancement Project, talks to Farai Chideya about her organization's suit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asking that public housing in New Orleans be re-opened. Suit to Re-Open New Orleans Public Housing Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9618528/9618529" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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One Resident of New Orleans Public Housing Still Waiting April 17, 2007 • Former New Orleans resident Gilda Burbank has lived in Houston, Texas since Hurricane Katrina flooded her public housing apartment. Burbank wants to return to New Orleans, but her building has been slated for demolition, and she can't afford prevailing rents in her housing-strapped city. She shares her story. One Resident of New Orleans Public Housing Still Waiting Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9618525/9618526" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Exploring New Orleans' Noir April 11, 2007 • New Orleans has always been a rich source for mystery writers. Julie Smith, editor of the new short story collection New Orleans Noir, and Patty Friedman, one of the book's writers, talk to Farai Chideya about the Big Easy's seedier side, before and after the storm. Exploring New Orleans' Noir Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9515283/9515286" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis Roundtable: Katrina Housing; Governors at the White House February 28, 2007 • Wednesday's topics: post-Katrina housing problems; the governors' meeting at the White House; and a San Francisco newspaper publishes a column titled "Why I Hate Blacks." Guests: Hofstra University journalism professor E.R. Shipp; John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute senior fellow in public policy; and Bob Meadows, staff writer for People magazine. Roundtable: Katrina Housing; Governors at the White House Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7641569/7641572" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Politics of Post-Katrina Rebuilding in 2007 February 1, 2007 • GOP strategist Joseph Watkins and Democratic strategist Ron Walters talk to Juan Williams about rebuilding along the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Politics of Post-Katrina Rebuilding in 2007 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7115413/7115414" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Princeton Course Takes Students to Post-Katrina New Orleans February 1, 2007 • Princeton University professor Melissa Harris Lacewell teaches a course called "Race, Disaster, and American Politics." Her students decided they needed to see post-Katrina New Orleans for themselves. Tony Cox catches up with Melissa and two of her students, Aita Amaize and Conrad Legendy. Princeton Course Takes Students to Post-Katrina New Orleans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7115405/7115406" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Post-Katrina, New Orleans Turning to Charter Schools January 31, 2007 • Tony Cox talks with Steven Martin, director of board development at King Charter School in New Orleans, about the transition from public school to charter school. Martin worked with King Charter School's principal to rebuild their Lower Ninth Ward public school into a charter school after Hurricane Katrina. Post-Katrina, New Orleans Turning to Charter Schools Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7094798/7094799" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Look Ahead: Princeton Students Schooled in New Orleans January 31, 2007 • Tony Cox previews Thursday's show, which will include a segment on Princeton University students visiting New Orleans to put what they've learned into practice. Look Ahead: Princeton Students Schooled in New Orleans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7094801/7094802" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Branford Marsalis' Changing New Orleans January 31, 2007 • Jazz musician Branford Marsalis discusses his commitment to musicians hit hard by Hurricane Katrina and helping rebuild his home town of New Orleans. Branford Marsalis' Changing New Orleans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7094817/7094818" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Orleans Schools Struggle to Bounce Back January 31, 2007 • Journalist Amy Waldman talks about the post-Katrina state of New Orleans schools. The city now has a higher proportion of charter schools than any other city in the nation. Some of its schools are now run by the state's Recovery School District, and a handful are under the control of the city school board. New Orleans Schools Struggle to Bounce Back Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7094795/7094796" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Art and Death in New Orleans January 9, 2007 • Commentator Jacqueline Bishop is an artist and radio producer based in New Orleans. She talks about the recent string of murders in the New Orleans art community. Art and Death in New Orleans Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6761681/6761682" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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FEMA Opposes Order to Provide Katrina Aid December 11, 2006 • FEMA is fighting a federal order to pay housing aid to Katrina victims, while five evacuee trailer parks are on the verge of closure in Baton Rouge. FEMA Opposes Order to Provide Katrina Aid Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6608064/6608065" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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New Orleans Resident Fearful of Losing FEMA Trailer December 11, 2006 • Marguerite Doyle-Johnston, a resident of New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward, says that she's worried she may soon lose her FEMA trailer. New Orleans Resident Fearful of Losing FEMA Trailer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6608061/6608062" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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