Today we hear from Deonta, Ismaelite, Kenya, Ngoc-Dung, Terionne, and Louise. Each of these interviewees describe how they and loved ones made it through the immediate aftermath of the storm with flood waters rising around them.

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.

For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

If you are inclined to financially support this show and other programs of Mondo Bizarro you can make a one-time or recurring donation here.

Our theme music was composed by Peter Bowling.

Our six storytellers today, Sharon, Francis, Kristen, Mai, Jenny and Cindy, tell us some eye opening stories about taking care of one another, especially the very young and the very old, assuming responsibility, and keeping it together when tensions are high and you’re packed like sardines in a three bedroom house with 54 people.

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.

For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

If you are inclined to financially support this show and other programs of Mondo Bizarro you can make a one-time or recurring donation here.

Our theme music was composed by Peter Bowling.

In this episode we talk with the founders of the I-10 Witness Project to learn how Mondo Bizarro got into the business of oral histories. We hope this episode will provide you with some context and background on all of the stories you'll hear on this podcast. We will return next week with more first-hand accounts from Hurricane Katrina.

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.

For more information about Mondo Bizarro visit www.mondobizarro.org.

If you are inclined to financially support this show and other programs of Mondo Bizarro you can make a one-time or recurring donation here.

Our theme music was composed by Peter Bowling.