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In the early morning hours of July 4th, 2025, floodwaters tore through the Texas Hill Country. At least 130 people died, many of them children. For the last 12 months reporters from The Texas Newsroom have been talking to people about what happened that night and what it’s been like in the aftermath. This podcast is about their stories and the questions they have. Why did this happen? How could this happen with almost no warning? And could it happen again?

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Introducing: Where the River Took Us

2026/09/08

Where the River Took Us is a podcast about what it was like to live through the July 4th floods in Central Texas. The show is about the complexity of being a disaster survivor.

The Flood After the Flood

2026/07/31

A year after historic flooding killed more than 130 people in the Texas Hill Country, we meet a local official fighting for change — and getting more pushback than he expected. In the midst of it all, another massive flood happened. Was the community better prepared this time around?

A Note on Episode 5

2026/07/22

As we were putting the finishing touches on the fifth and final episode of After the Flood, another flood hit the Hill Country. So, we had to pivot. How were these two floods different? Were elected officials more prepared? Did residents have timely information? That’s going to take some time to figure out, so our […]

Feeling Forgotten

2026/07/15

On July 5, 2025, one day after the deadly floods in Kerr County, another flood hit the community of Sandy Creek 100 miles away. Nine people died and more than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed. Ashlee Willis and her mother, Brandy Gerstner, lost everything in that flood and didn’t get the help they expected […]

Who, When, Where…and Now What?

2026/07/08

After Matthew and Wendie Childress buried their only daughter, Chloe, an 18-year-old counselor at Camp Mystic, they turned their grief into action. In this episode Matthew and other Camp Mystic families head to the Capitol in Austin to fight for stronger regulations around summer camps.

A Place Where Memories Are Made

2026/07/01

Winding rivers and scenic canyons make the Hill Country beautiful. But its beauty also makes it susceptible to flooding, so much so that it’s earned the nickname “Flash Flood Alley”. In this episode we dive into what makes the area so vulnerable and look into its history of flooding — and how residents and visitors […]

The Day Of

2026/06/24

Matthew Childress and his wife, Wendie, learn that their daughter, Chloe, an 18-year-old counselor at Camp Mystic, is missing. And residents in Kerr County recount how they survived the grueling initial hours of the flood. After the Flood is a collaboration of The Texas Newsroom and PBS’s Frontline. The full transcript of this episode of After […]

Introducing: After the Flood

2026/05/22

Reporters from The Texas Newsroom have been talking to survivors of the July 4th flood about what happened that night and what it’s been like in the aftermath. This podcast is about their stories and the questions they have, that all of us have. Why did this happen? How could this happen with almost no warning? And could it happen again?

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4.8 out of 5

112 reviews

★★★★★

Ellie pili middleton 2026/07/28

a must listen

They actually dig into why this keeps happening here and whether anything’s really changed. If you live in Central Texas, listen to it.

★★★★★

AAKCLKECK 2026/07/16

Insightful, thoughtful, thorough

This podcast is so well done and weaves a multitude of accounts about the flood and its aftermath into a cohesive tapestry. What a harrowing tragedy f...

★★★★★

Lisl C. 2026/07/12

Thorough and Informative

Excellent, thorough journalism that includes historical context and focuses on one family’s experience with the heartbreaking loss of a child.

★★★★★

Suzy GD 2026/07/01

Insightful & Emotional

They have done such a good job with this reporting. It’s a difficult balance to strike between the fact finding and the human element but this podcas...

★★★★★

MarenK 2026/06/24

Harrowing… but really compelling

After the Flood is journalism at its best. It tells a difficult story with care and integrity, using the real voices of victims in a way that feels au...

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