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Where the River Took Us

Texas Monthly

After his family’s home was swept away in the devastating Central Texas floods on July 4, 2025, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley began the journey of putting the pieces back together. It began with a magazine feature written days after the tragedy—for which he won a Pulitzer Prize—and continues here as he hosts this podcast series, Where the River Took Us. Through intimate conversations with family members and other survivors, this podcast explores how people endure unimaginable loss and how a community tries to rebuild, grow, and adapt after a mass tragedy.

From the producers of America's Girls, The Final Flight of Captain Forrester, and The Problem With Erik, the series debuts May 26, 2026.
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  • July 29 · 31 min

    Introducing: After the Flood

    Aaron Parsley introduces us to another story about the tragic floods in Central Texas. It's the first episode in a new podcast from The Texas Newsroom, in partnership with PBS's Frontline.

  • #7
    June 30 · 46 min

    Where We Go

    In the final episode, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley speaks with his sister, Alissa Parsley, about life in the aftermath of the flood.

  • #6
    June 23 · 29 min

    Those Days are Gone

    The Guadalupe River, and what it meant to so many Texans, changed forever on July 4, 2025. Whether to return and try to rebuild is a question each flood survivor must answer for themselves.

  • #5
    June 16 · 39 min

    Faith After the Flood

    A conversation about faith with Dallas attorney R.J. Harber, who lost most of his family in the July 4 flood. We connected as survivors and during our conversation, I learned that even though we believe very different things and engage spiritually in...

  • #4
    June 9 · 40 min

    Stuck at Camp Forever

    An old friend reaches out. His daughter was one of the young girls who died at Camp Mystic. We reconnected to understand each other's grief and explore how it can be channeled into action.

  • #3
    June 2 · 43 min

    One of the Hardest Things

    In the aftermath of the flood, loved ones and kind-hearted strangers helped my family face our new, unimaginable reality. A reunion takes place for the first time since the disaster.

  • #2
    May 26 · 41 min

    The Flood, Part 2

    At dawn on July 4, 2025, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley found himself high in a hackberry tree, alone and unaware of his family’s whereabouts. This is the story of what came next.

  • #1
    May 26 · 34 min

    The Flood, Part 1

    Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley remembers the night before the flood and everything that led up to the moment that changed his family forever.

  • May 6 · 3 min

    Introducing "Where the River Took Us"

    Coming May 26, 2026, Where the River Took Us explores how people endure unimaginable loss and how a community tries to rebuild, grow, and adapt after the devastating Central Texas floods on July 4, 2025. Hosted by Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron...

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