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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10 episodes
Updated Wednesday

Episodes10

Newest first

Wednesday · 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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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 19 · 27 min
Preview: The Original Article, Days After the Flood
Before the release of the first episode on May 26, here’s the audio version of Aaron Parsley’s article from July 2025, which won him a Pulitzer Prize.
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...

Where the River Took Us

Introducing: After the Flood

Where We Go

Those Days are Gone

Faith After the Flood

Stuck at Camp Forever

One of the Hardest Things

The Flood, Part 2

The Flood, Part 1

Preview: The Original Article, Days After the Flood

Introducing "Where the River Took Us"