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Where the River Took Us

by Texas Monthly

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About the show

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.

Latest episodes

  • Introducing: After the Flood

    July 29, 2026 · 32 min

    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. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning…

  • Where We Go

    June 30, 2026 · 47 min

    In the final episode, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley speaks with his sister, Alissa Parsley, about life in the aftermath of the flood. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: https://ww…

  • Those Days are Gone

    June 23, 2026 · 29 min

    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. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning…

  • Faith After the Flood

    June 16, 2026 · 39 min

    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…

  • Stuck at Camp Forever

    June 9, 2026 · 40 min

    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. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning…

  • One of the Hardest Things

    June 2, 2026 · 43 min

    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. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature…

  • The Flood, Part 2

    May 26, 2026 · 41 min

    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. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning…

  • The Flood, Part 1

    May 26, 2026 · 35 min

    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. To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to: htt…