Where the River Took Us

Aaron Parsley

eallen@texasmonthly.com

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Booking Overview

A Texas Monthly editor leads a deeply personal series focused on recovery after a catastrophic flood, using intimate conversations with survivors and community members. It’s a strong fit for guests who can speak credibly about resilience, grief, and rebuilding at the human and civic level.

Metrics

Episodes: 9

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 5.3k subscribers

Contact Information

eallen@texasmonthly.com

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Host

Aaron Parsley - A Texas Monthly senior editor who won a Pulitzer Prize for a feature written days after the July 4, 2025 Central Texas floods. The series is hosted by him as he continues that journey by speaking w...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Survivors, family members of those affected, and community participants with first-hand experience; occasionally professionals connected to the story (e.g., attorneys) who can speak to how the event shaped their work and worldview.
Required Achievements:  
First-hand experience as a flood survivor or as a family member impacted by the tragedy, Professional credibility in a relevant field when connected to the event (e.g., legal perspective as an attorney)

Recent Guest Discussions

R.J. Harber - Faith After The Flood; Personal Beliefs And Loss Following The July 4 Flood

Recent Topics

Disaster, Recovery, Resilience, Grief, Rebuilding

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Where the River Took Us
:

Where We Go

June 30, 2026

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://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.

Those Days are Gone

June 23, 2026

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 feature, go to:https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.

Faith After the Flood

June 16, 2026

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 very different ways, the result is kind of the same.To read Aaron Parsely’s Pulitzer Prize-winning feature, go to:https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/.

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