Hey, it's Anna. We changed our plans for death, sex, and money this week as we watched the slow-moving storm pummel the Gulf Coast.

Harvey has made us think about the conversations we had in New Orleans two years ago for a series about life there around the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

In those episodes, we profiled five people and heard in detail about how their lives were

forever changed by a few days of rain, wind, and catastrophic floods. We also heard about their

collective trauma of having the home you know suddenly underwater and about the long, long

process of rebuilding.

So as we think about Houston and other affected areas this week, we wanted to revisit one of those episodes from 2015.

You'll meet Dr. Kirsta Kurtz Burke, who was working at a hospital when Katrina hit.

As you listen, think about the scores of people who are working along the Gulf Coast this week, trying to help each other in a desperate situation.

For the people that work there, you know, this was part of what our training was.

And a lot of people that worked at that hospital, we were attracted to a kind of chaotic environment.

That's why we were there.

This is death, sex, and money in New Orleans.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot

and need to talk about more.

I'm Anna Sale.

When the thick summer heat settles over New Orleans, it all comes back to Kirsta Kurtzberg.

The body remembers when it gets hot, I tend to have more dreams.

It's hurricane season, too.

So, you know, you hear on the news, okay, and you're

thinking to yourself, I got to make sure I have a tank full of gas. I have to have these things in place

in case I need to evacuate. Ten years ago, Kirsta didn't evacuate. She was inside New Orleans Charity

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