Powerless

Out There

Willow Belden

Wilderness, Sports, Nature, Science

4.6 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

It’s been just over a year since Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Gulf Coast. The Category Four storm devastated small coastal communities and dumped 51 inches of water in Houston. Harvey flooded over 200,000 homes and nearly burst major dams.

But that’s just the physical impact. Natural disasters can have deep emotional effects for us, too.

On this episode, Houston-based journalist Laura Isensee reflects on how powerless she felt to do anything useful during the storm. It’s a story that gives us an inside look at what it’s like to experience, and report on, a natural disaster, and about what happens when you feel like you’re incapable of helping the situation.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors.
0:14.0	In case it wasn't already on your radar, I wanted to let you know that we're teaming up with the University of Wyoming Art Museum to put on a storytelling workshop. It's going to be October 27th here
0:26.9	in Laramie, Wyoming. We all have stories to tell, but it's sometimes hard to make them
0:33.4	interesting to people who don't share our interests and passions. That's where this workshop comes in.
0:39.3	We're going to focus on helping you tell your own stories about the outdoors in a way that's fun and engaging.
0:45.3	I have loads of tips and tricks to share with you, and the museum's education curator, Katie Christensen,
0:52.3	will be facilitating some hands-on activities where we'll use artwork from
0:56.3	the museum to fuel your creativity. By the end of the day, you'll have the tools you need to
1:01.7	captivate your audience, whoever they may be. Lunch will be provided, and H&S coffee has generously
1:09.2	offered to keep us caffeinated. In case you're not familiar with them,
1:13.2	H&S is a fabulous local coffee roaster here in Laramie, and, well, I won't get into how much of
1:20.7	their coffee I drink every day, because then you would all know how much of a coffee addict I am.
1:25.9	But seriously, their coffee is really good.
1:29.3	Anyway, if you want to get in on the fun, head over to our website, out therepodcast.com,
1:35.0	to register for the workshop. We are capping registration at 15 people, so don't wait too long to
1:41.2	sign up. All right, now that I've told you about all that, let's get
1:45.6	on to our story for the day. It's been just over a year since Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas
1:52.4	Gulf Coast. It was a Category 4 storm, and it dumped 51 inches of water in Houston and nearly
2:00.4	burst major dams. Hundreds of thousands of homes were flooded,
2:04.5	and coastal communities were devastated. You heard about all that on the news, but what you don't
2:11.1	always hear is the more personal side of things, the surprising emotions that a storm like this can stir up, even if you're really
2:19.5	lucky. On this episode, Houston-based reporter Laura Isensy reflects on how her personal and
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