The Hurricane That Never Left Puerto Rico: Part I
In The Thick
Futuro Media
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🗓️ 20 September 2018
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
A year ago, Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico. The past 12 months have brought disorganized recovery efforts, an estimated thousands of deaths and an island that refuses to let go of its resiliency. In The Thick is dedicating a two-part special series to honor this tragic anniversary. In Part 1, Maria and Julio talk to two Puerto Rican journalists: Arelis Hernández, from The Washington Post, and Bianca Padró Ocasio, from The Orlando Sentinel, who've both been covering the impact of Hurricane Maria. They discuss the aftermath of both climate change and the federal and local politics. ITT Staff Picks:
- The recent poll from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Foundation about the impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
- Julio’s latest think piece about Trump's lies around Hurricane Maria's death toll, in NBC News.
- Bianca's personal essay of her experience watching the hurricane destroy her home from afar, in The Orlando Sentinel.
- Arelis' latest report on the seaside town of Naguabo, Puerto Rico, via The Washington Post.
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| 0:00.0 | You've reached the In The Thick Hotline. Tell us how your life has changed since Hurricane Maria. |
| 0:07.0 | Don't forget to say your name, where you live, and where you were when the hurricane hit. |
| 0:11.0 | Thanks for calling. |
| 0:12.0 | Hi, my name is Maria Jay Torres Lopez. |
| 0:16.0 | I was born and racing in Puerto Rico. |
| 0:18.0 | I'm when Hurricane Maria hit. |
| 0:20.8 | I was here in Palm Beach and it was very disheartening when people couldn't charge their cell phones |
| 0:26.8 | so we couldn't reach them that was very difficult. |
| 0:29.8 | It's terrible the way that Puerto Rico is treated. |
| 0:33.6 | I believe that it should no longer be considered a territory piece. |
| 0:39.6 | Hi in the thick, my name is Michaela and I live in Hamilton, New Jersey and I was at my office |
| 0:48.0 | where I work as a water wastewater engineer when Hurricane Maria hit. And in the year since I've thought a lot about what can I do to help the victims of Hurricane Maria and as an engineer I really got into civil engineering and water engineering because I |
| 1:06.0 | wanted to serve communities that were so underserved. |
| 1:09.0 | These are the voices of people who listen to us, who were directly impacted by Hurricane |
| 1:15.3 | Maria, and I just want to say, we want to say thank you so much for calling in and |
| 1:19.2 | sharing those stories. |
| 1:20.8 | And you know, this is what we're talking about is human lives, right? This is not just |
| 1:25.5 | out there in the ether, this is human lives and what has happened the year |
| 1:30.6 | since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. |
| 1:33.0 | Hey, welcome to In The Thick. |
| 1:39.0 | I'm Marianne Hosa, and this is a podcast about politics, race, and culture. |
| 1:43.0 | Welcome to the show. |
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