Texas Flooding: Grief, Blame & The Absence of Empathy

Grab your emergency radio and whatever’s left of your faith in infrastructure, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of what happens when a system fails and the water comes anyway as we look at the devastating floods that hit Texas, the failure of leadership and lawmakers, the unsavory online discourse that followed, and a reminder that we should care about every child, not just the ones whose parents vote like us.Donations & Resources:Texsarhttps://texsar.networkforgood.com/projects/254910-responding-to-the-july-4-texas-floods?fbclid=IwY2xjawLWSV9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLM0g0MlJ2OFBNNkVmSUFSAR6gXCX9A5Qywv5AsNa_zAkbR17lH893hGuqVTGMRxjrLTo65rgxp7ojXjOrDA_aem_3cb4WaDPlYOOe56jww2s5w“The Austin-based nonprofit specializing in emergency response has deployed swiftwater rescue teams, boats, drones and search dogs to aid in the search for the missing. The group is aiming to raise $100,000 to sustain its efforts. Donations can be made online for those who are not local.”Kerr County Flood Relief Fund https://cftexashillcountry.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4201“This fund will direct donations to vetted organizations providing rescue, relief, and recovery efforts as well as flood assistance. The Fund will support the communities of Hunt, Ingram, Kerrville, Center Point, and Comfort. It is in support of nonprofit organizations, first responder agencies, and local governments actively involved in response, relief, and recovery efforts.”Mercy Chefs https://mercychefs.com“providing free hot meals to families, first responders and volunteers impacted by the floods. They are also accepting donations to support their meal operations.”International Medical Corpshttps://intlmedcorps.donorsupport.co/page/TexasFloods2607&appeal=DPHHT2607“providing health facilities in Kerrville and the surrounding areas with medical supplies that will help these facilities remain operational and ensure that patients receive lifesaving services, and stands ready to send medical and mental health volunteers if requested.”The Uvalde Foundation for Kidshttps://www.theuvaldefoundation.com/post/uvalde-foundation-for-kids-launches-fundraiser-to-aid-kerr-county-flood-victims-volunteers-urgently“The Uvalde Foundation for Kids is accepting donations online as well as supplies for flood victims. Here's where you can drop off items. If interested in volunteering for search efforts or general relief assistance, email the foundation here or call (254)499-8027.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your pearls and pack up your personality, because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of the viral trad wife trend and why no broad is safe while barefoot submission is trending.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your towel animal, your bottomless daiquiri, and your basic human rights waiver, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of cruise ship horror stories. From the infamous “poop cruise” where passengers slept in sewage, to the final ship before COVID where people were locked in cabins while the virus spread like a nightmare… to the women who boarded and were never seen again- we’re setting sail into the absurd, the disgusting, and the unsolved. And don’t worry, I saw Titanic 13 times in theaters, so if the idea of this episode emotionally nauseates you? Just know- I’ve been preparing for this since 1997.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your court transcripts, your conspiracy corkboard, and a very strong cup of coffee, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of June’s wildest crimes, trials, acquittals, disappearances, and internet-fueled chaos. Trigger warning because this one contains everything from sexual assault to pet death to missing children to Stockholm syndrome and Twitter serial killers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your consent forms (but don’t sign them yet) and your government-issued fetal monitoring bracelet, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of what happens when people aren’t treated like people but like data, vessels, and experiments. The body keeps the score- even when it’s for medical horror stories. From Adriana Smith, kept alive against her will to serve as a human incubator under Georgia’s abortion laws, to Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were stolen, immortalized, and monetized without her knowledge or family’s consent, this episode unpacks the long, horrifying legacy of unethical medical research in America. We’ll walk through the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, the Holmesburg Prison experiments, the HIV-tainted blood scandal that infected kids like Ryan White, while the government spent more money on the Tylenol murders than AIDS research. And this isn’t ancient history, it’s happening today- not just with Adriana Smith, or Terri Schiavo as a human prop before her but with forced sterilizations, CRISPR babies, and what happens when “the greater good” doesn’t include you. This isn’t an anti-science episode. I’m pro-science, but not when the most marganilzed among us have to die for it. And in a world where women, people of color, and the poor are still being used, sometimes even after death- it’s more important than ever to ask: Who gets to be a patient? And who’s just a test subject?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Hello neighbors, lovers, friends, and anyone watching two of the most vile men in the world implode in real time. I’m Daniela Scrima and this is Broads Next Door Grab your keyboard, your ketamine and Andy Cohen because today we’re getting a broader understanding of the first break-up of Pride Month & we’re doing it in a way that would make any housewife proud, for a country that feared women could start WW3 over menstrual cramps- it’s The Real Housewives of Politics- Elon Musk vs. Donald J. Trump.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your bone broth and maybe a raw testicle if you’re feeling ambitious, because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of the Liver King, the carnivore craze, and what happens when health becomes not just a religion but a cult that lives inside your head.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Get a box of tissues, and your strongest emotional armor, because today we’re getting a broader understanding of one the darkest kinds of killer- the family annihilator. Often pretending to be the perfect dad, the perfect spouse until they lose control and everyone pays the price. Chris Watts, Josh Powell, John List & the more recent horrifying crimes that continue. Why does this happen? How are there more annihilators than school shooters? And how do we change a system that blames women and children for their own deaths? CW: child abuse, child death, sexual assault, domestic violence, suicide Sources:Men Who Murder Their Families: What the Research Tells Ushttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/230412.pdfFamilicide: When Domestic Abusers Kill Their Families and Sometimes, Themselveshttps://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/identifying-abuse/familicide-when-domestic-abusers-kill-their-families-and-sometimes-themselvesThe Scandalous Truth about Nichol Kessingerhttps://youtu.be/QiJFUHELNCk?si=5zQgrfnRL2F2Wc0AAnnie Elise, 10 to LifeChris & Shannan Watts appeared to be in love https://youtu.be/QiJFUHELNCk?si=5zQgrfnRL2F2Wc0AABC NewsWhat are family annihilators https://youtu.be/kHhL0tUeojk?si=-vL1BJaxNMWuX0rFNetflix The Watts Family Tragedyhttps://youtu.be/dSI_5IuhsHI?si=3xYofOuqbNsHoN6eLMNBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Grab your phone charger, your doomscroll thumb brace, and your latest screen time report because today, we’re getting a broader understanding of why the internet doesn’t feel dead but undead, how we became social media zombies, and why we can’t stop scrolling. What is this doing to our brains- and worse, what is it doing to our futures and the next generations? Will friendships be replaced by an always flattering AI or can the internet ever going back to being a place instead of something that just exists in our phones?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.

Turn off CourtTV and take a break to listen to me catch up on all things true crime from last week. From the tragic drowning of Trig Kiser, the disappearance of Lily & Jack Sullivan, Kohberger Defense delays, Kid Cudi’s testimony in the Diddy Trial and what’s going on with the Karen Read juryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/broads-next-door--5803223/support.