We return to Norfolk, Virginia, where flooding and rising sea levels threaten residents, and the climate plan for the city could perpetuate harmful patterns of segregation and environmental racism. With the help of the podcast Wading Between Two Titans, we’ll take a look at how urban redevelopment is pushing out low-income and Black residents and what happens when communities are displaced due to climate gentrification.

Featuring:

• Mr. Vernell, resident
• Vincent Hodges, social worker and organizer
• Monét Johnson, lead housing and environmental organizer for New Virginia Majority
• Paul Riddick, former Norfolk City Council member

Credits:

Making Contact Team

• Episode host and producer: Lucy Kang
• Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang
• Executive Director: Jina Chung
• Engineer: Jeff Emtman
• Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain

Music Credit: "A Documentary" by AKTASOK via Pixabay

Wading Between Two Titans Team

• Written, recorded, produced, edited, mixed, mastered and hosted by Adrian Wood
• Show art by Adrian Wood
• Story editing by Kelly Jones
• Consultation and visioning with the Repair Lab 2022 Practitioner-in-Residence, Kim Sudderth
• Music by Sugarlift
• A project featuring original research by the Repair Lab

Learn More:

Making Contact homepage | Wading Between Two Titans

Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.