Hey, hey you're listening to Outside In, I'm made Hedgy. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I made

this venison and leak stuffing and I still have leftovers. It's been my lunch like every day.

Anyways, we're all back to work now and this week we are sharing a great episode

from our sister podcast, Civics 101.

It's about a federal agency that we all rely on, but probably don't give a lot of thought to.

Here's Hannah and Nick. Nick, I never knew I was afraid of tornadoes until I was in Alabama one night, and the

tornado radio started making noises.

The tornado radio, Hannah?

Was this produced by Michael Crichton?

They're called Weather Alert radios,

which is the sort of thing that you have in your possession

if you live in a place where

weather could otherwise interrupt all communication and also your power could go out so it comes

with a hand crank.

But the point is that I lay there on a perfectly still night listening to the occasional and frankly to me terrifying sound.

Now for our listeners who are curious out there we will not be playing that sound here despite the audio medium because it is in fact prohibited.

That is right people think that that applies only to the emergency alert sound but actually

it is any sound that mimics or even sounds similar to that sound and you know we don't need a fine

we are a listener supported public radio anyway through that sleepless

alabamian night I realized okay one thing I am totally terrified of tornadoes, who knew and simultaneously,

isn't it weird and special that I live in a time and place where this free alert happens

to let me know that I could be whisked away to Oz at any moment.

...