How emergency warning systems work

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🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Flooding in central Texas turned deadly in a matter of minutes. Erik Nielsen, assistant professor at Texas A&M University, explains how warning systems can make a difference in extreme weather events. And, the Trump administration's new spending bill includes changes to Medicaid that will play out over the next few years. Todd Eppler, the CEO of a rural hospital in Louisiana, explains how they are preparing for possible changes. Then, the debate over whether listening to audiobooks counts as reading draws a lot of hot takes. NPR's "Book of the Day" podcast host Andrew Limbong weighs in.

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0:00.0	Support for this podcast comes from Is Business Broken,
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0:06.2	that explores questions like,
0:08.3	why are executives paid so much?
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0:21.3	I don't know how many lives are KPD team saved in an hour in Kerrville, but I know that
0:29.6	this tragedy, as horrific as it is, could have been so much worse.
0:35.4	The death toll in Texas continues to rise as more
0:39.3	questions and concerns emerge
0:41.4	about Kerr County's flood alert
0:43.3	system.
0:45.5	It's Wednesday, July 9th,
0:47.7	and this is here and now
0:49.4	anytime from NPR and
0:51.3	WBWR Boston. I'm
0:53.1	Shiko Thi Uri.
1:09.3	Music from NPR and WBWR Boston. I'm Shiko Thi Uri. Today on the show, changes to Medicaid won't happen for a few years. Rural hospitals that rely on Medicaid payments
1:12.6	have some tough choices to make.
1:14.8	My focus is what's changing, what's the new plan, how do we adjust to make sure that we're
1:19.9	maximizing our reimbursement.
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