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Episode Guide
| No. | Episode | Title | Guests | Listen to episode | Published | Description Excerpt | Tags |
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| 417 | E407 | Looking Back at Winter 2025-26 | Paul Goodloe | 2026-03-25 | Guest: Paul Goodloe,. Weather Channel Meteorologist. Winter is officially in the rearview mirror and while some parts of the country were digging out from snow and … | ||
| 416 | E406 | Inside the Forecast: From the Air Force to the White House | Andrew Gay | 2026-03-18 | Guest: Lt. Col. Andrew Gay Forecasts don’t just matter for farmers, travelers, or weekend plans — they can influence decisions that ripple across the globe. Few … | ||
| 415 | E405 | Inside the American Weather Enterprise Association | Doug Hilderbrand, Jennifer Sprague-Hilderbrand | 2026-03-11 | Guests: Doug Hilderbrand & Jennifer Sprague-Hilderbrand. When you think about the weather world, you might picture satellites spinning overhead, supercomputers crunching data, or meteorologists trying to … | ||
| 414 | E404 | Inside Severe Season: A Conversation with the SPC Director | Russell Schneider | 2026-03-04 | Guest: Dr. Russell Schneider. Spring may mean blooming flowers and warmer days, but for meteorologists, it means something else entirely: severe weather season is officially here. … | ||
| 413 | E403 | Digital Meteorology with Ryan Hall, Y’all | Ryan Hall | 2026-02-25 | Guest: Ryan Hall. When severe weather is on the horizon, many people turn to their local meteorologist—but millions are heading to YouTube to get the latest … | ||
| 412 | E402 | Geeking Out About “Wicked Weather” | Alexander Gates | 2026-02-18 | Guest: Dr. Alexander Gates, Rutgers University - Newark. Weather doesn’t just shape our daily plans — sometimes, it shapes the course of history.. From floods that … | ||
| 411 | E401 | Rethinking the 100-Year Flood Event | Younes Alila | 2026-02-11 | Guest: Dr. Younes Alila, University of British Columbia. Floods are some of the most devastating natural disasters on Earth—washing away homes, reshaping landscapes, and testing the limits … | ||
| 410 | E400 | U.S. Forest Service Fighting Wildfires with Meteorology | Marcus Williams | 2026-02-04 | Guest: Dr. Marcus Williams, Research Meteorologist. Wildfire is one of the most complex weather-driven hazards we face — shaped by wind, terrain, fuel, and timing, where … | ||
| 409 | E399 | Keeping Up With Cappucci | Matthew Cappucci | 2026-01-28 | Guest: Matthew Cappucci. If you’ve ever watched a weather forecast and thought, “Wow, that meteorologist has way more energy than the atmosphere itself,” there’s a good … | ||
| 408 | E398 | The 2025 Hurricane Models Report Card | Wallace Hogsett | 2026-01-21 | Guest: Dr. Wallace Hogsett, Science & Operations Officer at the NHC. Every hurricane season tells a story — not just through the storms that form, but … | ||
| 407 | E397 | The Human Side of Hurricane Response | Samira Davis | 2026-01-14 | Guest: Samira Davis, United Cajun Navy. When disaster strikes, it’s often the people on the ground — not the headlines — who make the biggest difference. … | ||
| 406 | E396 | James Spann and the Next Era of Local Weather | James Spann | 2026-01-07 | Guest: James Spann, Chief Meteorologist & Founder of the Alabama. Weather Network. When it comes to weather, few names carry the respect, trust, and authority of … | ||
| 405 | E395 | Texas Flood Disaster | Re-released | Weather Geeks Team | 2025-12-31 | Weather Geeks Team What began as Fourth of July thunderstorms in Kerr County, Texas rapidly evolved into a catastrophic flash flood that overwhelmed campgrounds, highways, and … | ||
| 404 | E394 | Alan Sealls: A Lifetime in Weather and the Future of AMS | Re-released | Alan Sealls | 2025-12-24 | RECORDED FEBRUARY 21, 2025; Originally released April 30, 2025 Guest: Alan Sealls, AMS President-Elect. For decades, broadcast meteorologists have been the trusted voices guiding us through hurricanes, tornadoes, … | ||
| 403 | E394 | Exclusive: Jim Cantore and Dr. Neil Jacobs | Neil Jacobs | 2025-12-19 | Guest: Dr. Neil Jacobs. Every forecast, every watch or warning, every piece of storm research in America… starts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And there’s … | ||
| 402 | E393 | Weather Out West | Re-released | Daniel Swain | 2025-12-17 | RECORDED FEBRUARY 25, 2025; Originally released March 26, 2025 Guest: Daniel Swain. Winds are howling outside Los Angeles, California on a dry January day. The hillsides north … | ||
| 401 | E392 | Chasing Hail | Re-released | Sean Waugh | 2025-12-10 | RECORDED MARCH 4, 2025; Originally released March 12, 2024 Guest: Dr. Sean Waugh, National Severe Storms Laboratory research scientist. As we’ve seen in the movies, and real life, tornadoes … | ||
| 400 | E391 | A Deep Dive into Google DeepMind | Re-released | Ilan Price, Matt Willson | 2025-12-03 | RECORDED JANUARY 22, 2025; Originally released FEBRUARY 12, 2025 Guests: Dr. Ilan Price, Senior Research Scientist, & Matt Willson, Research Engineer. From the Euro to the GFS … | ||
| 399 | E390 | 2025 Weather Wrap-Up | 2025-11-26 | It’s been one wild ride through the atmosphere this year — from record-breaking heat waves to snowstorms that made us double-check the map, a hurricane … | |||
| 398 | E387 | The Weather Guys at Wisconsin | Steven Ackerman, Jonathan Martin | 2025-11-19 | Guests: Dr. Steven Ackerman and Dr. Jonathan Martin. For most of us, weather talk is a quick chat about the weekend forecast or a snowy commute. … | ||
| 397 | E389 | Ken Burns vs. Mother Nature: Behind the Scenes of The American Revolution | Ken Burns | 2025-11-12 | Guest: Ken Burns He’s an Award-Winning Filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. Some of his most … | ||
| 396 | E386 | From Cocoa to Climate: Weather at Mars, Inc. | Alex Tomoff | 2025-11-05 | Guest: Alex Tomoff. When you think of weather and meteorology, you probably picture storm chasers, satellites, or your local forecast. But what about chocolate? At Mars, … | ||
| 395 | E385 | Supporting Virginia from the Green Screen to Capitol Hill | Sean Sublette | 2025-10-29 | Guest: Sean Sublette. When science and policy meet, the results can shape the way communities prepare for the future. Our guest today, meteorologist and science communicator … | ||
| 394 | E384 | Shipping, Safety, and Storms: Forecasting for Amazon | Josh Kastman | 2025-10-22 | Guest: Dr. Josh Kastman. When you think about Amazon, you probably picture two-day shipping, Prime Video, or that familiar brown package on your doorstep. But behind … | ||
| 393 | E383 | Balanced Weather: Cutting Through the Storm of Misinformation | Alan Gerard | 2025-10-15 | Guest: Alan Gerard. From tornado outbreaks to hurricane landfalls, few have had a front-row seat to as many high-impact weather events as Alan Gerard. After decades … | ||
| 392 | E380 | Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Fighting for Clean Transportation | Rachel Muncrief | 2025-10-08 | Guest: Dr. Rachel Muncrief. When we think about tackling climate change, it’s easy to picture solar panels and wind farms. But there’s another piece of the … | ||
| 391 | E382 | Cones, Chaos, and Clarity: The State of Hurricane Modeling | Andy Hazelton | 2025-10-01 | Guest: Dr. Andy Hazelton, University of Miami. When a hurricane’s on the horizon, we turn to the forecast models—those swirling graphics and spaghetti plots that try … | ||
| 390 | E381 | Weathering the Storm: Policy, People, and Public Safety | Eric Sorensen | 2025-09-24 | Guest: Rep. Eric Sorensen, IL-17. When severe weather strikes, the National. Weather Service is on the front lines saving lives, but what happens when those front … | ||
| 389 | E379 | From Lab to Lawn: Making Storm Prep Practical | Rachael Gauthier | 2025-09-22 | Guest: Rachael Gauthier, IBHS. From hurricane shutters to fortified roofs, storm prep advice is everywhere, but how do you know what actually works? At the Insurance … | ||
| 388 | E378 | Using Virtual Reality to Weather the Storm | Grace Ahn | 2025-09-10 | Guest: Dr. Grace Ahn, University of Georgia. When a hurricane threatens, the most dangerous part often isn’t the wind—it’s the water. Storm surge can arrive fast, … | ||
| 387 | E377 | Now Boarding: Turbulence | Ignacio Gallego-Marcos | 2025-09-03 | Guest: Ignacio Gallego-Marcos, Founder of Turbli. If you have ever flown, odds are that you have experienced turbulence.. Whether it was minor, or severe enough to … | ||
| 386 | E376 | Cloud Warriors: The Front Lines of Weather Forecasting | Tom Weber | 2025-08-27 | Guest: Tom Weber. When we talk about weather forecasting, we often picture meteorologists at a green screen or storm chasers racing toward a supercell. But behind … | ||
| 385 | E375 | Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change - Oh My! | Ellen Prager, Dave Jones | 2025-08-20 | Guests: Dr. Ellen Prager & Dave Jones Ever heard someone say sharks are growing legs, or that peeing on a jellyfish sting actually helps? Yeah… same … | ||
| 384 | E374 | The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign | Jon Nese | 2025-08-13 | Guest: Dr. Jon Nese. When we think of the Battle of Gettysburg, we picture tactics, terrain, and turning points but what about the temperature? The clouds? … | ||
| 383 | E373 | Little House, Big Climate: Lessons from Laura Ingalls Wilder | Barb Mayes Boustead | 2025-08-06 | Guest: Dr. Barb Mayes Boustead. When we talk about climate change, the conversation is often full of data, models, and projections, but sometimes, the most powerful … | ||
| 382 | E372 | From Sparks to Surveillance: The Science Behind ALERTCalifornia | Neal Driscoll | 2025-07-30 | Guest: Dr. Neal Driscoll. Wildfire season used to have a start and end date, but in today’s climate, it feels like it never really stops.. As … | ||
| 381 | E371 | Economic Value of Hurricane Forecasts | Renato Molina | 2025-07-23 | Guest: Dr. Renato Molina, University of Miami. Every year, hurricanes threaten lives, infrastructure, and the economies of coastal communities—but what if better forecasting could actually save … | ||
| 380 | E370 | A Deeper Look into the Iowa Mesonet | Daryl Herzmann | 2025-07-16 | Guest: Daryl Herzmann, Iowa State University. Whether you’re a farmer tracking rainfall, a storm chaser following severe weather, or just someone who loves keeping an eye … | ||
| 379 | E369 | Texas Flood Disaster | Weather Geeks Team | 2025-07-09 | Weather Geeks Team What began as Fourth of July thunderstorms in Kerr County, Texas rapidly evolved into a catastrophic flash flood that overwhelmed campgrounds, highways, and … | ||
| 378 | E368 | Going for Gold, No Matter the Weather | Bejan Abtahi, Maria Augutis | 2025-07-02 | Guests: Bejan Abtahi & Maria Augutis. Every four years the most incredible athletes from around the globe gather to showcase their athletic abilities in the Olympics. … | ||
| 377 | E367 | Detecting Wildfires from Orbit | Chris Van Arsdale | 2025-06-25 | Guest: Chris Van Arsdale, Google Climate & Energy Research Lead Wildfires aren’t just a summer problem anymore. This past January, California faced an unusual and intense wildfire … | ||
| 376 | E366 | Observing Tornadoes with the OTUS Project | Nelson Tucker, Louis Tucker | 2025-06-18 | Guests: Nelson & Louis Tucker. When it comes to tornadoes, getting close is both the goal and the danger.. For decades, scientists have relied on radar, … | ||
| 375 | E365 | Building Back Better from Hurricanes | Brian Bledsoe | 2025-06-11 | Guest: Dr. Brian Bledsoe, University of Georgia. When a hurricane makes landfall, we expect the strongest impacts to hit the coast. But Hurricane Helene proved that … | ||
| 374 | E364 | Why 40% Chance of Rain Confuses Everyone And How to Fix It | Anne Heggli | 2025-06-04 | Guest: Dr. Anne Heggli, Assistant Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute. Weather forecasts are more than just high and low temperatures or the chance of … | ||
| 373 | E363 | Tackling Fast Fashion Sustainability | Pamela James | 2025-05-28 | Guest: Pamela James, CEO & Founder of Paloma St. James It’s no mystery that industrialization has a negative impact on the environment; however, an unexpected contributor … | ||
| 372 | E362 | Pixies, Gnomes, and Jets - Oh My! | Levi Boggs | 2025-05-21 | Guest: Dr. Levi Boggs, Georgia Tech Research Institute. When we think of lightning, we picture bolts striking the ground during a thunderstorm—but not all electrical activity … | ||
| 371 | E359 | Revolutionizing Weather Prediction with Microsatellites | Al Gasiewski | 2025-05-14 | Guest: Dr. Al Gasiewski, Chief Scientist at. Weather Stream. From hurricanes to heat waves, accurate weather forecasting relies on one crucial factor: data. But much of … | ||
| 370 | E358 | Intersection of Weather and Urban Landscapes | Dev Niyogi | 2025-05-07 | GUEST: Dr. Dev Niyogi, Professor at University of Texas at Austin Cities aren’t just concrete jungles—they’re microclimates of their own, shaping the weather in ways you … | ||
| 369 | E353 | Alan Sealls: A Lifetime in Weather and the Future of AMS | Alan Sealls | 2025-04-30 | Guest: Alan Sealls, AMS President-Elect. For decades, broadcast meteorologists have been the trusted voices guiding us through hurricanes, tornadoes, and everyday forecasts. But behind every great … | ||
| 368 | E360 | Safety vs. Schedule: The Parental Perspective on School Weather Closures | Stephen Wooten | 2025-04-23 | Guest: Stephen Wooten, Researcher. As a parent, there’s nothing more important than making sure your child is safe—especially when severe weather threatens their school day.. Whether … | ||
| 367 | E351 | Inside Georgia Tech’s Severe Storms Research Center | John Trostel | 2025-04-16 | Guest: John Trostel, Director. From towering supercells to fast-moving derechos, severe storms are some of the most powerful and unpredictable forces in nature.. Forecasting these storms … | ||
| 366 | E361 | Rebuilding Resilience: Lessons from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina | Jenny Dissen | 2025-04-09 | Guest: Jenny Dissen, NCICS. When a hurricane strikes, the immediate damage is only part of the story. The real test comes in the days, weeks, and … | ||
| 365 | E357 | Is NOAA Going to be Okay? | Rick Spinrad | 2025-04-02 | Guest: Dr. Rick Spinrad, Outgoing NOAA Administrator. From predicting hurricanes and monitoring our oceans to leading cutting-edge climate research, NOAA plays a critical role in protecting … | ||
| 364 | E354 | Weather Out West | Daniel Swain | 2025-03-26 | Guest: Daniel Swain. Winds are howling outside Los Angeles, California on a dry January day. The hillsides north and east of the city erupt in flames. … | ||
| 363 | E356 | Snow Squall Warning Communication | John Banghoff, Jonathan Guseman, Jase Bernhardt | 2025-03-19 | Guests: John Banghoff, Jonathan Guseman, Jase Bernhardt. We’ve all seen it. A multi-car pile-up accident that seems unstoppable. One weather phenomenon is often at the root of these … | ||
| 362 | E355 | Chasing Hail | Sean Waugh | 2025-03-12 | Guest: Dr. Sean Waugh, National Severe Storms Laboratory research scientist. As we’ve seen in the movies, and real life, tornadoes are some of the most destructive forces … | ||
| 361 | E350 | Predicting Severe Weather Using AI | Jason Deese | 2025-03-05 | Guest: Jason Deese, CEO of Flash. Weather AI Weather forecasting has always been a mix of art and science, relying on tools like the Euro and … | ||
| 360 | E352 | California’s Disastrous Wildfires | Anthony Edwards | 2025-02-26 | Guest: Anthony Edwards, Newsroom Meteorologist with the San Francisco Chronicle. With every new year comes hope for a prosperous year.. For thousands in southern California, that … | ||
| 359 | E349 | Space City Weather | Eric Berger | 2025-02-19 | Guest: Eric Berger 4.…3….2….1…. Liftoff! - of this week’s episode of. Weather Geeks with our special guest - Eric Berger. Launching his career as a science … | ||
| 358 | E346 | A Deep Dive into Google DeepMind | Ilan Price, Matt Willson | 2025-02-12 | Guests: Dr. Ilan Price, Senior Research Scientist, & Matt Willson, Research Engineer. From the Euro to the GFS to the Canadian, there are multitudes of models … | ||
| 357 | E348 | How the Weather Can Affect Your Home Insurance | Philip Mulder | 2025-02-05 | Guest: Dr. Philip Mulder, Assistant Professor at UW-Madison Once you become a homeowner, you are flooded with the overwhelming responsibility of protecting your home, which means … | ||
| 356 | E347 | IceCHIP Field Campaign | Victor Gensini | 2025-01-29 | Guest: Dr. Victor Gensini. When discussions are had about Billion-Dollar Disasters, odds are your mind goes to the biggest hurricane landfalls and tornadoes that struck the … | ||
| 355 | E322 | Let's Geek Out About Tornadoes! | Re-Released | Paul Markowski | 2025-01-22 | RECORDED MARCH 28, 2024 Originally released MAY 29, 2024 Guest: Dr. Paul Markowski, Penn State We are in the throes of the springtime severe season and even … | ||
| 354 | E330 | The Olympics & Sports Ecology | Re-released | Jessica Murfree | 2025-01-15 | RECORDED JULY 9, 2024 Originally released JULY 31, 2024 Guest: Dr. Jessica Murfree, Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill The biggest event in the sporting world is … | ||
| 353 | E319 | Behind the Scenes at NCEI | Re-released | Jared Rennie | 2025-01-08 | RECORDED MARCH12, 2024 Originally released MAY 15, 2024 Guest: Jared Rennie, NCEI Research Meteorologist Gathering and analyzing data today to help us prepare for tomorrow. One sentence … | ||
| 352 | E331 | Twisters: Taming the Tornado | Re-released | Rick Smith | 2025-01-01 | RECORDED JULY 30, 2024 Originally released AUGUST 7, 2024 Guest: Rick Smith, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for NWS Norman. If you feel it, chase it! That is the tagline … | ||
| 351 | E323 | Improving Hurricane Risk Perceptions |Re-release | Jason Senkbeil | 2024-12-25 | RECORDED MARCH 15, 2024 Originally released JUNE 12, 2024 Guest: Dr. Jason Senkbeil, Associate Professor at the University of Alabama Hurricane season is rapidly approaching! Many elements that … | ||
| 350 | E328 | Weather Geeks 10th Anniversary | Re-released | Marshall Shepherd and the Creators of Weather Geeks | 2024-12-18 | RECORDED JUNE 7, 2024 Originally released JULY 17, 2024 Guest: Dr. Shepherd & the Creators of. Weather Geeks. As long as there has been weather, we have … | ||
| 349 | E313 | A Deeper Dive Into Our Closest Star | Re-released | Alex Young | 2024-12-11 | RECORDED APRIL 1, 2024 Originally released April 3, 2024 Guest: Dr. C. Alex Young, NASA Heliophysicist You may have noticed there’s been plenty of conversation concerning the … | ||
| 348 | E324 | Voyages Beyond the Horizon | Re-released | Dawn Wright | 2024-12-04 | Guest: Dr. Dawn Wright, United States Science Envoy RECORDED APRIL 18, 2024. Originally Released June 19, 2024 One of the greatest joys in being a scientist is … | ||
| 347 | E345 | 2024 Weather Wrap-Up | Weather Geeks Team | 2024-11-27 | Guest:. Weather Geeks Team. Working as a meteorologist is never boring, because the weather changes every single day!. With how volatile each day could be, there are … | ||
| 346 | E344 | Using AI to Assess Hurricane Damage | Robin Murphy | 2024-11-20 | Guest: Dr. Robin Murphy, Professor at Texas A&M University. With many natural disasters it takes time to fully understand the scope of the devastation. We have … | ||
| 345 | E343 | Communicating Weather Impacts for RV Travelers | Dave Titley | 2024-11-13 | Guest: Dave Titley, Co-Founder of RV. Weather Enterprises. Description: When you’re traveling somewhere, whether it’s on vacation or for business, odds are you are just going to … | ||
| 344 | E342 | Atmospheric Insights at NCAR | Everette Joseph | 2024-11-06 | Guest: Everette Joseph, Director of NCAR. Description: We have the NWS, NOAA. and NCEI, but another very valuable member of the meteorological alphabet soup is NCAR, … | ||
| 343 | E341 | Fall Foliage Forecasting | Evan Fisher | 2024-10-23 | Guest: Evan Fisher. As the summer season turns to cooler fall temperatures, the annual passage of time is marked by the changing of the leaves.. Whether … | ||
| 342 | E340 | Compound Disasters Along the Gulf Coast | Roy Wright | 2024-10-16 | Guest: Roy Wright, President & CEO of IBHS Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. After a natural disaster strikes a community, … | ||
| 341 | E340 | Hurricane Milton: Special Episode | Matt Sitkowski, Greg Postel | 2024-10-09 | As Hurricane Milton bears down on the state of Florida, Dr. Matt Sitkowski and Dr. Greg Postel of The Weather Channel sit down to discuss … | ||
| 340 | E339 | The Triple Whammy Flood Problem | Matt Bilskie | 2024-10-02 | Guest: Dr. Matt Bilskie, Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia A lot of our. Weather Geeks listeners will remember the classic game show, “Press Your … | ||
| 339 | E338 | Painting the Weather | Bill Haskell | 2024-09-25 | Guest: Bill Haskell, Artist. Artists and musicians will often cite a muse as their inspiration for their works of art, which is usually a love interest … | ||
| 338 | E337 | NOAA: Undervalued and Underfunded? | Scott Rayder | 2024-09-18 | Guest: Scott Rayder, President of Lynker Here on the. Weather Geeks podcast, we don’t have to remind you what NOAA is and how they work every … | ||
| 337 | E336 | Touching Base with NASA's PACE | Jeremy Werdell | 2024-09-11 | Guest: Dr. Jeremy Werdell, Oceanographer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. From the smallest plankton to the grandest cloud formations, the PACE mission is poised to … | ||
| 336 | E335 | Can Pollen Change The Weather? | Jordan Schnell | 2024-09-04 | Guest: Dr. Jordan Schnell, Research Associate for CIRES at CU Boulder; NOAA GSL You know the Phil Collins song that goes “I can feel it coming … | ||
| 335 | E333 | From Astrophysics to the AMS | Stella Kafka | 2024-08-21 | Guest: Dr. Stella Kafka, AMS Executive Director The world of meteorology is vast, with the options of different career paths spreading far and wide! You don’t have … | ||
| 334 | E332 | Sargassum, Coral Reefs, and Water Quality | Brian LaPointe | 2024-08-14 | Guest: Dr. Brian LaPointe, Research Professor at Florida Atlantic University. As we are heading into the throes of summer, a lot of you are going to … | ||
| 333 | E329 | The Sport of Storm Chasing | Charles Peek | 2024-07-24 | Guest: Charles Peek, Storm Tracker for The. Weather Channel It’s the thrill of the chase! After a record-breaking severe season, countless jaw-dropping videos of supercells and tornadoes … | ||
| 332 | E327 | Using AI to Study Weather & Climate | Campbell Watson | 2024-07-10 | Guest: Campbell Watson, Senior Research Scientist at IBM Research. As artificial intelligence, or AI, continues to become more pervasive in our technology, it’s only natural to wonder … | ||
| 331 | E326 | Flash Flood Severity Index | Amanda Schroeder | 2024-07-03 | Guest: Dr. Amanda Schroeder, NWS Fort Worth. Description: Flooding can occur any time of the year and in any part of the United States. It is a … | ||
| 330 | E325 | Space Weather Prediction Center | Clinton Wallace | 2024-06-26 | Guest: Clinton Wallace, Director of the SWPC. Weather Geeks often spend their time looking up at the sky, but there are some Geeks that look even … | ||
| 329 | E321 | D-Day: How the Weather Saved NATO | John Ross | 2024-06-05 | Guest: John Ross, author. Whether you’ve heard about D-Day or the Battle of Normandy through a textbook at school many years ago or from a documentary … | ||
| 328 | E320 | Weather On Top of the World | Charlie Peachey | 2024-05-22 | Guest: Charlie Peachey, Mount Washington. Weather Observer The United States sees almost every kind of meteorological phenomena imaginable, but there’s one place where the weather can … | ||
| 327 | E318 | New Developments in Rapid Intensification | Falko Judt | 2024-05-08 | Guest: Dr. Falko Judt, Research Meteorologist at NCAR In tropical meteorology, the term ‘rapid intensification’ describes a tropical cyclone that does just that: it rapidly intensifies. … | ||
| 326 | E317 | Let’s Clear the Biases in Weather AI | Amy McGovern | 2024-05-01 | Guest: Dr. Amy McGovern, University of Oklahoma We as humans all have biases whether we like to believe it or not, especially when it comes to … | ||
| 325 | E316 | High Elevation Weather Stations | Baker Perry | 2024-04-24 | Guest: Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer. When it comes to the highest places on Earth, the Rockies, the Andes and of course, the Himalayas come … | ||
| 324 | E315 | Weather & Fashion | Nicole Mölders | 2024-04-17 | Guest: Dr. Nicole Mölders, Professor at University of Alaska Fairbanks. If you grew up in a colder climate, your parents always told you that you have … | ||
| 323 | E314 | How AI is Helping Weather Models Make the Grade | Stephan Rasp | 2024-04-10 | Guest: Dr. Stephan Rasp, Senior Research Scientist at Google. As technology continues to improve, weather models are becoming increasingly more accurate in the short term due … | ||
| 322 | E312 | Caribbean Flash Droughts | Craig Ramseyer | 2024-03-27 | Guest: Craig Ramseyer, Assistant Prof. at Virginia Tech. When a drought is depicted on TV or in movies, you’ll usually see parched farmland with wilted crops … | ||
| 321 | E311 | The Berardelli Bonus | Jeff Berardelli | 2024-03-20 | Guest: Jeff Berardelli, WFLA-TV Chief Meteorologist. As you go about your daily life, you may check your local news station for the weather for the day … | ||
| 320 | E310 | Climate & Environmental Law | Madison Condon | 2024-03-13 | Guest: Madison Condon. As much as you’d want to stop drinking out of plastic straws or hop on public transportation, there is only so much that … | ||
| 319 | E309 | Natural Disaster Economics | Kevin Simmons | 2024-03-06 | Guest: Dr. Kevin Simmons Episode Intro: In our current tornado and severe thunderstorm warning system, if you are put under a warning, there is no question … | ||
| 318 | E308 | Severe Stats at the SPC | Evan Bentley | 2024-02-28 | Guest: Evan Bentley Episode Intro: In the world of meteorology, the letters “SPC” carry a lot of weight. From severe weather to flooding and fire, the … | ||
| 317 | E307 | Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Volcano Retrospective | David Wilmouth | 2024-02-21 | Guest: Dr. David Wilmouth Episode Intro: On January 15, 2022, a massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano occurred, sending literal shockwaves around the globe … | ||
| 316 | E306 | Science Behind Billion Dollar Disasters | Adam Smith | 2024-02-14 | Guest: Adam Smith, NOAA / NCEI Episode. Intro: 2023 set the record for the most billion dollar disasters in the United States in one calendar year.. As … | ||
| 315 | E305 | Weathergami | Jonathan Kahl | 2024-02-07 | Guest: Dr. Jonathan Kahl, Professor at UW-Milwaukee. If you’re a sports fan, you may know the term “Scorigami!”. When you have a score combination that has never … | ||
| 314 | E304 | Looking Back and Forward at the NWS | Greg Carbin | 2024-01-31 | Guest: Greg Carbin. Over the past half a century, we’ve been experiencing the same thunderstorms, blizzards, and hurricanes. Our changing climate may have altered how these weather … | ||
| 313 | E303 | How Do People Interpret Weather Warnings (Re-release of episode 288 from 9/20/23) | Justin Sharpe | 2024-01-24 | Guest: Dr. Justin Sharpe We all know the saying “if a tree falls in a forest and there’s nobody around to hear it, does it make a … | ||
| 312 | E302 | Trailblazing at the SPC (Re-release of Ep 280 from 8/2/2023) | Liz Leitman | 2024-01-17 | Guest: Liz Leitman You are probably familiar with severe thunderstorm and tornado watches. The storm prediction center and its predecessors have been issuing them since the 1950’s … | ||
| 311 | E301 | Our Fragile Moment" Author Dr. Michael Mann (re-release of Ep 286 from 9/27/2023) | Michael Mann | 2024-01-10 | Guest: Dr. Michael Mann The topic of climate change and the future of our planet is both a controversial as well as at times difficult topic … | ||
| 310 | E254 | Sports & Weather: Better Together (RERUN) | Jessica Arnoldy | 2024-01-03 | Guests: Jessica Arnoldy. Introduction: A lot of us have memories of being carpooled to your Saturday morning Little League game or having PB&J’s at the picnic table … | ||
| 309 | E300 | 2023 Weather Wrap-Up | Jen Carfagno, Greg Postel, Heather Zons | 2023-12-20 | Roundtable with: Jen Carfagno, Dr. Greg Postel, Heather Zons. Another year around the sun means another year of all sorts of weather, both the beautiful and the … | ||
| 308 | E299 | Coral Reef Watch Program | Derek Manzello | 2023-12-13 | Guest: Derek Manzello, Program Coordinator Picture a coral reef, and you probably have visions of Flounder from The Little Mermaid or Crush from Finding Nemo. Coral reefs should … | ||
| 307 | E298 | Climavision - Increasing Radar Coverage | Chris Goode | 2023-12-06 | Guest: Chris Goode, Climavision Founder. Introduction: You know the saying: if you put good in, you get good out! In the meteorology world, if you put good … | ||
| 306 | E297 | Improving Weather Models Using Satellites | Mayra Oyola-Merced | 2023-11-29 | Guest: Mayra Oyola-Merced, Assistant Professor at UW-Madison. Introduction: Whether it is preparing for hurricane season or getting ready for a severe weather outbreak, you might hear the … | ||
| 305 | E296 | Digging Into The Central Sierra Snow Lab | Andrew Schwartz | 2023-11-15 | Guest: Dr. Andrew Schwartz. For several months of the year, the Central Sierra Snow Lab looks like a winter wonderland.. Over 60 feet of snow fell this … | ||
| 304 | E295 | Further Understanding Midwestern Tornadogenesis | Stephanie Zick | 2023-11-08 | Guest: Dr. Stephanie Zick, Associate Professor at Virginia Tech. When we think of tornadoes, our minds are immediately drawn to the Southern Plains or the Southeast, right? Well … | ||
| 303 | E293 | Hurricane Otis Special | Greg Postel, Jen Carfagno | 2023-11-01 | Host Jen Carfagno with Guest Dr. Greg Postel. With a raging El Nino in effect, the Eastern Pacific hurricane season was bound to be above average. … | ||
| 302 | E294 | Hurricane Otis Special | 2023-11-01 | Guest: Dr. Greg Postel & Jen Carfagno, The. Weather Channel. Introduction: With a raging El Nino in effect, the Eastern Pacific hurricane season was bound to be … | |||
| 301 | E292 | CANARY, the Story of Dr. Lonnie Thompson | Lonnie Thompson | 2023-10-25 | Guest: Dr. Lonnie Thompson It’s not just superheroes and first responders that risk their lives to save others, but what about a climatologist? Would you believe that our … | ||
| 300 | E291 | Constellation of Radar Satellites | Rei Goffer | 2023-10-18 | Guest: Rei Goffer, Tomorrow.io. Ursa Minor. Canis Major. Orion. These are all star patterns that you can detect in the night sky called constellations! No matter where you live … | ||
| 299 | E290 | Solar Eclipse Expedition | Don Hartsell | 2023-10-11 | Guest: Don Hartsell. Introduction: In the upcoming months, we have not one, but two solar eclipses that are set to sweep across the continental United States: an … | ||
| 298 | E289 | Verifying Extreme Weather Records | Randy Cerveny | 2023-10-04 | Guest: Dr. Randy Cerveny. When we hear about extreme weather and changing climate, often we hear about the extreme records that are associated with these events: … | ||
| 297 | E286 | Our Fragile Moment" Author Dr. Michael Mann | Michael Mann | 2023-09-27 | Guest: Dr. Michael Mann The topic of climate change and the future of our planet is both a controversial as well as at times difficult topic … | ||
| 296 | E288 | How Do People Interpret Weather Warnings | Justin Sharpe | 2023-09-20 | Guest: Dr. Justin Sharpe We all know the saying “if a tree falls in a forest and there’s nobody around to hear it, does it make a … | ||
| 295 | E285 | Airborne Phased Array Radar | Linnea Avallone, Nicholas Anderson | 2023-09-13 | Guests: Dr. Linnea Avallone & Nicholas Anderson, National Science Foundation. While aircraft radar has come along away over the past several decades, the U.S. National Science … | ||
| 294 | E287 | Recapping Hurricane Idalia | Rick Knabb | 2023-09-06 | Guest: Dr. Rick Knabb. Introduction: As we approach the midpoint of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, we just experienced the landfall of Hurricane Idalia: a major hurricane. … | ||
| 293 | E284 | Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World | John Valliant | 2023-08-30 | Guest: John Valliant. While this year’s wildfire season in the United States hasn’t really picked up steam, the wildfires in Canada have taken over the headlines. … | ||
| 292 | E283 | New Hurricane Analysis & Forecast System | Sundararaman Gopalakrishnan | 2023-08-23 | Guest: Dr. Sundararaman Gopalakrishnan. With the Atlantic hurricane season in full swing, a new hurricane forecast model is ready to improve forecast accuracy as well as increase … | ||
| 291 | E282 | Mental Health at the NWS | Valerie Gardner | 2023-08-16 | Guest: Lieutenant Commander Valerie Gardner, Chief of Behavior Health and Wellness at the National. Weather Service. Forecasting for natural disasters brings one level of stress, and the aftermath … | ||
| 290 | E281 | A Conversation with Margaret Orr | Margaret Orr | 2023-08-09 | Guest: WDSU New Orleans' Chief Meteorologist Margaret Orr. For over 40 years, viewers in New Orleans have tuned in and watched Margaret Orr deliver their forecast on … | ||
| 289 | E280 | Trailblazing at the SPC | Liz Leitman | 2023-08-02 | Guest: Liz Leitman. Introduction: You are probably familiar with severe thunderstorm and tornado watches. The storm prediction center and its predecessors have been issuing them since the 1950’s … | ||
| 288 | E279 | It's Time to Get FORTIFIED | Fred Malik | 2023-07-26 | Guests: Fred Malik, IBHS. Introduction: After severe weather barrels through a town and destroys everything in its wake, there are stories of survival and perseverance. But then, … | ||
| 287 | E278 | Kansas' Deadliest Tornado | Jim Minick | 2023-07-19 | Guests: Jim Minick. Introduction: Tornadoes are one of the most violent weather phenomena on our planet, the strongest of which have been rated an EF5, or … | ||
| 286 | E277 | Seeing the Weather in Virtual Reality | Jase Bernhardt | 2023-07-12 | Guests: Jase Bernhardt, Ph.D.. Introduction: They say you have to see it to believe it, and that phrase has been tested time and time again in social … | ||
| 285 | E276 | Rip Currents & Ocean Safety | Bruckner Chase | 2023-07-05 | Guests: Bruckner Chase. Introduction: As we head into the swimming season, many of us are going to be flocking to the beach for a bit of … | ||
| 284 | E275 | Enshrining NOAA into Law | Frank Lucas | 2023-06-28 | Guests: Rep. Frank Lucas. Introduction: As we Weather Geeks reside in our science world, sometimes we can be critical of how other industries perceive us and … | ||
| 283 | E274 | Promoting Diversity at the EPA | Daniel Blackman | 2023-06-21 | Guests: Daniel Blackman, Senior Advisor for STEM Recruitment and Diversity at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Introduction: On November 29th, 2021, President Biden appointed Daniel Blackman … | ||
| 282 | E273 | eep Dive into Landslides with Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum | Dalia Kirschbaum | 2023-06-14 | Guests: Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, Director of Earth Sciences Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Introduction: Studying the science of our planet and solving the problems its … | ||
| 281 | E272 | One Year as NWS Director | Ken Graham | 2023-06-07 | Guest: Ken Graham The National. Weather Service needs no introduction here on Weather Geeks and last year, a new director was appointed to lead the agency … | ||
| 280 | E271 | New Director of the National Hurricane Center | Mike Brennan | 2023-05-31 | Guests: Dr. Mike Brennan. From June 1st to November 30th all eyes in the weather world turn to the tropics. The 2023 Hurricane Season will be … | ||
| 279 | E270 | Supercell Movie | Jamie Winterstern | 2023-05-24 | Guests: Jamie Winterstern. Introduction: If you found your passion for meteorology or storm chasing through severe weather focused movies or shows, you will love this episode … | ||
| 278 | E269 | Vice President Kamala Harris: A Conversation about Climate Change | Kamala Harris, Marshall Shepherd, Isaiah Bolden | 2023-05-17 | Guests: Vice President Kamala Harris, Dr. Marshall Shepherd, and Dr. Isaiah Bolden All of us. Weather Geeks know how important our changing climate is for the … | ||
| 277 | E268 | Billion Dollar Disasters of 2023 So Far | Weather Geeks Team | 2023-05-10 | Guests:. Weather Geeks Team. Description: One of the biggest metrics for tracking extreme weather events that impact our country is quantifying them as “Billion Dollar Disasters.” Earlier … | ||
| 276 | E267 | Ecological Forecasting | Steven Thur | 2023-05-03 | Guests: Dr. Steven Thur. Introduction: When extreme weather events rear their ugly heads, our first concerns are naturally with people and property. But sometimes, we tend … | ||
| 275 | E266 | Naval Meteorology & Oceanography Command | Ronald J. Piret | 2023-04-26 | Guests: Rear Admiral Ronald J. Piret. Introduction: The United States Navy is stationed all over the globe and requires accurate weather and ocean forecasting in order … | ||
| 274 | E265 | A Meteorologist Goes to Washington | Eric Sorensen | 2023-04-19 | Guests: Rep. Eric Sorensen. Introduction: In the United States, our congressional representatives and senators play an important role in how the conversation and actions on climate … | ||
| 273 | E264 | Never Miss A Powder Day | Joel Gratz | 2023-04-12 | Guests: Joel Gratz. Introduction: “Never miss a powder day.” Those coveted days with deep, fresh, powdery snow on the slopes. That was a mantra turned into … | ||
| 272 | E263 | Belief Bias & Extreme Weather | Helen Roberts | 2023-04-05 | Guest: Helen Roberts You’ve seen the warnings: "Don’t drive through floodwaters." "Evacuate when officials ask during hurricanes or wildfires." "Tornadoes can strike any town, even if … | ||
| 271 | E262 | Mississippi Tornado Aftermath Special | Weather Geeks Team, Greg Postel | 2023-03-29 | Guests:. Weather Geeks Team with Dr. Greg Postel. As the sun set over the Magnolia state on Friday March 24th, Mississippian lives were changed forever. A charged supercell … | ||
| 270 | E261 | Winter Severe Season | Victor Gensini, Harold Brooks | 2023-03-22 | Guests: Dr. Victor Gensini & Dr. Harold Brooks In the minds of many,. Spring may be king when it comes to tornadoes, but we know they can … | ||
| 269 | E260 | Communicating the Risk | Laura Myers | 2023-03-15 | Guest: Dr. Laura Myers Watch, warning, advisory. These are just a few of the words you may hear a meteorologist say, but do you know exactly … | ||
| 268 | E259 | Can We Move an Atmospheric River | Upmanu Lall | 2023-03-08 | Guests: Dr. Upmanu Lall, Director of the Columbia Water Center at Columbia University. Introduction: Since the beginning of this year, California has been the focal point of … | ||
| 267 | E257 | Advancements in Storm Shelter Technology | Kaitlin Parramore | 2023-03-01 | Guests: Kaitlin Parramore. Introduction: If you are put under a tornado warning at this very moment, would you know where to go? Always the lowest level … | ||
| 266 | E256 | Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 | David Call | 2023-02-22 | Guest: Dr. David Call Whenever we look back at historical anniversaries of major events, we tend to think about the areas and the people that were … | ||
| 265 | E255 | On-Air Meteorologist Roundtable | Lance Blocker, Jen Carfagno, JD Disharoon | 2023-02-15 | Guests: Lance Blocker, Jen Carfagno, & JD Disharoon You watch them when you need the latest forecast when severe weather threatens your area. Broadcast meteorologists are … | ||
| 264 | E253 | Director of NOAA’s NSSL | DaNa Carlis | 2023-02-01 | Guest: Dr. DaNa Carlis. Introduction: "Expanding scientific discoveries while elevating diversity, Dr.DaNa Carlis has been a champion for both during his 20 year career at NOAA. … | ||
| 263 | E252 | Socioeconomic Impact of Floods | Andrew Kruczkiewicz | 2023-01-25 | Guests: Andrew Kruczkiewicz. Introduction: Our world constantly cycles through drought and flooding, drenching one side while parching another. It may seem erratic at times, but it’s all … | ||
| 262 | E251 | Halfway Point of Winter 2022-23 | Weather Geeks Team | 2023-01-18 | Guests:. Weather Geeks Team. Introduction: We are now officially halfway done with meteorological winter! Some of you may be jumping for joy or rushing to plan your … | ||
| 261 | E250 | Lightning In Lake-Effect Snow | Jason Deese | 2023-01-11 | Guest: Jason Deese. Introduction: Lighting is one of the most spectacular weather phenomena, but it can also be one of the deadliest. About 2,000 people across … | ||
| 260 | E249 | The Cost of Weather-Related Disasters (REPEAT) | Steve Bowen | 2023-01-04 | Guest: Steve Bowen. Every year, we are seeing dozens of Billion-Dollar. Weather Disasters that range from flooding to drought to landfalling hurricanes to tornado outbreaks.. While the number … | ||
| 259 | E248 | 2022: A Weather Year in Review | Weather Geeks Team | 2022-12-28 | Guest:. Weather Geeks Team. As the year comes to a close, the Weather Geeks team takes a look at the biggest weather moments and stories from 2022 and … | ||
| 258 | E247 | Hurricanes and Climate Change | Kieran Bhatia | 2022-12-21 | Guest: Dr. Kieran Bhatia. Introduction: Over the course of the last several years, numerous major hurricanes have struck the United States, including Hurricane Ian this past … | ||
| 257 | E246 | Winter 2022-23 Outlook | Judah Cohen | 2022-12-14 | Guest: Dr. Judah Cohen. As the seasons change, we tend to look forward with anticipation of what’s to come, and meteorology is no different. Meteorological winter … | ||
| 256 | E245 | 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Recap | Rick Knabb | 2022-12-07 | Guest: Dr. Rick Knabb Seven consecutive above-average hurricane seasons in a row. Even though it may not have always felt like it, the 2022 Hurricane season … | ||
| 255 | E244 | Storm Chasing Through a Different Lens | Caryn Hill | 2022-11-30 | Guest: Caryn Hill. Introduction: Caryn Hill has been storm chasing and guiding educational weather tours with her husband, Roger Hill, for decades. While Roger is known … | ||
| 254 | E243 | Navigating the Challenges of Weather & Transportation (Repeat) | Paul Pisano | 2022-11-23 | Guest: Paul Pisano Ground transportation is something we all deal with on a daily basis, whether it’s in our cars, on a bus, or the subway. … | ||
| 253 | E242 | A Look at COP27 | Carl Parker | 2022-11-16 | Guest: Carl Parker. Introduction: All eyes are on Egypt as the Conference of the Parties, or COP, is now underway for the 27th time. And with … | ||
| 252 | E241 | Cryospheric Changes & Coastal Communities | Alex Robel | 2022-11-09 | Guest: Dr. Alex Robel. Introduction: Climate change and melting glaciers are synonymous at this point when the topic is discussed and usually addresses the future impacts … | ||
| 251 | E240 | Storm Chasing Tours | Roger Hill | 2022-11-02 | Guest: Roger Hill. When it comes to searching the skies and finding the next storm to chase, it’s hard to find someone with more experience than … | ||
| 250 | E239 | Lights... Camera... Climate! | Tim Guinne | 2022-10-26 | Guest: Tim Guinne Climate change is fact, not fiction, and is something that affects everyone on the planet.. Over the years, Hollywood has touched on climate … | ||
| 249 | E238 | Weather in Hollywood | TWC Meteorologist Panel | 2022-10-19 | Guest: TWC Meteorologist Panel The weather around us can be described in many different ways and on both ends of the spectrum from absolute terror to … | ||
| 248 | E237 | NOAA’s Chief Scientist | Sarah Kapnick | 2022-10-12 | Guest: Dr. Sarah Kapnick Dr. Sarah Kapnick is the newly appointed Chief Scientist at NOAA and only the third woman in NOAA’s history to be appointed … | ||
| 247 | E236 | Weathering the Storm | Mike Seidel | 2022-10-05 | Guest: Mike Seidel Celebrating 30 years at the. Weather Channel, Mike Seidel is no stranger to covering storms in every season. Most recently, as Hurricane Ian made … | ||
| 246 | E235 | Hurricane Ian Special Episode | 2022-09-27 | **RECORDED ON TUESDAY EVENING** Hurricane Ian is heading towards Florida's Gulf Coast and is slated to impact millions of people. Up until this moment, the journey that … | |||
| 245 | E234 | Something to Heat Stress Over | Paul Iñiguez | 2022-09-21 | Guest: Paul Iñiguez. If you asked 100 people what the deadliest weather risk is, odds are they would pick some of the more flashy natural disasters, like … | ||
| 244 | E233 | Naming Heat Waves | Kurt Shickman | 2022-09-14 | Guest: Kurt Shickman We’ve been naming tropical systems since the late 1940s and the. Weather Channel has been naming winter storms in the United States since … | ||
| 243 | E232 | Blue Holes & Paleoclimatology | Tyler Winkler | 2022-09-07 | Guest: Dr. Tyler WInkler. Introduction: The 2020 and 2021 hurricane seasons were among the top 3 most active on record. But, for now, the hurricane “record” … | ||
| 242 | E231 | Climate Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act | Dana Nuccitelli | 2022-08-31 | Guest: Dana Nuccitelli On Aug 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. This piece of legislation is the single biggest step forward … | ||
| 241 | E230 | Girls Who Chase | Jennifer Walton | 2022-08-24 | Guest: Jennifer Walton Storm chasers range from professionally trained photographers to research meteorologists to thrill seekers watching radar on their phones. And yet, still even today, … | ||
| 240 | E229 | American Flood Coalition | Melissa Roberts | 2022-08-17 | Guest: Melissa Roberts. Introduction: In recent decades, extreme rainfall events have been on the increase. There have been 36 billion dollar flood disasters since 1980, and … | ||
| 239 | E228 | Assessing Hurricane Risks in Real-Time | Mike Kozar, Robert Muir-Wood | 2022-08-10 | Guest: Mike Kozar & Robert Muir-Wood. Introduction: With August now in full swing, it’s just a matter of time before the tropics start to stir and … | ||
| 238 | E227 | Joint Polar Satellite System | Tim Walsh | 2022-08-03 | Guest: Tim Walsh. Introduction: Weather satellites in the Earth’s orbit supply vital information to meteorologists across the globe. Did you know that over 90% of the … | ||
| 237 | E226 | Reducing Urban Heat Islands | Victoria Ludwig | 2022-07-27 | Guest: Victoria Ludwig. Introduction: When the temperature heats up, people living in cities are often even hotter. That's because the parking lots, roads, and human activities … | ||
| 236 | E225 | Gauging Hurricane Intensity: An Upgrade to the Dvorak Technique | Derrick Herndon | 2022-07-20 | Guest: Derrick Herndon. Introduction: After two back-to-back supercharged hurricane seasons, 2022 is again expected to be well above average. When tropical systems are spinning far out … | ||
| 235 | E224 | The National Weather Service's Newest Director | Ken Graham | 2022-07-13 | Guest: Ken Graham The National. Weather Service needs no introduction here on Weather Geeks and recently, a new director was appointed to lead the agency in … | ||
| 234 | E223 | Social Infrastructure's Role in Heat Waves | Eric Klinenberg | 2022-07-06 | Guest: Eric Klinenberg. When we talk about preventing deaths from natural disasters, we often look at our physical infrastructure and how to build it to withstand … | ||
| 233 | E222 | Assessing Disaster Damage | Tim Marshall | 2022-06-29 | Guest: Dr. Tim Marshall. Introduction: When natural disasters strike, those affected work to rebuild their lives and livelihoods; but before we rebuild, we must assess the … | ||
| 232 | E221 | Bridging the Language Gap for Weather Alerts | Joseph Trujillo Falcón | 2022-06-22 | Guest: Joseph Trujillo Falcón Bilingual communities across the country are at a disadvantage when weather warnings are issued because the current infrastructure does not adequately translate the … | ||
| 231 | E220 | Changing Climate Changes the Tropics | Jim Kossin | 2022-06-15 | Guest: Dr. Jim Kossin The 2020 and 2021 hurricane seasons were both above average based on the number of named storms. The changing climate and its … | ||
| 230 | E219 | Pattrn -Our Planet; Our Future | Ali Van Fleet | 2022-06-08 | Guest: Ali Van Fleet. Introduction: All-time record heat waves… mega-droughts & record large wildfires…flash floods from incredible rain… often come with a Climate Change fingerprint on … | ||
| 229 | E218 | Intercepting Tornadoes with Drones | Adam Houston | 2022-06-01 | Guest: Dr. Adam Houston It’s been more than 25 years since the movie Twister came out, depicting scientists trying to gather data from inside tornadoes by … | ||
| 228 | E217 | Previewing the 2022 Hurricane Season | Phil Klotzbach | 2022-05-25 | Guest: Dr. Phil Klotzbach. Introduction: “Is it going to be a busy hurricane season?” is one of the most commonly asked questions to meteorologists, especially this time … | ||
| 227 | E216 | Looking Ahead: Modeling Wildfire Risk | Ed Kearns | 2022-05-18 | Guest: Dr. Ed Kearns. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the natural disasters impacting our country, you may have noticed that wildfires have become more intense, larger, … | ||
| 226 | E215 | Weather and the Human Condition (Repeat) | Andrew Grundstein | 2022-05-11 | Guest: Dr. Andrew Grundstein Many of us have seen first-hand the impacts weather can have on our daily lives, and today we’re going to focus on the … | ||
| 225 | E214 | Recognizing and Celebrating 40 years of The Weather Channel | Jen Carfagno, Kelly Cass, Felicia Combs, Paul Goodloe, Jacqui Jeras, Rick Knabb, Molly McCollum | 2022-05-02 | Guests: Jen Carfagno, Kelly Cass, Felicia Combs, Paul Goodloe, Jacqui Jeras, Dr. Rick Knabb, Molly McCollum. On May 2, 1982, The Weather Channel launched and changed the way we received weather … | ||
| 224 | E213 | Chasing the Flames (Repeat) | Craig Clements | 2022-04-27 | Guest: Dr. Craig Clements We saw a record number of acres of beautiful countryside go up in flames in 2020. In recent years, many across the … | ||
| 223 | E212 | Observing Earth with Nanosatellites | Kevin Petty | 2022-04-25 | Guest: Dr. Kevin Petty. Introduction: As technology has progressed over the past century, scientists and engineers have discovered ways to make technology smaller and smaller and … | ||
| 222 | E211 | Observing Earth with Nanosatellites | Kevin Petty | 2022-04-20 | Guest: Dr. Kevin Petty. Introduction: As technology has progressed over the past century, scientists and engineers have discovered ways to make technology smaller and smaller and … | ||
| 221 | E210 | Refining Our Estimates of Tornadic Strength | Karen Kosiba | 2022-04-13 | Guest: Dr. Karen Kosiba. When we assign a rating to a tornado, it’s based on the damage it’s left behind. But what happens when a powerful … | ||
| 220 | E209 | Tornado Vulnerability | Stephen Strader | 2022-04-06 | Guest: Dr. Stephen Strader. Introduction: Severe weather comes in many forms, and tornadoes are amongst the deadliest on a yearly basis. When severe weather strikes, many … | ||
| 219 | E208 | Studying Southeastern U.S. Tornadoes | Tony Lyza | 2022-03-30 | Guest: Tony Lyza. When you think of tornadoes, you probably think of a big supercell in Tornado Alley in Texas or Oklahoma or Kansas. However, the … | ||
| 218 | E207 | NWS Products: Getting the Word Out | Kevin Cooley | 2022-03-23 | Guest: Kevin Cooley. When life-threatening weather is occurring, the National. Weather Service not only monitors the threat, but also puts out products through a variety of … | ||
| 217 | E202 | Balancing Shot Charts & Forecast Charts | Harrison Prieto | 2022-03-16 | Guest: Harrison Prieto Student athletes at the collegiate level have to balance a plethora of responsibilities, both academic and athletic.. For one of those student athletes, … | ||
| 216 | E206 | First Heat Officer in the U.S. | David Hondula | 2022-03-09 | GUEST: David Hondula INTRODUCTION: Weather is an awe-inspiring phenomenon that captures the attention of everyone at some point in their lives, but it’s also powerful and … | ||
| 215 | E205 | The Cost of Weather-Related Disasters | Steve Bowen | 2022-03-02 | Guest: Steve Bowen Looking back to last year, 2021 continued the trend of increasing damage from weather-related disasters with 20 Billion-dollar events.. While there weren’t as many … | ||
| 214 | E204 | NASA Chief Scientist & Climate Advisor | Katherine Calvin | 2022-02-23 | Guest: Dr. Katherine Calvin Dr. Katherine Calvin has been an Earth Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Joint Global Change Research Institute since 2008. Just recently, Dr. … | ||
| 213 | E203 | National Centers for Environmental Protection Director | Michael Farrar | 2022-02-16 | Guest: Dr. Michael Farrar. Introduction: A man of many meteorological backgrounds, our next guest is taking on a new journey as he steps into the role as … | ||
| 212 | E201 | Responding to Natural Disasters | Art delaCruz | 2022-02-02 | Guest: Art delaCruz. When disaster strikes, help may not arrive wearing a cape, but it very well may be wearing a Grey shirt. The men and women … | ||
| 211 | E200 | Surviving the Marshall Fire | Bob Henson | 2022-01-26 | Guest: Bob Henson. Introduction: On December 30, 2021, The Marshall Fire ripped through suburban neighborhoods in the Denver-Boulder metropolitan area - spread by high winds and fueled … | ||
| 210 | E199 | Dr. Keith Seitter | Keith Seitter | 2022-01-19 | Dr. Keith Seitter The American Meteorological Society has been a collective of meteorologists and a fixture in the professional community since its foundation in 1919. … | ||
| 209 | E198 | Artificial Intelligence & Weather Forecasting | Amy McGovern | 2022-01-12 | Guest: Dr Amy McGovern. Introduction: Artificial intelligence continues to make advances in leaps and bounds across the scientific spectrum. Our guest today is looking to apply … | ||
| 208 | E197 | How Science is Society | Lisa Graumlich | 2022-01-05 | Guest: Dr. Lisa Graumlich. Introduction: From a young child who witnessed the Cuyahoga River burning... to a pioneer in connecting tree-ring data to climate change, Dr. … | ||
| 207 | E196 | Recapping the Biggest Weather Stories of 2021 | Sarah Dillingham, Jason Disharoon, Josh Vexler, Brian Kucinski | 2021-12-29 | Guests: Sarah Dillingham, Jason Disharoon, Josh Vexler & Brian Kucinski. As 2021 comes to a close, the. Weather Geeks team takes a look at the biggest … | ||
| 206 | E142 | Chasing the Country’s Freshest Powder | Steve Conney, Luke Stone | 2021-12-22 | Guest: Steve Conney & Luke Stone, Powderchasers. When you were a kid, you would fall asleep on a winter night dreaming of waking up to a … | ||
| 205 | E195 | NOAA: A Change at the Top | Rick Spinrad | 2021-12-15 | Guest: Dr. Rick Spinrad. Introduction: Earlier this year in June there was a change in leadership at the top of NOAA. Appointed by President Joe … | ||
| 204 | E194 | Dr. Craig McLean | Craig McLean | 2021-12-08 | Guest: Dr. Craig McLean. Introduction: When we think of NOAA, a multitude of things can come to mind from our planet’s oceans and atmosphere. The … | ||
| 203 | E193 | Atmospheric Rivers | Marty Ralph | 2021-12-01 | Dr. Marty Ralph Introduction: You can’t row a boat in an atmospheric river, but it is a powerful force of nature that transports massive volumes … | ||
| 202 | E05 | Al Roker - America's Weatherman (repeat) | Al Roker | 2021-11-24 | Al Roker has been giving forecasts for ‘your neck of the woods’ for over 20 years...He is America’s Weatherman, appearing on the TODAY show, Nightly … | ||
| 201 | E192 | Mighty Storms of New England | Eric Fisher | 2021-11-17 | Guest: Eric Fisher, Author of Mighty Storms of New England Meteorologist Eric Fisher says there are few places on earth that produce weather like New England. … | ||
| 200 | E191 | GIS and Storm Damage Assessment | Ryan Lanclos | 2021-11-10 | Guest: Ryan Lanclos. Introduction: When disasters strike, emergency responders and government agencies must act quickly, but large-scale events make it difficult to determine where resources … | ||
| 199 | E190 | Getting a GRIP on the tropics | Scott Braun | 2021-11-03 | Guest: Dr. Scott Braun After a record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and this season’s forecast to be above average, it might be a good time to get … | ||
| 198 | E189 | ENSO & Climate Communication | Tom Di Liberto | 2021-10-27 | Guest: Tom Di Liberto It’s baaack!! The NOAA Climate Prediction Center recently announced that La Nina has returned and will likely remain with us throughout the … | ||
| 197 | E188 | Flooding & America's Infrastructure | Jeremy Porter | 2021-10-20 | Guest: Dr. Jeremy Porter. When we talk about weather disasters, our minds often go towards tornadoes, hurricanes, and severe weather. But flooding is the most common, and most … | ||
| 196 | E187 | Forecasting the Road Ahead | Chris Vagasky | 2021-10-13 | Introduction: Technology is advancing at an amazing pace, creating products and services that were only dreams a decade ago. One of those long lasting dreams, … | ||
| 195 | E186 | MLB Stadiums & Lightning Dangers | 2021-10-06 | Guest: Chris Vagasky. Introduction: The joy that fills sports fans' hearts as they loudly sing, “Take me out to the ballgame…” is almost palpable, but one … | |||
| 194 | E185 | The Future’s A Little Cloudy | Allison Wing | 2021-09-29 | Guest: Dr. Allison Wing. Introduction: We’ve got our heads in the clouds today on Weather Geeks! When you see clouds dotting the skyscape, you may only think about … | ||
| 193 | E184 | Hurricane Ida - Communication & Impacts Revisited | Rick Knabb | 2021-09-22 | Guest: Dr. Rick Knabb. Introduction: Hurricane Ida became a storm for the record books as it made landfall in Port Fourchon, LA on August 29th with … | ||
| 192 | E183 | Berkeley Earth | Robert Rohde | 2021-09-15 | Guest: Dr. Robert Rohde. Introduction: While the science of humans’ impact on climate change is now clear, there are still a lot of skeptics out there. One … | ||
| 191 | E182 | 50 Years of Service | Louis W. Uccellini | 2021-09-08 | Guest: Dr. Louis W. Uccellini After an incredible career that has spanned more than 50 years, the Director of the National. Weather Service, Dr. Louis Uccellini, … | ||
| 190 | E181 | Epic Cleantec | Aaron Tartakovsky | 2021-09-01 | Guest: Aaron Tartakovsky. Introduction: Water is one of our most precious natural resources. We can’t live without it and we have a finite supply of … | ||
| 189 | E180 | Let’s Talk Tropics: A Chat With The National Hurricane Center | Ken Graham | 2021-08-25 | Guest: Ken Graham. Introduction: June 1st through November 30th, it’s a time many people, especially those who live along the U.S. coastline, are watching for … | ||
| 188 | E179 | Breeezeometer (Air Quality Monitoring) | Ran Korber, Paul Walsh | 2021-08-18 | Guest: Ran Korber & Paul Walsh. Introduction: When it comes to keeping ourselves healthy, we know about eating right and keeping active, but there’s another thing we … | ||
| 187 | E178 | NOAA'S Role with Oceans | Timothy Gallaudet | 2021-08-11 | Guest: Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet. Introduction: When we think of weather, climate and oceanography, one of the main organizations that comes to mind in the United States … | ||
| 186 | E177 | Wildfire Misconceptions are Fueling the Problem | Chad Hanson | 2021-08-04 | Guest: Dr. Chad Hanson 2020 was the worst year on record for wildfires in the state of California as more than four million acres were burned. Words … | ||
| 185 | E176 | Gulf of Mexico Dead Zones | Tracy Fanara | 2021-07-28 | Guest: Dr. Tracy Fanara Today’s topic may sound like something you would see in a Sci-Fi movie… We’re talking about Dead Zones! No, it doesn’t have anything … | ||
| 184 | E175 | Forecasting Gold for the 2021 Olympics | Andrew Grundstein | 2021-07-21 | Guest: Dr. Andrew Grundstein. Introduction: The summer season is upon us and with it the Olympic Games in Tokyo! Today we’re going to focus on how weather … | ||
| 183 | E174 | Going to Extremes | Kathryn Sullivan | 2021-07-14 | Guest: Dr. Kathryn Sullivan. Introduction: “To boldly go where no man has gone before” has a great ring to it and it started many a Star Trek … | ||
| 182 | E173 | DailyBreath: Crowdsensing to Better Health | Eric Klos | 2021-07-07 | Guest: Eric Klos. Introduction: If you suffer from ailments like asthma and allergies, you know how difficult it can be to manage your symptoms in … | ||
| 181 | E172 | Western Drought & Water Rights | Eric Kuhn | 2021-06-30 | Guest: Eric Kuhn. Introduction: Exceptional drought conditions across the West have continued to worsen over the years. In fact, the past year has been the driest … | ||
| 180 | E171 | Lightning Safety Awareness Week | John Jensenius | 2021-06-23 | Guest: John Jensenius. Introduction: When thunder roars, go indoors… You’ve all probably heard the saying, and I’m sure many of you have had your own close calls … | ||
| 179 | E170 | Tropical Trouble on the Horizon | Greg Postel | 2021-06-16 | Guest: Dr. Greg Postel We’re only through the first couple weeks of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and we’ve already had a named storm, a tropical … | ||
| 178 | E169 | Climate's "New Normals": What Does That Mean For Me? | Jared Rennie | 2021-06-09 | Guest: Jared Rennie. Introduction: Just as we do with the census, every ten years it’s time to update some things in the weather world. Among those are … | ||
| 177 | E168 | The Weather Ninja | Joe Moravsky | 2021-06-02 | Guest: Joe Moravsky, American Ninja Warrior To become a meteorologist, it can take a lot of determination and strength with all of the math & science involved. One … | ||
| 176 | E167 | Hurricane Season 2021 & What's to Come | Rick Knabb | 2021-05-26 | Guest: Dr. Rick Knabb. Introduction: With a new year comes a new hurricane season! Following a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season, it’s understandable that many Americans, especially those … | ||
| 175 | E166 | Communication During Hurricane Maria | Ada Monzón | 2021-05-19 | Guest: Ada Monzón. Introduction: The 2017 Hurricane Season was a memorable one for many in the Atlantic basin with 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes, and 6 major … | ||
| 174 | E165 | “Supersonic” Weather | 2021-05-12 | ||||
| 173 | E164 | Artificial Intelligence in Weather & Earth Sciences | Neil Sahota | 2021-05-05 | Guest: Neil Sahota. Introduction: When we think about artificial intelligence, or A.I., what comes to mind for many folks are robots or even IBM’s Watson, which went … | ||
| 172 | E163 | Bridging the Gap: NWS Warnings to Public Consumption | Mike Chesterfield | 2021-04-28 | Guest: Mike Chesterfield. Introduction: Watch.. Warning… Advisory.. Special Weather Statement. For a lot of folks, especially the general public, weather alerts can get a bit confusing. In … | ||
| 171 | E162 | Forthcoming Changes in NWS Advisories | Susan Jasko | 2021-04-21 | Guest: Dr. Susan Jasko The purpose of a weather alert, whether it be a watch or warning is to reach the most people and save the most … | ||
| 170 | E161 | The Ups & Downs of the Great Lakes | Mark Torregrossa | 2021-04-14 | Guest: Mark Torregrossa. Introduction: The Great Lakes account for 84% of North America’s surface freshwater, and millions of people across the region depend on these … | ||
| 169 | E160 | Mission Control to Mars Perseverance: What’s the forecast? | Manuel De La Torre Juarez | 2021-04-07 | Guest: Manuel De La Torre Juarez On February 18, 2021, the world watched in amazement as the next generation of Mars Rovers set foot on the Red … | ||
| 168 | E159 | MLB Stadiums & Lightning Dangers | Chris Vagasky | 2021-03-31 | Guest: Chris Vagasky. Introduction: The joy that fills sports fans' hearts as they loudly sing, “Take me out to the ballgame…” is almost palpable, but one … | ||
| 167 | E158 | Climate Science and Climate Risk: A Primer by Dr. Kerry Emanuel | Kerry Emanuel | 2021-03-24 | Guest: Dr. Kerry Emanuel Climate science and threats from climate change have been hot topics of conversation among the public as well as business and political leaders. … | ||
| 166 | E145 | Hurricanes & Sea Level Rise: A Recipe for Disaster | Brian McNoldy | 2021-03-17 | Guest: Brian McNoldy, University of Miami A lot of us have grown accustomed to extreme weather events after watching them occur year after year, like tornadoes and … | ||
| 165 | E157 | Too Near for Dreams | Sean Potter | 2021-03-10 | Guest: Sean Potter. Every big idea or organization has to get its start somewhere and the National. Weather Service is no exception! More than 150 years … | ||
| 164 | E156 | Houston...We’ve Had Some Weather Problems | Matt Lanza | 2021-03-03 | Guest: Matt Lanza. Introduction: Texas just experienced one of the worst weather disasters in its history as temperatures plunged into a deep freeze. All-time cold temperature records … | ||
| 163 | E155 | Climate Data From Tree Rings | Valerie Trouet | 2021-02-24 | Guest: Valerie Trouet Forests can offer us picturesque views, but did you know they also offer us a look at the past?. Why is that important? To better … | ||
| 162 | E154 | End Climate Silence | Genevieve Guenther | 2021-02-17 | Guest: Dr. Genevieve Guenther. Introduction: Climate change and its impacts are becoming a regular part of conversations among scientists and even the general public at large, but are … | ||
| 161 | E152 | Sounding the Alarm - Outdoor Siren Effectiveness | Jim Coker | 2021-02-10 | Guest: Jim Coker, EMA Director Today’s guest has spent his life serving the Alabama community through multiple branches of law enforcement, and now, he’s taking that experience … | ||
| 160 | E153 | Arctic Report Card 2020 | Zack Labe | 2021-02-03 | Guest: Zack Labe Remember when you were anxiously awaiting your report card? It’s very likely that these events were met with mixed emotions as you … | ||
| 159 | E151 | How To Prepare For Climate Change: A Practical Guide To Surviving The Chaos | David Pogue | 2021-01-27 | Guest: David Pogue One of the major topics when discussing meteorology is climate change, and we’ve certainly heard a great deal about it over the past … | ||
| 158 | E150 | Increasing Water Levels In The Great Lakes | Deanna Apps | 2021-01-20 | Guest: Deanna Apps, Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Introduction: When you hear people discussing rising water levels, you probably only think of SEA-level rise. But … | ||
| 157 | E149 | Seasonal Tornado Forecasting | Ashton Robinson Cook | 2021-01-13 | Guest: Dr. Ashton Robinson Cook. Weather forecasting has made leaps and bounds in recent decades, and it’s hard to remember a time when we couldn’t get the … | ||
| 156 | E148 | A Hurricane Season for the Record Books | Phil Klotzbach | 2021-01-06 | Guest: Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Colorado State University. If you are a purveyor of weather twitter, this man needs no introduction! Odds are you have seen at least one … | ||
| 155 | E147 | Year-End Geek Out, 2020 Edition | Mike Bettes | 2020-12-30 | Guest: Mike Bettes 2020 was, to put it lightly, an insane year. Mother Nature didn’t care about a global pandemic either, as she lashed out during … | ||
| 154 | E146 | Weather is a Go For Launch | Brian Cizek | 2020-12-16 | Guest: Brian Cizek, Launch. Weather Officer, 45th Weather Squadron. With new frontiers developing in spaceflight, it’s more important than ever to make sure we get the forecast … | ||
| 153 | E144 | Antarctic Search for Meteorites | Juliane Gross | 2020-12-09 | Guest: Dr. Juliane Gross, Rutgers Like searching for needles in a haystack, searching for meteorites on Earth is not an easy feat!. How about searching for those meteorites … | ||
| 152 | E143 | Navigating the Challenges of Weather & Transportation | Paul Pisano | 2020-12-02 | Guest: Paul Pisano. Introduction: Ground transportation is something we all deal with on a daily basis, whether it’s in our cars, on a bus, or … | ||
| 151 | E141 | The World’s Littlest Book for Its Biggest Problem | Mike Nelson | 2020-11-25 | Guest: Mike Nelson. Introduction: Have you been struggling to understand climate change and what it means for you and your family? What if I told you that … | ||
| 150 | E140 | Big Data Solutions & The Weather Business | Mike Eilts | 2020-11-18 | Guest: Mike Eilts. Introduction: When you hear the name, Mike Eilts, a few words may come to mind: storm chaser, atmospheric scientist, journal author, entrepreneur, pioneer … | ||
| 149 | E139 | The History of Hurricanes | Eric Jay Dolin | 2020-11-11 | Guest: Eric Jay Dolin, Ph.D.. Introduction: Over the past several decades, the way we consume weather information and receive our latest forecasts has been revolutionized. Millions … | ||
| 148 | E138 | Chasing the Flames | Craig Clements | 2020-11-04 | Guest: Dr. Craig Clements, SJSU Fire. Weather Research Laboratory. Introduction: We’ve seen a record number of acres of beautiful countryside go up in flames in 2020, and … | ||
| 147 | E137 | Are You Afraid of the Weather? | Margaret Crane | 2020-10-28 | Guest: Margaret Crane, Child Psychologist. Introduction: I have had many Meteorologists come on this show and when I ask them how they got a passion for weather, … | ||
| 146 | E136 | Artificial Intelligence, the New Weather Frontier | Jamese Sims | 2020-10-21 | Guest: Dr. Jamese Sims, NOAA Senior Physical Scientist Artificial Intelligence…or AI.... When you hear that term, it’s likely that your mind is flooded with images from the … | ||
| 145 | E135 | Ray C. Anderson Foundation | John Lanier | 2020-10-14 | Guest: John Lanier. Introduction: As geeks, we can do a lot to help out our environment by doing little things like using less water while brushing … | ||
| 144 | E134 | What If You Could Control the Weather? | Glenn Schwartz | 2020-10-07 | Guest: Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz. Introduction: If you were to ask a meteorologist who their top 3 superheroes are, odds are X-Men’s Storm would be on that list. Sure, … | ||
| 143 | E133 | Challenges of Bilingual Weather Communication | Nelly Carreño | 2020-09-30 | Guest: Nelly Carreño, KUVN. Introduction: For those of you who are hurricane buffs like us, you know where they tend to form and where they track: they … | ||
| 142 | E132 | Austin’s Weather Superstar | Troy Kimmel | 2020-09-23 | Guest: Troy Kimmel. Introduction: The state of Texas has many different microclimates, from the deserts in West Texas to the flood-prone grasslands of Houston to the raging heat … | ||
| 141 | E131 | NASA Researchers a Driving Force to Understanding Our Climate | Gavin Schmidt | 2020-09-16 | Guest: Dr. Gavin Schmidt, Director of NASA GISS. Introduction: NASA scientists aren’t just focused on OUTER space. They’re also focused on the INNER workings of our atmosphere, oceans, … | ||
| 140 | E130 | The Next Generation of Weather & Aviation | Bill Bauman | 2020-09-09 | Guest: Dr. Bill Bauman, FAA. Introduction: With more than 5 MILLION square miles of U.S. Domestic airspace and 24 MILLION square miles of U.S. Oceanic Airspace to … | ||
| 139 | E129 | Ecological Impacts of Hurricanes | William McDowell | 2020-09-02 | Guest: Dr. William McDowell, University of New Hampshire Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans like you and me, and their physical … | ||
| 138 | E128 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura | 2020-08-26 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura Weather Geeks host Dr. Marshall Shepherd and Meteorologist & The Weather Channel's Dr. Rick Knabb discuss the latest forecast and … | |||
| 137 | E127 | Run from the Water... | Jamie Rhome | 2020-08-26 | Guest: Jamie Rhome, NHC Storm Surge Unit Storm surge…a tropical cyclone’s most deadly threat… Many may recall images that flooded news outlets in 2018 following Category 5 … | ||
| 136 | E126 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura | Sarah Dillingham | 2020-08-25 | Weather Geeks host Dr. Marshall Shepherd and Meteorologist & Weather Geeks Producer Sarah Dillingham discuss the latest forecast and impacts expected from Hurricane Laura threatening … | ||
| 135 | E125 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura and Marco | Sarah Dillingham | 2020-08-24 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Laura and Marco Weather Geeks host Dr. Marshall Shepherd and Meteorologist & Weather Geeks Producer Sarah Dillingham discuss the latest forecast … | ||
| 134 | E124 | AT&T National Disaster Recovery | Steve Poupos | 2020-08-19 | Guest: Steve Poupos. Introduction: When disaster strikes, establishing a reliable communication network is critical! Someone who knows all too well about that is Steve Poupos, … | ||
| 133 | E123 | Surviving on Top of the World | Sean Swarner | 2020-08-12 | Guest: Sean Swarner, Mountain Climber & Cancer Survivor. Introduction: The odds that you will ever find yourself in the middle of a snowstorm in Miami, Florida are … | ||
| 132 | E122 | In-Depth with the Hurricane Hunters | Richard Henning, Kevin Doremus | 2020-08-05 | Guests: Richard Henning & Kevin Doremus, Hurricane Hunters. As we’ve highlighted nearly a hundred of times on this podcast, there is a lot more to meteorology than … | ||
| 131 | E121 | Will a Hot Summer Kill COVID-19? | 2020-07-29 | ||||
| 130 | E120 | Cloudy with a Chance of Pain | 2020-07-22 | Have you ever heard someone say that they know a storm is coming because their joints start aching or they have a migraine? Well there … | |||
| 129 | E119 | Highlighting Racial Challenges in STEM | 2020-07-15 | The racial injustices experienced by millions of Americans have been brought to greater attention in recent weeks. Among those Americans are members of our scientific … | |||
| 128 | E118 | Weather and the Human Condition | Andrew Grundstein | 2020-07-08 | Guest : Dr. Andrew Grundstein, UGA Introduction: Many of us have seen first-hand the impacts weather can have on our daily lives, and today we’re … | ||
| 127 | E117 | Rip Currents, Rising Tides, and Meteotsunamis… Oh My! | Greg Dusek | 2020-07-01 | Guest: Dr. Greg Dusek, NOAA Ocean Service The oceans hold more than 96% of the Earth’s water, and it’s the motions of those oceans we’re focusing on … | ||
| 126 | E116 | The Weather Out West | Daniel Swain | 2020-06-24 | Guest: Dr. Daniel Swain. Introduction: If you’re not from California, what is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of its weather? Severe … | ||
| 125 | E115 | The Relationship Between COVID-19 and Climate Change | Aaron Bernstein | 2020-06-17 | Guest: Dr. Aaron Bernstein, Harvard University. Introduction: We all know that climate change has been detrimental to the health of our Earth, with increased deforestation and melting … | ||
| 124 | E114 | Are Floating Cities the Future of Hurricane Protection? | Marc Collins Chen | 2020-06-10 | Guest: Marc Collins Chen, Oceanix. Introduction: When a hurricane is fast approaching, experts always say that you have to fear the water, whether it’s rain coming down … | ||
| 123 | E113 | Professor, Author, and Atmospheric Model Extraordinaire | Adam Sobel | 2020-06-03 | Guest: Dr. Adam Sobel, Columbia University. Introduction: Most of the time when we bring someone on to Weather Geeks, they have a certain niche or a specific … | ||
| 122 | E112 | COVID-19’s Impact on Pollution | Ryan Stauffer | 2020-05-27 | Guest: Ryan Stauffer, NASA. Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we all live our lives, both in the present and in the future. We’ve all been stuck … | ||
| 121 | E111 | Keeping Up the PACE with NASA | Ivona Cetinic | 2020-05-20 | Guest: Ivona Cetinic, NASA Oceanographer. Introduction: NASA does a lot more than mapping our solar system...they have also been mapping our oceans for over 20 years! The ocean … | ||
| 120 | E110 | Communicating Climate | Bernadette Woods-Placky | 2020-05-13 | Guest: Bernadette Woods - Placky. Introduction: The proper communication of climate science is just as important as communicating it at all! In an ever-changing world, keeping up … | ||
| 119 | E109 | Mitigating Disasters & Their Impacts on Society | Stephen Strader | 2020-05-06 | Guest: Dr. Stephen Strader, Villanova University. Introduction: Hurricane Harvey...Hurricane Dorian...the deadly Camp Fire...the devastating Super Tornado Outbreak of 2011… These disasters likely bring to mind the powerful images … | ||
| 118 | E108 | Radar Meteorology & Observations of Severe Storms | Stephen Nesbitt | 2020-04-29 | Guest: Stephen Nesbitt, University of Illinois. Introduction: Today we’re happy to welcome Professor Stephen Nesbitt from the University of Illinois. Dr. Nesbitt has his hands in a variety … | ||
| 117 | E107 | The Science of Climate Drawdown | Marilyn Brown | 2020-04-22 | Guest: Dr. Marilyn Brown, Georgia Tech. Introduction: The word “drawdown” is used in multiple fields, from banking to investing, but for today’s episode, the most important use … | ||
| 116 | E106 | Severe Storms & Tornadoes - Ties to Climate Change | Harold Brooks | 2020-04-15 | Guest: Dr. Harold Brooks, NSSL. Introduction: The United States is known to produce some of nature’s most severe weather as it allows for just the right ingredients … | ||
| 115 | E105 | With Severe Weather, Anything GOES | Dan Lindsey | 2020-04-08 | Guest: Dan Lindsey, GOES-R Program Scientist. Introduction:. While the debate of “model wars” continues into the new decade, the satellite technology that the United States has advanced over … | ||
| 114 | E104 | Flooding from a Hydrologist’s Perspective | Michael Kane | 2020-04-01 | Guest: Michael Kane, Water Resources Engineer. Introduction: Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution and management of water on Earth, including the water cycle, water … | ||
| 113 | E103 | Waiting to “Exascale”: Prepping the EURO Model for the Next Generation in Computing Power | Peter Bauer | 2020-03-25 | Guest: Dr. Peter Bauer, ECMWF Deputy Director of Research & Head of the Scalability Programme. Introduction: I need more power…!! Computing power that is. This has been … | ||
| 112 | E102 | “Northern Tornadoes Project” - Tornadoes North of the Border | Greg Kopp, David Sills | 2020-03-18 | Guests: Greg Kopp & David Sills, Western University. Intro: While severe weather prediction continues to improve here in the United States, a nearby neighbor is currently deep … | ||
| 111 | E101 | When Weather Gets Personal: Lessons Learned from Disaster | Kim Klockow-McClain | 2020-03-11 | Guest: Kim Klockow-McClain Broadcast meteorologists are often the face of severe weather as they are the first people we see when severe weather is expected. However, there … | ||
| 110 | E100 | June Bacon-Bercey: Breaking Barriers in Meteorology | Dail St. Claire | 2020-03-04 | Guest: Dail St. Claire: Daughter of the June Bacon-Bercey, the 1st African-American Female TV Meteorologist. Introduction:. If I were to ask a room full of meteorologists who … | ||
| 109 | E099 | Can You Measure How Severe Your Winter Has Been? | 2020-02-26 | Introduction: A lot of people choose to live in a certain place based on how the winters are. If you love wearing big comfy sweaters and … | |||
| 108 | E098 | Weathering the Storm: Climate Change & Mental Health | 2020-02-19 | Introduction: As Weather Geeks, we know that the climate is changing and the Earth has needs that it wants to meet. As human beings, we are … | |||
| 107 | E097 | The Inner Workings of an NWS Office | Keith Stellman | 2020-02-12 | Guest: Keith Stellman, Meteorologist-in-Charge NWS Atlanta. Intro:The National. Weather Service is a lot more than the blaring alerts on your TV when there is a tornado warning … | ||
| 106 | E096 | Strange Clouds - Pyrocumulonimbus | David Peterson | 2020-02-05 | Guest: Dr. David Peterson, NASA/Naval Research Lab. As millions of acres have been ablaze across Australia in recent weeks, those wildfires have formed incredible smoke plumes that … | ||
| 105 | E095 | The Father of Environmental Justice | 2020-01-29 | Intro: With the increasing number of climate change impacts being seen across the globe, it is becoming apparent that not all communities are affected equally. … | |||
| 104 | E094 | The Earth Archive Project | Chris Fisher | 2020-01-22 | Guest: Chris Fisher, Archaeologist Colorado State University. Intro: It is no secret that our Earth is changing, but it may be faster than you’d think!. What if we … | ||
| 103 | E093 | AMS Centennial in Boston | Marshall Shepherd | 2020-01-15 | Guest: Dr. Marshall Shepherd. Intro:. As you are listening to this episode, the American Meteorological Society’s annual meeting will be going on in Boston. These large gatherings only … | ||
| 102 | E092 | Stormquakes! | Wenyuan Fan | 2020-01-08 | Guest: Dr. Wenyuan Fan. Intro: “Stormquakes!” The word that has captured the attention of both the scientific community and public alike. Dr. Wenyuan Fan, a professor … | ||
| 101 | E091 | The National Weather Service at 150: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed | Louis W. Uccellini | 2020-01-01 | Guest: Dr. Louis Uccellini. Intro: Today on. Weather Geeks, it’s all about the National Weather Service turning 150 years old! We’ll take a look back at 2019, … | ||
| 100 | E090 | Year End Geek Out | Heather Zons | 2019-12-25 | Guest: Heather Zons 2019 was a wild year of weather. From record-breaking spring flooding in the Midwest to another devastating hurricane season, all while the global temperature keeps … | ||
| 99 | E089 | 2019 - A Year for the Colorado Record Books | Russ Schumacher | 2019-12-18 | Guest: Russ Schumacher, Asst. Professor & State Climatologist. Intro: The Centennial State is known for its diverse landscapes.. From the snow-covered, Rocky Mountain peaks towering above the … | ||
| 98 | E088 | Greenland in Crisis | Thomas L. Mote | 2019-12-11 | Guest: Dr. Thomas L. Mote, Distinguished Research Professor, UGA. Introduction: The Greenland ice sheet has become a hotbed of climate change research in recent decades. The … | ||
| 97 | E087 | In the Loop: Understanding the Role of the Gulf Loop Current | Tony Knap | 2019-12-04 | Guest: Tony Knap, Director of Geochemical & Environmental Research Group (GERG) at Texas A&M. Intro: The effects of the Gulf Loop Current on tropical cyclone development and intensification … | ||
| 96 | E086 | An Extra Helping - Thanksgiving Edition | 2019-11-27 | In the middle of one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, two major winter storms are impacting millions of people with snow, wind, … | |||
| 95 | E085 | NASA’s Expertise in Landslides | Dalia Kirschbaum | 2019-11-27 | Guest: Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum. Intro:. When you think of NASA, odds are you’re thinking of launching rockets into space and landing men on the moon. Well, they do … | ||
| 94 | E084 | Microweather: Forecasting Down to the Raindrop | Luke Peffers | 2019-11-20 | Guest: Luke Peffers, ClimaCell. Intro: “What time is it going to rain over my house?” Meteorologists get that type of question all the time, and since meteorology is … | ||
| 93 | E083 | TWC Explores: Meltdown | Dave Malkoff | 2019-11-13 | Guest: Dave Malkoff,. Weather Channel Correspondent. Intro: Today’s guest has covered everything from major wildfires to devastating floods, but now he takes us to some of … | ||
| 92 | E082 | Weather vs. Climate | Deke Arndt | 2019-11-06 | Guest: Deke Arndt, Chief of Climate Monitoring Branch, NOAA's NCEI. Intro: The way we look at our world is fundamentally changing. Across the globe we’ve seen dramatic … | ||
| 91 | E081 | Community Disaster Response & Preparedness | Lucas McDonald | 2019-10-30 | Guest: Lucas McDonald, Walmart Director of Emergency Operations. Intro: Many of us know the familiar names of disaster response like the American Red Cross, FEMA, or the … | ||
| 90 | E080 | Let Me Be Clear: Social Media and Severe Weather Communication | Rick Smith | 2019-10-23 | Guest: Rick Smith, WCM at NWS Norman, OK. Intro: Many of us use some form of social media every day, and when severe weather threatens your city, … | ||
| 89 | E079 | An Unmanned Flight Into the Future of Forecasting | Phillip Chilson | 2019-10-16 | Guest: Dr. Phillip Chilson. Introduction: The future is here, and so is the rise of unmanned aerial systems, commonly known as drones. Picture this; an army of … | ||
| 88 | E078 | I didn’t think it would happen to me… | Howard Kunreuther | 2019-10-09 | Guest: Dr. Howard Kunreuther, Wharton Risk Management & Decision Processes Center. Intro: We’ve heard the words before: “I didn’t think this would happen to me...”. As meteorologists, our job … | ||
| 87 | E077 | Hurricanes in 4K | Mark Powell | 2019-10-02 | Guest: Dr. Mark Powell. Introduction: Our ability to see into a hurricane has been changed by technology at RMS HWind. Using data directly from hurricane reconnaissance, … | ||
| 86 | E076 | A Tropical Tidbit | Levi Cowan | 2019-09-25 | Guest: Levi Cowan. Introduction:. As hurricane season rolls along, meteorologists, emergency managers, and just plain weather geeks will turn to Tropical Tidbits for in depth tropical information. … | ||
| 85 | E075 | The Weather Machine | Andrew Blum | 2019-09-18 | Guest: Andrew Blum, author and journalist. Intro: Today, we can pick up our cell phone or turn on the TV and find out what the forecast will be … | ||
| 84 | E074 | What Flies Beneath: How Underwater Gliders Can Improve Hurricane Forecasts | Catherine Edwards | 2019-09-11 | Guest: Dr. Catherine Edwards, Assistant Professor, UGA Department of Marine Sciences. Intro: Hurricane intensity forecasts have been a major focus within the meteorological community for decades. … | ||
| 83 | E073 | Reacting to the Nation’s Natural Disasters | Pete Gaynor | 2019-09-04 | Guest: Pete Gaynor, FEMA’s Acting Administrator. Intro: In the new millennium, the United States has been struck by dozens of tropical cyclones, ranging from rain-soaked tropical storms … | ||
| 82 | E072 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Hurricane Dorian | Matt Sitkowski, Sarah Dillingham | 2019-09-03 | Weather Channel's Dr. Matt Sitkowski and Meteorologist & Weather Geeks Producer Sarah Dillingham discuss the latest forecast and impacts expected from Hurricane Dorian. Look for more updates … | ||
| 81 | E071 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Hurricane Dorian | Greg Postel, Marshall Shepherd | 2019-09-02 | Weather Channel expert Dr. Greg Postel and Meteorologist & Weather Geeks Host Dr. Marshall Shepherd discuss the latest forecast and impacts expected from Hurricane Dorian. Look … | ||
| 80 | E070 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Hurricane Dorian | Greg Postel, Matthew Sitkowski | 2019-09-01 | Weather Channel experts Dr. Greg Postel and Dr. Matthew Sitkowski discuss the latest forecast and impacts expected from Hurricane Dorian. Look for more updates here on … | ||
| 79 | E069 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Hurricane Dorian | 2019-08-31 | Weather Channel experts Dr. Greg Postel and Dr. Matthew Sitkowski discuss the latest forecast and impacts expected from Hurricane Dorian. Look for more updates here on … | |||
| 78 | E068 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Hurricane Dorian | Rick Knabb, Greg Postel, Sarah Dillingham | 2019-08-30 | Weather Channel Tropical Experts Dr. Rick Knabb and Dr. Greg Postel, along with Meteorologist & Weather Geeks Producer Sarah Dillingham discuss the latest forecast and … | ||
| 77 | E067 | Special Tropical Edition - Tracking Hurricane Dorian | Greg Postel, Sarah Dillingham | 2019-08-29 | Weather Channel expert Dr. Greg Postel and Meteorologist & Weather Geeks Producer Sarah Dillingham discuss the latest forecast and impacts expected from Hurricane Dorian. Look for … | ||
| 76 | E066 | Making Houston Hurricane Stronger | Jeff Lindner | 2019-08-28 | Guest: Jeff Lindner, Harris County Flood Control District Meteorologist. Intro: Hurricane Harvey is one of the costliest tropical cyclones on record, even though it stalled out … | ||
| 75 | E065 | Teaching the Next Generation of On-Air Meteorologists | Ray Ban | 2019-08-21 | Guest: Ray Ban. Intro: The. Weather Channel has been around for over 37 years and has seen the evolution in both the television and digital space over multiple … | ||
| 74 | E064 | Weather: It’s What’s For Dinner | Art Smith | 2019-08-14 | Guest: Art Smith. Intro: A lot of you listeners geek out about more than just the weather...myself included! You have other passions and hobbies that you explore and … | ||
| 73 | E063 | The Ozone Layer’s Private Eye | Paul Newman | 2019-08-07 | Guest: Paul Newman, Chief Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Intro:. With the daily discussions regarding climate change and rising sea levels, one may forget one … | ||
| 72 | E062 | The Wonders In, On, and Around the Ocean | Ellen Prager | 2019-07-31 | Guest: Dr. Ellen Prager, Marine Scientist & Author. Intro: You can always find my next guest anywhere that there is a coastline, and odds are, she … | ||
| 71 | E061 | Hurricane Season 2019: How Can We Improve? | Rick Knabb, Rebecca Moulton | 2019-07-24 | Guests: Dr. Rick Knabb,. Weather Channel Hurricane Expert, & Rebecca Moulton, Natural Hazards Planning & Disaster Response Meteorologist for FEMA 2018’s hurricane season thrust itself … | ||
| 70 | E060 | One Giant Leap: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 | Paul Sutter | 2019-07-17 | Guest: Dr. Paul Sutter, Astrophysicist. Intro: 50 years ago, mankind took a giant leap as America successfully landed 3 humans on the moon! Today, we’re remembering … | ||
| 69 | E059 | The True Measure Of Hurricanes | Stephanie Pilkington | 2019-07-10 | Guest: Stephanie Pilkington, PhD Candidate & researcher with the NIST Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning. Intro:. For decades the Saffir-Simpson Scale has been the scale used to … | ||
| 68 | E058 | Where the Wild Storms Are | Kristen Rasmussen | 2019-07-03 | Guest: Dr. Kristen Rasmussen, CSU Asst. Professor. Intro: Today’s guest is no stranger to researching some of Mother Nature’s most powerful storms! Dr. Kristen Rasmussen is an Assistant … | ||
| 67 | E057 | Severe Weather Musts or Busts | Kevin Kloesel | 2019-06-26 | Guest: Dr. Kevin Kloesel, Director of Oklahoma Climatological Survey. Intro: The word “bust” when describing the outcome of a high profile event in forecasting has become … | ||
| 66 | E056 | The GFS of the Future...Could it be EPIC? | Neil Jacobs | 2019-06-19 | Guest: Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction. Intro: Meteorologists look at a handful of different models when making their forecasts. … | ||
| 65 | E055 | Forecast on the Green | Stewart Williams | 2019-06-12 | Guest: Stewart Williams, DTN/PGA Meteorologist. Intro: Fore!!! From the skies above to the finely-manicured blades of grass beneath their feet, today’s guest knows how important it … | ||
| 64 | E054 | The Forecast for D-Day | John Ross | 2019-06-05 | Guest: John Ross. Intro: On June 6th, 1944, more than 160,000 allied forces stormed the beaches of France during WWII. This day would be etched into the … | ||
| 63 | E053 | A Conversation with NWS Director, Dr. Louis Uccellini | Louis W. Uccellini | 2019-05-29 | Guest: Dr. Louis Uccellini. Intro: Today’s guest needs no introduction… We’re sitting down with Dr. Louis Uccellini, Director of the National. Weather Service and NOAA Assistant Administrator for … | ||
| 62 | E052 | A Century of the American Meteorological Society | Jenni Evans | 2019-05-22 | Guest: Jenni Evans, AMS President. Intro: The American Meteorology Society is very close to my heart, as I was its president back in 2013. During that … | ||
| 61 | E051 | Flying Drones into Tornadoes | Adam Houston | 2019-05-15 | Guest: Dr. Adam Houston, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Intro: If you are a Weather Geek, odds are you have seen the movie Twister, where two storm … | ||
| 60 | E050 | Have Radar, Will Travel | Karen Kosiba | 2019-05-08 | Guest: Dr. Karen Kosiba, Atmospheric Scientist at CSWR. Introduction: From lake-effect snow bands to destructive tornadoes, today’s guest has studied them all! Dr. Karen Kosiba’s research is … | ||
| 59 | E049 | 1-Year Podcast-iversary! | 2019-05-01 | For some of you listeners that may or may not know, Weather Geeks used to be a television show on The Weather Channel. However, one … | |||
| 58 | E048 | Are We Allergic to Climate Change? Plus, Earth Day Turns 50! | Gina McCarthy | 2019-04-24 | GUEST: Gina McCarthy, former EPA Administrator DESCRIPTION: ACHOOO!!! It’s springtime for millions of Americans, and unfortunately, that IS something to sneeze at. Today we’re sitting down with … | ||
| 57 | E047 | People in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Hailstones | Tanya-Brown Giammanco, Ian Giammanco | 2019-04-17 | Guests: Dr. Tanya-Brown Giammanco & Dr. Ian Giammanco. Intro:. What if you could recreate a Great Plains hailstone in a laboratory? What could we learn from hurling … | ||
| 56 | E046 | Bringing Weather to Life - The New Reality | Mike Chesterfield | 2019-04-10 | Guest: Mike Chesterfield, Director of. Weather Presentation, The Weather Channel. Intro: Weather affects all 5 senses. You can TASTE the snowflakes on your tongue during the first snowfall … | ||
| 55 | E045 | Preparing for the Next Slow-Moving Disaster | Forbes Tompkins | 2019-04-03 | Guest: Forbes Tompkins. Intro: With the transition from winter to spring upon us, some may find themselves swapping snow shovels for sandbags. The right policies can help … | ||
| 54 | E044 | Climate Change, Let's Drop the Politics | David Titley | 2019-03-27 | Guest: Rear Admiral David Titley. Description: David Titley is a retired Rear Admiral and Chief Oceanographer of the US Navy, former NOAA Chief Operating Officer, … | ||
| 53 | E043 | The Million Dollar Forecasts | Jon Davis | 2019-03-20 | Guest: Jon Davis, Chief Meteorologist at RiskPulse. Description: More than 20% of the US Economy is directly affected by the Weather. The energy and agriculture … | ||
| 52 | E042 | Risky Business - Navigating the hazards of severe weather and your risk | Walker Ashley | 2019-03-13 | Guest: Dr. Walker Ashley, professor & researcher at Northern Illinois University Dr. Walker Ashley is a professor at Northern Illinois University who focuses on examining the impacts … | ||
| 51 | E041 | When Weather Puts On The Brakes | Phil Magney | 2019-03-06 | Guest: Phil Magney, Founder & Principal Advisor for VSI. Description: While we listened to our record collection years ago, some of us dreamed of a future … | ||
| 50 | E040 | Why Risk It? Take Weather into Account | Stephen Bennett | 2019-02-27 | Guest: Stephen Bennett, Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Riskpulse Your package is shipped, but it is still 3 days out...3 days of traversing through weather to … | ||
| 49 | E039 | The Wonders of Thundersnow | Matthew Cappucci | 2019-02-20 | Guest: Matthew Cappucci, Undergraduate at Harvard & Capital. Weather Gang Contributor. Description: It’s been a special weather phenomenon for meteorologists for a long time, but Jim Cantore took it to a … | ||
| 48 | E038 | Running Toward Environmental Change | Ovie Mughelli | 2019-02-13 | Guest: Ovie Mughelli, Former NFL Pro Bowl Running Back, Sustainability Advocate, Creator of Comic Book Gridiron Green. Description: Former NFL pro bowl running back Ovie Mughelli talks about his … | ||
| 47 | E01 | Jim Cantore - Life of a Storm Tracker (repeat) | Jim Cantore | 2019-02-06 | We go inside the storm with Jim Cantore. As we dive deep into his 30 plus year journey at The Weather Channel, we find out: … | ||
| 46 | E037 | Punting The Storm | Brett Kern | 2019-01-30 | Guest: Brett Kern, NFL Punter for Tennessee Titans. Description: In a game where inches can mean the difference between the thrill of victory or the … | ||
| 45 | E18 | NASA's New Administrator (repeat) | Jim Bridenstine | 2019-01-23 | GUEST: Jim Bridenstine, Administrator of NASA DESCRIPTION: From flying high above the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, to being elected as a Congressman of Oklahoma in … | ||
| 44 | E036 | Weather for the Win | Mark Maxwell | 2019-01-16 | Guest: Mark Maxwell, founder and owner of sportsweather.com. Description: This week on Weather Geeks, we sit down with Mark Maxwell. He is the creator of | ||
| 43 | E035 | Winter Storm Geek Out | Jon Martin, Michael Morgan | 2019-01-09 | Guests: Dr. Jon Martin & Dr. Michael Morgan - Professors, University Of Wisconsin-Madison. Description: They can cancel school, shut down airports and the big ones can … | ||
| 42 | E034 | 2018: A Year of Weather Disasters | Steve Bowen | 2019-01-02 | Guest: Steve Bowen, Director (Meteorologist), Aon. When natural disasters strike they can impact just about every aspect of life... The ultimate cost of such disasters … | ||
| 41 | E04 | Antarctica Lives! - Life at the bottom of the Earth (repeat) | James McClintock | 2018-12-26 | Guest: Dr. James McClintock, Endowed University Professor of Polar and Marine Biology University of Alabama at Birmingham This week on. Weather Geeks we go to the bottom of … | ||
| 40 | E033 | Inside Video Games - Making Extreme Weather | Gabriel Sassone, Jacques Kerner | 2018-12-19 | Guest: Gabriel Sassone & Jacques Kerner - Avalanche Studios. Description: Today on Weather Geeks we dive into a world where extreme weather is the most dangerous game. Video … | ||
| 39 | E032 | Weather On The Go | David Inmon | 2018-12-12 | Guest: David Inmon, UPS Airlines Meteorologist. Description: It’s that time of year again! Millions of packages will be delivered this holiday season. One of the busiest companies getting … | ||
| 38 | E031 | The Art of Communicating Science | Richard Alley | 2018-12-05 | Guest: Dr. Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor, Penn State University. Description: Oftentimes, when a scientist explains their work to the public there is a breakdown of communication. … | ||
| 37 | E030 | Winter Surprises...or Not?! | Tom Niziol | 2018-11-28 | Guest: Tom Niziol,. Winter. Weather Expert at The Weather Channel. Description The first snowstorm this year for New York City should not have been this memorable. A … | ||
| 36 | E029 | The Ripple Effect of Natural Disasters | Clark Schweers | 2018-11-14 | Guest: Clark Schweers, Principal; BDO Forensic Insurance and Recovery Practice. Description: Natural disasters happen every year all across the country changing the lives of those directly affected … | ||
| 35 | E028 | Your Winter Outlook | Judah Cohen | 2018-11-07 | Guest: Dr. Judah Cohen, Director of Seasonal. Forecasting at Atmospheric & Environmental Research Description:Colored leaves are on the ground and some flakes have already … | ||
| 34 | E027 | The Intersection of Weather and Politics | Harry Enten | 2018-10-31 | Guest: Harry Enten, Senior Writer and Analyst, CNN Politics. Description: Millions of Americans will be voting this November for their favorite candidate.. When they head out to … | ||
| 33 | E026 | Reporting Live in Hurricane Michael | Stephanie Abrams, Jen Carfagno, Chris Bruin | 2018-10-24 | Guests: The. Weather Channel meteorologists: Stephanie Abrams, Jen Carfagno, Chris Bruin. Description: Hurricane Michael stormed ashore the Florida Panhandle earlier this month. Lives were upended and … | ||
| 32 | E025 | 40 Years of Broadcasting The Weather | Tom Skilling | 2018-10-17 | Guest: Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Description: From the outside looking in, living in the Midwest during the winter months can be brutal! Frigid temperatures … | ||
| 31 | E024 | Hurricane Hype & Hurdles | Rick Knabb | 2018-10-10 | Guest: Dr. Rick Knabb, Hurricane Expert, The. Weather Channel. Description: Communicating a weather forecasting is tricky task, but the challenges associated with hurricane forecasts bring a … | ||
| 30 | E023 | Storm of Suspicion | Elizabeth Austin | 2018-10-03 | Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Austin, Forensic Meteorologist, Founder WeatherExtreme. Description: Shoeprints in the snow, the absence of dew, or maybe DNA preserved in a puddle of rainwater....seemingly trivial … | ||
| 29 | E022 | Let Science Speak | Katharine Hayhoe | 2018-09-26 | Guests: Dr. Katharine Hayhoe - An Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, Time Magazine’s … | ||
| 28 | E021 | Trash Talkin’ with Dr. Jenna Jambeck - Where Do All the Plastics Go? | Jenna Jambeck | 2018-09-19 | Guest: Jenna Jambeck, PhD. - Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at The University of Georgia Today we're sitting down with Dr. Jenna Jambeck, Associate … | ||
| 27 | E020 | Beyond the Polygon - the Social Science Behind Severe Weather Warnings | Jen Henderson, Julie Demuth | 2018-09-14 | Guests: Jen Henderson, PhD - Postdoctoral Fellow with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in Boulder, CO. Julie Demuth, PhD - Research Scientist at … | ||
| 26 | E019 | Discussing the Dangers of Kids in Hot Cars | Jan Null | 2018-09-05 | Guest: Jan Null, CCM - Department of Meteorology & Climate Science, San Jose State University. Description: Today, we’re excited to welcome Jan Null, Certified Consulting Meteorologist with … | ||
| 25 | E018 | NASA's New Administrator | Jim Bridenstine | 2018-08-29 | GUEST: Jim Bridenstine, Administrator of NASA DESCRIPTION: From flying high above the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, to being elected as a Congressman of Oklahoma in … | ||
| 24 | E017 | Bryan Norcross: 50 Years of Broadcasting | Bryan Norcross | 2018-08-22 | Guest: Bryan Norcross - Hurricane Specialist at Local 10 Miami. Description: His first weather report came over the radio back in 1969 and spoke of a … | ||
| 23 | E016 | Wildfires - On the Front Lines | 2018-08-15 | This week on Weather Geeks we go to the front lines of the firefight. The 2018 deadly and devastating wildfires could get even worse as brave men and … | |||
| 22 | E015 | Astrophysics With a Twist | Paul Sutter | 2018-08-08 | Guest Dr. Paul Sutter Astrophysicist, writer, speaker, producer and podcast host Description This week on Weather Geeks Astrophysicist Dr. Paul Sutter joins us. Paul is an "Agent to … | ||
| 21 | E014 | Leading The Nation's Forecast Center | David Novak | 2018-08-01 | Guest: Dr. David Novak, Director,. Weather Prediction Center. Description:. Whether it is forecasting an epic flood event days before the first raindrop or warning the public … | ||
| 20 | E013 | The Man Behind The View From Above | Terry Virts | 2018-07-25 | Guest: Astronaut Terry Virts. Description: This week on Weather Geeks we are honored to have International Space Station Commander Terry Virts. Terry first flew into space aboard … | ||
| 19 | E012 | WeatherSTEM Takes Root | Ed Mansouri | 2018-07-18 | Guest: Ed Mansouri, CEO & Founder WeatherSTEM. Description: Just because you are a meteorologist doesn’t mean you aren’t exempt from the hazards of severe weather...and our … | ||
| 18 | E011 | The Highs and Lows of Science and Politics | Angela Fritz | 2018-07-11 | Guest: Angela Fritz - Deputy. Weather Editor for the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang This week on Weather Geeks - Take the hot tempers inherent to … | ||
| 17 | Forecasting Behind Enemy Lines [Rebroadcast] | 2018-07-04 | From the Weather Geeks Archives - Most Americans probably don't realize that the first ones behind enemy lines are often a small group of meteorologists … | ||||
| 16 | E010 | Stephanie Abrams: Smashing The Glass Ceiling | Stephanie Abrams | 2018-06-27 | Guest: Stephanie Abrams On Camera Meteorologist The. Weather Channel In a time not too long ago, schoolboys would be the ones taking math and science classes so they … | ||
| 15 | E009 | Aftermath: Catching Up With Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate | Craig Fugate, Laura Lightbody | 2018-06-20 | Guests: Craig Fugate Former FEMA Administrator Chief Emergency Management Officer at One Concern Laura Lightbody Project Director Flood-Prepared Communities He has made a career of managing natural disasters and served … | ||
| 14 | E008 | Taking Action - Brighter Days Ahead | 2018-06-13 | When it comes to climate change the discourse is often heated, but today’s guest is the calm before, during and after the storm. Author, speaker … | |||
| 13 | E007 | A Year of Natural Disasters - FEMA Administrator Brock Long | 2018-06-06 | He has been on the job for only one year, but this week’s guest has faced a career of natural disasters! Harvey, Irma, Maria, tornadoes, … | |||
| 12 | E006 | El Reno - Storm Chasing's Deadliest Tornado | 2018-05-30 | This week on Weather Geeks we mark the 5 year anniversary of the largest tornado ever recorded...the 2013 El Reno tornado. We’ll discuss how unusual … | |||
| 11 | E005 | Al Roker - America's Weatherman | Al Roker | 2018-05-23 | Al Roker has been giving forecasts for ‘your neck of the woods’ for over 20 years...He is America’s Weatherman, appearing on the TODAY show, Nightly … | ||
| 10 | E004 | Antarctica Lives! - Life at the bottom of the Earth | 2018-05-16 | This week on Weather Geeks we go to the bottom of the earth….Antarctica! A white desert covered in snow and ice. But did you know … | |||
| 9 | E003 | The Storm Master | Greg Forbes | 2018-05-09 | Dr. Greg Forbes's journey has taken him from studying tornadoes with famous tornado scientist Dr. Ted Fujita to molding young meteorological minds as a professor … | ||
| 8 | E002 | The Tornado Detectives | Howard Bluestein, Victor Gensini | 2018-05-02 | World renowned tornado experts Dr. Howard Bluestein and Dr. Victor Gensini break down the mystery of forecasting tornadoes as only they can. Learn the tricks … | ||
| 7 | E001 | Jim Cantore - The Life Of A Storm Tracker | Jim Cantore | 2018-04-25 | We go inside the storm with Jim Cantore. As we dive deep into his 30 plus year journey at The Weather Channel, we find out: … | ||
| 6 | Weather Erupts [Archive] | Alexa Van Eaton | 2018-04-25 | From the Weather Geeks Archives - Dr. Shepherd is joined by Dr. Alexa Van Eaton, a physical volcanologist interested in explosive eruptions. Her work examines how volcanic … | |||
| 5 | The US Navy, Weather, & Climate [Archive] | Tim Gallaudet | 2018-04-25 | From the Weather Geeks Archives - Dr. Shepherd is joined by the Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, to … | |||
| 4 | Best Weatherman Ever [Archive] | Alan Sealls | 2018-04-25 | From the Weather Geeks Archives - Alan Sealls joins the Weather Geeks team to discuss his history making journey that's taken him from aspiring musician … | |||
| 3 | Blinded By Science [Archive] | Thomas Dolby | 2018-04-25 | From the Weather Geeks Archives - Dr. Shepherd is joined by Thomas Dolby, the man who made Science chic in the 80s with his hit … | |||
| 2 | Forecasting Behind Enemy Lines [Archive] | 2018-04-25 | From the Weather Geeks Archives - Most Americans probably don't realize that the first ones behind enemy lines are often a small group of meteorologists … | ||||
| 1 | Introducing Weather Geeks | 2018-04-17 | Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Blizzards. Floods. Weather and the science behind it permeate our everyday life. Brought to you by the people behind The Weather Channel and … |