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Episode Guide
| No. | Episode | Title | Guests | Listen to episode | Published | Description Excerpt | Tags |
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| 419 | E409 | Measuring Tornadoes from Space | Connell Miller | 2026-04-08 | Guest: Dr. Connell Miller, Western University When a tornado tears through the landscape, one of the first questions we ask is, how strong was it? ... | Economic growth, Climate action, AI for climate, Clean energy transition, Cities and urban design, Energy efficiency, Battery material discovery, Investment and capex, Open access publishing, Social capital, Multilateralism, India AI summit, Systemic transformation | |
| 418 | E408 | Stop and See the Clouds | Bruce Albrecht | 2026-04-01 | Guest: Dr. Bruce Albrecht, University of Miami Most of us look at the sky every day but let’s be honest, we usually only glance up ... | Cloud appreciation, See My Clouds, Cloud photography, Cloud classification, Marine stratocumulus, Cloud radar, Cloud microphysics, Aerosol cloud interaction, Ship tracks, Weather enthusiasts, Sky watching, Severe weather, Sunset photography, Weather education, Citizen science | |
| 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 … | Winter 2025-26, Winter weather recap, Snow and ice, Blizzard of 1978, Winter Storm Fern, Winter Storm Gianna, Winter Storm Hernando, Northeast snowstorms, Great Lakes winter, Blizzard conditions, Ice storm impacts, Western U.S. winter, Sierra snow, Avalanche risk, Weather forecasting | |
| 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 … |