Archive for November 22nd, 2021

WeatherBrains 827: Mom Is Playing Minecraft

WeatherBrains Episode 827 is now online (November 22nd, 2021). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

This week’s guest WeatherBrain is a writer, navigator and an explorer.  He is the Sunday Times bestselling author of “The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs”, one of the world’s only books related to natural navigation.  He’s written for Sunday Times, New York Times, and the BBC.  He recently wrote a book called “The Secret World of Weather”.  Tristan Gooley, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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  • General approach to weather probabilities (26:00)
  • Farm animal folklore (27:45)
  • What is an external reference to direction? (37:50)
  • Folklore relating to halos (51:30)
  • What is the primary motivation of exploring?  (1:14:30)
  • Signs of meteorological changes in TV weather people??? (1:30:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (1:35:35)
  • National Weather Round-Up (01:37:57)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 827:

Tristan Gooley Amazon List of Publications

Tristan Gooley website

Picks of the Week:

Jen Narramore – Out

Rick Smith – Out

Neil Jacobs – Yosemitebear Mountain Double Rainbow

Troy Kimmel – 1World’s major hurricane activity takes unusual 8-week pause

Kim Klockow-McClain – AMS Weather Band Community and Citizen Science Symposium

Bill Murray – BHAM slang term “Respect the Polygon”

John Knox – Out

James Spann – 12 Stunning Photos of Weather Events

Aubrey Urbanowicz – Out

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.