WeatherBrains 870: To Ruin My Day, I Go To Twitter
WeatherBrains Episode 870 is now online (September 19th, 2022). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a weather sensation and well-known YouTuber. He was born and raised in eastern Kentucky. He is an American meteoroloigical analyst and YouTube personality. He is best known for his weather forecast discussions, a weather model commentary show centered on forecasting short term and long term weather events. Ryan started creating weather videos online when he was only 14 years old. He created a website that aimed to predict school closings in his local area and drew thousands of visitors per season. His current YouTube channel, “Ryan Hall, Y’all” was created in 2012. However, no content was actually uploaded to this channel until January of 2021, when he started making his weather themed videos. Ryan Hall, welcome to WeatherBrains!
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- Example of youtube weather enthusiast’s business model (20:00)
- Managing polarization between groups online (01:20:00)
- Using hyperbole in weather-related thumbnails (38:00)
- A deeper look into Ryan’s work setup and it’s evolution (57:00)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:53:27)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:55:44)
- National Weather Round-Up
- E-Mail Segment
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 870:
Picks of the Week:
Ryan Hall – Johnson_Wx tweet
James Aydelott – Rick Thoman tweet
James Aydelott – A couple of fishing vessels with current GPS locations in the central Bering Sea
Jen Narramore – Baron launches toolkit to identify risk of flash flooding up to two hours in advance
Rick Smith – Fall Safety
Neil Jacobs – Out
Troy Kimmel – FAA WeatherCams
Kim Klockow-McClain – Rep. Cori Bush is introducing legislation to protect workers following six deaths last year caused by a tornado hitting an Amazon warehouse.
Bill Murray – Foghorn
James Spann – Kevin Lighty tweet
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, 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.
