WeatherBrains 766: I’ve Slept On Unsatisfactory Couches
WeatherBrains Episode 766 is now online (September 21st, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is known as the “Sprite chaser”. He travels around North America to document this phenomenon and holds workshops to help others enjoy the beauty of this phenomenon. He is originally from the UK and moved to Canada in 2000. Paul Smith, welcome!
Our second Guest WeatherBrain is a musician, songwriter, filmmaker and professional storm chaser from Houston, Texas. Hank Schyma, welcome!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Transient Luminous Events (TLEs)
- Tropical Storm Beta inches toward Texas coast landfall
- Mandatory evacuations vs. voluntary evacuations before tropical landfalls
- NWS Lake Charles to resume operations
- Struggles women face in broadcast meteorology
- This Week in Tornado History with Jen
- National Weather Round-Up
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
- and more!
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Web Sites from Episode 766:
Picks of the Week:
Hank Schyma – The Social Dilemma
Bruce Jones – National Preparedness Month 2020
Jen Narramore – Virtual WeatherReady Fest 2020
Nate Johnson – Out
Troy Kimmel – NWS Lake Charles, LA
Kim Klockow-McClain – Out
Bill Murray – Foghorn
James Spann – White House moves ahead with Ryan Maue, meteorologist and critic of dire climate predictions, for NOAA chief scientist
Aubrey Urbanowicz – “Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935” by Willie Drye
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore, Nate Johnson, and Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
