{"id":11089,"date":"2024-12-16T23:31:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T05:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2024-12-16T23:31:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T05:31:19","slug":"weatherbrains-987-tarantulas-are-cuddly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11089","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 987:  Tarantulas Are Cuddly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 987\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb121624.mp3 \">WeatherBrains Episode 987<\/a> is now online (December 16th, 2024). If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> podcast for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34481895\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1LH8CBtwn7c\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight is a home-grown show between our regulars. \u00a0Sometimes it&#8217;s nice to sit around the wooden mahogany table and have a chat. \u00a0It&#8217;s a lively discussion as usual, and we are glad you are here to join us for this week&#8217;s all new episode of WeatherBrains.<\/p>\n<p>Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Job interview tactics (14:00)<\/li>\n<li>Notable 2024 weather events (19:30)<\/li>\n<li>Very active year in Oklahoma for tornado activity (21:00)<\/li>\n<li>Looking back on the 2024 hurricane season (24:00)<\/li>\n<li>2024 Space weather\/Geomagnetic storms (32:30)<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey drone situation (38:00)<\/li>\n<li>Changing TV business (58:00)<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy theory origins and fighting the spread of misinformation online (01:12:00)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:28:35)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:31:22)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (01:33:00)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 987:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamawx.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Alabama Weather Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ametsoc.org\/2024\/12\/16\/how-does-the-u-s-public-get-its-weather-forecasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Does the U.S. Public Get its Weather Forecasts?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tornadotalk.com\/virtual-tornado-memorial-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virtual Tornado Memorial Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/oun\/tornadodata-ok-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Oklahoma Tornadoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ametsoc.org\/index.cfm\/ams\/policy\/colloquia\/spc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Science Policy Colloquium<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/txstormchasers\/status\/1868788519390658962?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Storm Chasers on X: Severe storm over DFW Airport<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-the-houser-familys-fire-recovery?attribution_id=sl:68d4897a-cc5c-42db-a36d-5cd6e125f51f&amp;utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_content=amp10_t2&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support the Houser Family&#8217;s Fire Recovery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/spann\/status\/1868811176680812761?s=61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iconic Photo after F4 Tornado on December 16, 2000 in Tuscaloosa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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. 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