{"id":11185,"date":"2025-03-18T12:20:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T17:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11185"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:41:22","slug":"weatherbrains-1000-were-just-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=11185","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 1000:  We&#8217;re Just Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 1000\" href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb031725.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 1000<\/a> is now online (March 17th, 2025). 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\/35749000\/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\/CxQbJq_RcsE?si=46-YOeDeSt5rcP0q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s WeatherBrains is a celebration. \u00a0Nineteen years and 1000 shows! We are looking back on our journey and celebrating all of these years together, and we wouldn&#8217;t be a podcast without our most important asset &#8211; our listeners! \u00a0Tune in for this is a one-of-a-kind episode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh x1bwycvy x193iq5w x4fas0m x19kjcj4\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/484902400_10226783061630525_5636375628099157959_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=102&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=833d8c&amp;_nc_ohc=Y4xUICZ99UYQ7kNvgH8eTU_&amp;_nc_oc=AdjuVH6h_g1o37O8Z8AzGDKV4qP43U49ZE3xmsTXVr2_laqlM9ov0vV-DGcOeMZTrcq5lUo2giVi_HCtfx8EAf3Z&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&amp;_nc_gid=s8a2dpLFKVZWPZ9N99VGtQ&amp;oh=00_AYG1ZbS2WG90apJUSqZyOEAHTg_ECPjTjGmITFqvUcUC1w&amp;oe=67DF7FD7\" alt=\"May be an image of 9 people and text\" width=\"694\" height=\"391\" data-visualcompletion=\"media-vc-image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are also excited to announce our new permanent Panelist, meteorologist John Gordon!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/s7d2.scene7.com\/is\/image\/TWCNews\/john_gordon_KY_0310\" alt=\"NWS Louisville head meteorologist retires\" width=\"501\" height=\"282\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, Bruce Jones joins us to discuss the importance of NOAA Weather Radio and its integration in order to save lives. \u00a0Welcome back, Bruce!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MidlandPromo.jpg\" alt=\"NWS Jacksonville on X: &quot;Today we celebrated the 35+ years ...\" width=\"433\" height=\"265\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/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>Montage of David Black&#8217;s work on early WxBrains episodes (05:10)<\/li>\n<li>Happy 1000th Episode Greetings (09:45)<\/li>\n<li>Dancing With the Stats: \u00a0Most Guest Appearances (12:45)<\/li>\n<li>Favorite Clips From Listeners (14:30)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0First Ever WeatherBrains 101 with Professor Peters (36:26)<\/li>\n<li>Former Panelist Kevin Selle Congrats (40:15)<\/li>\n<li>Marshall Shepherd Congrats (41:50)<\/li>\n<li>Favorite Panelist Guests (49:30)<\/li>\n<li>Tom Skilling Guest Appearance Recording (59:00)<\/li>\n<li>Thanking meteorologist Bob Baron (01:12:00)<\/li>\n<li>Looking back at Nov. 15th, 1989 F4 Huntsville tornado (01:12:45)<\/li>\n<li>NWS Birmingham Congratulates WeatherBrains on milestone (01:24:50)<\/li>\n<li>Remembering J. B. Elliott (01:31:00)<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Jones with Midland Weather Radio shoutout for show 1000! (01:49:50)<\/li>\n<li>Looking back at difficult\/eye-opening subject matter (01:53:50)<\/li>\n<li>Meteorologist Ginger Zee Congrats Video (02:07:30)<\/li>\n<li>John Gordon introduced as new WeatherBrains Panelist (02:11:50)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (02:07:55)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 1000:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/midlandusa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midland Weather Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jones &#8211; Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/p>\n<p>James Aydelott &#8211; Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith -Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/p>\n<p>John Gordon &#8211; Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; Foghorn (Just For This Week!)<\/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, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. 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