{"id":8433,"date":"2020-05-12T02:47:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T07:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=8433"},"modified":"2020-05-12T02:47:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T07:47:46","slug":"weatherbrains-747-is-that-a-beta-max-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=8433","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 747:   Is That A Beta Max Player??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 747\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb051120.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 747<\/a> is now online (May 11th, 2020). If you are crazy about weather, this is <strong>THE<\/strong> netcast audio program for you!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14383541\/height\/360\/theme\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"460\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9M0zIkkba6E\" width=\"450\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span>&amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; class=&#8221;mce_SELRES_start&#8221;&amp;gt;?&amp;lt;\/span&amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; class=&#8221;mce_SELRES_start&#8221;&amp;amp;amp;gt;?&amp;amp;amp;lt;\/span&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; class=&#8221;mce_SELRES_start&#8221;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;?&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; class=&#8221;mce_SELRES_start&#8221;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;?&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span data-mce-type=&#8221;bookmark&#8221; style=&#8221;display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;&#8221; 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M0hePLM7HfU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Japanese Meteorologist That Saved the World<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Greg Forbes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Halseys-Typhoon-Fighting-Admiral-Untold\/dp\/0802143377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Halsey&#8217;s Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue&#8221; by Bob Drury<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/swco-ir.tdl.org\/handle\/10605\/298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Ted Fujita Papers<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A. 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