{"id":8801,"date":"2020-12-08T01:55:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=8801"},"modified":"2020-12-08T01:55:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T07:55:05","slug":"weatherbrains-777-eaten-by-rats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=8801","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 777:  Eaten By Rats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 776\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb120720.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 777<\/a> is now online (December 7th, 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\/17108141\/height\/360\/theme\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" width=\"560\" height=\"400\" 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><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\/DdBz0hVKXB8\" width=\"560\" height=\"438\" 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><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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Those shows were named &#8220;JB push the blue button&#8221;, &#8220;It looks like a Vienna Sausage&#8221; and &#8220;What&#8217;s that smell&#8221;, tree of the more notoriously named shows. He pens the monthly weather history column Retrospective in Weatherwise magazine and has recently penned a book for AMS books about Cleveland Abbe. Sean Potter, welcome back to WeatherBrains!<\/p>\n<p>Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meteorological research advice (56:20)<\/li>\n<li>Governor&#8217;s Island New York Fort Columbus (59:30)<\/li>\n<li>1932 Tri-State Tornado era storm surveys (1:03:25)<\/li>\n<li>Winter of 1869-1870 (1:19:25)<\/li>\n<li>Texas drought (1:39:50)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History with Jen<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our email officer is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 777:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seankpotter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Potter Twitter<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sean Potter &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/First-Woman-Simpson-Tropical-Atmosphere\/dp\/0198862733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Woman: Joanne Simpson and the Tropical Atmosphere<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Im-Phil-Campbell\/dp\/B01N53GZPH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I&#8217;m With Phil<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nate Johnson &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillymag.com\/news\/2020\/12\/07\/philadelphia-winter-forecast-hurricane-schwartz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">End of an Era: Hurricane Schwartz Abandons Long-Range Winter Forecasts After 23 Years<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/research.noaa.gov\/article\/ArtMID\/587\/ArticleID\/2687\/Drones-are-helping-scientists-understand-major-weather-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drones are helping scientists understand major weather events<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; Foghorn<\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.uga.edu\/word-choice-matters-in-weather-communications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Word choice matters in weather communications<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/FortWagler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fort Wagler<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Link for Audible.com trial subscription\" href=\"http:\/\/audibletrial.com\/weatherbrains\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com\/graphics\/audible-graphic-for-weatherbrains.jpg\" alt=\"Audible.com graphic\" width=\"425\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WeatherBrains Episode 777 is now online (December 7th, 2020). 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