{"id":9932,"date":"2022-02-22T02:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=9932"},"modified":"2022-02-22T02:00:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T08:00:50","slug":"weatherbrains-840-bananas-on-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatherbrains.com\/?p=9932","title":{"rendered":"WeatherBrains 840:  Bananas On The Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Episode 840\" href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/weatherbrains\/wb022122.mp3\">WeatherBrains Episode 840<\/a> is now online (February 21st, 2022). 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Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Issues with getting younger audiences to watch local television (29:20)<\/li>\n<li>Helping the deaf community in broadcast meteorology (42:55)<\/li>\n<li>Pursing meteorology during COVID (20:45)<\/li>\n<li>The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:25:00)<\/li>\n<li>This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:26:50)<\/li>\n<li>National Weather Round-Up (0<\/li>\n<li>E-Mail Segment (0<\/li>\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Web Sites from Episode 840:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/msmithwx\/\">Mikalya Smith Facebook<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikaylasmithwx\">Mikalya Smith Twitter<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Picks of the Week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mikayla Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/273317760_308589997962644_8154776474634680393_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&amp;ccb=1-5&amp;_nc_sid=8bfeb9&amp;_nc_ohc=BvDNb2HD1E4AX9BTvaA&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&amp;oh=00_AT8KjCs3PrUXjPsBxVH9Jfb3dJdoFvKOP6_Rq3kHVvsHbQ&amp;oe=6218A508\">Difference Between Freezing Rain and Sleet<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Jones &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/climate-science-west-megadrought-f02449c2db4f0ebeb1557bb39504c62d\">West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jen Narramore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.preservationdirectory.com\/HistoricalPreservation\/Home.aspx\">Historical Preservation<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/public\/fema\/images\/\">Fema Region Maps<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/public\/state\/images\/\">State Maps<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rick Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/public\/cwa\/images\/\">NWS County Warning Area Maps<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neil Jacobs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Whi7Ngiov0Q\">Whirlwind Forms Over Icelandic Volcano<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Troy Kimmel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=316407407178533&amp;set=a.299727392179868\">New SPC social media graphics<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim Klockow-McClain &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssl.noaa.gov\/projects\/perils\/\">Perils: Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Murray &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CaNG8wKJt16\/?utm_medium=copy_link\">James Spann TikTok video<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Spann &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/ham-radio-operator-in-erie-charged-with-broadcasting-false-weather-emergencies\/\">Ham radio operator in Erie charged with broadcasting false weather emergencies<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aubrey Urbanowicz &#8211; Out<\/p>\n<p>The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. 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