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WeatherHype is a podcast about weather, climate, and how it affects you. It is hosted by two besties who love weather and its connections to people every single day. We wanted to provide an...
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20 of 68 episodesEpisode 66: Perspectives on Hurricane Laura
Surprise! It's a new episode of WeatherHype! On this special episode of WeatherHype, we are breaking down the messaging and graphics associa...
65: Analyzing Broadcast Meteorology Language During Major Weather Events w/ Robert Prestley
We are joined by Robert Prestley (NCAR), who talks about his research analyzing broadcast meteorologists in Houston who were covering Hurric...
Episode 64: Social Distancing with Castle and Minh
Minh and Castle catch up, and we're talking about.... of course, the coronavirus. Castle thinks he actually had COVID-19, so we walk through...
Episode 63: Color Consistency w/ Caroline MacDonald
It's National Weather Podcast Month, and we are joined by Caroline MacDonald to discuss the use of color in the weather enterprise! We touch...
Episode 62: Keeping It 100, About #AMS100
It's a new season of WeatherHype, and that means it's time for another American Meteorological Society conference! As the weather enterprise...
Episode 61: You Are What You Tweet: How the NWS Communicates Using Twitter
We've talked about weather and social media a number of times on WeatherHype, but we wanted to shift gears just a bit and talk about social...
Episode 60: He Talks With Tweets, Charts, and Sharpies, But He Can't Back It Up
This is a special news report! Castle and Minh have been busy during August and September, but the past week's events involving Hurricane Do...
Episode 59: It Goes Both Ways: Connecting Research and Practice (w/ Drs. Joe Trainor and Scott Miles)
The disaster and natural hazard communities are made up of many moving parts and people that play different roles. Two prominent roles are “...
Episode 58: Can You Find Yourself on a Map?
Because a majority of our weather information heavily relies on the use of maps and other geographic information, meteorologists are always...
Episode 57: Be the #WxTwitter You Want to Be (w/ Dakota Smith and Becky DePodwin)
#WxTwitter. It's a fascinating social media community made up of meteorologists, weather enthusiasts and people who just want to talk about...
Episode 56: Lions and Tigers and Typhoons, Oh My!
In October of 2018, Super Typhoon Yutu, packing winds of 180 mph, slammed into Saipan, the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands. A...
Episode 55: Haters Gonna Hate: Defending Meteorology and Forecasting
You know, as a meteorologist, did you know you can be right half the time but still have a job. The amount of times we all hear that, am I r...
Episode 54: The Real Impacts of a New Hurricane Scale
Currently, the weather community uses the Saffir-Simpson scale to communicate potential property damage due to hurricane force winds. At its...
Episode 53: WeatherHype Holiday Spectacular (2018)
It's been a few months since Castle and Minh were able to record an episode of WeatherHype together, so obviously there's going to be a bit...
Episode 52: We Should Be More Than Research Robots (w/ Katie Wedemeyer-Stombel - Part 2)
On this week’s episode of WeatherHype, we continue the conversation with Katie Wedemeyer-Stombel and discuss balancing professional and pers...
Episode 51: It's Something That I Do, But Not Who I Am (w/ Katie Wedemeyer-Strombel - Part 1)
Impostor Syndrome is the psychological phenomenon in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear...
Episode 50: Florence Recap: Communication Challenges and Successes
As Hurricane Florence made landfall on Friday, September 14th near Wrightsville, NC, meteorologists were forecasting that roughly 10 million...
Episode 49: Do People Think Radar Is Useful? (w/ Michelle Saunders)
Doppler radar technology is easily accessible, and we often see if on our local news, on our weather apps, and on websites. But do people kn...
Episode 48: Shooting the Breeze (Tangent Central)
On this episode, we are switching things up a bit! We've been a bit busy this summer, so we're going to have a little fun on this episode! J...