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WeatherBrains 1024: Tokin' On A Number


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Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist, climatologist, instructor, and now author.  She has a brand new book just released titled "Wilder Weather:  What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About Weather, Climate, And Protecting What We Cherish".  In her book, she digs deep into Wilder's depictions of weather events and helps readers connect past weather to present weather.  She's worked at NOAA for over 23 years.  Dr. Barbara Boustead, it's great to have you on the show!

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  • Introduction to Laura Ingalls Wilder and he r background (13:00)
  • Entire Little House on the Prairie series (14:45)
  • Analyzing 1880s weather records in Dakota Territory (19:00)
  • Laurapalooza Conference (21:45)
  • Weather in Wilder's other works (24:15)
  • Further examples of Wilder's writings about weather events (34:30)
  • Today's different climate from the era of authors like Charles Dickens (44:00)
  • Climate is the past, present, and future (50:00)
  • Encouraging teachers to use "Wilder Weather" in lesson plans (58:30)
  • Weather folklore (01:00:00)
  • Where can you order "Wilder Weather"?  (01:10:00)
  • Tips for aspiring authors (01:24:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:11:20)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:12:50)
  • E-Mail Segment (01:14:05)
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1024:

Alabama Weather Network

Wilder Weather

"Wilder Weather: What Laura Ingalls Wilder Teaches Us About the Weather, Climate, and Protecting What We Cherish" by Dr. Barbara Boustead

Picks of the Week:

Dr. Barbara Boustead - "The Beautiful Snow" by Cindy Wilson

James Aydelott - Meteogram for Camargo, OK/90+mph winds

Jen Narramore - Merry violent phenomenon in Morbihan on 2 September

Rick Smith - Here's one of the first photos of a tornado ever

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - NWA 50th Annual Meeting in Huntsville, AL

John Gordon - ATR-72 nearly flipped over from 99 mph winds in Corsica

John Gordon - Reagan's near-death experience in 1983

Bill Murray - "The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign" by Jon M. Nese and Jeffrey Harding

James Spann - Sandblasted to Death: 1935 Labor Day Hurricane

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. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.

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