{"podcast":{"title":"Weather Geeks","slug":"weather-geeks-66587","podcast_index_feed_id":66587,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/weather-geeks","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/weather-geeks","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/3b/92/66/3d/3b92663d-b0ec-43f1-8090-3ff500b5e644/237e853e7f832777291e59079de74f4f61963787771071eac008b15a3c9e0fdc02e99fffbe1d757b21469debd55c60c7de55297be65c511eaf16d251f19790d3.jpeg","author":"Weather Group Television","episode_count":434,"summary":"You see it every day. It’s the subject of poetry, literature, art and film. It can inspire spiritual experiences, and it can destroy everything you have ever worked for. It is the weather, and no one knows it better than we do. Join us every week for the agony and the ecstasy of the one story that the entire world participates in and the science behind it. From the people behind The Weather Channel TV network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:19:35.077464+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weather-geeks-66587"},"episode":{"title":"Inside Severe Season: A Conversation with the SPC Director","slug":"inside-severe-season-a-conversation-with-the-spc-director","published_at":"2026-03-04T08:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weather-geeks-66587/inside-severe-season-a-conversation-with-the-spc-director","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weather-geeks-66587","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/9686f656-5095-42a4-a794-4201620d673c.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/9686f656-5095-42a4-a794-4201620d673c.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Guest : Dr. Russell Schneider Spring may mean blooming flowers and warmer days, but for meteorologists, it means something else entirely: severe weather season is officially here. As we head into the months when thunderstorms sharpen, tornadoes spin up, and the atmosphere becomes anything but predictable, there’s one place every forecaster and weather enthusiast looks to: the Storm Prediction Center. Today, we’re joined by the Director of the SPC Dr. Russell Schneider, the person who helps oversee the outlooks, mesoscale discussions, and tornado and severe thunderstorm watches that millions depend on when the stakes are high. We’ll look back at what last season taught us, talk about what’s on the horizon for this year, explore how new tools — including emerging AI guidance — are shaping the forecasting landscape, and discuss the growing influence of storm chasers and open-access model data. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Severe Weather Season 01:03 Dr. Russell Schneider's Journey to Meteorology 04:42 Understanding the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) 10:17 Reflections on the 2025 Severe Weather Season 11:54 Break 1 12:38 Shifts in Tornado Activity and Trends 15:54 The Spectrum of Severe Weather Hazards 22:08 Preparing for the 2026 Severe Weather Season 25:20 Break 2 25:49 Innovations in Weather Forecasting Technology 30:01 Communicating Weather Risks Effectively 33:53 The Role of Storm Chasers and Social Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Guest : Dr. Russell Schneider Spring may mean blooming flowers and warmer days, but for meteorologists, it means something else entirely: severe weather s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2482,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weather-geeks-66587/episodes/inside-severe-season-a-conversation-with-the-spc-director/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weather-geeks-66587/inside-severe-season-a-conversation-with-the-spc-director.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}