{"podcast":{"title":"WeatherBrains","slug":"weatherbrains-7522","podcast_index_feed_id":7522,"rss_url":"https://weatherbrains.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.weatherbrains.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/4/e/f/14ef5d17401102e9/unnamed.png","author":"Big Brains Media LLC","episode_count":100,"summary":"The world's oldest and greatest weather podcast. Join weather geeks James Spann, Bill Murray, Kim Klockow-McClain, Dr. Neil Jacobs, Rick Smith, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore, and Troy Kimmel along with some of the most brilliant minds in the weather enterprise every week!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T06:20:21.909695+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weatherbrains-7522"},"episode":{"title":"WeatherBrains 1066:  Bladder of Iron","slug":"weatherbrains-1066-bladder-of-iron","published_at":"2026-06-23T15:47:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weatherbrains-7522/weatherbrains-1066-bladder-of-iron","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weatherbrains-7522","url":"https://weatherbrains.libsyn.com/weatherbrains-1066-bladder-of-iron","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/weatherbrains/wb062226.mp3?dest-id=143088","summary":"This week's WeatherBrains episode is a home-grown show all about storm chasing: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Waning interest in storm chasing (04:00) Holding it while dealing with long-form severe weather coverage (10:00) Current state of storm chasing in 2026 (16:00) Importance of enforcing traffic laws when dealing with a saturated chaser community (27:30) Oklahoma traffic laws concerning emergency lights (31:30) Liability insurance requirements for those who continue to storm chase? (36:00) NOAA's OPG (Operations Proving Ground) (49:30) What is the purpose of a service assessment? (59:30) State of Connecticut doesn't need 3 WFOs! (01:02:00) Importance of interacting directly with the people we serve in the field of weather to mitigate loss of life (01:10:00) Discriminating between weaknesses and strengths in the warning process (01:21:30) Effectively utilizing user generated content during long-form severe weather coverage (01:23:30) Private Slack chat session with trusted weather professionals to weed out AI/fake images (01:28:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week - stay tuned!) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:29:30) E-Mail Segment (01:30:30) Sneak peak at future WeatherBrains episodes! (01:41:00) and more! Web Sites from Episode 1066: Alabama Weather Network Picks of the Week: James Aydelott - Illinois: More tornadoes than Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Texas combined, year to date. (225 vs 191) Jen Narramore - Tennessee Valley Weather on X: \"Tennessee Valley Weather Adds Weather Balloon Launch Capability to Strengthen Severe Weather Forecasting\" Rick Smith - Facts About Derechos Troy Kimmel - IEM Gener…","meta_description":"This week's WeatherBrains episode is a home-grown show all about storm chasing: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6594,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weatherbrains-7522/episodes/weatherbrains-1066-bladder-of-iron/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weatherbrains-7522/weatherbrains-1066-bladder-of-iron.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}