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Tornado podcasts and audio

Audio media about storms — from real meteorologist podcasts to thriller fiction. Where to listen and what's worth your commute.

The educational podcasts

Weather Geeks
Marshall Shepherd's podcast. Interviews with meteorologists.
The Weather Podcast
BBC. British weather focus.
Meteorological Matters
Operational forecasting.
Weather Show
AccuWeather.
Weather With A Twist
Kid-friendly.
The Storm
Anthology podcast about weather events.
Chase Chatter
For chasers, deep dives.
MET School
Academic meteorology.

The chaser podcasts

Chase Chronicles
Chase-focused, interviews with chasers.
Skip Talbot Chase Analysis
Post-chase deep dives.
The Chase Cast
Community-focused.
Weather Wagon Podcast
Interviews.
Live Storms Media podcast
Chase coverage.

The audio fiction

Aftermath (BBC)
Post-disaster audio drama.
The Big One (KPCC)
Earthquake preparedness fiction — related genre.
The Bright Sessions
Fiction that features weather subplots.
End of the World
Post-apocalyptic including weather disasters.
Tornado Warning
Independent audio drama.

NWS official audio

NOAA Weather Radio
The original. On 162.400-162.550 MHz.
NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio Recordings
Archive of past broadcasts.
NWS podcast series (various offices)
Some local WFOs produce podcasts.
SPC Convective Discussion audio
Some experimental spoken versions.
Warn on Forecast Discussions
Research-focused.

The YouTube-only shows worth podcasting

Ryan Hall Y'all
Also available as podcast audio.
Reed Timmer Extreme Storms
Long-form content works as podcast.
Pecos Hank chase films
Audio versions on Patreon.
WeatherBox documentaries
Long-form.

The general disaster / preparedness podcasts

The Prepared
Preparedness for real people.
CDC Global Health Chronicles
Includes weather-related.
FEMA Disaster Podcast
Recovery focus.
The Ready State
General resilience.

The science podcasts featuring weather

Radiolab
Occasional weather episodes (Snow, Cloud, others).
99% Invisible
Design of weather warning systems.
Ologies with Alie Ward
Meteorology episode.
Science Vs
Debunking weather myths.
The Infinite Monkey Cage
BBC science comedy, weather episodes.

The oral history projects

StoryCorps
Storm survivor interviews.
Studs Terkel Radio Archive
Historic weather-related interviews.
State historical societies
Local storm survivor recordings.
University oral history programs
Academic archives.

The regional radio meteorologists

James Spann
Alabama TV meteorologist. Legend on radio too.
Mike Bettes
The Weather Channel. Occasional radio.
Cantore radio interviews
Frequent guest.
Local NPR affiliate meteorologists
Vary by market.

For chase commutes

Long chase days need audio. Recommendations for actual chase drives:

  1. Local weather brief from AccuWeather app.
  2. SPC podcast if available.
  3. Longer chase podcasts for background between targets.
  4. Music playlist that doesn't distract from radar audio.
  5. Ham radio net for local reports.
  6. Weather radio SAME-programmed.
  7. AM radio for local news of storms.

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