Latest Icestation Podcast Episodes
Episode #0033 - "The Lobster Winds"
Ice Station Housman - December 16, 2020 03:49 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this year's episode, Becky, Jimmy, and Joel are all joined once again by Dan to talk about the upcoming snow storm due to arrive this week. They also discuss lobster wind, bidets, and toilet paper habits. Show Notes! Accuweather - Major winter storm could unload 2 feet of snow or mor...
Episode #0032 - "Effective Communication & Preparedness"
Ice Station Housman - March 29, 2019 15:47 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show, Jimmy is on a work trip so Becky and Joel are joined by Mihn Phan and Castle Williams from the WeatherHype podcast. Show Notes! Weather Hype - http://www.weatherhypepodcast.com/ National Weather Podcast Month - https://weatherpodcastmonth.com Pew Research Ce...
Episode #0031 - "You Dropped A Bomb On Me"
Ice Station Housman - March 14, 2019 02:12 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's episode, Joel, Jimmy, and Becky talk about the bomb cyclone current in progress in the midwest known as Ulmer. Show Notes! National Weather Podcast Month #NWPM Joel was a guest on Weather Brains Episode 685 80 MPH gust in Amarillo TX blows over a tractor-trailer truck. A...
Episode #0030 - "You're Cold As Ice"
Ice Station Housman - February 05, 2019 21:57 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's episode, Becky's husband Dan DePodwin joins us to discuss historical cold snaps like the one we just experienced. Show Notes! Devastation of the FL Citrus Crop in 1894/1895 https://medium.com/florida-history/the-great-freezes-1894-95-and-the-collapse-of-the-florida-ora...
Episode #0029 - "The Tornados of 2018"
Ice Station Housman - January 02, 2019 16:48 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show we discuss tornados throughout the year in 2018. Ian Livingston and Katie Wheatley join Becky, Jimmy, and Joel to review the overall muted tornado season. Show Notes! Tri-state Tornado 2018 will be the first year with no violent tornadoes in the United States Rare ...
Episode #0028 - "Winter 2018 - 2019 Predictions"
Ice Station Housman - December 17, 2018 18:57 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIts the beginning of Season Two! On this week's show we discuss last winter vs this winter snow total predictions as well as talk about another El Nino, the "polar vortex", the Arctic Oscillation (AO) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Show Notes! Winter 2018 - 2019 Last winter...
Episode - #0027 "Nor'easters of March"
Ice Station Housman - March 27, 2018 06:11 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week on the show the gang talks about the recent Nor'easters and what causes them. Show Notes! Show predictions before Winter: Joel: 25" for Dulles Becky: 43" for State College Jimmy: 8" for Richmond Airport Actual measured snowfall: Dulles: 11.8” State College: 1...
Episode - #0026 "Hot Water Parsley Predictions"
Ice Station Housman - December 06, 2017 04:46 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show, Becky, Jimmy, and Joel talk about the upcoming cold weather pattern that is going to affect most of the US for the next couple weeks, how we did for snowfall predictions from last winter, and our predictions for the upcoming winter. Show Notes! Winter Weather Pre...
Episode - #0025 "Harvey and Irma"
Ice Station Housman - September 08, 2017 01:23 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's episode, Becky, Jimmy and Joel cover Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath as well as Hurricane Irma, the impact the storm has had so far and what is expected to come. Show Notes! Becky's Irma Twitter List Beck's Facebook Stormblog Hurricane Harvey LANDFALL The forgotten ...
Episode - #0024 "The Enemy is Disinformation"
Ice Station Housman - July 18, 2017 18:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's episode, our dynamic trio cover a number of topics including NASA's Juno probe flyby of Jupiter, recent flash flooding, weather twitter, a rogue ice berg, and the upcoming solar eclipse. Music: This week's outro music was "I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet" by Carol King. S...
Episode #0023 - "North to Alaska"
Ice Station Housman - June 27, 2017 16:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's episode we take the listener from the tropics, where Tropical Storm Cindy was, all the way to Alaska and the land of the glaciers. Show Notes! TROPICAL STORM CINDY GOES-16 GIF of Cindy, via http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=137516 Cindy: Tropical storm Cindy threatens ‘li...
Episode #0022 - "Babies and Weather"
Ice Station Housman - May 04, 2017 15:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's episode, we cover babies and how weather affects them along with a plethora of other rat-hole topics and a little followup on recent weather events. Show Notes! Unusually Hot or Cold Weather Could Affect Babies' Weight What Your Birth Season Could Say About You Temp...
Episode #0021 - "Cuts"
Ice Station Housman - April 07, 2017 21:02 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week on the show we discuss proposed budget cuts by the Trump Administration to the weather related government programs. Show Notes! Weather Service Employees ‘Shocked’ by Reported Budget Cuts Quote from above article: “It’s not a well-thought-through idea, in my opinion,” s...
Episode #0020 - "Ocean Currents and How They Affect Weather"
Ice Station Housman - March 07, 2017 02:22 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOur first episode where all three co-hosts are in the same studio for recording! On this week's episode we discuss how the GOES-16 weather satellite is progressing, the recent severe weather outbreak in the mid-west, a check-in on the rainfall and drought in California, the weird winter we've be...
Episode #0019 - "What Does A Meteorologist Actually Do?"
Ice Station Housman - January 23, 2017 20:04 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's episode, Becky, Jimmy, and Joel welcome guest Steve Travis, a meteorologist for Accuweather on the show to talk about the recent storms that have impacted the west coast, and lightened California's drought conditions. Steve also talks about what his typical day is like as a weath...
Episode #0018 - "The 2016 Snow-verview"
Ice Station Housman - January 04, 2017 21:22 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show Jimmy, Becky, and Joel take a walk down the memory lane of significant weather events in 2016, of which Snowzilla is the most memorable. It was also a year full of flood events, both tropical and non-tropical in nature. We take a look ahead to 2017 and how La Nina might shape...
Episode #0017 - "2016 Tornado Season Review"
Ice Station Housman - December 01, 2016 20:06 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show Jimmy, Becky, and Joel welcome back Katie Wheatley as well as a new guest, Ian Livingston to recap the 2016 Tornado season. We talk about how El Nino affected tornadoes in the US this year, how this year compares to previous years, and what the biggest outbreaks were. We al...
Episode #0016 - "GOES-R, Not Gozer"
Ice Station Housman - November 17, 2016 21:16 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show Becky, Jimmy and Joel have Dan DePodwin on to talk about weather satellites and the upcoming launch of the new GOES-R satellite. Show Notes! Topic: Weather Satellites and GOES-R Wikipedia: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Wikipedia: GOES-R NAS...
Episode #0015 - "The After-Matthew"
Ice Station Housman - October 13, 2016 16:04 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show, our intrepid trio discuss the recent Hurricane Matthew. We review how the storm was forecasted, the impact it made on Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the United States. Show Notes! Topic: The aftermath of Hurricane Matthew Gifs we mentioned in the show: Forecast Track...
Episode #0014 - "The Storms of the Century"
Ice Station Housman - September 30, 2016 16:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this episode, we begin a deep-dive on some of the most devastating hurricanes (officially-named storms only) of the last century. From Camille in '69 to Sandy in '12 (that's a weird way to write that), we look at the impacts these storms had on human life, our economy, governance, emergency r...
Episode #0013 - "If it is more than 5 days out, there is no need to shout!"
Ice Station Housman - September 06, 2016 02:16 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe peak of hurricane season is upon us! We discuss some of the storms going on at the time of this recording, as well as some basics about tropical systems. How they work, what sizes they can be and what storm surge is. Show Notes! Recent Weather News How to help Louisiana Flood Victims ...
Episode #0012 - "alt.weather.universe"
Ice Station Housman - August 08, 2016 13:32 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show, we discuss microbursts, recent flooding, the beginning of hurricane season, "rain bombs", and our recent heat wave. Also, Jimmy doesn't accept that we've exhausted all possible planets we could live on... Show Notes! Recent Weather News Our recent heat wave Microb...
Episode #0011-"Methane in The Sky, With Diamonds!"
Ice Station Housman - July 02, 2016 18:43 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn a twist on the normal discussion of weather on Earth, the crew of Ice Station Housman takes a journey through the solar system to see what other planet's weather is like. The main goal: to determine which planet humans can relocate to in the unfortunate case of Earth becoming inhabitable. ...
Episode #0010 - "All Over The Map"
Ice Station Housman - June 06, 2016 02:34 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week Becky, Jimmy, and Joel are joined by Katie Wheatley, GIS mapping expert, to talk about mapping the weather. Show Notes Introductions Katie's bio on USTornadoes.com Today's Topic: Mapping the weather. Geographic Information System - So, what is GIS again? Green Screen Diffi...
Episode #0009 - "Right Round Like A Record, Baby"
Ice Station Housman - May 15, 2016 21:16 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOn this week's show we discuss the four day severe weather outbreak from earlier last week as well as what YOU should do in the event of a tornado warning. Jimmy is out this week, so Becky and Joel review a blog post she wrote in early 2015 covering the topic of tornado safety. We also cover the...
Episode #0008 - "Wikipedia Checks Out"
Ice Station Housman - April 26, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis is it...the next chapter in Ice Station Housman's history begins with a bang as Becky Elliott, real-life-no-fooling meteorologist and severe weather junkie joins Joel and Jimmy as a full-time host! Huzzah! Becky gives us an insider's perspective on storm chasing - the good, the bad, and t...
Episode #0007 - "The Sun Is A Mass of Incandescent Gas"
Ice Station Housman - April 07, 2016 17:23 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIntro Follow-up: Coral Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef Topic: Seasons The Four Seasons: Change Marks the Passing of a Year How Do The Seasons Work? How Seasons Work? (video) 99% Invisible, "The Calendar" Outro Music: "Why Does The Sun Shine?" by They Might Be Giants
Episode #0006 - "Miles Long, Meters Wide"
Ice Station Housman - March 20, 2016 22:35 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIntro Tornados: a Primer General Tornado Information How do tornadoes form How Tornados Form Where do Tornados Form The F-scale Tornado Damage Scale (Fujita Scale) More info on Fujita Scale Predictability? Tornado Forecasting Why are tornado’s so hard to predict Will Tornado Predicti...
Episode #0005 - "Know Your Snow"
Ice Station Housman - February 23, 2016 20:38 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week on the show, El Nino follow-up, listener feedback questions, and winter precipitation. What is the difference between sleet and hail? What is Graupel? What exact atmospheric conditions cause freezing rain? We cover all the answers to these questions and others you might have about wint...
Episode #0004 - "The Before-math and the Aftermath"
Ice Station Housman - February 04, 2016 23:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 7 ratingsHarken back to a simpler time: January, 2016. Snowzilla (“Winter Storm Jonas” if you’re a weenie) was bearing down on the DC Metro area. Thrill at this tale of yesteryear as Joel and Jimmy consult Becky Elliott (@AccuWxBeck) about the storm, the hard work that goes into predicting major weather ...
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