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Discussion thread: HURRICANES episode is up! (Patreon)

Published:
2025-08-06 20:29:11
Imported:
2026-06

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**This episode is published and ready to hear! Let's talk about it in the comments!*

Hurricanes. Cyclones. Tempests. Typhoons. Call them what you will, but get to know them better as we chat with two stellar weather folks and professional hardcore meteorologists: Matt Lanza of Houston's "Space City Weather" and Dr. Kim Wood, a professor at University of Arizona.

This one was challenging to make, but so fun. Lotta weird asides in it, folks.

It's a two-person 2 parter to cover: “deadlier” female-named hurricanes, anatomy of a hurricane, history of the category system, Hurricane Hunters, and tracking the big ones.

Next week: climate change, emergency prep, government funding drama, and Waffle Houses.

Did you listen? Have you ever experienced a hurricane before? Or a tropical storm? Or depression (tropical, that is.)

Let's talk it out!

Your Father of the Pod, Dadward

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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood - alie ward

Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let's dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather's Matt Lanza join for a two-guest two-parter to address the "deadlier" female-named hurricanes, why hu

Comments

Amanda McClendon

Yay for Matt Lanza! I'm a Houstonian and he and Eric Berger at Space City Weather are the city's meteorology gurus, so I am pretty stoked to see him as one of the ologists for this episode. EDIT: I love all the Houstonian ologites coming out to hype up Space City Weather in the comments :)

Christine Hurley

LOVE Matt Lanza. After going through hurricane Harvey here in Houston, Space City Weather is our go-to for weather events. ❤️❤️

Alie Ward

Yeah he's great!! And he recommended Kim as well so it's a double expert double episode!

Sean Luchs

lol, in the question thread I wondered who the ologist would be, figuring I'd at least know of them. Wouldn't have guessed it would be someone I interact with regularly, almost daily! 😂 Still jealous of him and Dr Shepherd...

Alie Ward

There's plenty of weather we haven't covered!

Rachel

I haven't listened yet, but talk about that name for this ology. Tempestology! Very apt!

Sean Luchs

If you're ever interested in Incident Meteorology (mostly fires, but really anything where everything is going wrong and the weather is important), you know where to look! 😂 😂😂

Teale Vee

Love Matt! As a survivor of many hurricanes here in S Florida, what he does is so integral to keeping us safe. The best thing about a hurricane is when you meet all the neighbors who finally come outside, share a grill and meals, you have that, I have this and we take care of each other.

Katie O

Looooove the name Too. So bad ass !

Susan G

Brisbane had its first cyclone in a very long time hit earlier this year (Tropical Cyclone Alfred) and there was a super tense night listening to the winds and the rain and hoping that things weren't about the shatter! Thankfully my place was fine. Most of the city shut down for two days when we were expecting the cyclone to hit but then it dawdled and didn't turn up until the night of the third day! The waiting was the worst. I don't envy people who have to deal with them on a regular basis!

Annie

this sounds fascinating and highly relevant!!!

Naomi Jane

Hey Alie, I was wondering if the multiple-guest format is sticking around (as you alluded to it for the pottery episode too, and it seems to have been that way a few recently)? Maybe just coincidence!

Jen Logan

Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated my city (St. Petersburg, Florida) and surrounding areas last fall. I am anxious about this hurricane season as I look around and see buildings, infrastructure, and natural resources that still have not been attended to since last year. The scars in my city are deep and the danger is real.

Curious451

Houstonian and love Space City Weather. I just want to point out that so many people evacuated for Rita because of how bad Katrina was just before, so a lot more evacuated than did for the previous hurricanes. We stuck to back roads and drove all night to Dallas only to find out our online reservation was no good, so we continued to Norman Oklahoma where we ran into people we knew at the Holiday Inn.