#136 SFFP - Brandon Sullivan - I Wanna be Acquired

In This Episode

• Guest: Brandon Sullivan, Meteorologist and Storm Chaser
• 5% Discount at Helicity.co/sff
• Lightning Round: Weird Things People Search For
• #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
• Freaks Video Favs - The Freaks share some of their favorite weather and storm videos
• Weather Trollbot 5000 - Our repurposed robot reveals what our weather friends were really thinking when responding to their trolls
• Reveal of our next guests...

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Our Guest: Brandon Sullivan, Storm Chaser

Brandon is a meteorologist and storm chaser, living in Moore, Oklahoma, who has been storm chasing since 2006. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2014, Brandon sold his first company, Hazard Notifications, to AccuWeather. From there, he spent time at AccuWeather, IBM and now DTN, where he helps organizations manage their risk as it relates to natural hazards.

Follow Brandon on Social Media - @btsullivan91

Brandon Sullivan El Reno Video on YouTube

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#weatherfools Links:

• Phil - Golfers Hide During Wind/Sand Storm
• Phil - Trampoline Almost Kills
• Phil - More Jerks Stopping Traffic During Hail Storm
• Phil - TopGolf Ball Stuck by Lightning
• Dina - Baseball Tarp Fail During Storm
• Cyrena - Family Reaction to Lightning Strike
• MJ from Jay - Old School Car Waterskiing
• MJ from Christine - Car Going Too Deep in Flood
• MJ from Christine - Llama Float in a Flood

Freaks Video Favs:

• Phil - Storm Chasing Relief in Kansas During Tornado Warned Storm
• Dina - Michael Snyder Drone Footage of Dust Devil

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Next Episode will start our three-part Storm Training series beginning with storm chaser Skip Talbot and professor Dr. Victor Gensini discussing storm forecasting 2-30 days out. We will be recording LIVE for Patreon.com/stormfrontfreak members on Thursday 8/5 at 9pmET/8pmCT and available to all on your favorite podcast player the following Sunday.

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein
• Closing Music: Gabe Cox
• Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

#9 El Niños - April Wilhelmina - I love the smell of diesel fuel and rusty trucks

In This Episode

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• Guest: April Wilhelmina

Our Guest Bio: April Wilhelmina

Meet April Wilhelmina. Storm Nerd, Teacher, Content Creator, Legal professional and how does one say it Playboy Model! Originally from Saskatchewan, Canada, April now lives full-time on Vancouver Island where she works as a model and hangs with her puppy Lady. April has been a lifelong storm junkie and severe weather nerd.

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#135 SFFP - Jill Gilardi - Sasquatch and a Unicorn

In This Episode

• Guest: Jill Gilardi, Meteorologist at WBRC-TV Birmingham
• Special Appearances: Tim Bacca, Storm Photographer of the Year and Scott Peake, Storm Photograph Winner of the Year
• Tracker Chat - Audio Diary Live during Hurricane Dorian
• Lightning Round: Will My Pet Kill Me?
• 5% Discount at Helicity.co/sff
• #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
• Wx Resources - We share some great web sites, apps, equipment and other great weather resources you'll want to use
• Wasted Weather - We dig through the dark web to find the discarded clips of our weather friends in the bag
• Reveal of our next guest…

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Storm Photos of the Year

• Tim Bacca - tim_bacca-photography on Instagram and timbacaweather on Twitter
• Scott Peake - scottpeakewx on Twitter and YouTube Channel

 Our Guest

Jill Gilardi, Meteorologist WBRC-TV, Birmingham

Jill Gilardi joined WBRC in 2013. She has nearly 15+ years of experience as a broadcast meteorologist, serving audiences in St. Joseph and Springfield, Missouri as well as Omaha, Nebraska.  She started storm chasing in 2008 and even worked for a storm chasing company called Extreme Chase Tours.  She earned her bachelor’s degree in meteorology at Lyndon State College in Vermont.  One of the toughest TV days for Jill was May 22, 2011, the day of the Joplin EF5.

Follow Jill on Twitter - @jillgilardi

Tornado Trackers are at www.tornadotrackers.org

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#weatherfools Links:

• Phil - Fenway Park Lightning and Thunderstorm
• Phil - Too Close Czech Republic Tornado
• Phil - Video of SUV being Struck by Lightning
• MJ - Turn Around Don't Drown Video
• MJ - Lightning in a Pool

Wx Resources:

• Phil - Hurricane Tracker App
• Jen - Aviationweather.gov
• Scott - GoPro Camera

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Next Episode we will be joined by storm chaser of the Tornado Titans, Brandon Sullivan.  Recording live for Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks members on Thursday, July 22nd at 9pmET/8pmCT and available on all podcast players the following Sunday.

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein
• Closing Music: Gabe Cox
• Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

#8 El Niños - Tommy Chong - Ex-con Philosopher

In This Episode

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• Guest: Tommy Chong
• Tommy Chong joins the Tornado Hunters and shares his philosophy on life, parenting, weather and golf.
• Chris shares his moment in tornado history with a story about the Aurora Nebraska tornado event of 2009
• Thanks to Scott McPartland for audio from the Aurora Nebraska tornado video. https://youtu.be/r4rhISzy-lk
• NicktheBody shares his story of how he got into the world of storm chasing.

Our Guest Bio: Tommy Chong

Canadian-American actor, writer, director, musician, cannabis rights activist and comedian. He is known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's That '70s Show. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s.

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#134 SFFP - Pat Hyland - That Was a 5 F-Bomber

In This Episode

• Guest: Pat Hyland, Chair of the National Weather Museum and Science Center
• Drive Weather App on Apple and Android
• Tracker Chat - Best Places to Eat
• Lightning Round: Is This a Museum?
• 5% Discount at Helicity.co/sff
• #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
• Funny Weather Memes - We share some hilarious weather themed memes you may want to use
• Weather Trollbot 5000 - Our robot interprets what our weather friends were really thinking when they responded to their trolls
• Reveal of our next guest…

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Our Guest

Pat Hyland, Chair of the National Weather Museum & Science Center

The National Weather Museum and Science Center in Norman, OK is a non-profit Museum working toward creating a state-of-the-art facility for the preservation of weather artifacts, education of science, math, and safety, and showcase of innovations in the field of science.  It opened in 2016.

Tornado Trackers are at www.tornadotrackers.org

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#weatherfools Links:

• Phil - Twitter video close call of lightning on the balcony
• Phil - Twitter video flood brings out the gator
• Phil - Twitter video of tornadoes in China
• Phil - Twitter video blocking a highway in CO hiding from hail
• Dina - Twitter video of car staling out in Rhode Island flood waters
• Greg - Instagram video of rain out one side of car and none out the other   

Funny Weather Memes Links:

• Dina - Floridians in Hurricane vs Cold Weather
• Phil - I am the tornado, you are the trailer park
• Phil - Kemit thunder in 2020 is probably Godzilla

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Next Episode we will be joined by Jill Gilardi, TV Meteorologist with WBRC in Birmingham, AL.  Recording live for Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks members on Thursday, July 8th at 9pmET/8pmCT and available on all podcast players Sunday, July 11th.

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein
• Closing Music: Gabe Cox
• Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

#7 El Niños - Kelly Taylor - Never Buy Yellow Gatorade

In This Episode

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• Guest: Kelly Taylor, Comedian
• Kelly Taylor joins the Tornado Hunters to discuss tornadoes, standup comedy and we write a joke together about storm chasing.
• We watched four videos in the video segment:
  • https://youtu.be/Iymdlkd1lWw 
  • https://youtu.be/Unep5XFpU18
  • https://youtu.be/h9feSrmKqyM
  • https://youtu.be/7JNcob9vAHA 

Our Guest Bio: Kelly Taylor

Kelly Taylor shocked the comedy industry by placing second in the prestigious Just for Laughs Homegrown competition. His performance did not go unnoticed as creative heads from NBC Universal, Happy Gilmore Productions and Jimmy Kimmel quickly approached with interest. Later that year Kelly did a tour of the Canadian Colleges, and was Named Canadian College Comedian of the year.

Follow Kelly on –

Twitter: @tictaylor

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#133 SFFP - 5th Anniversary: An Evening with the Freaks

In This Episode

• 5th Anniversary: An Evening with the Freaks
• Life Changing Weather Events
• Drive Weather App on Apple and Android
• Tracker Chat - Sharing Chasing Duties
• Thoughts and Memories of the Show
• 5% Discount at Helicity.co/sff
• Lightning Round: Family Feud-Late Edition

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Tornado Trackers are at www.tornadotrackers.org

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Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com or on our social media accounts and we may read it on our next episode!

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Next Episode will be with the Chair of the National Weather Museum, Pat Hyland.  Recording live for Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks members on Thursday, June 24th at 9pmET/8pmCT and available on all podcast players Sunday, June 27th.

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein
• Closing Music: Gabe Cox
• Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

#6 El Niños - Brett Tippie - No One Has Been Impaled Too Badly

In This Episode

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• Guest: Brett Tippie, Hall of Fame Mountain Biker
• Brett shares stories of facing danger and how people cope with scary situations like tornadoes and avalanches.
• We watched two videos in the video segment:
  • https://youtu.be/ix-ELzLDY70 
  • https://youtu.be/ktuOCZrN2OU 

Our Guest: Brett Tippie

Brett Tippie is a legend, no question.

He was among the first to snowboard at Sunshine and Blackcomb (at the time two of the only places you could in Canada), he’s competed in over 25 World Cup events and represented Canada on the National Team in Snowboardcross and Giant Slalom. But Tippie is most recognized for two things:

His larger than life personality, and for pioneering freeride mountain biking. As one of the respected “Godfathers of Freeride”, Tippie starred in the breakout film, “Pulp Traction” and went on to star in the Kranked Series, graced the covers of numerous magazines, competed in the landmark Redbull Rampage and traveled the globe introducing freeride to the world.

Follow Brett on –

Twitter: @Bretttippie

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#132 SFFP - Warren Madden - Your Wife’s on Line 6

In This Episode

• Guest: Warren Madden, Chief Recon Coordinator for Air Force Hurricane Hunters
• Drive Weather App on Apple and Android
• Tracker Chat - Favorite Video Editing Apps
• Lightning Round: Retired Hurricane or Retired Supermodel
• 5% Discount at Helicity.co/sff
• Interview with Meteorologist JP Kalb of Weathering the Autism Storm
• #WeatherFools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
• Wx Resources - Our freaks share the best web sites, photos, videos and equipment

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Our Guest

Warren Madden, Chief Recon Coordinator for the Air Force Hurricane Hunters

From 1993 to 1996, Warren was the weekend meteorologist at WHIO-TV in Dayton, OH, followed by ten years at The Weather Channel as an on-air meteorologist.  

In 1998, he joined the Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. He served as an Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officer until 2012, flying over 1000 hours including missions into Hurricanes Rita, Ivan, Wilma and Floyd.  

Since 2014, Warren tasks, coordinates, and quality-controls the missions in support of both the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Miami. 

Follow Warren on Social Media:

• Twitter - @warrenmaddenwx

Tornado Trackers are at www.tornadotrackers.org

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Follow JP Kalb and Weathering the Autism Storm:

• Twitter: @wxjp2nyy
• Twitter: @wxtheautismstrm
• Vlog: https://linktr.ee/wxtheautismstorm

#WeatherFools Links:

• Kim - Meteorologist Multiples on Screen
• Dina - School Bus Driving Through Louisiana Flood Waters
• MJ from Erik - Car Loses Bumper in Flood Waters
• MJ from Jay - Flooded Car Being Pushed Through Water

Wx Resources Links:

• Dina - NOAA Hourly Precip Maps
• Warren - National Hurricane Weather Center Website

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Next Episode will be with storm chasing husband and wife duo, Aaron Jayjack and Misheyla Iwasiuk.  Recording live for Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks members on Thursday, June 10th at 9pmET/8pmCT and available on all podcast players Sunday, June 13th.

Credits

• Opening Music: Brett Epstein
• Closing Music: Gabe Cox
• Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

#5 El Niños - Paul Brandt - We Helped Write this Song

In This Episode

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• Guest: Paul Brandt. Country music recording artist
• Paul share stories from Nashville, life on the road as a musician and his brush with tornado history as he witnessed the 1998 EF3 tornado that went through Nashville, Tennessee.
• Paul also shared with us a song that he wrote specifically for this program about storm chasing.
• We watched two videos in the video segment:
  • https://youtu.be/8CGJTacEquY 
  • https://youtu.be/mRmVsIsze5E 

Our Guest: Paul Brandt

Paul Brandt is the most awarded male Canadian country artist in history.

His 1996 debut RIAA certified Gold album Calm Before the Storm went on to sell one million albums internationally, propelled by the #1 single and wedding classic “I Do”. Stateside, his #5 and #1 charting songs “My Heart Has A History”, and “I Do” were the first to chart by a male Canadian Country artist on the US Billboard Top 20 since 1976.

Throughout his remarkable career, Paul has always focused on using his celebrity to help by shining a light on the lives of those less fortunate and has encouraged others to do the same. He has traveled extensively to developing countries around the world to raise awareness for various humanitarian aid organizations.

Follow Paul on –

Web: https://www.paulbrandt.com/ 

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