Episodes

Sunday Dec 24, 2023
CHRISTMAS TWISTER Movie Commentary with Peter Sullivan (199)
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
In This Episode
- Brought to you by AMS Weather Band
- Guest: Peter Sullivan, Director/Producer/Writer
- Christmas Twister Movie Commentary
- Partnered with AMS Weather Band
- Next Episode Teaser
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Our Guest: Peter Sullivan
Writer, director & producer of Lifetime thrillers, Syfy creature features and Hallmark romances! Peter Sullivan directed the Hallmark original film Christmas Under Wraps, which became the highest-rated telecast in Hallmark Channel history and the second highest rated cable movie in 2014. He also wrote and directed tonight’s holiday disaster classic, Christmas Twister.
Listen along to our movie commentary as you watch the movie Christmas Twister!
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Next Episode…it’s time to celebrate 200 episodes! The Freaks are getting together on the top of Mount Washington, home to the World’s Worst Weather. While there we’ll be meeting with Fox Weather’s Janice Dean and then going LIVE with Extreme Meteorologist, Reed Timmer and staff of the Mount Washington Observatory. We’ll be doing it all LIVE Thursday, January 4th at 9pmET/8pmCT on YouTube.com/stormfrontfreaks and the audio podcast will be available that weekend
Credits
- Opening Music: Brett Epstein
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox
- Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Vintage #9 - Jay Allen & Jay Bigam
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
In This Episode
- Clips: Jay Allen-Weather Radio Expert and Jay Bigam-Storm Artist
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Next Episode…we're enjoying the holiday season with a movie commentary episode of the Christmas classic, Christmas Twister along with the director of the film, Peter Sullivan. FOLLOW us and watch on facebook.com/stormfrontfreaks this Thursday, 12/21/23 @ 9pmET/8pmCT. Look for the audio podcast on your favorite podcast player over the weekend.
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Credits
- Opening Music: Andrew Slotta/Phil Johnson
- Some Opening Footage Courtesy of Sanner/Tornado Titans
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox

Sunday Dec 10, 2023
#198 - Vincent Ledvina - Space Croissant
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
In This Episode
- Guest: Vincent Ledvina, Space Physics Ph.D. student and aurora chaser/photographer
- Brought to you by amsweatherband.org join other meteorologists and weather professionals
- 200th Episode LIVE January, 4th from Mount Washington Observatory with Reed Timmer
- Lightning Round - Famous "Stars"
- Find SFF Gear and other weather geek products at helicity.co
- #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
- WX AI - We play a game of Mad Libs and have AI visually interpret the result
- Announce Next Guest(s)
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Our Guest: Vincent Ledvina
Vincent Ledvina is a Space Physics Ph.D. student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He's been an aurora chaser and photographer since the age of 16 growing up in Minnesota. Vincent is a great communicator with multiple educational resources on aurora chasing and photography on his website theauroraguy.com
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#weatherfools Links
- Phil - A Water Slide You Don't Want To Be On
- Phil - I'm Taking a Mulligan
- Phil - Autocorrect
Next Episode - We are celebrating the holidays with a movie commentary episode of Christmas Twister and we’ll be watching and commenting with the film’s director, Peter Sullivan. We’ll also be sharing our exclusive movie drinking game over social media. We’ll be doing it all LIVE Thursday, December 21st at 9pmET/8pmCT on our Facebook account (search Storm Front Freaks) and the audio podcast will be available before Christmas.
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Credits
- Opening Music: Brett Epstein
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox
- Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Vintage #8 - Jen Carfagno & Jim Cantore
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
In This Episode
- Clips: The Weather Channel Meteorologists Jen Carfagno and Jim Cantore
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Next Episode…we’ll be talking about solar storms and how to forecast/chase auroras. SUBSCRIBE and set your NOTIFICATIONS on our YouTube.com/stormfrontfreaks channel so you can get notified whenever we go LIVE on Thursday, 12/7/23 @ 9pmET/8pmCT. Look for the audio podcast on your favorite podcast player that weekend.
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Credits
- Opening Music: Andrew Slotta/Phil Johnson
- Some Opening Footage Courtesy of Sanner/Tornado Titans
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox

Sunday Nov 26, 2023
#197 - Tom Niziol - Basically
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
In This Episode
- Guest: Tom Niziol, Fox Weather Winter Storm Specialist
- Brought to you by amsweatherband.org join other meteorologists and weather professionals
- Lightning Round - Bloated on Thanksgiving
- Find SFF Gear and other weather geek products at helicity.co
- #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
- Weather Trollbot 5000 - Our re-purposed robot interprets what our weather friends were really thinking when responding to their trolls
- Weather Pods Disaster Relief Telethon to support the American Red Cross
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Our Guest: Tom Niziol
Tom Niziol is the Winter Weather Expert for Fox Weather. Prior to that he spent 32 years of his life at the National Weather Service, first as a forecaster, then Science and Operations Officer and finally Meteorologist-In-Charge at the NWS office in Buffalo, NY. He received his B.S. in meteorology from SUNY Oswego in 1977.
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#weatherfools Links
- Phil - Stranger Things 5
- Dina - Skating on Thin Ice
- Dina - Winter Bayou
- Greg - Sidewalk Surfing
- Greg - Lemmings on Ice
- Greg - Watch Your Step…It's a Doozy
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Credits
- Opening Music: Brett Epstein
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox
- Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Vintage # 7 - Ginger Zee & Jeff Piotrowski
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
In This Episode
- Clips: ABC News Chief Meteorologist, Ginger Zee and Storm Chaser, Jeff Piotrowski
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Credits
- Opening Music: Andrew Slotta/Phil Johnson
- Some Opening Footage Courtesy of Sanner/Tornado Titans
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox

Sunday Nov 12, 2023
#196 - Shaw, Schyma, Oblinski: Storm Chaser Roundtable 2
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
In This Episode
- Guests: Storm Chasers Daniel Shaw, Hank Schyma and Mike Olbinski
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- Lightning Round - 3 Best Friends
- amsweatherband.org join other meteorologists and weather professionals
- Find SFF Gear and other weather geek products at helicity.co
- #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
- Tornado Trailer Trash - We play trailers of some of the worst disaster movies we can find
- Next Episode's Guest(s)
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Our Guests
Daniel Shaw
Daniel actively chases severe weather in Australia and travels to the United States for three months every tornado season. He streams live for his supporters and takes his viewers into the passenger seat during his chases. He works as the National News Director of Severe Weather Australia and dedicates his life to supporting professional and public content creators across the world.
Hank Schyma
Hank Schyma, also known as Pecos Hank, is a musician, songwriter, filmmaker and professional storm chaser based in Houston, Texas. He has directed and produced a catalogue of storm and nature documentation on The Weather Channel, Discovery Channel, National Geographic and more.
Mike Olbinski
Mike Olbinski calls himself a storm-chasing wedding photographer. He's based out of Phoenix, Arizona, and when he's not shooting weddings, he's chasing storms across the desert southwest and the Central Plains. Mike creates amazing time-lapse films a few times a year. His work has been seen across the world, in commercials, documentaries, magazines and even films.
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#weatherfools Links
- Greg - Redneck School Bus Won't Turn Around
- Greg - Dog Walks on the Wild Side
- Greg - Large Tourist Crowd Does "The Wave"
- Phil - From Vince Waelti: What? I'm Wearing Hip Boots!
- Phil - Fishnado
- Phil - From LunaLight: Looks a Little Windy
Tornado Trailer Trash Links
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Next Episode…our good friend, Tom Niziol, now the winter weather expert at Fox Weather will be with us again. Storm Front Freaks will be LIVE Thursday, November 16th at 9pmET/8pmCT on YouTube and the audio podcast will be available Thanksgiving weekend.
Credits
- Opening Music: Brett Epstein
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox
- Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Vintage #6 - Gary England & James Spann
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
In This Episode
- Clips: Oklahoma TV Meteorologist, Gary England and Alabama TV Meteorologist, James Spann
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Next Episode…our good friend, Tom Niziol, now the winter weather expert at Fox Weather will be with us again. Storm Front Freaks will be LIVE Thursday, November 16th at 9pmET/8pmCT on YouTube and the audio podcast will be available Thanksgiving weekend.
Credits
- Opening Music: Andrew Slotta/Phil Johnson
- Some Opening Footage Courtesy of Sanner/Tornado Titans
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox

Sunday Oct 29, 2023
#195 - Vince Waelti - Tears of my Haters
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
In This Episode
- Guest: Vince Waelti, Streaming Storm Chaser
- Brought to you by amsweatherband.org join other meteorologists and weather professionals
- Lightning Round - I Can't Drive 55
- windstormproducts.com for all your hurricane hardware needs
- Find SFF Gear and other weather geek products at helicity.co
- #weatherfools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
- Wx Resources - We share some of our favorite weather websites, books, videos, equipment and more
- Next Episode's Guest(s)
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Our Guest: Vince Waelti
Vince Waelti has been chasing and documenting extreme weather since 2014. In 2020, he decided to make it a life-long mission and left his low paying career in EMS to provide "virtual storm chasing tours," which have evolved into an interactive live stream hosted on YouTube. On March 31, 2023, Vince got within a couple hundred yards of an EF-4 tornado near Sigourney, Iowa.
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#weatherfools Links
- Dina - Water Must Have Been Turned Off?
- Cyrena - Walking Through a New York Toilet
- Jen from Mikey - Don't Think the Heavy Stuff is Coming Down for a While
Wx Resources Links
- Dina - Weather Prediction Education Site
- Jen from Mr. Mitosis - EarthNullSchool Globe Site
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Next Episode…it was a huge hit when we did it back in 2020. So, we’re bringing back the storm chaser roundtable with Pecos Hank Schyma, Daniel Shaw and Mike Olbinski. Storm Front Freaks will be LIVE a week early on Thursday, November 2nd at 9pmET/8pmCT on YouTube and the audio podcast will be available the following week on November 12.
Credits
- Opening Music: Brett Epstein
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox
- Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Vintage #5 - Greg Johnson & Kim Cunningham
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
In This Episode
- Clips: Storm Chaser, Greg Johnson and Former Weather Channel Meteorologist, Kim Cunningham
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Next Episode… former EMT and now storm chaser for 10 years, Vince Waelti will be joining us and sharing some video including the Iowa EF4 he captured ¼ mile away from the base. SUBSCRIBE and set your NOTIFICATIONS on our YouTube.com/stormfrontfreaks channel so you can get notified whenever we go LIVE on Thursday, 10/26/23 @ 9pmET/8pmCT. Look for the audio podcast on your favorite podcast player that weekend.
Credits
- Opening Music: Andrew Slotta/Phil Johnson
- Some Opening Footage Courtesy of Sanner/Tornado Titans
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox