WeatherBrains

James Spann

Booking Overview

A weekly weather interview and panel show focused on meteorology, severe weather, forecasting, and public safety, typically featuring external meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, weather broadcasters, researchers, public officials, and authors. Agencies could credibly pitch accomplished weather experts, disaster-communication specialists, transportation-safety professionals, science authors, and notable broadcast meteorologists; booking difficulty is medium because the show expects strong subject expertise, professional credibility, or a compelling field experience.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 5.9k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

james@bigbrainsmedia.com

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Host

James Spann - Broadcast meteorologist and weather journalist known for extensive coverage of severe weather, tornadoes, hurricanes, and public safety.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Meteorologists, atmospheric scientists, hydrologists, weather broadcasters, university researchers, government and transportation officials, disaster-communication specialists, and authors with substantial field experience, research, public-service leadership, awards, or specialized expertise.

Required Achievements:

Major broadcast or professional awards, Leadership roles at government agencies, universities, or scientific organizations, Published research, books, or technical work, Significant field experience covering or responding to severe weather and disasters, Development of forecasting, satellite, hydrology, or public-safety initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Scott Withers - Hurricane Ian, Storm Surge, Hurricane Reporting, Emergency Preparation, Risk Perception, Media Misinformation, And Field Reporting During Major Hurricanes.

Steven Ackerman - Weather Satellites, CIMSS, Cubesat Technology, Meteorological Research, Public Service, And The Future Of Weather Observation.

Jonathan Martin - Meteorology Education, Weather Data Access, Broadcast Weather, Radio, Weather Applications, ENSO, And The Future Of Weather Forecasting.

Rob Marciano - Broadcast Meteorology, Hurricane And Tornado Coverage, Forecasting Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Lightning Technology, And His Book The Next Big Thing.

Alan Sealls - Hydroplaning, Meteorology Education, The American Meteorological Society, Weather Communication, And Severe-weather Expertise.

Recent Topics

Science, Meteorology, Severe Weather, Weather Forecasting, Disaster Preparedness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

WeatherBrains

WeatherBrains 1081: Deep in the Weeds

October 06, 2026

This week's WeatherBrains episode is all about fire weather from both a historical and modern perspective. Our Guest WeatherBrains for tonight's episode is NWS meteorologist Tom Hultquist. Our discussion begins with the Peshtigo Fire of 1871, the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history. Dr. Stephanie Hoekstra and Robyn Heffernan also join us to explore how fire weather information is used today - from risk perception and decision support to operational forecasting, interagency coordination, an...

WeatherBrains 1080: Swamp Stink

September 30, 2026

This week's WeatherBrains episode is all about weather wisdom, forecasting in the model era, communicating uncertainty, climate change, and what meteorologists can still learn by opening the window and looking outside. Our Guest WeatherBrains for tonight's episode is Dr. Lou McNally AKA "Altitude Lou". He's spent half a century proving that good forecasting involves more than simply reading model input. He's a long time broadcast meteorologist, a professor, historical climatologist and cham...

WeatherBrains 1079: My Phone Overheated

September 22, 2026

This week's WeatherBrains episode is all about 2022's devastating Hurricane Ian. Our Guest WeatherBrains for tonight's episode is very special guest and author Scott Withers. He's a 4-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and journalist with more than two decades of TV experience. On September 28th 2022, Scott was reporting live in Fort Myers when Hurricane Ian's storm surge submerged his vehicle and trapped his crew. Three strangers rescued them by boat, and all six then rode out the Cate...

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