Off the Radar
Join National Weather Desk Meteorologist Emily Gracey every week as she leads listeners on an exciting voyage exploring a diverse range of topics related to weather, climate, space, and beyond. The podcast offers exclusive interviews with leading experts on topics that you wouldn't usually come across in a typical weather broadcast. It’ll enlighten, entertain, and educate, whether you’re a novice weather follower to the most passionate weather geek.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 119
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Baseball's Weather Playbook
Weather can be baseball's most unpredictable player, as a veteran sports reporter and MLB scientist reveal how wind, atmosphere, and meteorological conditions secretly shape the game's most legendary…
00:34:35 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
Fearless Female Forecasters
In this episode, we highlight the history of women in meteorology, featuring trailblazing pioneers and current leaders Jen Carfagno and Tanja Fransen, as they share their personal journeys and the un…
00:48:25 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Secrets of The Old Farmer's Almanac
In this fresh spring episode, we are going inside the pages of The Old Farmer's Almanac with editor-in-chief Carol Connare, uncovering their mysterious forecasting methods, centuries-old wisdom, and …
00:33:27 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Rip Currents: Tech Tools for Survival
In this potentially life-saving episode, we explore the science behind deadly rip currents with ocean safety expert Bruckner Chase and scientist Greg Dusek, who reveals the groundbreaking RipFinder a…
00:41:32 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
Volcano Monitoring: Santorini's Seismic Swarm
Geologist Shawn Willsey discusses volcanic science and the recent earthquakes on the Greek island of Santorini.
00:31:40 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
The Artificial Future of Forecasting
Special guests Dr. Amy McGovern and Ilan Price discuss how AI could help make more accurate weather predictions - along with the accuracy and controversies associated with machine learning.
00:45:10 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
The Hidden Figures of Meteorology
This week Emily explores the untold stories of African American meteorological pioneers with Alan Sealls, President-elect of the American Meteorological Society, who shares how these trailblazers tra…
00:39:43 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Evolving Everest Part 2: The Scientist
This week Emily is joined by glaciologist, Professor Duncan Quincy, who reveals how climate change is exposing Mount Everest's long-buried secrets – including new clues to the mysterious 1924 disappe…
00:30:11 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Rebuilding Hope: The New Orleans Superdome Story
From shelter of last resort during Hurricane Katrina to host of Super Bowl LIX, this episode chronicles how architect Trey Trahan transformed the catastrophically damaged Superdome into a climate-res…
00:34:21 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
Groundhog Day: Shadow or Science?
A delightful dive into Groundhog Day through the eyes of three seasoned meteorologists, blending highlights from the American Meteorological Society meeting with behind-the-scenes stories from 23 yea…
00:37:31 |
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Evolving Everest Part 1: The Climber
DC news anchor, Scott Thuman takes us along on his tough trek up Mount Everest, showing us how a warming climate is changing the famous peak and what that means for future climbers – with more scienc…
00:39:09 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
Wave Watchers: The Science of Tsunami Detection
After recently exploring how the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami devastated coastal communities with a survivor's account, we now turn to Dr. Stuart Weinstein of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to under…
00:38:02 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
Off the Radar: Best of 2024
Meteorologists Emily Gracey and Andrew Buck Michael count down Off the Radar's top 10 episodes of 2024, featuring everything from hurricane hunter missions to baseball wind modeling in this year-end …
00:57:37 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami: A Story of Survival
This week, Emily is talking with Dr. Dwayne Meadows, who survived being swept out to sea by the massive 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
01:08:58 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Humanizing Hurricane Forecasting: A New Era in Hurricane Messaging
Deputy Director Jamie Rhome goes Off The Radar with Emily and reveals how the National Hurricane Center is revolutionizing hurricane forecasting by prioritizing human-centered hazard communication ov…
00:55:00 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Rivers in the Sky: Understanding Atmospheric Rivers
This week we’re discussing atmospheric rivers, or ARs, with the scientist that put this weather phenomenon on the map- Dr. Marty Ralph from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
00:46:14 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
Plymouth: A Colony Shaped by Climate
This week we’ll learn from historian Rebecca Fraser how weather shaped the Pilgrims’ journey to New England, and Paleo-Climatologist Dr. Curt Stager will tell us what the weather was actually like wh…
00:31:23 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
The International Space Station: From Liftoff to Reentry
Today we'll explore the rise, life, and return of the International Space Station, with insights from NASA astronaut Dr. Stan Love on its history, operations, and the transition to future exploration…
00:42:33 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
Above the Clouds: Tales from a Mt. Washington Observer
Former Mount Washington weather observer Charlie Lopresti joins Emily today to regale listeners with his tales of the "world's worst weather" and explain how the peak's meteorological readings give u…
00:33:21 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Can Weather Sway the Election?
On this election day we will explore how weather conditions might unexpectedly influence voter turnout and election outcomes, featuring insights from political scientist Dr. Robert Stein on the poten…
00:26:45 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
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