Segment from Weathering the Storm Listener Calls Peter, Ed, and Brian take calls from listeners. Rewind 15 seconds Play Fast-forward 15 seconds 00:00:00 / 00:00:00 Mute See Share options All segments from Weathering the Storm A Winter’s Tale The hosts tell the story of 1816, the “Year Without A Summer”, when a volcanic eruption in Indonesia threw so much ash into the atmosphere that New England saw snowfall in July. 00:05:05 Rain Man Producer Eric Mennel recounts the story of Hatfield the Rainmaker, an amateur scientist in the late nineteenth century who believed he could make rain fall from the sky. 00:07:46 What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate Brian talks with Oxford University professor Gareth Davies about why the politics of disaster response are often so fraught and acrimonious. 00:08:57 Home Today, Gone Tomorrow Peter, Ed, and Brian riff on whether or not hurricanes are a great equalizer among social classes. 00:04:31 Sunburned Contributor Jackie Sojico tells the story of a solar flare in 1859 that created aurora all over the world, causing people reach for both science and mysticism as explanations. 00:05:28 Current segment Listener Calls Peter, Ed, and Brian take calls from listeners. 00:09:50 It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and We Feel Fine Artist and curator Aaron Beebe takes us on a trip through the disaster-themed amusements once featured at Coney Island. Peter, Ed, and Brian discuss the cultural trend of weather as entertainment and spectacle. 00:07:26