1KHO 792: Weather Brings Out the Kid in All of Us | Chris Bruin, The Weather Channel
5/8/202657 min
This one will change the way you see every forecast, every storm, every ordinary day outside. On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich talks with meteorologist Chris Bruin about why weather isn’t something to endure. Instead, it’s something to experience, learn from, and even lean into as a family. From chasing blizzards and hurricanes to noticing clouds with your kids out the window, Chris makes a compelling case that curiosity about the sky can pull us back into wonder and connection. They talk about raising resilient kids, taking young children on real adventures, and how the elements themselves (wind, storms, shade) can shape who we become if we let them. This episode an invitation to stop waiting for perfect conditions and start stepping outside together, right now. Follow Chris on Instagram here ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsGinny Yurich· Host0:00
Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Ginnie Urt. I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside, and I have a treat for you today, for the first time in forever. Actually, I don't even know [laughs] why I said that. It's 'cause my daughter is in this play, Frozen Junior, like, tomorrow night, and so she has to say in the intro, "For the first time in forever." [laughs] So that's why I said it. It's, like, in my mind. But it is true. For the first time in forever, a real-life meteorologist is here. Chris Bruen, welcome.
Chris Bruin· Guest0:29
Hey, thanks for having me. So you're telling me you haven't had a meteorologist on this sh- podcast yet?
Ginny Yurich· Host0:33
No, you're the first one.
Chris Bruin· Guest0:35
Really?
Ginny Yurich· Host0:35
Thank you for saying yes.
Chris Bruin· Guest0:37
[laughs] Oh, anytime.
Ginny Yurich· Host0:38
So excited about this because when you really think about, like, what excites kids and they, and getting them outside, they are so into the weather. And I had heard from this woman, her name's Hannah Maruyama, and she talks about jobs, you know, different types of jobs that kids can have, she talks about career and college and, you know, what is your path sort of after high school into life? And she said that most people, most kids, but people in general, like, that they can only name five to seven jobs. It's like policeman, nurse, teacher, and I think weatherman is one. But then you don't really know any of them. Like, I don't know any. So can you talk about your path toward, that's a job I think people know about- Mm-hmm ... but don't necessarily, like, say, "Well, I'm gonna actually do it."
Chris Bruin· Guest1:23
Yeah. I think it's a job everybody would love to do at some point in their life, and then it, it just kinda... When they're, especially when they're a kid,