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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jun 20

The first 3 eps of TOTALLY COOKED have landed!
Check it out for weather & climate in a factual, relatable & often humorous way.
Available below, & where you get your podcasts.
Like, follow & share.
Let's tackle the climate crisis together.
#totallycooked
www.21centuryweather.org.au/engage/total...

Totally Cooked: The Weather & Climate Podcast

The climate is changing. So is the conversation. Totally Cooked is a podcast about weather, climate change, and what it all means for life on Earth.

www.21centuryweather.org.au

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 12d

Yeah, its hardly the best 😬
But we had a lot of fun with this episode. This one is more for the entertainment value.

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 12d

🔥 🔥 the latest ep of TOTALLY COOKED is out 🔥 🔥

@instrachan.bsky.social & I dissect the 2004 "blockbuster" The Day After Tomorrow.

Prepare for tangents, skepticism, laughs, & maybe even some climate science.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1fJ...

Spotify: lnkd.in/gGpJYCEp

apple: lnkd.in/gy2CT4Wz

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | A Totally Cooked Movie Special

YouTube video by 21st Century Weather

www.youtube.com

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 28d

enjoy! keen for any feedback you might have

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks Kelly! Hope you enjoy the podcast as much as I enjoy making it with @instrachan.bsky.social.
Im also an IPCC convening lead author this cycle. Will talk about this on the podcast at some point, im sure 😄

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Aug 29

🔥🔥 eps 7 & 8 of totally cooked are out🔥🔥
@instrachan.bsky.social
talk to early career researchers about their journeys into their weather and climate science.
bonus 🐸 & 🐍 stories.
@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social

ep 7 open.spotify.com/episode/4S5R...
ep 8 open.spotify.com/episode/2p4D...

Spotify – Web Player

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Aug 13

We’re doing a special episode of Totally Cooked!

Is there anything about the weather or climate you really want to know or aren’t sure about?

Send us YOUR questions for us to answer.

comment here, send a DM or to [email protected]

let us know if you want to be anonymous.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Aug 3

I can't seem to sign up - says form is closed?

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Aug 1

🔥 🔥 episode 6 of TOTALLY COOKED is out! 🔥 🔥

@instrachan.bsky.social and I talk about all things hail and storms with Dr @timraupach.com

Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Spotify link: lnkd.in/gJBNWDHb

@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social
#climatechange #weatherchange #hail #climatecomms

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 30

Im so sorry this is happening in your country 😢

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 30

Worse. Because we should definitely know better

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 30

For f**ks sake. I cannot believe we're back here again. Why on earth....just WHY.
They pull NOAA apart and then pull this shit....Arghggh

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔥🔥 episode 5 of TOTALL COOKED is out🔥🔥

We interview @climatenerilie.bsky.social about all things Antarctica 🐧🐧

Available wherever your podcasts

open.spotify.com/episode/6762...

How is climate change impacting Antarctica?

Totally Cooked: The Climate & Weather Podcast · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Felicity McCormack @fsmccormack.bsky.social · Jul 17

Wherever I think about all we could have done to prevent where we are in the climate crisis I think about this steamroller scene..

a man and a woman are sitting in a vehicle with the man holding a steering wheel

ALT: a man and a woman are sitting in a vehicle with the man holding a steering wheel

media.tenor.com

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Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) @amosupdates.bsky.social · Jul 15

🔍 AMOS is looking for a new Social Media Officer

If you are an ECR keen about science communication get in touch with us at [email protected]

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Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) @amosupdates.bsky.social · Jul 14

🎖🎖AMOS Awards 2025

AMOS members can nominate someone until Sept 1, 2025, for:
🏅The Priestley Medal
🏅The Zillman Medal
🏆The Christopher Taylor Award
📷The Science Outreach Award

Nominations should be forwarded to [email protected]

More information: www.amos.org.au/activities/a...

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Andrew King (he/him) @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social · Jul 7

In our new paper we discuss how communication of post-net zero climate changes needs to improve and go much further than global average temperature @chrisd-jones.bsky.social @sarahinscience.bsky.social @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Enhancing communication of climate changes under net zero emissions - Communications Earth & Environment

Much of the public discourse around climate changes under net zero carbon dioxide emissions has been focused on global mean temperature changes after emissions cessation. More attention needs to be pa...

www.nature.com

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 4

🔥 🔥 Episode 4 of Totally Cooked is out! 🔥 🔥

Listen to Iain Strachan and I talk about fires, droughts & climate change, with a few fun digressions in between :D

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Spotify Link lnkd.in/gfftsVtA

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jun 28

Yessssss!
Glad you like it 🙂
We love making it!

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ARC 21st Century Weather @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social · Jun 26

New Australian @amosupdates.bsky.social President Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is showing her stripes in distinguished company.

Thanks to The Hon. Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority, Australia's Chief Scientist Tony Haymet PhD, and Great Barrier Reef expert Ove Hoegh-Guldberg.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks so much 💛 weve loved bringing it together

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jun 20

Glad you think so - hope you enjoy 😄

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jun 20

Totally Cooked: The Weather & Climate Podcast

The climate is changing. So is the conversation. Totally Cooked is a podcast about weather, climate change, and what it all means for life on Earth.

www.21centuryweather.org.au

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jun 16

Launching on Friday 20 June Totally Cooked is a straight-talking podcast about weather & climate change.
Hosted by me & Iain Strachan, we discuss with clarity, curiosity, & a healthy dose of dark humour.
Follow the show : lnkd.in/gX2-_cgQ
No jargon. No sugar-coating. Just the facts.

ARC 21st Century Weather @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social · Jun 3

Coming soon: Totally Cooked – The Climate & Weather Podcast!

Science, weather, dark humour. No jargon, no sugar-coating.
Hosted by @sarahinscience.bsky.social & @instrachan.bsky.social.
First three episodes drop Friday 20 June.

Follow us here: www.21centuryweather.org.au/engage/total...

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jun 16

🎙️ ITotally Cooked: The Climate & Weather Podcast launches 20 June!
We dig into the science behind high-impact weather & climate change. It’s sharp, honest, funny.
🎧 The trailer’s out now - listen and follow the show: lnkd.in/g_5xVka2
No jargon. No sugar-coating. Just the facts.
#totallycooked

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · May 10

It's mother's day here in Australia. 🇦🇺
Here's my wish-list, according to my 8 year old.
She's not wrong 😂🥰