Episode 25: An Upward Salute to Narrative Communication

Hype of the Week: 
The importance of giving people a platform to share their personal stories in order to learn from a unique individual perspective not always seen in meteorology.  

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Guest Starring:

Dakota Smith

Dakota Smith, a master's student at Colorado State University and co-host of The Weather Junkies
Twitter: @weatherDak

• Weather Ready or Not Podcast with Dakota Smith and Becky Elliot
• The Weather Junkies Podcast with Dakota Smith and Tyler Jankoski​

• Hamilton, An American Musical as Dakota's inspiration for his discussion on how to garner more attention for a subject matter
• Cinematic climate change, a promising perspective on climate change communication - Maria Sakellari
• Mish Michaels isn't alone: Many meteorologists question climate change science, Boston Globe
  

Narrative Persuasion Literature

• Examining the Effects of Narrative in an Entertainment Television Program: Overcoming Resistance to Persuasion, Moyer-Guse & Nabi (2010).
• The Role of Transportation in the Persuasiveness of Public Narratives, Green & Brock (2000).
• Exploring the Limits of Social Cognitive Theory: Why Negatively Reinforced Behaviors on TV May Be Modeled Anyway, Nabi & Clark (2008).​

Theories Discussed:

• Transportation Theory
• Social Cognitive Theory
  
• Elaboration Likelihood Model
  
• ​Entertainment Overcoming Resistance Model
  

Documentaries We Talked About

Yoga with Friends:

Songs of the Week

Dakota's Song
​Me and Your Mama - Childish Gambino

Castle's Song
Chained to the Rhythm - Katy Perry

Minh's Song
One Republic - Let's Hurt Tonight

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