Best Joanne Rideout Podcasts (2026)

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How many ships will be off Astoria on NY’s Eve? And, a look at the Dungness crab fishery 8:09

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Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and we’ll hopefully hear some ship horns off the Astoria waterfront. Today, we’ll also take a look at the Dungeness Crab Fishery, which kicked off in the local area this past weekend. The post How many ships will be off Astoria on NY’s Eve? And, a look at the Dungness crab fishery appeared first on The Ship Report.…

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End of the year stuff: New Year’s Eve ship horns, and – the Ship Report is now on Substack 8:56

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I’m gearing up once more to record ship horns on the Astoria waterfront again this year, when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve – an annual tradition I happily seek out. I’ll share the recording with you on January 5th, when the Ship Report returns for the New Year. We never know what it will like: how many ships will be there, how many …

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A new storm looms for the coast, and – Santa is saved by the US Coast Guard 9:05

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Well, weather watchers are tracking an approaching storm that might (or might not) bring damaging winds to our area. We’ll see how that shakes out. And today we’ll hear a Ship Report holiday tradition: “Coastal Christmas,” a retelling of the story of The Night Before Christmas, coastal- style. It’s a book written by Long Beach Peninsula author Lyne…

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‘T is the season, for Dungness crab, that is 9:10

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Today we’ll talk about the opening at the end of this month of the 2025-26 Dungeness crab fishery in our local area. And hear an excerpt from a 2016 interview I did with a commercial crabber. His name is John Corbin, and he’ll tell us a bit about the process of catching and harvesting Dungeness. The post ‘T is the season, for Dungness crab, that is…

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More weather as our next atmospheric river arrives today 8:23

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The fire hose of rain is aimed south of us in Clatsop County this time, but meteorologists predict we are looking at about and inch and half in Astoria, and 3 inches or more Tillamook and points south. The big deal right now is a matter of time, rain and its long term effect on soils. It’s been raining for awhile now and we are seeing the effects o…

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Today, a real look at how weather can affect ship traffic 9:06

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We’ve got some rowdy weather on the Columbia River Bar today and it may cause ships to be delayed until the weather’s better. We’ll take a look at how that sort of thing works and what you can expect. The post Today, a real look at how weather can affect ship traffic appeared first on The Ship Report.…

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Another round of atmospheric river conditions kicks in Tuesday 9:06

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We seem to be in an atmospheric river phase at the moment: we’ll talk about what to expect today from a maritime perspective. The post Another round of atmospheric river conditions kicks in Tuesday appeared first on The Ship Report.By Joanne Rideout

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Another atmospheric river today – let’s look at what’s next 9:00

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We’ll be looking at more atmospheric river activity this week. We’ll take a look at what to expect. The short answer: with already saturated soils in our region, be prepared for power outages, landslides and downed trees. We’ll also take a look at today’s ship schedule. The post Another atmospheric river today – let’s look at what’s next appeared f…

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A look at crazy rainfall totals from our atmospheric river, and what’s next… 9:06

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Today we’ll take a look at some really crazy rainfall totals from this week’s storm, and a look at what’s next as next week unfolds. The short answer: more rain. The post A look at crazy rainfall totals from our atmospheric river, and what’s next… appeared first on The Ship Report.By Joanne Rideout

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A break in the weather, but experts say there’s more to come in this rainy December 8:24

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We haven’t seen the last of atmospheric river activity this month, according to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center. We’ll take a look at the long range forecast for what could shape up to be a very wet rest of December, and January. The post A break in the weather, but experts say there’s more to come in this rainy December appe…