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EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 52 MIN

Ep 115- Understanding the Blizzard of '77

from Understanding Upstate · host Jim Search and Rob Adler

Batten down the hatches and bundle up because this week we are tackling the one of the most infamous storms to ever hit Upstate New York: the blizzard of 1977. This icy storm dumped colossal amounts of snow onto Buffalo, NY, shutting the whole city down for days, and trapping people in their homes with snow up to to their ROOFS! Grab tickets for Stellar Human Presents: A Stand-Up Comedy Banger in Binghamton featuring none other than Jim Search: March 27th at 6:30 PMGet your hands on the NEW Understanding Upstate March: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://understandingupstate.printful.me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Rob's brand new EP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cyber Punish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab Jim's comedy album: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Upstate Understandings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn all about the behind-the-scenes of Jim's album in the documentary: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Understanding Upstate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Batten down the hatches and bundle up because this week we are tackling the one of the most infamous storms to ever hit Upstate New York: the blizzard of 1977. This icy storm dumped colossal amounts of snow onto Buffalo, NY, shutting the whole city down for days, and trapping people in their homes with snow up to to their ROOFS! Grab tickets for Stellar Human Presents: A Stand-Up Comedy Banger in Binghamton featuring none other than Jim Search: March 27th at 6:30 PMGet your hands on the NEW Understanding Upstate March: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://understandingupstate.printful.me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Rob's brand new EP: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cyber Punish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grab Jim's comedy album: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Upstate Understandings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn all about the behind-the-scenes of Jim's album in the documentary: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Understanding Upstate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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