The Nature of Nantucket
Join hosts Dr. Rich Blundell and Joanna Roche on "The Nature of Nantucket," The Maria Mitchell Association’s new podcast. They will focus on the history of Maria, the natural world of Nantucket and the dark skies above us. Learn from the talented staff, experts, and special guests who will share their stories and wisdom.
Episodes
396 episodes
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Katherine Bucknell
On this week's Maria Mitchell Association Podcast, Joanna Roche gets to talk with acclaimed author and literary scholar Katherine Bucknell to discuss her acclaimed biography, Christopher Isherwood Inside Out, an in...
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Rubin Observatory
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how the Rubin Observatory will study billions of stars and galaxies in the universe.
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Elisa Kermani
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche, Executive Director of the Maria Mitchell Association, welcomes Elisa Kermani, Manager of the MMA's Natural Science Museum. Elisa shares her Nantucket story, reflecting on ...
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Boosting Satellites to Higher Orbits
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how satellites need to be boosted into higher orbits or they will burn up in the atmosphere.
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Rosie Agnew LaBonte
Host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Rosie Agnew LaBonte, author of the new field guide Nantucket Nature. Rosie shares her Nantucket origin story, her deep connection to the island's n...
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – How Fast is the Earth Moving?
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how fast the Earth rotates and orbits the Sun and how fast the Sun is moving.
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The James Webb Space Telescope
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about JWST and how it works.
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Kevin Venardo - Venardo Circus
Host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Kevin Venardos, founder and ringmaster of the acclaimed Venardos Circus, to preview the MMA's Stargazer Gala: A Night at the Circus on Thurs...
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Chelsea Petrik
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Chelsea Petrik, the MMA's new Aquarium Manager, to learn more about her background and what brought her to Nantucket. Chelsea shar...
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Globular Clusters
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about globular clusters which have hundreds of thousands of the oldest stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – A Hodgepodge
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about what’s been going on in the sky this week.
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Ginger Andrews – All Things Birds
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Ginger Andrews, Field Ornithologist for the organization, for a fascinating conversation about all things birds. Ginger shares ins...
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Mars Rover
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about what’s going on with the Mars Rovers.
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Hayley Nelson & Keely Farrell - Andrea Doria Exhibit
Host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Hayley Nelson and Keely Farrell from the Egan Maritime Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum for a fascinating conversation about their Nantucket ...
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Larry Tsai & Moon Tsai Winery
Host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Larry Tsai, Co-Founder and Proprietor of Moon Tsai Winery, ahead of the winery’s special visit to Nantucket for an upcoming wine dinner celebrating t...
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Near-Earth Asteroids
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about asteroids that might crash into the Earth.
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Heather Packard
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Heather Packard from Mass Audubon for an important conversation about the growing movement to ban anticoagulant...
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – UFO’s
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about UFOs and what they might really be.
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Jascin Finger
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with Jascin Finger, Deputy Director of the Maria Mitchell Association and Curator of the Mitchell House archives and special collections, for a fascinating conver...
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Alien Comet
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the alien comet and how it got here.
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Pluto
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about why Pluto should be a planet again.
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Southern Sky
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the difference between how the sky looks when you are in Australia rather than Nantucket.
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Far Side of the Moon
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the difference between the far side of the Moon and the dark side of the Moon.