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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
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Tammy King
In this episode, host Joanna Roche sits down with Nantucket native Tammy King, a fishing guide with Fish Girl Guides for the past seven years, to talk about a…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Dwarf Planets
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the possible discovery of a new dwarf planet beyond the orbit of…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Joelle Boucai
In this episode of the Maria Mitchell Association’s podcast, Joanna Roche sits down with Joelle Boucai, a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the past 14 years…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Moons of Mars
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Phobos and Deimos, the tiny moons of Mars.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Jo Slavitz
In this episode of the Maria Mitchell Association’s podcast, Joanna Roche sits down with Jo Slavitz, a Nantucket native and middle school science teacher in…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Perseverance Rover on Mars
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how the Perseverance Rover has set a new record by traveling 28…
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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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Astronomy in the News
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about radio waves from an alien planet and the Nobel Prize for Physics.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Kimberly Schulam
This week, host Joanna Roche sits down with Kimbery Schulam, the Stranding Coordinator for Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket. Kimberly takes us on her journey…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Gravity Assists
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how spacecraft save rocket fuel by using the momentum of the…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Jan Turnquist
In this episode of the Nature of Nantucket, Executive Director of the Maria Mitchell Association, Joanna Roche speaks with Jan Turnquist, Executive Director of…
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Autumnal Equinox
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about The Autumnal Equinox which marks the beginning of Fall.
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Rogue Planets
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Rogue Planets which are planets that are on their own flying…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Ben Barnes
In this episode of the Maria Mitchell Association podcast, Joanna Roche sits down with longtime Nantucket summer resident Ben Barnes to discuss his new memoir…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Anya Freeman
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche welcomes Anya Freeman, founder and CEO of Kind Designs, a groundbreaking company using 3D printing to create living…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Sextant
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the Sextant which was used by the Nantucket whale ships to…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Lois Romano
Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association talks with longtime political journalist and Nantucket summer resident Lois Romano about her Nantucket origin…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Roman Space Telescope
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the new Roman Space Telescope which was launched on Sunday and…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Sam Hale
In this episode, Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Sam Hale to explore the history and legacy of Mount Wilson Observatory in…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Space Junk
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how long it will take old satellites to burn up in the atmosphere…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Mary Mazzio - Mighty Mary
In this episode, Maria Mitchell Association host Joanna Roche sits down with award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, founder of 50 Eggs Films, to talk about her…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Outer Solar System
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how the Voyager and New Horizons spacecraft are still studying…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Sam Kissajukian
In this episode, Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association sits down with Australian comedian, visual artist, and creator of the upcoming show 300…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Meteor Showers
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how to observe the Perseid Meteor Shower.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Dr. Jackie Milingo
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche, Executive Director of the Maria Mitchell Association, sits down with Dr. Jackie Milingo, the Director of Astronomy…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Eclipse
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the partial solar eclipse visible in Nantucket next week.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Ed Orenstein
Joanna Roche sits down with Ed Orenstein, President of the Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation, for a conversation about his journey to Nantucket and the…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Sugar in Space
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how radio astronomers have discovered a sugar molecule in an…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Judith Ivey
This week on the Maria Mitchell Association Podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with acclaimed actress and Sconset resident Judith Ivey for a conversation…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Space Mirrors
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about plans to put a large mirror in space to reflect the Sun’s light…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Visiting Asteroids
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how space probes from the Earth are visiting and studying…
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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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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.
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
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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.
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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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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.
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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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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.
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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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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.
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
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.
- The Nature of Nantucket
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.
- The Nature of Nantucket
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…
- The Nature of 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…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – International Dark Sky Week
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Nantucket’s Dark Skies.
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Space Travel
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about NASA’s return to the Moon and the movie Project Hail Mary.
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Robert Goddard
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket one…
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Satellites and more Satellites
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about plans to launch a million satellites into orbit around the Earth.
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Center of our galaxy
Geoff Clayton is an astronomer at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the center of our Milky Way galaxy and its supermassive black…