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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
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Summer Triangle
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the Summer Triangle, three bright stars in…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Mike Dobbert of The Dobbert Companies
On this episode of the Maria Mitchell Association’s radio podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with Mike Dobbert of The Dobbert Companies. Mike shares the…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Darren Humphreys of Travel Sommelier
On this episode, Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association speaks with Darren Humphreys, founder of Travel Sommelier, about the art of crafting…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Dwarf Planets
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the discovery of a new dwarf planet which…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Most Distant Galaxy
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the discovery of the most distant galaxy from…
The Nature of NantucketMaria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Maureen Koetz - Part Three Understanding Wind Energy
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche is joined by Maureen Koetz, President of Planet A Strategies which is a firm dedicated to advancing sustainable…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Association - The Nature of Nantucket - Ginger Andrews - Bird-a-thon
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with Ginger Andrews, the Field Ornithologist for the Maria Mitchell Association, for an insightful…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Will an asteroid hit Earth?
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Asteroids that orbit the Sun near the Earth…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Richard Sotell - Part two of the "Science of Money"
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche welcomes Richard Sotell, a seasoned expert with over 50 years in the financial services industry, specializing in…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Maureen Koetz - Part Two of Understanding Energy as a Geo Capital Asset
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche is joined by Maureen Koetz, President of Planet A Strategies which is a firm dedicated to advancing sustainable…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Extremely Large Telescope
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about The Extremely Large Telescope which is being…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Richard Sotell - Part one of the "Science of Money"
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche welcomes Richard Sotell, a seasoned expert with over 50 years in the financial services industry, specializing in…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The New Horizons Spacecraft
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about New Horizons, the spacecraft that flew by…
The Nature of NantucketMaria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Maureen Koetz - part one of Understanding Energy as a Geo Capital Asset
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche is joined by Maureen Koetz, President of Planet A Strategies which is a firm dedicated to advancing sustainable…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Enceladus
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons that has…
- 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 – Life on other planets
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the possibility of life on planets outside…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Nikoline Bohr
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with Nikoline Bohr — artist, treasure hunter, and program assistant at the Maria Mitchell Association…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Date of Easter
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how the date of Easter is set because of the…
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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 – Saturn’s Moons
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the discovery of 128 new moons around Saturn.
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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 – First Day of Spring 2025
The Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The First Day of Spring. Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Charles Johnson & RJ Turcotte
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche welcomes two water experts with deep roots in Nantucket's environmental landscape: Charles Johnson, Storm Water…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – A total eclipse of the Moon
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about what happens when there is a total eclipse of…
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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 – Abraham Lincoln and the Almanac
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how Abraham Lincoln used a knowledge of the…
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Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Water on Mars
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about water on Mars and whether life might have…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Galileo
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Galileo and his many scientific discoveries.
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Asteroids
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about asteroids and what they are made of.
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Planetary Defense
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how the Earth needs to prepare to avoid a…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Zoe Barry
This week host Joanna Roche talks with Zoe Barry. From Wall Street to being a racecar driver to being the founder and CEO of Zingeroo, Zoe has done it all! She…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Lineup of the Planets
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how the planets seem to be lined up across…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Association - The Nature of Nantucket - Ginger Andrews
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with Ginger Andrews, the Field Ornithologist for the Maria Mitchell Association, for an insightful…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Rubin Observatory
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the new Rubin Observatory named after the…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – John Barentine
This week on the show, host Joanna Roche sits down with John Barentine, Principal Consultant and Expert at Dark Sky Consulting, for an engaging conversation…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Mars
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Mars which is bright in our sky right now.
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Emily Molden
This week on the show, host Joanna Roche chats with Emily Molden the Executive Director at Nantucket Land and Water Council. In this insightful interview…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Calendar
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about why we celebrate the New Year on January 1st.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dr. Rich Blundell
This week on the show, host Joanna Roche chats with Dr. Rich Blundell from the Maria Mitchell Association. As the MMA’s visiting scientist for the past few…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Deblois Milledge
This week, host Joanna Roche sits down with Deblois Milledge, a talented singer and songwriter currently serving as the Artist in Residence at the Maria…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – Jennifer Walsh
This week, host Joanna Roche sits down with Jennifer Walsh, a renowned wellness expert with a deep focus on the powerful connection between humans and nature…
The Nature of NantucketStar Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Winter Solstice
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the significance of the winter solstice.
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Zoe Barry
This week host Joanna Roche talks with Zoe Barry. From Wall Street to being a racecar driver to being the founder and CEO of Zingeroo, Zoe has done it all! She…
The Nature of NantucketStar Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Voyager Mission
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the Voyager spacecraft which are still…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Association - Ginger Andrews
This week on the podcast, host Joanna Roche sits down with Ginger Andrews, the Field Ornithologist for the Maria Mitchell Association, for an insightful…
The Nature of NantucketStar Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Exoplanets
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about planets orbiting other stars.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Captain Daniel Bursch
Join Joanna Roche on this week’s episode of the Nature of Nantucket podcast as she sits down with former NASA astronaut and US Navy Captain (Ret.), Daniel…
The Nature of NantucketStar Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Jupiter, King of the Planets
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about Jupiter and its moons.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Tara Riley
This week, host Joanna Roche welcomes Tara Riley, Nantucket's Shellfish and Aquatic Resource Manager, to continue their conversation about the Eelgrass…
The Nature of NantucketStar Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Bright Planets you can see in the sky
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about how to identify Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and…
The Nature of NantucketStar Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – The Full Moon
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff talks about the Full Moon.
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Charlie Brooks
This week on the show, host Joanna Roche sits down with Charlie Brooks, a dedicated field researcher from the renowned Scripps Institution of Oceanography in…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Tara Riley
This week, host Joanna Roche welcomes Tara Riley, Nantucket's Shellfish and Aquatic Resource Manager, for an in-depth conversation on her unique journey in…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – In Praise of Mystery
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff recites the poem written by US Poet Laureate, Ada Limon…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Shawn Sneddon
This week, host Joanna Roche welcomes Shawn Sneddon a system engineer with Yellow Springs Instruments or YSI which specializes in water quality equipment…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Cosmic Dawn
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff discusses the Cosmic Dawn, the time 13 billion years ago…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Kari Yakubisin
This week, host Joanna Roche sits down with U.S. Navy officer Kari Yakubisin. As the Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Nantucket, Kari shares her experiences…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Geoff Clayton of the Maria Mitchell Association – Rocket Launches
Geoff Clayton is the Interim Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association. This week Geoff discusses the exciting launches of two rockets, the…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Morgan Raith
This week, host Joanna Roche welcomes artist and designer Morgan Raith to the show. Morgan is an artist, designer, and creative strategist specializing in…