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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 - Ginger Andrews
This week host Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association talks with Ginger Andrews the field Ornithologists at the MMA. Joanna and Ginger discuss the…
- The Nature of Nantucket
Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association - 2023 Year in Review
Emmy Wisz a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses the year in review. As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look back on some of the…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - Winter Solstice
August Muller a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses Winter Solstice. December 21st marks the winter solstice, or official start of…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Valerie Hall
Join Joanna Roche on this week’s episode of the Nature of Nantucket podcast as she sits down with Dr. Valerie Hall of the Maria Mitchell Association. Dr…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Claire Martin
Join Joanna Roche on this week’s episode of the Nature of Nantucket podcast as she sits down with Claire Martin the Project Manager at ReMain Nantucket. She…
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association – 25th Anniversary of the International Space Station
Emmy Wisz a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses the 25th Anniversary of the International Space Station. On December 6th, NASA…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Kenneth Blackshaw and Libby Buck
Join Joanna Roche on this week’s episode of the Nature of Nantucket podcast as she sits down with Kenneth Blackshaw and Libby Buck. Ken is an accomplished…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - The Geminids Meteor shower
August Muller a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses viewing the Geminids Meteor shower. The Geminids meteor shower peaks on the night…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - August Muller & Amy Wisz
Join Joanna Roche on this week’s episode of the Nature of Nantucket podcast as she sits down MMA research Fellows August Muller and Amy Wisz. They both are…
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association - The Andromeda Galaxy
Emmy Wisz a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses viewing the Andromeda Galaxy. The Andromeda Galaxy is our nearest neighbor large galaxy…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Richard Ward
Join Joanna Roche on this week’s episode of the Nature of Nantucket podcast as she sits down with Richard Ward of Microsoft. Richard is a Technical Fellow for…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - The Diné constellation Hastiin Sik’ai’í
August Muller a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses the Diné constellation Hastiin Sik’ai’í. The Diné constellation Hastiin Sik’ai’í…
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association
Emmy Wisz a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses the Leonids Meteor Shower. The annual Leonids meteor shower will peak on the night of…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Claire Martin
Join Joanna Roche on this week’s episode of the Nature of Nantucket podcast as she sits down with Claire Martin of REMAIN Nantucket. Claire talks about…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - Uranus
August Muller a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses Uranus, which is a bit brighter than usual as it reaches opposition on Monday…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Aaron Cestaro
Join Joanna Roche on this week’s episode of the Nature of Nantucket podcast as she sits down with Aaron Cestaro. Aaron is the President of the board and…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Let's Botanize with Jacob and Benjamin
This week host Joanna Roche talks with PhD botanists Jacob Suissa and Benjamin Edward Goulet-Scott of Let's Botanize, democratizing the study of plant biology…
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association - The Orion Constellation
Emmy Wisz a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses The Orion Constellation, Orion, a prominent winter constellation, is becoming…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - The Pleiades
August Muller a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses the Pleiades, a nearby star cluster, which is currently visible throughout the…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dr. Giovanni Fazio
This week host Jonelle Gurley who is the Director of Science and Programs at the Maria Mitchell Association talks with Dr. Giovanni Fazio PHD in Physics…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket – McKinley Brumback
This week host Jonelle Gurley who is the Director of Science and Programs at the Maria Mitchell Association talks with Dr. McKinley Brumback an Assistant…
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association - Venus at greatest elongation west
Emmy Wisz a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses Venus at greatest elongation west. The second planet from the Sun, Venus will be…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - The Orionids meteor shower
August Muller a research fellow at the Maria Mitchell Association discusses the Orionids meteor shower. The Orionids meteor shower will be visible in late…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Emmy Wisz & August Muller
This week host Joanna Roche talks with NSF Research Fellows Emmy Wisz and August Muller of the Maria Mitchell Association. Joanna talks with Emmy and August…
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association - 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse
Emmy Wisz of the Maria Mitchell Association discusses the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse. The upcoming annular solar eclipse will happen on October 14 and will be…
The Nature of NantucketMaria 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…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Jack Dubinsky
Jack Dubinski, Maria Mitchell Association's Aquarium Director and Research Center Coordinator, talks about the upcoming release day which is taking place on…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - Nasa’s OSIRIS-Rex mission
Join August Muller of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses Nasa’s OSIRIS-Rex mission. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission made headlines this week by…
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association - The Autumnal Equinox
Join Emmy Wisz of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses The Autumnal Equinox. The autumnal equinox, happening this year on September 23, happens…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dena Haden
The Maria Mitchell Association is committed not only to good science, but also, in the words of Maria Mitchell herself, to infuse science with a bit more…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dan Drake
Join Joanna Roche and Dan Drake, former MMA Board President and current president of The Linda Loring Foundation as they talk about Dan’s relationship to Maria…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - The Milky Way Galaxy
Join August Muller of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Milky Way galaxy. The Milky Way galaxy is visible in Nantucket skies, with excellent…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dr Rich Blundell
This week host Joanna Roche talks with Dr. Rich Blundell of the Maria Mitchell Association. Joanna has Rich tell us about what he has been up to this summer…
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association - Comet Nishimura
Join Emmy Wisz of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Comet Nishimura. A comet discovered in August of this year will reach its closest…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Charity Grace Mofsen
Join Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association as she gets to chat with local photographer and Astro photographer Charity Grace Mofsen. Joanna talks to…
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Star Report with August Muller of Maria Mitchell Association - Super Blue Moon
Join August Muller of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Super Blue Moon. Wednesday, August 30th boasted a so-called "super blue moon,"…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Richard Wolfe
This week host Joanna Roche speaks with Maria Mitchell relative Richard Wolfe. They discuss their time on Nantucket and fun family stories from the past.
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Star Report with Emmy Wisz of Maria Mitchell Association - Saturn at Opposition
Join Emmy Wisz of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses Saturn at Opposition. Head outside after 8:30pm and look towards the southeast sky to see the…
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Star Report with Fiona Powers Ozyurt of Maria Mitchell Association - Summer Triangle
Join Fiona Powers Ozyurt of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Summer Triangle. To find the Summer Triangle, head outside after 9pm, look…
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The Nature of Nantucket with Joanna Roche and Julia Blyth
Julia Blyth, Maria Mitchell Associations Biological Collection Manager, sits down with host Joanna Roche to talk about the MMA collections and why it serves as…
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Star Report with Eldon Fobbs of Maria Mitchell Association
Join Eldon Fobbs of the Maria Mitchell Association as he discusses the annual Perseids Meteor Shower. Get ready for an extraordinary weekend treat as the…
The Nature of NantucketMaria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Jack Dubinsky
Jack Dubinski, Maria Mitchell Association's Aquarium Director and Research Center Coordinator, talks about his background, what can be found in the Aquarium…
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Star Report with Lailyn Borum of Maria Mitchell Association
Join Lailyn Borum of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Andromeda Galaxy. The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest, large galaxy to us, located…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - NSF REU Interns 2023
Join host and Director of Astronomy of the Maria Mitchell Association Dr. Regina Jorgenson as she talks with the six NSF REU Interns for the summer of 2023…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Tucker Finerty
Join Joanna Roche of the Maria Mitchell Association as she gets to chat with photographer and videographer Tucker Finerty. Joanna talks to Tucker about his…
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Star Report with Maddy Reich of Maria Mitchell Association - The Milky Way
Join Maddy Reich of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses our galaxy, the Milky Way. The Milky Way is home to hundreds of billions of stars-…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dr. Brian Fields
Join Jonelle Gurley of the Maria Mitchell Association as she gets to chat with Professor of Astronomy Brian Fields of the University of Illinois. Jonelle gets…
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Star Report with Jonathan Kho of Maria Mitchell Association - Saturn and Jupiter
Join Jonathan Kho of the Maria Mitchell Association as he discusses the gas giants Saturn and Jupiter. The gas giant planets Saturn and Jupiter are two of our…
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Star Report with Sherelyn Alejandro of Maria Mitchell Association – The Constellation of Draco
Join Sherelyn Alejandro of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Constellation of Draco. The constellation of Draco is one the largest…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - James Ellsmoor
This week host Joanna Roche talks with James Ellsmoor from Island Innovation. Joanna talks with James about what Island Innovation is all about. He explains…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Rita Leduc
This week host Joanna Roche talks with artist Rita Leduc. Joanna talks with Rita about her partnership with the Maria Mitchell Association and Oika. Rita is…
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Star Report with Maddy Reich of Maria Mitchell Association – The Moon
Join Maddy Reich of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Moon. Because of its proximity to Earth, the Moon and some of its features can be seen…
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Star Report with MacKenzie Dean of Maria Mitchell Association - JWST and Carbon Compounds
Join MacKenzie Dean of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the James Webb Space Telescope and Carbon Compounds. JWST made its first detection of a…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Art of Oika Nantucket with Dena Haden and Dakota Clearwater Lacroix
This week the Maria Mitchell Association’s Scientist-in-Residence, Dr. Rich Blundell, speaks with two of the four artists featured in The Art of Oika Nantucket…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dr. Giovanni Fazio
This week host Jonelle Gurley who is the Director of Science and Programs at the Maria Mitchell Association talks with Dr. Giovanni Fazio PHD in Physics…
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Star Report with Sherelyn Alejandro of Maria Mitchell Association - The Ring Nebula
Join Sherelyn Alejandro of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the Ring Nebula. The Ring Nebula is a Planetary Nebula in the Constellation of Lyra…
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Star Report with Fiona Powers Ozyurt of Maria Mitchell Association – Aquila and the Milky Way
Join Fiona Powers Ozyurt of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the constellation Aquila. To find Aquila, head outside after 10pm and look in the…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dr. Rich Blundell and Robert Peters
In a follow-up conversation that began back in September 2022, Maria Mitchell Association’s Scientist-in-Residence, Dr. Rich Blundell speaks with the Wampanoag…
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Star Report with Michele Woodland of Maria Mitchell Association - Venus
Join Michele Woodland of the Maria Mitchell Association as she discusses the planet Venus. Venus is the brightest object in the Western evening sky this month…
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Maria Mitchell Assoc – The Nature of Nantucket - Dr. Adam Lark
This week host Joanna Roche talks with Dr. Adam Lark Associate Professor of Instruction at Hamilton College. Joanna talks with Dr. Lark about his inspirations…