The Nature of Nantucket

Joanna Roache and Dr. Rich Blundell Sit and talk about Dr. Blundell's first six months on Nantucket, the life of Maria Mitchell, and his Earth Walk & Talk which is a walk through the history of planet Earth.  You can find out more at mariamitchell.org/programs-for-all

Michele Woodland of Maria Mitchell Association talks about how on Tuesday, November 8th, a total lunar eclipse will be visible from Nantucket. The maximum eclipse occurs at 5:59am, just before sunrise. The next total lunar eclipse won't be until March 2025.

This week, Dr. Rich Blundell brings you a special, creature double feature edition of the Nature of Nantucket podcast. This episode serves as a fond farewell and a reflection of gratitude for two of Nantucket’s most vocal summer residents, the Field Cricket and the Eastern Towhee.  You can see and hear the Nantucket Crickets that Rich met this Summer at https://oika.com/cricket   Also see and hear...

In today’s star report, Fiona Powers Ozyurt discusses a beautiful new image from the James Webb Space Telescope of the spectacular Eagle Nebula or better known as the "Pillars of Creation".

Joanna and Jonelle chat about her roll as Director of Science and Programming at MMA and their enthusiasm and commitment to further expand  the MMA's year-round programming and outreach on Nantucket. 

This week Joanna speaks with Maria Mitchell relative Richard Wolfe. They discuss their time on Nantucket and fun family stories from the past.

This week The Nature of Nantucket sits down with the historian, linguist and author Dr. Frances Karttunen. Dr. Karttunen is arguably Nantucket’s premier historian. She has written over 11 books specifically on Nantucket’s fascinating people, places and issues over time. She has also researched and published widely on the languages of Finland and Mesoamerica. In this episode Dr. Karttunen shares so...

This is part 2 of a conversation between the Mashpee Wampanoag elder, writer and artist, Robert Peters and Maria Mitchell’s Visiting Scientist, Dr. Rich Blundell. In this episode they explore ways to potentially extend their ongoing work to restore indigenous ways of knowing in contemporary culture.  View the artworks discussed in this series: https://oika.com/robert-peters-artwork Robert Peters A...

In part-one of this two-part conversation, Maria Mitchell’s visiting scientist, Dr. Rich Blundell, sits down with the Mashpee Wampanoag writer, artist and teacher, Robert Peters, to discuss the intersections of indigenous ways of knowing and the Western, scientific worldview. They are cultivating the ground for a new cross-cultural collaborative project to take place on Nantucket in the coming mon...

This week the MMA catches up with Dr. Sarah Oktay, the Executive Director of the Center for Coastal Studies Provincetown. Dr. Oktay is a chemical oceanographer who worked on Nantucket for 12 years, running the University of Massachusetts’s Boston - Nantucket Field Station. In this episode, recorded at the 2022 annual conference of the Organization for Biological Field Stations, MMA's visiting...

Joanna, Samantha and Emily chat about their roll's here on the island and the projects they are currently focused on. Samantha Denette is with the Nantucket Shell Fish Association and Emily Molden is with the Nantucket Land Council. They spend their time on the show discussing issues with the water on Nantucket and how the Clean Water Coalition is trying to find solutions. 

Joanna Roache and Dr. Rich Blundell Sit talk and talk about  Dr. Blundell's first six months on Nantucket, the life of Maria Mitchell, and his Earth Walk & Talk which is walk through the history of planet Earth.  You can find out more at  mariamitchell.org/programs-for-all

In today’s star report, Will Jarvis discusses a beautiful new image from the James Webb Space Telescope of the spectacular Cartwheel Galaxy.

Joanna and Jonelle chat about her roll as Director of Science and Programming at MMA and their enthusiasm and commitment to further expand  the MMA's year-round programming and outreach on Nantucket. 

Hear Devisree Tallapaneni, an NSF-REU astronomy intern at the MMA, discuss interstellar dust, which is the key to star formation.

Hear Danya Alboslani, an NSF-REU astronomy intern, discuss the search for alien life.

Joana Roache and Jascin Finger sit down to talk about Maria Mitchell’s Birthday and what she would think about the planet and the advancement of science in the 204 years since her birth. They also discuss the Maria Mitchell Association Women of Science Symposium that will take place in person for the first time since 2019 in Boston September 22- 24. 

Hear Anavi Uppal, an NSF REU astronomy intern at MMA, discuss the size of our solar system.

"In the heart of the summer, the constellation Sagittarius shines brightly in the night sky. Hear Maria Mitchell Astronomy Intern Will Jarvis describe this fabulous constellation and one of the beautiful objects within it."

Hear Chris Chang, an NSF-REU intern at the MMA, discuss the Messier Catalog--a popular tool for observational astronomy.

Hear Devisree Tallapaneni, an NSF-REU astronomy intern at the MMA, discuss molecular clouds--the birthplace of all the stars in our universe.

Hear Devisree Tallapaneni, an NSF-REU astronomy intern at the MMA, discuss the James Webb Space Telescope and its first image.

Hear Kate Shavelle , an NSF-REU astronomy intern at the MMA, discuss a main component of her research, dark matter.

Hear Kate Shavelle , an NSF-REU astronomy intern at the MMA, discuss the visible binary star system in the handle of the big dipper. 

Carolyn Holt and Cheryl Woodford, co-hosts for Maria Mitchell Association's Annual Star Gazer Gala, chat with host Joanna Roche about what this year's major fundraiser looks like for those who attend on August 4th.  Tickets for this fun event can be found at mariamitchell.org .