In this first episode of the Tiffany Effect, Jim explains what the Tiffany Effect is and then Janet and Jim invite Nantucket High Alum and Start Up Founder Fernando Young to join them to discuss how Silicon Valley's economic structure is quite ...

In medieval times, Tiffany was a common woman’s name. It comes from the Italian word for Epiphany. But today, it is more likely to be associated with the 1980s or the jewelry store, so the name pulls the reader out of the story. This predicamen...

Janet speaks with Head of Adult Programs Sammy Aguiar and Young Adult Librarian Sierra Hurd about the escape room they designed and installed this past spring called "The Wreck of the Essex."They are bringing it back for one night only o...

Janet speaks with Adult Collections Manager Pamela McGrady and Reference Library Associate Jim Borzilleri about why the Atheneum no longer accepts book donations.This is a production of the Nantucket Atheneum. It is written, edited and h...

In this final bonus episode of Season 6, we invite back on Jascin Leonardo Finger from the Maria Mitchell Association to discuss what role Florence Easton Conable played in the the founding of the organization and the greater influence she and ...