The Nantucket Gam
The Nantucket Gam
Podcast Description
A podcast about Nantucket’s History. Created and published by the Nantucket Historical Association.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on key historical events in Nantucket, with themes such as community resilience, disaster management, and traditional folklore. Specific episodes explore significant occurrences like the Great Fire of 1846 and feature stories of collaboration and loss, while also addressing modern perspectives related to historical events.

A podcast about Nantucket’s History. Research, stories and interviews that explore topics in the island’s past and tie them to modern day Nantucket. Created and published by the Nantucket Historical Association.
Season 2, Episode 3 of The Nantucket Gam is all about bikes, bikes, bikes! Bicycle and history enthusiasts rejoice – Thomas’s research this month uncovers everything you wanted to know and more about your favorite way to get around the island. We discuss it all – from the first bikes on Nantucket, to the biking craze that swept the island, and how bicycles deep influence on island culture and transportation is still alive today. Whether you’re a leisurely biker or a high-speed scorcher, we’re sure you’ll love the history we’re peddling. Plus, an interview with Harvey and Jasper Young from the famous Young’s Bicycle Shop!

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