Inside the Whale

The path to becoming a shaman is reached through Madness or Death. For Alexandra Catchpole her path was Madness. As a Shamanic Consultant and Practitioner on the island, her story is by far one of the most fascinating and intriguing conversations I've had on the pod cast! you don't wanna miss this!

Brian Glowacki is a comedian and a musician. I am big fan of Brian's comedy and the shows he's been producing out here on Nantucket. I sat down with Brian to catch-up and talk about his comedy career.

Lee Milazzo is the owner of the Samuel Owen Gallery on Centre St. The first time I stepped in and saw his collection I was blown away. Lee sat down with me to talk about how be entered into the art gallery world and how he brought his taste to Nantucket. A cool look into the world of Art and what it takes to run a successful gallery!

To Celebrate the 50th episode, my thought was to keep it simple and to do what I love best, which is talk'in with a good friend. Returning Guest PJ Rubin( Lawyer, downtown retail owner and Outdoorsmen) and I sat down over a beer to talk about FIGAWI Weekend among other topics... a fun an engaging talk... enjoy episode 50!!!!

I have been wanting to talk to a teacher for a while. It's arguably one of THE most important professions, yet there is a decline in enrollment across the country. Will Lucas is a man with a passion for Teaching. Here how he switched gears to become a teacher and never looked back!

Wayne Davies has lead a fascinating life with a racquet in his hand. A Real Tennis World Champion and a competitive Croquet player to Boot, Wayne sat down to talk with me about his life on the courts.

Dr. Sara Williams is Functional Medicine Practitioner who is now practicing on the Island. Take a listen to this great talk to find out more about the work she is doing. More importantly how she can help you attain optimal health!

Rita Higgins is running for Board of Select on Nantucket, I sat down with Rita to talk about why she decided to run and what she hopes to accomplish! A great conversation about the decision to enter into the world of politics, and the motivation behind it.

Jasmine Takanikos, of BrandHuman, is a branding and marketing strategist out of NYC. She recently came to Nantucket to collaborate again with The Nantucket blACKbook. The entrepreneur conference was a hit and I had the chance to sit down and talk about what she does and how she can help people like myself and other businesses on Nantucket.

It was a great year here at "ITW"! So many amazing people came on the show. I took some time to go back into the "ITW" archives and share some of the great moments from 2016! Happy New Year, and as always "thanks for the click!" DC+

Randy Hudson is a true craftsman. It took me a long time to get him to sit down and talk about his evolution as a master distiller. Among some other serious topics, this is a very honest and candid conversation. I am grateful Randy took the time to do it!

Holly Finigan started blogging while bar tending on Nantucket. Her passion for writing and Nantucket, pushed her to become a successful entrepreneur. Her story is one of reinvention and opportunity. Take a listen.

Nantucket has had surf board shapers for some time now. Nate Horne is carrying on the island tradition of the art of surf board shaping. I invited myself to his studio and we had a chance to talk about his new company District Surf Boards.

Floyd Kellogg has been playing music out on Nantucket for quite some time now. There is no doubt you've probably seen him playing with one of the many bands he plays in. He's one of the most dynamic and talented musicians I have ever played with. Floyd is also an incredible music engineer. He's also set up shop at the Nantucket Community Music Center. His story is the journey of a working musician, in an ever changing industry. I hope you enjoy this talk, he's one of a kind and a good friend.

Since moving to Nantucket, surfing has become a major addiction for me. I got to know Chris Emery and his family through surfing, so of course I couldn't resist the opportunity to sit with Chris and talk about his surfing history on Nantucket. I hope you dig!

Jill Mooradian's has lived on nantucket for 30 years. Her Journey into the healing arts is a story of passion and the path of someone following a true calling. Ep. 38 is a conversation about a women's journey into the world of energy and Healing.

Pete Ahern has been bringing Electronic Dance Music to Nantucket for years via AUDIO ARCHITECTS. He has built a true scene for nantucket. It was very cool to sit down with him and talk about his passion for EDM music and it's future on Nantucket! check it out

From Wikipedia: Wicca (English pronunciation: /ˈwɪkə/), also termed Pagan Witchcraft, is a contemporary Pagan new religious movement. It was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and was introduced to the public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant. Wicca draws upon a diverse set of ancient pagan and 20th century hermetic motifs for its theological structure and ritual practice.

I met Scott when I first moved to Nantucket. I was managing the Nantucket Ice Cream/Juice Guys shop on the Straight wharf. He was my Sysco Foods delivery guy. I was always blown away by how intense his job was. I finally had the chance to tell a little of Scott's story. Enjoy, I did!

Tobias Glidden just finished his term as Selectman on Nantucket, and now running for State Representative. This a great talk with a man with a passion for politics, and penchant for change. We here at ITW Support Tobias... we hope you do too!!!!

Chef-Shop-special episode I sat down with 3 of Nantucket's finest chef's to 'talk shop' about food, food trends, the history of the "PAUL" and shrimp-Scampi...... a really fun talk with some very cool chef's!!! very special thanks to Floyd Kellogg for Engineering the episode, and Josh Grey from Mahon about town- and very special thanks to The Nautilus Restaurant for Hosting ITW!

Ep.32 Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Dr. Margot Hartmann, Jason Graziadei by Inside The Whale PodCast

Famed author Nathaniel Philbrick ( In the Heart of the Sea, The Mayflower, Bunker Hill, Why Read Moby Dick?" Sits down to talk about his life as an author; giving us a rare insight to his approach and process.

People come and go from Nantucket, unfortunately Nantucket is losing this amazing women, Susan Witte! :( But listen to my interesting conversation with this truly dynamic women. She's a Nurse , Jin-shin Jyutse practitioner and Lymph Node message therapist just to name a few!

I got the opportunity to talk to a recovering Drug addict. It's a compelling journey into addiction and the struggle to recovery.

Ep. 28 is with Actor John Shea! Long time Island resident and accomplished actor sits down to talk about his career from Hollywood, to the streets of SOHO, up to Broadway and out to Nantucket.

A rare look into the world of Opera, with Nantucket's premier Opera Singer and New Executive-Director of Nantucket Community Music Center.

Happy 2016!!!!!!! Here we go! The first episode of the year! It is great to be back on Nantucket and get Ep 26 out.. finally! ! Kit Noble is kicking off the new season! Island photographer and film maker sits down to talk about his Journey to Nantucket and some awkward photo moments among other things!

I decided to finish the year out with a fun episode, rather than stick to format, I had Simon Shurey stop by and we had a great talk about the world and Nantucket amongst many other topics.. Thank you to everyone who had supported ITW so far, and to all my guests! I look forward to 2016 and all the new stories it will bring! As Always "Thanks for the 'Click' " Happy Holidays!

A great talk with Shannah Green of the Yoga room of Nantucket!

Pj Rubin, Hunter and Island OutDoorsman stopped by to talk about some of issues currently going on in the hunting community on the island

Ep. 22 Pete Kaizer, Fisherman, by Inside The Whale PodCast

I found out about Bharat's story through a Facebook post and it led me to introduce my self to him. I think his story as a sushi chef is on hold for now, but I don't think it's over. I still think his story is being told, and I'm happy he sat down to talk with me.

Fashion designer, Charlotte Hess sits down to tell her story.

A great conversation about persistence, passion, and pit-falls, and the journey to become a writer. Rob Cocuzzo sits down to talk about his new book about legendary extreme Skier Doug Coombs. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

The new EZIA Athletic Club has become a topic of controversy on the island over the last few months. There seemed to be a lot of mis- information out there. I wanted to get the full story from him, so I sat down with man behind it all, Isaiah Truyman.

Ep. 16 Billy Sherry, Sculptor and Chef among many other things, talks to me about his life as a sculptor on the Island. A fun talk about his process other artistic endeavors.

Gene Mahon sits down to talk with me about his past and present life on Nantucket. Gene takes me back deep into his hippy roots and reveals some surprising things! take a listen to this classic episode!

Nantucket's only practicing DOULA Sunny Daily sits down to talk about her work, and amazing family!

I sat down for an exclusive conversation with Greg Margolis, Chef and Operatiing manager of the new Nantucket Culinary Center.

Ep. 12. is a quick one, with some updates...... a Dog on the loose comes into my yard.. special call in Guest "Luke from the Cape"

Comedian Brian Glowacki sits down to talk comedy and why he wants to wrestle seals for charity on great Point!