Nocturne

27/08/2025

So excited to share that Nocturne is featured in this soon to be released book - The Podcast Pantheon: “101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen”, by Sean Malin, from Chronicle Books! This is truly a love letter to the medium of podcasts, with descriptions, background, and behind the scenes tidbits about what Sean sees as the GOATS of podcasts. We are so honored and grateful to be included in this first of a kind compendium, alongside many of our absolute favorite shows. Release date is 9/16/25 wherever books are sold.
https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/podcast-pantheon

25/08/2025

Hello!
Do you want to potentially have your voice in an episode?! I would be SO grateful if you could record yourself using your phone, and send me the answer to these two questions:

1) How do you say goodnight to the people in your life?

2) Why do you say goodnight?

I'd love to know what you say, how you say it, to whom you say goodnight. And I'd really love you to consider why you say goodnight? What is important about it? Maybe, what would it be like if you didn't/couldn't? And any other related answers!

Also, if you are willing, I would love recordings of you actually saying goodnight in real time (however you do it).

You can send them to me at at [email protected] , or if the recording is large you could upload it and send me a link.

Thank you in advance!

Wishing you all the best,

Vanessa

06/08/2025

New episode up! "Ultra"
When Michael Koppy was a kid, he fell in love with running, logging a thousand miles in one summer. In his eighth decade, he's still pushing himself, breaking records, and following his dreams, one step at a time.
Listen at https://www.nocturnepodcast.org/ultra/ or wherever you find podcasts.

When Michael Koppy was a kid, he fell in love with running, logging a thousand miles in one summer. In his eighth decade, he's still pushing himself, breaking records, and following his dreams, one step at a time.

02/06/2025

New episode just released! "Shared Space"
https://www.nocturnepodcast.org/shared-space/
Scientists have dubbed this time period the Lunar Anthropocene, a new geological epoch in which human’s have become the dominant force shaping the moon’s environment. As humans race forward into deeper exploration and utilization of the moon and beyond, astronomer, Dr. Aparna Venkatesan, urges us to consider the shared nature of the cosmos.

Scientists have dubbed this time period the Lunar Anthropocene, a new geological epoch in which human's have become the dominant force shaping the moon's environment. As humans race forward into deeper exploration and utilization of the moon and beyond, astronomer, Dr. Aparna Venkatesan, urges us to...

19/03/2025

New episode just released - The Night Self.
Many of us have struggled with insomnia at various times in our lives. Annabel Abbs' journey through insomnia led her to discoveries that completely changed her life.

Listen wherever you find podcasts and at

Many of us have struggled with insomnia at various times in our lives. Annabel Abbs' journey through insomnia led her to discoveries that completely changed her life.

28/11/2024

New episode of Nocturne out now - “Henry 1”. Henry 1 is the Sonoma Country Sheriff's Office helicopter rescue unit. They're available 24/7, and are one of the busiest programs of their kind in the country. They're the only one in the country that does long line rescues at night. They're super badass.

"Henry 1" is the Sonoma Country Sheriff's Office helicopter rescue unit. They're available 24/7, and are one of the busiest programs of their kind in the country. They're the only one in the country that does long line rescues at night. They're super badass.

26/09/2024

We're turning 10 years old!!! The new episode is a revisiting of an early listener favorite - with a twist.

Nocturne is turning 10 YEARS OLD next month! In honor of this huge milestone, we are revisiting an early listener favorite, with a twist. It turns out, the night, with it's hidden, pulse quickening, mystery, may not be something to triumph over, it might be something to savor.

02/08/2024

New episode! “Tom and Savannah”
An early tragedy led Tom Turcich to examine what he wanted out of life. Over the course of seven years, Tom and Savannah walked around the globe. Tom is the 10th man to walk around the world, and Savannah is the first dog.

An early tragedy led Tom Turcich to examine what he wanted out of life. Over the course of seven years, Tom and Savannah walked around the globe. Tom is the 10th man to walk around the world, and Savannah is the first dog.

02/07/2024

Listen to the latest episode, Noctalgia, in the SF Bay Area on today at 11am!

In this episode, we hear how doing laundry can mean more than just having clean clothes. We head to the Tenderlion neighborhood to wash a load at San Francisco’s Ministry of Laundry. Then, how some people in Point Reyes are fighting to keep their night sky dark. It's a special segment from the Noc...

04/06/2024

The stars are disappearing - have you noticed? Some folks in Point Reyes Station, in Northern California, did - and they're doing something about it. Listen to the new episode - "Noctalgia", wherever you find podcasts. https://www.nocturnepodcast.org/noctalgia/

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As the world changes around us, how do we balance grief and gratitude? How do we stay connected enough to what we love, to be able to mobilize the energy and spirit to fight for it? Some people in Point Reyes Station, in northern California, are acutely aware of what they have, what they could lose,...

05/04/2024

New episode just released!

As winter fades into memory in the northern hemisphere, many breathe sighs of relief, looking forward to longer days and the warmth of the sun inviting time spent outside. But some are not so excited, hanging on to the wisps of winter with its long cold nights.

03/03/2024

New episode is up! "Merlin Tuttle" - Bats are amazing and wonderful, and so is Merlin Tuttle, "the Indiana Jones of bat conservation", who has devoted the last 65 years of his life to learning about and protecting bats. Listen wherever you find podcasts.

Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation