Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim ...
Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
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Siberian Throat Singing
Some remarkable music is a highlight at the annual Tun Payram festival.
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The Black Saint
Black Venezuelans have introduced an African icon into a festival honoring St. John.
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Trance Dancing and Promesas
An icon is said to hold the power to grant promises.
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Dia De San Juan
A Venezuelan festival honoring a Catholic saint has taken on a decidedly African flavor.
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Planting Native Species
There's something we all can do to help protect local animals and plants.
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Butter Mythology
The food millions of people spread on their toast every morning has inspired legends in many cultures.
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Making Your Own Butter
Learn how to churn your own butter at home.
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Butter Making
When it comes to making butter, older methods may be better.
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Get Stuffed
It's a tough life for male paper wasps.
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Tano
Young girls reach for the clouds during this Korean coming of age ceremony.
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A Good Strategy for Wasps
Usurpers, foundresses, abandoned nests - welcome to the world of the paper wasp.
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Cormorant Fishing Season
Forget lures, lines and bait. How about a trained bird that catches fish for you?
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Wildebeests
In Africa's Serengetti Park, more than a million animals are making their annual trip north, driven by the rains and guided by their own instincts.
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Awakening the Earth with Dance
An old English folk dance thrives on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Loons and Mercury
Does an increase in mercury levels affect the behavior of young loons?
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Sibley - Warblers
The Holy Grail of bird watching is finding and identifying warblers, and the best month to go on this quest is May.
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Sibley - Drawing Birds
An accomplished avian artist continually refines his craft.
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Sibley - Like An Oasis
Migrating birds find Central Park an oasis amidst the metropolitan landscape.
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Sibley - Language of the Birds
Correctly identifying bird sounds is like earning a second language.
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A German - Native American Musical Hybrid
The Waila music of the Tohono O'odham Native Americans in southern Arizona sounds surprisingly like polkas, and there's a good reason why.
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Waila - A Party With Deep Roots
When the Tohono O'odham Native Americans dance to Waila, their traditional social music, the party lasts all night.
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Waila - the Desert People Celebrate
The Tohono O'odham Native Americans of southern Arizona believe that everything in the desert - humans, animals and plants - must be treated with reverence.
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Sibley - Birdwatching 101
Some tips on finding birds from the famous author/illustrator.
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Calling All Loons
According to Native American lore, the cry of a loon is the sound of a warrior, denied passage into heaven.
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Loons - Do I Stay or Do I Go?
This season, young loons depart for their first annual fall migration. In three years, they'll be back.
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