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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Pinkster
What was once a Dutch celebration of Pentecost passed into the hands of African slaves.
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What is Life - on the edge
Can we grow brain cells that can be trained to see?
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What is Life - Growing Brains
Finding ways to defeat the Zika virus.
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What is Life - Organoids
Growing human brains in a laboratory used to be the stuff of science fiction, until now.
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What is Life - Radiobes
There are times when it's difficult to distinguish between what's alive and what isn't.
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What is Life?
It's a question we humans have carried for a long time.
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Dawn Chorus Day
It's a day to celebrate birds' remarkable singing and listening abilities.
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Appalachian Spring - Poke and Ramps
Springtime brings the culinary delight of wild ramps to this Appalachian community.
3 min
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Greek Orthodox Easter - Touchstone to a Culture
For Greeks throughout the world, Easter Sunday is the most important holiday of the year.
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Greek Orthodox Easter
In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, this is Holy Week, culminating in Easter Sunday.
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Cueva De Villa Luz - Lethal But Healthy
If the rotten egg smell doesn't get to you, then maybe the bats, spiders, or dripping sulfuric acid will.
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Ceremony at a Sacred Cave
Every Spring in Mexico's Cueva de Villa Luz, descendants of Zoque and Mayan Indians hold a rather remarkable ceremony.
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Edible Insects - Culture
What you consider food has a lot to do with where you come from.
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Edible Insects - Termites
A group of women in Botswana offer a lesson in termite cuisine.
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Edible Insects - Weaver Ants and Crickets
In Cambodia, this month is high season for weaver ants and crickets.
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Earth Day - The Pledge
Denis Hayes, chairman of Earth Day 1990, believes that it's time for people to integrate environmental values throughout their whole lives. An archival program.
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Earth Day - The Green Decade
The founder of Earth Day outlines participatory events around the world. An archival program
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Patriot's Day - Old North Church
Celebrating Boston's historic role during the early days of the Revolutionary War.
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Patriot's Day - Lexington Green
A company of British Regulars is squaring off against a small but determined group of colonial minutemen.
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Marathon - Jock Semple
Remembering one of the driving forces behind the Boston Marathon.
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Boston Marathon
This year's Marathon will take place in October, but its legacy lies on Patriot's Day. "It's a long way from Hopkinton to the Pru!"
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Appalachian Spring - Poke and Ramps
Springtime brings the culinary delight of wild ramps to this Appalachian community.
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Thingyan
In Myanmar, will the new year bring a temporary reprieve from societal taboos?
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Edible Insects --Silkworms
Silkworm pupae, fried and served with onions, is a popular snack in some parts of China.
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Edible Insects
Insects are an important source of protein for many societies around the world.
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