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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Loons and Mercury
Does an increase in mercury levels affect the behavior of young loons?
2 min
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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.
2 min
428
Sibley - Drawing Birds
An accomplished avian artist continually refines his craft.
1 min
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Sibley - Like An Oasis
Migrating birds find Central Park an oasis amidst the metropolitan landscape.
3 min
430
Sibley - Language of the Birds
Correctly identifying bird sounds is like earning a second language.
2 min
431
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.
3 min
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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.
2 min
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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.
3 min
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Sibley - Birdwatching 101
Some tips on finding birds from the famous author/illustrator.
2 min
435
Calling All Loons
According to Native American lore, the cry of a loon is the sound of a warrior, denied passage into heaven.
2 min
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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.
1 min
437
Firewalking
On St. Constantine's Day, worshippers walk across hot coals. How do they do it?
2 min
438
Reindeer Wend their Way Home
Reindeer are faced with the disappearance of their traditional migration routes.
2 min
439
Stealing Hearts With Stolen Songs
Courting a female lyrebird with a repertoire of purloined calls.
2 min
440
The Power of Celebration
For African slaves in the Hudson Valley, the colonial Pinkster celebration offered a rare opportunity for reuniting with family and friends.
2 min
441
The Slave King
During the week-long Pinskter celebration in colonial times, Angolan King Charles assumed his royal status.
2 min
442
What was once a Dutch celebration of Pentecost ...
Banned from playing drums, African slaves found other ways of performing traditional rhythms.
3 min
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Pinkster
What was once a Dutch celebration of Pentecost passed into the hands of African slaves.
2 min
444
What is Life - on the edge
Can we grow brain cells that can be trained to see?
2 min
445
What is Life - Growing Brains
Finding ways to defeat the Zika virus.
2 min
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What is Life - Organoids
Growing human brains in a laboratory used to be the stuff of science fiction, until now.
2 min
447
What is Life - Radiobes
There are times when it's difficult to distinguish between what's alive and what isn't.
2 min
448
What is Life?
It's a question we humans have carried for a long time.
3 min
449
Dawn Chorus Day
It's a day to celebrate birds' remarkable singing and listening abilities.
2 min
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Appalachian Spring - Poke and Ramps
Springtime brings the culinary delight of wild ramps to this Appalachian community.
3 min