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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Donnez-moi Un Petit Sou
In the bayous of Louisiana, costumed revelers beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo.
2 min
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The Biggest Day
"Forget about your job, your worries, your bills.."
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Feast Before Fast
The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity.
2 min
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Chinese New Year in Malaysia
A time for new clothes, gifts, and no sweeping!
2 min
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Fossils – Drive-By Outcrops
You could easily be driving by a bed of fossils on your way to work.
2 min
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Fossils – Where to Look
The secret of finding fossils is knowing where to look.
3 min
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Fossils – Touchstones to the Past
Hearkening back 400 million years.
3 min
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The Festival of Broken Needles
Harikuyo, a memorial service for broken sewing needles, is a measure of the esteem that the Japanese have for everyday objects.
3 min
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Istanbul - Music on the Istaklal
Step inside the Jasmine Club to hear some beautiful Turkish music.
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Istanbul - Topkapi Palace
The soundscape of a world famous palace. Headphone listening recommended!
2 min
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Istanbul - Acoustical Marvels
Two of Istanbul's signature soundscapes - one above ground, one below! Headphone listening recommended.
2 min
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Istanbul - Gypsy Music
In Kumkapi, Istanbul, the streets are lined with restaurants and roving bands of gypsy musicians.
2 min
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Istanbul - Bazaar
The soundscape of one of Istanbul's covered marketplaces - earphone listening recommended!
2 min
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Sounds of Santiago
Three of Santiago's signature sounds.
2 min
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Canyambo
Unusual instrumentation and a remarkable vocalist highlight this group from Santiago, Cuba, recorded in 2001.
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Cutumba
Music from one of Cuba's most renowned folkloric groups
2 min
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Changui
The roots of Son and Salsa!
3 min
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Bembe
A musical invocation to Afro-Cuban gods.
2 min
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Maria Ochoa's Story
Maria tells a favorite story about her brother Eliades, one of the stars of the "Buena Vista Social Club".
2 min
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Cuban Voices
It was like sitting in on my own mini-version of the Buena Vista Social Club in the open air.
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Back to the Ice Box
Remembering the days when ice was delivered door to door.
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A Winter Festival With Summer in Mind
This week, at an annual festival in upstate New York, they cut blocks of ice out of a frozen lake to make homemade ice cream in June.
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Behind the Dream
The surprising backstory of Martin Luther King's most famous speech.
2 min
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Harvesting Ice the Old Fashioned Way
Every year at this time, folks in Tully, New York, harvest ice out of a frozen lake with horsepower and antique tools.
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Navigating Adolescence
From the moment they hatch, penguin chicks must protect themselves from a hostile world.
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