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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Nature's Sweet Treat
Red Squirrels may be nature's original harvesters of Maple sugar.
2 min
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Mystery of Maple Syrup
Sap is flowing in sugar maple trees, if we only knew why. A program from our archives!
2 min
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Modeling Disease – Pulse of the Populace
Tracking the behavior of someone who looks a lot like you.
2 min
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Fossils – the Art of Seeing
It's like playing "Where's Waldo", with Waldo being a few hundred million years old.
2 min
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Tickling Society
In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem.
3 min
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As Long as There's Been an Earth..
Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song.
2 min
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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.."
2 min
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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
490
Istanbul - Music on the Istaklal
Step inside the Jasmine Club to hear some beautiful Turkish music.
1 min
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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.
2 min
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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