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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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
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Changui
The roots of Son and Salsa!
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Bembe
A musical invocation to Afro-Cuban gods.
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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".
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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.
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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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Silvesterklausen
Giant bells, elaborate costumes, and beautiful yodels: it's New Year's Eve in Urnäsch, Switzerland.
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Flying Underwater
In order to thrive in the icy waters off Antarctica, penguins have had to make a few sacrifices, including the ability to fly.
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The Ice Men Cometh
Back in the day, how did they store and move enough blocks of ice to service an entire city?
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Chutes, Spikes and Cakes of Ice
In the days before refrigeration, ice was cut from ponds and stored in ice houses.
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Russian Orthodox Christmas
A blending of traditions from Russia's past.
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A Cold Blast From the Past
Mid-winter was the season for ice harvesting.
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Twelfth Night
It's said that at midnight on Twelfth Night, farm animals start talking.
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Hogmanay
According to Scottish legend, visitors to your door on the night of Hogamanay, will determine your luck for the New Year.
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Russian Christmas in Alaska
In rural Alaska, carolers wend their way from house to house, sharing in communal gifts.
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Starring
Russian traders left the legacy of their traditions in Anchorage Alaska, including the Christmas-time practice of Starring.
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Like a Waking Sleep
Bears have unique mechanisms for self-preservation during their months of hibernation.
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When Christmas was Illegal
There was a time when the singing of Christmas carols could land you in jail.
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The Etymology of Christmas
Ever wonder where "Xmas" came from?
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Roots of Christmas
Some of our most enduring Christmas traditions date back to the pre-Christian era.
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