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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Aboyo
Headphones on for the songs of Brazilian Cowboys.
5 min
602
Glowing in the Dark
Glowing spirits visit the Bayaka's nighttime ceremonies.
2 min
603
Spirits of the Forest
Before embarking on a hunt, the Bayaka must first convene with the Boyobi
1 min
604
Net Hunt
The Bayaka, hunter-gatherers living in the rainforest of Central Africa, prepare for a community hunt.
2 min
605
Synchretismo
African spiritism blends with Catholic ritual on a saint's day in Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil.Stay tuned at the end of the program for a preview of "Sacred Mounds", Jim Metzner's novel of historical fiction and magical realism.
5 min
606
Natural Mix
Music of the Birds and the Bees - headphones on!
5 min
607
Untold Stories
Celebrating significant unheralded lives.
2 min
608
Hidden History
The stories of everyday people form an important and overlooked part of our history.
2 min
609
Smoking Gun
Tracking the sources of acid rain involved some low-tech highly creative methods.
2 min
610
Talking Animals
Meet Rex the Starling and Hoover the Harbor seal.
7 min
611
World Con
It's Sci-Fi heaven - a trip back in time to the 1980 World Con, with a few words from Isaac Asimov and George R.R. Martin.
4 min
612
Kaqchikel - Philosophy
In a Guatemalan school, teachers strive to educate children of their Kaqchikel heritage.
2 min
613
Ants and Caterpillars
Sound and sweet excretions are ingredients for harmonious behavior between ants and caterpillars.
2 min
614
Great Gull Island
A sound portrait of a nesting site for terns, surrounded - and sometimes attached by - thousands of breeding birds.
5 min
615
Scandinavian Summer Solstice - History
The summer solstice lightens the hearts of Swedish Americans.
2 min
616
Natchez Pow-Wow
Drum circles and chant are part of the great tradition of Native American pow-wows.
7 min
617
Hindukush Beekeeping - Honey Hunters
In the high cliffs of the Himalayas, colonies of bees produce prized honey - helping to sustain local ecosystems.
2 min
618
Hindukush Beekeeping - Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous people of the Himalayan Hindukush region offer valuable knowledge to scientists studying bees.
2 min
619
Kara-usu
364 days of the year, the pottery village of Onta, Japan is filled with a remarkable sound.
6 min
620
Pantanal Night
Nighttime in the world's largest wetland; earphone listening recommended.
6 min
621
Acid From the Skies
How acid rain was discovered.
2 min
622
Pulse of the Particle
What happens when nanoparticles find their way into the environment?
2 min
623
Grampian Dawn
Headphones on for an amazing dawn chorus in Australia.
2 min
624
Viruses - Mistakes R Us
In the process of copying their genome, viruses often make bad copies, which turns out to be a good thing for the virus.
2 min
625
Viruses - Polio vs Flu
Why do we need to get a new flu vaccine every year when we only need one vaccination for polio?
2 min