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.

Science
Natural Sciences
Technology
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Fazenda Dawn
Headphone listening recommended - early morning at a ranch in Brazil's Pantanal region.
5 min
627
Turtles Targeted
Prior to Holy Week in South America, red-footed tortoises best make themselves scarce
2 min
628
The Turtle's Dilemma
A turtle's long life span is turning out to be a disadvantage for its survival. 
2 min
629
Carousel Organs
Painted ponies and pipe organ music from paper scrolls have delighted carousel enthusiasts since the 1800's. 
2 min
630
Over the Hill Gang
Reminiscing on the Golden Days of Boxing in San Francisco.
2 min
631
Giglio
A four ton 72 foot tower is carried and danced through the streets of Williamsburg Brooklyn by one hundred men.
7 min
632
Cantometrics - Culture and Music
Developed by sound recordist Alan Lomax in the 1950s, Cantometrics is a measure of music in relation to the culture from which it stems.
2 min
633
Controlling Mosquitos in Cities
The simplest way to protect yourself from mosquitos at home?
2 min
634
Urban Mosquitos
Guess who is their prime target?
2 min
635
Chinese Fishing Nets
Net fisherman's chant in Kerala, India.
2 min
636
Aboyo
Headphones on for the songs of Brazilian Cowboys.
5 min
637
Glowing in the Dark
Glowing spirits visit the Bayaka's nighttime ceremonies.
2 min
638
Spirits of the Forest
Before embarking on a hunt, the Bayaka must first convene with the Boyobi
1 min
639
Net Hunt
The Bayaka, hunter-gatherers living in the rainforest of Central Africa, prepare for a community hunt.
2 min
640
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
641
Natural Mix
Music of the Birds and the Bees - headphones on!
5 min
642
Untold Stories
Celebrating significant unheralded lives.
2 min
643
Hidden History
The stories of everyday people form an important and overlooked part of our history. 
2 min
644
Smoking Gun
Tracking the sources of acid rain involved some low-tech highly creative methods.
2 min
645
Talking Animals
Meet Rex the Starling and Hoover the Harbor seal.
7 min
646
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
647
Kaqchikel - Philosophy
In a Guatemalan school, teachers strive to educate children of their Kaqchikel heritage.
2 min
648
Ants and Caterpillars
Sound and sweet excretions are ingredients for harmonious behavior between ants and caterpillars.
2 min
649
Great Gull Island
A sound portrait of a nesting site for terns, surrounded - and sometimes attached by - thousands of breeding birds.
5 min
650
Scandinavian Summer Solstice - History
The summer solstice lightens the hearts of Swedish Americans.
2 min