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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Creator, Trickster, Thief
Through trickery and ingenuity, ravens are surviving the winter in Alaska
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Mystery Sound
Is it a bird?
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A Call to Mate or a Call to Arms?
The precise role of the humpback whale's song is unknown.
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It Knocks a Great Hole in Winter
The Up Helly Aa festival gives the people of the Shetland Islands a chance to torch a replica of a Viking galley.
2 min
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Giant Pickles With Wings
They might be the source of many ocean myths.
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Elders of the Forest
The wail of the Indri lemur signals the mating season of these primates that some tribes consider the ancestors of humans.
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Loons Migrate
The Common Loon, is anything but common, and they're on their way South.
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Bison Winter at Yellowstone
Even the "chief of all animals" must struggle to survive the winter.
2 min
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Champion Deep Divers
They can dive continuously to depths of up to one mile!
3 min
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Bullies on the Beach
What's 16 feet long, weighs up to two tons and monopolizes the sands of Ano Nuevo every year?
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It May Sound Like a Harley, But..
The voices of mating elephant seals on Ano Nuevo island.
2 min
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Northern Elephant Seals Mate
Sex, violence, and the two ton marine mammals.
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Talk to Your Plants
With the help of nanotechnology, one day we all may be able to communicate with our houseplants.
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Nano-Agriculture
The future of large scale agriculture may depend upon the use of very small scale nanoparticles.
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Smart Sprays
Currently only a fraction of the nutrients and pesticides applied to crops are actually benefiting the plants.
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Immunizing Plants
Scientists are finding ways to help plants absorb fertilizers and nutrients more efficiently.
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Hatsumode
Hatsumode is the ritual first visit of the year to a Japanese Shinto or Buddhist temple.
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In the Presence of Royalty
Haitian Vodou is a source of strength and solace to its followers, in the face of widespread poverty and despair.
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Dancing the Machete
The ritual of Coupez Gateau is one of the ways the celebration of Epiphany has been incorporated into Haitian Vodou.
2 min
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Day of the Kings
In Haiti, the feast of the Epiphany is celebrated in both Catholic and Vodou traditions.
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Food Fit For Kings
Three Kings Day is a festival for the palate.
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Mums the Word
The flamboyance of the Mummers' Parade arose from the masquerade balls of Philadelphia society.
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Mummers Parade - String Bands
Revered in Philadelphia since 1902.
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Year End Fire Watch
"Be careful with fire!" is the call heard throughout Tokyo neighborhoods on the last two evenings of the year.
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Rain - the Missing Link
What catalyzes the production of rain?
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