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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Christmas Bonfires on the Levee
Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a line of Bonfires lights the way for Papa Noel.
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Kwanzaa - Traditions
This week, millions of people around the world celebrate Kwanzaa, a relatively new holiday with roots in the ancient harvest festivals of Africa.
2 min
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Tourists Meet Bees
In Mexico, a successful project brings together volunteers and local beekeepers.
2 min
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Masquerade at Your Doorstep
Jonkonnu revelers sing and dance through neighborhoods, visiting homes where their pageantry might be favored with a gift of money.
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From Jamaica to North Carolina
The festival of Jonkonnu is celebrated with influences from West Africa, England and the Caribbean.
2 min
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A Social Safety Valve
A celebration designed to keep the fabric of society from tearing itself apart.
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Reconstructing Jonkonnu
Celebrating freedom from slavery.
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Making a Better Box
Rethinking what that gift you're giving comes in.
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Planes, Trains and Trucks
If you want to design effective packaging, you'd better know how it'll stand up to being transported.
2 min
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Promotoras
Lessons learned from the people of Tijuana.
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Volunteer Tourism
It's an important economic and cultural resource in many countries.
2 min
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The Alarm Heard Round the World
Is there a universal language of alarm calls?
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Early Warning System
Birds "mobbing calls" make it easy for all the animals in a locale to know when a predator is nearby.
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Kids Science Destinations
Turning a museum into a Scavenger Hunt.
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Taiwan
Home of the largest pendulum on the planet.
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MIT
OK, who put that bus on top of the library building?
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Chernoybyl
Comrade, we get a whole lot of Levis this way!
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Alarm Calls
What's a bird to do when predators lurk nearby?
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Thanksgiving Parade Balloons
What does it take to handle a four-story high balloon?
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Inflation Day
The sounds of a New York holiday tradition.
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Sinterklaas - Origins
In Holland, it's the top celebration of the season.
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Sinterklaas - the Community Calls
Reinventing a Dutch ritual in upstate New York.
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Arsenic on Tap
Around the world, people are being poisoned by naturally occurring toxins in drinking water.
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Coal Ash and Water
You don't want coal ash to end up in a water supply.
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Best Tasting Water?
You're in for a surprise.
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