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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Rain - the Missing Link
What catalyzes the production of rain?
2 min
802
The Recipe for Rain
Cloud water freezes at higher temperatures than pure water.
2 min
803
To Freeze or Not to Freeze
Rain starts with an ice crystal.
2 min
804
Wassail
An ancient Anglo-Saxon tradition lives on in Pennsylvania, where a group of friends celebrate this week by drinking to the health of apple trees.
2 min
805
Christmas Bonfires on the Levee
Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a line of Bonfires lights the way for Papa Noel.
2 min
806
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
807
Tourists Meet Bees
In Mexico, a successful project brings together volunteers and local beekeepers.
2 min
808
Masquerade at Your Doorstep
Jonkonnu revelers sing and dance through neighborhoods, visiting homes where their pageantry might be favored with a gift of money.
3 min
809
From Jamaica to North Carolina
The festival of Jonkonnu is celebrated with influences from West Africa, England and the Caribbean.
2 min
810
A Social Safety Valve
A celebration designed to keep the fabric of society from tearing itself apart.
2 min
811
Reconstructing Jonkonnu
Celebrating freedom from slavery.
2 min
812
Making a Better Box
Rethinking what that gift you're giving comes in.
3 min
813
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
814
Promotoras
Lessons learned from the people of Tijuana.
2 min
815
Volunteer Tourism
It's an important economic and cultural resource in many countries.
2 min
816
The Alarm Heard Round the World
Is there a universal language of alarm calls?
2 min
817
Early Warning System
Birds "mobbing calls" make it easy for all the animals in a locale to know when a predator is nearby.
2 min
818
Kids Science Destinations
Turning a museum into a Scavenger Hunt.
3 min
819
Taiwan
Home of the largest pendulum on the planet.
2 min
820
MIT
OK, who put that bus on top of the library building?
2 min
821
Chernoybyl
Comrade, we get a whole lot of Levis this way!
2 min
822
Alarm Calls
What's a bird to do when predators lurk nearby?
2 min
823
Thanksgiving Parade Balloons
What does it take to handle a four-story high balloon?
2 min
824
Inflation Day
The sounds of a New York holiday tradition.
2 min
825
Sinterklaas - Origins
In Holland, it's the top celebration of the season.
2 min