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.
826
Loons and Mercury
Does an increase in mercury levels affect the behavior of young loons?
1 min
827
Calling All Loons
According to Native American lore, the cry of a loon is the sound of a warrior, denied passage into heaven.
2 min
828
Loons - Do I Stay or Do I Go?
This season, young loons depart for their first annual fall migration. In three years, they'll be back.
1 min
829
Tobacco Auction - Thumbs Up
A veteran auctioneer explains the intricacies of his craft.
2 min
830
Selling With a Song
Throughout the Southeastern states, August is the season for tobacco auctions.
2 min
831
The Big One - From the Sky
Is the Earth in danger of being hit by a giant meteor?
2 min
832
Meteorite Mysteries
Meteorites can knock down an entire forest, or bounce away harmlessly.
2 min
833
Blood Meal
The surprising truth about why mosquitoes need your blood.
2 min
834
Celebration for a Nation of Immigrants
A festival imported to America from Ghana is a way of remembering the past, while contributing to the future.
2 min
835
Sound and Silence
The Ga people of Ghana remember the pain of famine and the celebration of harvest.
2 min
836
Rodeo Bullriders
An eight-second ride can seem like forever.
2 min
837
Texas Hill Country Rodeo
There are lots of flashier rodeos, but this one's the real deal.
2 min
838
A Subtle, Distant Boom
Scientists are tracking meteor impacts by listening for them.
2 min
839
The Perseid Meteor Shower
A Celestial treat: the annual rain of space dust entering the Earth's atmosphere.
2 min
840
Finding Meteorites
They come in all shapes and sizes, but what are the chances of actually finding a meteorite?
2 min
841
Sealing our Fate, Just Like Birds
An elaborate Indonesian death ritual takes its cues from the mating habits of the Hornbill bird.
2 min
842
The Erie County Fair
Celebrating rural American at of of our largest county fairs.
2 min
843
Like Going to Camelot
New York's Erie County Fair evokes a sense of idyllic happiness.
2 min
844
Hornbills and Humans
Sometimes animals remind us we have more in common with them than we think.
3 min
845
From the Saddle at Saratoga
August is a busy month for thoroughbred racing in Saratoga Springs, New York. Meet the folks who really know their way around the track -- the jockeys.
2 min
846
Tiger Moths - Jamming Sonar
A sound defense against bats!
2 min
847
Serenading Moths
Tiger moths woo their partners with a series of clicking sounds.
2 min
848
Spiritual Conservation
In southeast Asia, religious traditions have long saved animals from extinction.
2 min
849
India's Most Sacred River
The revered Ganges River has become increasingly polluted.
2 min
850
Heaviest Rainfall in the World
A peacock's call heralds the start of India's monsoon season.
2 min