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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Calling All Loons
According to Native American lore, the cry of a loon is the sound of a warrior, denied passage into heaven.
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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.
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Tobacco Auction - Thumbs Up
A veteran auctioneer explains the intricacies of his craft.
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Selling With a Song
Throughout the Southeastern states, August is the season for tobacco auctions.
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The Big One - From the Sky
Is the Earth in danger of being hit by a giant meteor?
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Meteorite Mysteries
Meteorites can knock down an entire forest, or bounce away harmlessly.
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Blood Meal
The surprising truth about why mosquitoes need your blood.
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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.
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Sound and Silence
The Ga people of Ghana remember the pain of famine and the celebration of harvest.
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Rodeo Bullriders
An eight-second ride can seem like forever.
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Texas Hill Country Rodeo
There are lots of flashier rodeos, but this one's the real deal.
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A Subtle, Distant Boom
Scientists are tracking meteor impacts by listening for them.
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The Perseid Meteor Shower
A Celestial treat: the annual rain of space dust entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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Finding Meteorites
They come in all shapes and sizes, but what are the chances of actually finding a meteorite?
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Sealing our Fate, Just Like Birds
An elaborate Indonesian death ritual takes its cues from the mating habits of the Hornbill bird.
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The Erie County Fair
Celebrating rural American at of of our largest county fairs.
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Like Going to Camelot
New York's Erie County Fair evokes a sense of idyllic happiness.
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Hornbills and Humans
Sometimes animals remind us we have more in common with them than we think.
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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.
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Tiger Moths - Jamming Sonar
A sound defense against bats!
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Serenading Moths
Tiger moths woo their partners with a series of clicking sounds.
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Spiritual Conservation
In southeast Asia, religious traditions have long saved animals from extinction.
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India's Most Sacred River
The revered Ganges River has become increasingly polluted.
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Heaviest Rainfall in the World
A peacock's call heralds the start of India's monsoon season.
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Antarctic Winds
It's winter in Antarctica, where the land is ravaged by 100 knot winds.
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