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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Special Episode - Space Shuttle Launch
One of the world's most awesome sounds!
4 min
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Wally Schirra - Space Pioneer
Schirra was the only astronaut to fly on the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.
2 min
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Wally Schirra - Spaceship Earth
One of NASA's first astronauts takes us inside the space capsule.
2 min
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Apollo 11 – Scale of the Universe
Trying to wrap your mind around the size of the universe is like trying to count the grains of sand on a beach.
3 min
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Apollo 11 - The Fragile Earth
Fifty years ago when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, astronaut Michael Collins circled overhead.
2 min
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Lovebugs Meet Their Nemesis
Yet another reason to have electric cars!
2 min
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Moths, Moonlight - and Your Car
Why moths are attracted to flames and artificial light.
2 min
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The Splat Test
There's a lot to learn from the big blob left on your windshield by an unfortunate horse fly.
2 min
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Windshield Entomology
Here's a new way to pass the time on a long car ride.
2 min
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Unsung Insect Heroes
They are responsible for more cross-pollination than honeybees!
2 min
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Berries and Bugs for the Blues
Small wonder there are no Bluebirds at your bird feeder.
2 min
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Sounds of July Fourth
Fireworks, marching bands, and words from some famous Americans.
2 min
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Battling for Bluebirds
If you want Bluebirds in your nesting boxes, it likely means evicting Sparrows and Starlings.
2 min
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Seeds, Weeds, Natives and Nurseries
They're good for the environment, but what's the best way to find native plants?
2 min
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Planting Native Species
There's something we all can do to help protect local animals and plants.
2 min
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Black Skimmers
This summer, an endangered seabird will find one of its last remaining safe havens on the salt marshes off the coast of New Jersey.
2 min
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Parallax View
Fledgling seabirds must the trick of catching fish beneath the surface of the water.
3 min
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Throat Singing in Siberia
Some remarkable music highlights the annual Tun Payram festival.
2 min
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The Black Saint
Black Venezuelans have introduced an African icon into a festival honoring St. John.
2 min
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Trance Dancing and Promesas
An icon is said to hold the power to grant promises.
2 min
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Dia De San Juan
A Venezuelan festival honoring a Catholic saint has taken on a decidedly African flavor.
2 min
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Gobi Desert - the Wind is Up
Fierce windstorms in the Gobi Desert force scientists working there to think fast and run even faster.
2 min
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Refuge
Great Gull Island is one of the few remaining places where terns can nest and raise their young in safety.
2 min
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A Feast for Voles
What to do when an island bird refuge gets overgrown with plants?
2 min
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Elephants and Orvilles
Who says (baby tern) elephants can't fly?
2 min