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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The Perseid Meteor Shower
A Celestial treat: the annual rain of space dust entering the Earth's atmosphere.
2 min
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Finding Meteorites
They come in all shapes and sizes, but what are the chances of actually finding a meteorite?
2 min
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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.
2 min
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The Erie County Fair
Celebrating rural American at of of our largest county fairs.
2 min
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Like Going to Camelot
New York's Erie County Fair evokes a sense of idyllic happiness.
2 min
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Hornbills and Humans
Sometimes animals remind us we have more in common with them than we think.
3 min
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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.
2 min
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Tiger Moths - Jamming Sonar
A sound defense against bats!
2 min
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Serenading Moths
Tiger moths woo their partners with a series of clicking sounds.
2 min
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Spiritual Conservation
In southeast Asia, religious traditions have long saved animals from extinction.
2 min
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India's Most Sacred River
The revered Ganges River has become increasingly polluted.
2 min
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Heaviest Rainfall in the World
A peacock's call heralds the start of India's monsoon season.
2 min
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Antarctic Winds
It's winter in Antarctica, where the land is ravaged by 100 knot winds.
2 min
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Morris Dancing - Like Devils Incarnate
While it's history is a mystery, the English tradition of Morris Dancing has managed to survive for centuries.
2 min
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Awakening the Earth with Dance
An old English folk form that is thriving on both sides of the Atlantic.
2 min
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Hippos - How Low Can They Go?
These three-ton animals may communicate using sounds below the range of human hearing.
2 min
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The Clammer
It's clamming season in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
2 min
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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