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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Raucous Sounds of Spring
Canada Geese provide their own vernal cacophony.
2 min
902
Pulse of the Peeper
Scientists suspect that amphibian populations are on the decline worldwide.
2 min
903
Frog Watch
Monitoring amphibian populations by listening to them.
2 min
904
Get Stuffed
It's a tough life for male paper wasps.
2 min
905
A Good Strategy for Wasps
Usurpers, foundresses, abandoned nests - welcome to the world of the paper wasp.
2 min
906
Firewalking
On St. Constantine's Day, worshippers walk across hot coals. How do they do it?
2 min
907
Reindeer Wend their Way Home
Reindeer are faced with the disappearance of their traditional migration routes.
2 min
908
Evolution of a Holiday
In colonial times, fears of a slave revolt caused a popular celebration to be outlawed.
2 min
909
The Power of Celebration
For African slaves in the Hudson Valley, the colonial Pinkster celebration offered a rare opportunity for reuniting with family and friends.
2 min
910
The Slave King
During the week-long Pinskter celebration in colonial times, Angolan King Charles assumed his royal status.
2 min
911
Hambone
Banned from playing drums, African slaves found other ways of performing traditional rhythms.
2 min
912
Pinkster
What was once a Dutch celebration of Pentecost passed into the hands of African slaves.
2 min
913
Stealing Hearts, Stolen Songs
Courting a female lyrebird with a repertoire of purloined calls.
2 min
914
Animal Migrations Meet Cities
Wildlife and urban life are colliding near Kenya's largest city.
2 min
915
Cormorant Fishing Season
Forget lures, lines and bait. How about a trained bird that catches fish for you?
2 min
916
A German - Native American Musical Hybrid
The Waila music of the Tohono O'odham Native Americans in southern Arizona sounds surprisingly like polkas, and there's a good reason why.
2 min
917
Dawn Chorus Day
It's a day to celebrate birds' remarkable singing and listening abilities.
2 min
918
Waila - A Party With Deep Roots
When the Tohono O'odham Native Americans dance to Waila, their traditional social music, the party lasts all night.
2 min
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Waila - the Desert People Celebrate
The Tohono O'odham Native Americans of southern Arizona believe that everything in the desert - humans, animals and plants - must be treated with reverence.
2 min
920
Cueva De Villa Luz - Extreme Cave
Snot-tites and sulfur. Could this be a preview of what Mars is like?
2 min
921
Cueva De Villa Luz - Lethal But Healthy
If the rotten egg smell doesn't get to you, then maybe the bats, spiders, or dripping sulfuric acid will.
2 min
922
Ceremony at a Sacred Cave
Every Spring in Mexico's Cueva de Villa Luz, descendants of Zoque and Mayan Indians hold a rather remarkable ceremony.
2 min
923
Greek Orthodox Easter - Touchstone to a Culture
For Greeks throughout the world, Easter Sunday is the most important holiday of the year.
2 min
924
Greek Orthodox Easter
In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, this is Holy Week, culminating in Easter Sunday.
2 min
925
Easter on Mt. Athos
Mt. Athos, in Greece, has been home to Greek Orthodox monks for thousands of years.
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