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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Tornado - Voice Print
Scientists may soon be able to predict tornados from great distances by monitoring the sounds that they make.
2 min
952
New Blossom, New Music, New Year
Today's Japanese Cherry Blossom festival sounds somewhat different than it used to.
2 min
953
Cherry Blossom Fest - Drum Thread
In the US, the annual Cherry Blossom festival has come to include both traditional and modern Japanese art forms.
2 min
954
Cherry Blossom - Spirit of the Samurai
In Japanese culture, the blossoming of the Cherry Tree represents an ancient code of honor.
2 min
955
Sandhill Cranes - Captive Breeding
Keeping endangered birds home on the range.
2 min
956
Mississippi's Sandhill Cranes
Up close with one of the rarest bird populations in North America.
2 min
957
Lock up the Priests, Don the Goat Hair
Northern Bulgaria's traditional fertility festival heralds the coming of spring.
2 min
958
Bald Eagles Nest
It's the nesting season of our national symbol, the bald eagle.
2 min
959
Nature's Sweet Treat
Red Squirrels may be nature's original harvesters of Maple sugar.
2 min
960
A Most Flamboyant Display
Part of the ritual of witnessing the mating rites of prairie chickens is waking up before sunrise and finding the right location - in total darkness.
3 min
961
The Great Leveler
In India, Holi heralds the coming of spring with color, mayhem and a sense of cultural solidarity.
2 min
962
Wild Turkeys
It's mating season for a uniquely American bird that's been brought back from the brink of extinction.
2 min
963
Demons and Bonfires
Demons, bonfires and a day of playful anarchy. It all adds us to India's most colorful holiday.
2 min
964
Persian New Year's
Noruz means "new day" and it's celebrated with new clothes, gift-giving and bonfires.
2 min
965
The Amazing Sage Grouse
The strange sounds of the male Sage Grouse are matched only by its equally odd reproductive behavior.
2 min
966
Grafting Season
For apple tree growers, there's a brief period of time between winter and spring upon which their whole future crop depends.
2 min
967
Cloning Apples the Old Fashioned Way
For some farmers, it's the best way to ensure that their favorite crops come back year after year.
1 min
968
The Human Side of Natural Selection
Long before biotechnology, farmers have sought ways to bring predictability to their ever-changing crops.
2 min
969
Drawing Water From a Sacred Well
At the conclusion of the Omizutori Festival in Japan, showers of glowing embers rain down on spectators.
2 min
970
Sugaring Time
From sugar to syrup to spirits, maple has a rich history in the Northeast.
2 min
971
Mystery of Maple Syrup
Sap is flowing in sugar maple trees, if we only knew why! A program from our archives.
2 min
972
Tickling Society
In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem.
2 min
973
As Long as There's Been an Earth..
Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song.
2 min
974
Donnez-moi Un Petit Sou
In the bayous of Louisiana, costumed revelers beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo.
2 min
975
The Biggest Day
"Forget about your job, your worries, your bills.."
2 min