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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Nature's Sweet Treat
Red Squirrels may be nature's original harvesters of Maple sugar.
2 min
977
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
978
The Great Leveler
In India, Holi heralds the coming of spring with color, mayhem and a sense of cultural solidarity.
2 min
979
Wild Turkeys
It's mating season for a uniquely American bird that's been brought back from the brink of extinction.
2 min
980
Demons and Bonfires
Demons, bonfires and a day of playful anarchy. It all adds us to India's most colorful holiday.
2 min
981
Persian New Year's
Noruz means "new day" and it's celebrated with new clothes, gift-giving and bonfires.
2 min
982
The Amazing Sage Grouse
The strange sounds of the male Sage Grouse are matched only by its equally odd reproductive behavior.
2 min
983
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
984
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
985
The Human Side of Natural Selection
Long before biotechnology, farmers have sought ways to bring predictability to their ever-changing crops.
2 min
986
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
987
Sugaring Time
From sugar to syrup to spirits, maple has a rich history in the Northeast.
2 min
988
Mystery of Maple Syrup
Sap is flowing in sugar maple trees, if we only knew why! A program from our archives.
2 min
989
Tickling Society
In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem.
2 min
990
As Long as There's Been an Earth..
Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song.
2 min
991
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
992
The Biggest Day
"Forget about your job, your worries, your bills.."
2 min
993
Feast Before Fast
The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity.
2 min
994
Trumpeter Swans
In this archival program, efforts to save Trumpeter Swans by redistributing them.
2 min
995
Urban Trickster
The raccoon has proved itself a clever and resourceful survivor.
2 min
996
Smart, Adaptable and Strange
In this archival program, a glimpse of how scientists began to understand the unusual behavior of Killer Whales.
2 min
997
Killer Whale Calls
Sound may play a significant role in the underwater world of the Killer Whale.
2 min
998
Yaks
One of the most unique and impressive animals of the Tibetan Plateau is the Wild Yak.
2 min
999
The Lion's roar
What does a lion's roar communicate?
2 min
1000
Dream On
Environmental ideas sometimes come from unexpected places.
2 min