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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Bottom of the World
The only continent where there are no indigenous people.
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1102
The Trickster
The resourceful coyote lives up to its reputation.
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Geckos
You may want to think twice before recruiting Geckos for roach patrol.
2 min
1104
Pounding the Mound
The Baka use an ingenious method to harvest termites.
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People of the Rainforest
The Baka use their knowledge of plants to help them catch fish.
2 min
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The Telltale Click
Distant relatives of both dolphins and whales, hippos may also use sound to echolocate.
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Hippos
They produce sounds especially suited for transmission through air and water.
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Sound Ark
Today we let the animals do the talking.
2 min
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The Shaman's Message
The survival of indigenous people is linked to the survival of the natural world.
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1110
A Network of Shamans
Sharing the secret knowledge of plants and herbs.
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The Shaman's Son
Understanding the spiritual life of a forest.
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Red Skies
Look to the clouds for hints about tomorrow's weather.
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1113
Crickets and Cockroaches
Does animal behavior give us clues about the weather?
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1114
Wind and Wooly Bears
Can timeworn proverbs help us forecast the weather?
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1115
Mow High With a Sharp Blade
Lessons learned from golf course greens can improve a home lawn.
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Water and Song
Casting off the year's cares during Tashlicht.
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Bread on the Water
A symbolic practice on the first day of the Jewish New Year.
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Start With One Tree..
One of Africa's most successful environmental movements started with planting seven trees.
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1119
Overpopulation
And the most overpopulated country in the world is..?
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Sing to the Fish
Mandarese fishermen sing to their prey.
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They Run the Earth
What would happen if all the ants on earth disappeared?
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Cattle-Raising Ants
We're not the only species that practices animal husbandry.
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Super Organism
Individuals members of an ant colony are like cells in a body, each performing a specialized task.
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A Most Abundant Life Form
Where can you find a billion pounds of ants? All around us.
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The Inventors of Chemical Warfare
Ants fight, raid their enemies' colonies, and even use chemical weapons.
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