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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Behind the Dream. 15Jan18
The surprising backstory of Martin Luther King's most famous speech.
2 min
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Song Memories 12Jan18
The nomadic herdsmen of Scandinavia have preserved their oral history in a unique form.
2 min
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Story-Songs of the Sami 11Jan18
The nomadic herdsmen of Scandinavia have preserved their oral history in a unique form.
2 min
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Pulse of the Particle 10Jan18
What happens when nanoparticles find their way into the environment?
2 min
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Letting Off Steam with the Mollies 09Jan18
It was Plow-or-Treat in 18th century England.
2 min
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Plough Monday. 08Jan18
Halloween meets Mardi Gras!
2 min
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Pay Forward Your Packaging. 05Jan18
What to do with all those holiday boxes?
2 min
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Three Kings Day - The Magi Return
Leave something for the camels!
2 min
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Parranda. 03Jan18
Christmas caroling - Puerto Rican Style!
2 min
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Food Fit For Kings 02Jan18
Three Kings Day is a taste fest!
1 min
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Biggest Day of the Year 01Jan18
Celebrate Hogmanay with a bit of first-footing.
2 min
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Reindeer Jazz. 29Dec17
An indigenous style of singing created by nomadic reindeer herdsman is kept alive in contemporary Scandinavia.
2 min
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Pallets. 28Dec17
In the world of package design, you have to think about what it's going to be resting upon.
2 min
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Masquerade at Your Doorstep 27Dec17
Jonkonnu revelers sing and dance through neighborhoods, visiting homes where their pageantry might be favored with a gift of money.
2 min
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From Jamaica to North Carolina. 26Dec17
The festival of Jonkonnu is celebrated with influences from West Africa, England and the Caribbean.
2 min
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Roots of Christmas. 25Dec17
Some of our most enduring Christmas traditions may date back to the pre-Christian era.
2 min
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Bonfires on the Levee. 22Dec17
Celebrating Christmas eve with a 20 foot pyre of wood and wire.
2 min
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When Christmas was Illegal. 21Dec17
There was a time when the singing of Christmas carols could land you in jail.
1 min
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Making a Better Box. 20Dec17
Rethinking what that gift you're giving comes in.
2 min
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Las Posadas. 19Dec17
Commemorating Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in Bethlehem.
2 min
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Planes, Trains and Trucks. 18Dec17
If you want to design effective packaging, you'd better know how it'll stand up to being transported.
2 min
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A Social Safety Valve. 15Dec17
A celebration designed to keep the fabric of society from tearing itself apart.
2 min
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Reconstructing Jonkonnu 14Dec17
Celebrating freedom from slavery.
2 min
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What's in a Raindrop? 13Dec17
Rain is a prime mover in stimulating microbial growth.
2 min
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Too Tall. 12Dec17
Is there a limit to how tall trees can grow?
2 min