Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology
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.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 3 minutes
- Episodes
- 1779
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Glowing in the Dark
Glowing spirits visit the Bayaka's nighttime ceremonies. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Thu 09 Jul 2020
Spirits of the Forest
Before embarking on a hunt, the Bayaka must first convene with the Boyobi Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:29 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
Net Hunt
The Bayaka, hunter-gatherers living in the rainforest of Central Africa, prepare for a community hunt. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more informat…
00:02:30 |
Tue 07 Jul 2020
Synchretismo
African spiritism blends with Catholic ritual on a saint's day in Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil.
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00:06:27 |
Mon 06 Jul 2020
Natural Mix
Music of the Birds and the Bees - headphones on! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:06:14 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
Untold Stories
Celebrating significant unheralded lives. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Thu 02 Jul 2020
Hidden History
The stories of everyday people form an important and overlooked part of our history. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
Smoking Gun
Tracking the sources of acid rain involved some low-tech highly creative methods. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Tue 30 Jun 2020
Talking Animals
Meet Rex the Starling and Hoover the Harbor seal. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:07:50 |
Mon 29 Jun 2020
World Con
It's Sci-Fi heaven - a trip back in time to the 1980 World Con, with a few words from Isaac Asimov and George R.R. Martin. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/priva…
00:04:37 |
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Kaqchikel - Philosophy
In a Guatemalan school, teachers strive to educate children of their Kaqchikel heritage. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:32 |
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Ants and Caterpillars
Sound and sweet excretions are ingredients for harmonious behavior between ants and caterpillars. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Great Gull Island
A sound portrait of a nesting site for terns, surrounded - and sometimes attached by - thousands of breeding birds. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for …
00:06:12 |
Tue 23 Jun 2020
Scandinavian Summer Solstice - History
The summer solstice lightens the hearts of Swedish Americans. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 22 Jun 2020
Natchez Pow-Wow
Drum circles and chant are part of the great tradition of Native American pow-wows. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:08:20 |
Fri 19 Jun 2020
Hindukush Beekeeping - Honey Hunters
In the high cliffs of the Himalayas, colonies of bees produce prized honey - helping to sustain local ecosystems. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for mo…
00:03:05 |
Thu 18 Jun 2020
Hindukush Beekeeping - Indigenous Knowledge
Indigenous people of the Himalayan Hindukush region offer valuable knowledge to scientists studying bees. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more infor…
00:02:30 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
Kara-usu
364 days of the year, the pottery village of Onta, Japan is filled with a remarkable sound. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:06:36 |
Tue 16 Jun 2020
Pantanal Night
Nighttime in the world's largest wetland; earphone listening recommended. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:06:33 |
Mon 15 Jun 2020
Acid From the Skies
How acid rain was discovered. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:02:30 |
Fri 12 Jun 2020
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