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
- 1777
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Christmas Eve in Woodstock
In "the most famous small town in the world", how will Santa arrive this year?
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00:02:30 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
Breaking Bread
The Polish Christmas tradition of Wigilia.
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00:02:30 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
Christmas Bonfires
Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a line of Bonfires lights the way for Papa Noel.
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00:02:30 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
Parranda
Christmas caroling - Puerto Rican Style!
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00:02:30 |
Wed 18 Dec 2024
A Deep Dive into the Realm of Natural Sound
Atonal snores, sonorous gurgles - all part of the dance of the soundscape.
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00:09:44 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Las Posadas
Commemorating Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in Bethlehem.
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00:02:30 |
Mon 16 Dec 2024
Kalas
Dipping into the Doop of ancestral Sweden.
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00:02:30 |
Sun 15 Dec 2024
A Crown of Candles
Young Swedish girls represent Saint Lucia in an early morning ritual.
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00:02:30 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Masquerade at Your Doorstep
Jonkonnu revelers sing and dance through neighborhoods, visiting homes where their pageantry might be favored with a gift of money.
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00:02:30 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Santa Lucia
Rituals of light in the darkness of winter.
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Wed 11 Dec 2024
All I Want For Christmas is a Relativity Cloud
With a little help from quantum physics, Santa could have all the time he needs to make Christmas deliveries.
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00:02:30 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Chasing Mr. Claus
Switzerland's Klausjagen blends a Catholic holiday with a much older celebration.
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Mon 09 Dec 2024
Celebrating Klausjagen
Whips, bells and a giant paper bishop's hat.
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00:02:30 |
Sun 08 Dec 2024
Sinterklaas
Change Santa Claus's team of reindeer into a single white horse, replace his costume with a bishop's robes, and you'll begin to get a picture of Sinterklaas.
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Sat 07 Dec 2024
An Ever-Changing Orchestral Masterpiece
Sound objects or sensory immersion? It's all in the ear of the beholder!
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00:08:52 |
Sun 17 Nov 2024
Windows to the World
Take a deep dive into the hobby of presidents, kings, movie stars and ordinary people - Stamp Collecting! A free-wheeling conversation with Cheryl Ganz, president of the American Philatelic Society.
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00:24:26 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Eyes of the God - Science Meets Culture
Maori legends weave a pathway for an understanding of natural phenomena.
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00:15:33 |
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Pristine Islands
New Zealand's southernmost islands are home to a remarkable collection of birds, but they've had to work to save them from invasive predators.
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00:08:39 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Even Stones Sing
"The instruments are teaching you how to play them." Jen Cattermole listened and learned to play an array of Maori flutes.
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00:14:44 |
Wed 17 Jul 2024
ANTARCTIC WINDS - The Sound and Fury
How do you survive a winter in Antarctica? Prepare for extraordinary sounds.
This archival program is in memory of our friend Rolf Bjelke, an intrepid sailor who together with Deborah Shapiro, sailed…
00:02:34 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
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