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
Dreaming The Land
Their homelands are rooted in myths of the past. This archival program is part of our 30th anniversary celebration. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for …
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Fri 13 Jul 2018
Shell Music
Mangbetu women use snail shells as percussion instruments. This archival program is part of our 30th anniversary celebration. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/pr…
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Thu 12 Jul 2018
Become What You Hunt
An immersive visit with the Mangbetu people of Central Africa. This archival program is part of our 30th anniversary celebration. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.co…
00:03:02 |
Wed 11 Jul 2018
Controlling Mosquitos in Cities
The simplest way to protect yourself from mosquitos at home? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tue 10 Jul 2018
Urban Mosquitos
Guess who is their prime target? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 09 Jul 2018
World's Largest Pharmacy
Do indigenous peoples benefit when western science "discovers" their herbal medicines? This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. Richard Evans Schultes (191…
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Fri 06 Jul 2018
Living off the Land
Take only what you need. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more …
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Thu 05 Jul 2018
Water Drumming
If your society forbids you to use musical instruments, play the river! This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on Au…
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Wed 04 Jul 2018
Fifty Shades of Infrastructure
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00:02:30 |
Tue 03 Jul 2018
Urban Ecology
More than half the people on the planet live in cities. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mon 02 Jul 2018
Sandhill Cranes
As water projects drain a Midwestern river, the resting places for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds are threatened. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary cel…
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Fri 29 Jun 2018
Do Monkeys Have a Language?
One of the classic studies of animal communication. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. Dorothy Cheney is a professor of biology at the University of …
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Thu 28 Jun 2018
Center of the Universe
The Yekuana roundhouse is a living symbol of the cosmos. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. David Guss is a professor emeritus at Tufts University. O…
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Wed 27 Jun 2018
The Shaman's Feast
The power of song can symbolically transform men into animals. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. David Guss is a professor emeritus at Tufts Univers…
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Tue 26 Jun 2018
When Culture Becomes a Work of Art
Among the Yekuana People of southern Venezuela, every object is hand-made. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. David Guss is a professor emeritus at T…
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Mon 25 Jun 2018
Protecting Animals and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
In Africa, wildlife conservation areas are saving endangered species while denying indigenous peoples access to their traditional lands. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th an…
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Fri 22 Jun 2018
Nomads of East Africa
For centuries, the Maasai have herded their cattle throughout East Africa, but their use of traditional grazing lands is being restricted. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th …
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Thu 21 Jun 2018
Diversity of Life
"We have little evidence that there is any ecosystem smaller than the surface of the earth." This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. Famed biologist, theo…
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Wed 20 Jun 2018
Gaia
The earth is a living system. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebration. Famed biologist, theorist, educator and author Lynn Margulis (1938-2011) co-develope…
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Tue 19 Jun 2018
So Many Options, So Few Choices
Of the hundreds of thousands of species of plants in the world, humanity depends on only about a dozen species for food. This archival program is part of Pulse of the Planet's 30th anniversary celebr…
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Mon 18 Jun 2018
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