Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology
Environment
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.
Location:
Belcourt, ND
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@PulsePlanet
Language:
English
Contact:
Pulse of the Planet PO Box 919 Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Website:
http://www.pulseplanet.com/
Email:
info@pulseplanet.com
Episodes
Ruby Throated Hummingbirds
5/12/2025
Meet the bird with the fastest wings in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Songs Our Mothers Sang - Special Program
5/11/2025
I spent a weeks asking friends, relatives and passers-by whether or not their mother ever sang to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:04
Sperm Whales - Breeding
5/5/2025
It's mating season for sperm whales in the Indian Ocean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Cherry Blossom - Spirit of the Samurai
4/28/2025
In Japanese culture, the blossoming of the Cherry Tree represents an ancient code of honor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Greek Orthodox Easter
4/24/2025
In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, Holy Week culminates on Easter Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Small Things, Big Challenges - Inside the World of Nanotech
3/27/2025
The tiniest bits of matter have a very large impact on our environment and our lives. Join Geoscientist Marc Michel on a deep dive into the science of nanotechnology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:27:57
Ken Burns and the World of Leonardo da Vinci - A Pulse of the Planet Special Program
3/20/2025
Join filmmaker Ken Burns in an exploration of the greatest artist/scientist/seeker of all time, plus a preview of Ken's next series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:50:52
Packie Manus Byrne - A Life of Irish Music
3/18/2025
Couldn't resist another story in the sprit of Ireland. There's no intro, no host narrator. Just dive in and meet the late Packie Byrne - a friend, storyteller and musician of renown. We met in 2007 in the town of Ardara, near Donegal, where Irish music lives and thrives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:08:53
Celebrating Saint Patrick's Day With A Story
3/17/2025
Master storyteller Eddie Lenihan weaves a tale from the Other Side. You'll never think of the wee folk in quite the same way again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:20:53
Tickling Society
3/4/2025
In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
As Long as There's Been an Earth
3/3/2025
Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Donnez-moi Un Petit Sou
3/2/2025
In the bayous of Louisiana, costumed revelers beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
The Biggest Day
3/1/2025
"Forget about your job, your worries, your bills.." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Feast Before Fast
2/28/2025
The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Oasis
2/27/2025
Headphones on! Picture being under a palm tree next to a burbling brook in the middle of California's Anza-Borrego desert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Immunizing Plants
2/26/2025
Scientists are finding ways to help plants absorb fertilizers and nutrients more efficiently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Sandhill Cranes - Captive Breeding
2/25/2025
Keeping rare birds home on the range. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Mississippi's Sandhill Cranes
2/24/2025
Up close with one of the rarest bird populations in North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Ice Boats
2/21/2025
When the weather's been cold and the Hudson River freezes over, that's when ice boats may be sailing on the river. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Aussie Birds
2/20/2025
Australia is home to about one tenth of the world's living bird species. Here's a sampling of a few of them - headphones on! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30