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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
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
Mt. Lewis Wind
2/19/2025
Headphones on for a sound portrait of a cloud forest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
A Drop in the Bucket
2/18/2025
It's sugaring time in the northeast woods of the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Snoozing Through Birth
2/17/2025
For bears in hibernation, giving birth and nursing newborns is a slumberous activity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Like a Waking Sleep
2/14/2025
Bears have unique mechanisms for self-preservation during their months of hibernation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Scat, Hair and Other Signs
2/13/2025
Grizzly bear tracking usually involves splitting a few hairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30