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Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology

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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


Episodes
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Small Things, Big Challenges - Inside the World of Nanotech

3/26/2025
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

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Ken Burns and the World of Leonardo da Vinci - A Pulse of the Planet Special Program

3/19/2025
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

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Packie Manus Byrne - A Life of Irish Music

3/17/2025
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

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Celebrating Saint Patrick's Day With A Story

3/16/2025
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

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Tickling Society

3/3/2025
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

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As Long as There's Been an Earth

3/2/2025
Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:02:30

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Donnez-moi Un Petit Sou

3/1/2025
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

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The Biggest Day

2/28/2025
"Forget about your job, your worries, your bills.." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:02:30

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Feast Before Fast

2/27/2025
The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:02:30

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Oasis

2/26/2025
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

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Immunizing Plants

2/25/2025
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

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Sandhill Cranes - Captive Breeding

2/24/2025
Keeping rare birds home on the range. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:02:30

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Mississippi's Sandhill Cranes

2/23/2025
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

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Ice Boats

2/20/2025
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

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Aussie Birds

2/19/2025
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

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Mt. Lewis Wind

2/18/2025
Headphones on for a sound portrait of a cloud forest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:02:30

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A Drop in the Bucket

2/17/2025
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

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Snoozing Through Birth

2/16/2025
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

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Like a Waking Sleep

2/13/2025
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

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Scat, Hair and Other Signs

2/12/2025
Grizzly bear tracking usually involves splitting a few hairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:02:30