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

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Among the graveyards of  New Orleans, Holt Cemetery is exceptional.  Here, the dead are actually buried in the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A gospel song and a graveyard party:  the unique sounds of New Orleans on the Day of the Dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For residents of the upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon, the souls of the dead are at the center of an annual ceremony of dance and song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kuarup ceremony is cause for reunion among the nine villages which inhabit the upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They used to stand on the rooftops of the casinos and watch the mushroom clouds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alice merits two statues in the park, and the caterpillar gets a make-over! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In southeast Asia, religious traditions have long saved animals from extinction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

India's revered Ganges River has become increasingly polluted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In memory of primatologist Jane Goodall - a program from our archives: Why is the chimpanzee disappearing?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In memory of primatologist Jane Goodall, a program from our archives. "They embrace, they kiss......" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They come in all shapes and sizes, but what are the chances of actually finding a meteorite? (In Memory of Meteorologist Douglas Revelle) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What to do when an island bird refuge gets overgrown with plants? (In memory of ornithologist Helen Hays, 1931 - 2025) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In memory of primatologist Jane Goodall - Throughout her lifelong study of chimpanzees, Jane Goodall made some amazing discoveries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An elaborate Indonesian death ritual takes its cues from the mating habits of the Hornbill bird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes animals remind us we have more in common with them than we think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the trail of the world's most sought-after mushroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In any forest, there's a complex interdependent web of life underground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mushroom is the visible part of a much larger organism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yet another reason to have electric cars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fierce windstorms in the Gobi Desert force scientists to think fast and run faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These three-ton animals may communicate using sounds below the range of human hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A veteran auctioneer explains the intricacies of his craft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analyzing butter to detect pollutants worldwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A cheap and effective pollution monitoring tool? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices