Jim Metzner
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.
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Episodes
Cleaning Up Water with the Power of a Tornado 14.01.2022 2:30
One of nature's most destructive forces has inspired a new technology. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tornadic One-Pass 13.01.2022 3:34
The power of a tornado offers a possible solution to clean polluted waterways. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Ritual Visit 12.01.2022 2:30
Hatsumode is the ritual first visit of the year to a Japanese Shinto or Buddhist temple. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the Presence of Royalty 11.01.2022 2:30
Haitian Vodou is a source of strength and solace to its followers, in the face of widespread poverty and despair. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dancing the Machete 10.01.2022 2:30
The ritual of Coupez Gateau is one of the ways the celebration of Epiphany has been incorporated into Haitian Vodou. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Day of the Kings 07.01.2022 2:30
In Haiti, the feast of the Epiphany is celebrated in both Catholic and Vodou traditions. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Food Fit For Kings 06.01.2022 3:32
Three Kings Day is a festival for the palate. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Twelfth Night 05.01.2022 2:30
It's said that at midnight on Twelfth Night, farm animals start talking. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mummers Parade - History 04.01.2022 2:30
The flamboyance of the Mummers' Parade arose from the masquerade balls of Philadelphia society. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mummers Parade - String Bands 03.01.2022 2:30
Revered in Philadelphia since 1902. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Year End Fire Watch 31.12.2021 3:02
"Be careful with fire!" is the call heard throughout Tokyo neighborhoods on the last two evenings of the year. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weddell Seal Pups 30.12.2021 2:30
This month, Weddell seals are giving birth to their young and starting to give swimming lessons. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rocky Mountain Elk 29.12.2021 2:29
Elk have to race against time for food between their mating season and the onset of winter. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Caribou and Lichen 28.12.2021 2:30
In the winter, caribou paw the ground to get at their favorite dish. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kwanzaa - Honoring Ancient Roots 27.12.2021 2:30
This week, millions of people around the world celebrate Kwanzaa, a relatively new holiday with roots in the ancient harvest festivals of Africa. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Christmas Bonfires on the Mississippi 24.12.2021 2:30
Along the banks of the Mississippi River, a line of Bonfires lights the way for Papa Noel. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wassail Night 23.12.2021 2:30
An ancient Anglo-Saxon tradition called "Wassail" lives on in Pennsylvania, where a group of friends celebrate this week by drinking to the health of apple trees. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Quantum Computers and Waves 22.12.2021 2:29
How to understand Quantum Computers? Think waves. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In Search of Dark Energy 21.12.2021 2:30
Could Dark Energy be used as a power source? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why is There Mass 20.12.2021 2:30
Why should things have substance? Quantum Physics now has the answer. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making a Better Box 17.12.2021 2:30
Rethinking what that gift you're giving comes in. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Planes, Trains and Trucks 16.12.2021 3:33
If you want to design effective packaging, you'd better know how it'll stand up to being transported. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Alarm Heard Round the World 15.12.2021 3:33
Is there a universal language of alarm calls? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Early Warning System 14.12.2021 3:33
Birds "mobbing calls" make it easy for all the animals in a locale to know when a predator is nearby. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Masquerade at Your Doorstep 13.12.2021 3:34
Jonkonnu revelers sing and dance through neighborhoods, visiting homes where their pageantry might be favored with a gift of money. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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