Synopsis
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.
Episodes
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All I Want For Christmas is a Relativity Cloud
10/12/2024 Duration: 02minWith a little help from quantum physics, Santa could have all the time he needs to make Christmas deliveries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Chasing Mr. Claus
09/12/2024 Duration: 02minSwitzerland's Klausjagen blends a Catholic holiday with a much older celebration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Celebrating Klausjagen
08/12/2024 Duration: 02minWhips, bells and a giant paper bishop's hat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sinterklaas
07/12/2024 Duration: 02minChange Santa Claus's team of reindeer into a single white horse, replace his costume with a bishop's robes, and you'll begin to get a picture of Sinterklaas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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An Ever-Changing Orchestral Masterpiece
17/11/2024 Duration: 08minSound objects or sensory immersion? It's all in the ear of the beholder! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Windows to the World
17/10/2024 Duration: 24minTake a deep dive into the hobby of presidents, kings, movie stars and ordinary people - Stamp Collecting! A free-wheeling conversation with Cheryl Ganz, president of the American Philatelic Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Eyes of the God - Science Meets Culture
18/09/2024 Duration: 15minMaori legends weave a pathway for an understanding of natural phenomena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pristine Islands
14/08/2024 Duration: 08minNew Zealand's southernmost islands are home to a remarkable collection of birds, but they've had to work to save them from invasive predators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Even Stones Sing
17/07/2024 Duration: 14min"The instruments are teaching you how to play them." Jen Cattermole listened and learned to play an array of Maori flutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ANTARCTIC WINDS - The Sound and Fury
27/06/2024 Duration: 02minHow do you survive a winter in Antarctica? Prepare for extraordinary sounds. This archival program is in memory of our friend Rolf Bjelke, an intrepid sailor who together with Deborah Shapiro, sailed the Northern Light around the world, and over-wintered in the Antarctic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Half-Deaf Recordist
13/06/2024 Duration: 05minOne of the best nature sound recordists in the world doesn't actually hear much of what he's recording! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Secrets of Soil
17/05/2024 Duration: 13minNot only does it support virtually every tree, plant and crop on earth, soil can also help control toxic waste and help mitigate climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Songs of Our Mothers
12/05/2024 Duration: 08minI spent a few weeks asking people what songs their mothers sang to them when they were kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Bird Lady
17/04/2024 Duration: 09minIf you find an injured or orphaned bird, who're you going to call? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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St Patricks Day Special - Irish Storyteller Eddie Lenihan
16/03/2024 Duration: 20minHere's a story to curl up with on a chilly night - a visit with the "Other Crowd," told by a master storyteller. You'll never think of leprechauns the same way again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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All Birds Great and Small
17/02/2024 Duration: 15minFor the past twenty years, wildlife bird rehabilitator Annie Mardiney has rescued thousands of birds. "They're hungry all the time!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sacred Ground and the Little Brother of War
16/01/2024 Duration: 13minA conversation with Hutke Fields, the Principal Chief of the Natchez Nation. "You have to listen to everything, including Mother Earth" A taste of the Natchez Language, the no-holds-barred game of Stickball, and what it feels like to be chosen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Remembering Where We’re From – the Maori of Aotearoa
08/01/2024 Duration: 22minNew Zealand's Maori are a living example to indigenous peoples worldwide of how to reclaim and rediscover their rich cultural heritage and their land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Day of the Kings
06/01/2024 Duration: 02minIn Haiti, the feast of the Epiphany is celebrated in both Catholic and Vodou traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices