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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Food Fit For Kings
05/01/2024 Duration: 02minThree Kings Day is a festival for the palate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mummers Parade - History
02/01/2024 Duration: 02minThe flamboyance of the Mummers' Parade arose from the masquerade balls of Philadelphia society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mummers Parade - String Bands
01/01/2024 Duration: 02minRevered in Philadelphia since 1902. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tokyo's Year End Fire Watch
30/12/2023 Duration: 02min"Be careful with fire!" is the call heard throughout Tokyo neighborhoods on the last two evenings of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Roots of Christmas
25/12/2023 Duration: 02minSome of our most enduring Christmas traditions date back to the pre-Christian era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Christmas Eve in Woodstock
24/12/2023 Duration: 02minIn "the most famous small town in the world", how will Santa arrive this year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Remembering Where We’re From – the Maori of Aotearoa
17/12/2023 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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Las Posadas
16/12/2023 Duration: 02minCommemorating Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in Bethlehem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A Crown of Candles
14/12/2023 Duration: 02minYoung Swedish girls represent Saint Lucia in an early morning ritual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Santa Lucia
13/12/2023 Duration: 02minRituals of light in the darkness of winter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Opening the Door
17/11/2023 Duration: 11minAfter a rocky start to his music career in high school, David Levy discovered he was gifted with the ability to pull a tune out of thin air in service of others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Every Step a Prayer
17/10/2023 Duration: 12minAn inspiring visit with the Principal Chief of the Natchez Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Language of the Birds
17/09/2023 Duration: 16minThere is a subtle interaction between birds and their environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A Deep Dive into the World of Birdsong
17/08/2023 Duration: 20minDo birds hear any differently than we do? The answer will likely surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Exploring the Amazon
17/07/2023 Duration: 16minDiscovering maps of sound with the mind's ear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Singing Ice
19/06/2023 Duration: 16minMeet sound artist and field recordist Doug Quin, as we embark on an audio journey to the Antarctic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Australian Dawn
29/05/2023 Duration: 08minHeadphones on for an immersive soundscape! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices