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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
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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.
Twitter:
@PulsePlanet
Language:
English
Contact:
Pulse of the Planet PO Box 919 Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Website:
http://www.pulseplanet.com/
Email:
info@pulseplanet.com
Episodes
All Saints' Day in New Orleans - Holt Cemetery
11/1/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Sounds of All Saints' Day
10/31/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Ritual in the Amazon
10/30/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Reunion in the Amazon
10/28/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Vegas Was a Blast
10/24/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Statues of Wonderland
10/20/2025
Alice merits two statues in the park, and the caterpillar gets a make-over! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Spiritual Conservation
10/17/2025
In southeast Asia, religious traditions have long saved animals from extinction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
India's Most Sacred River
10/13/2025
India's revered Ganges River has become increasingly polluted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
On the Verge of Extinction
10/11/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Uncanny Similarities
10/10/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Finding Meteorites
10/9/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Magdalena Pilgrimage
10/7/2025
Every October, there's a sixty mile pilgrimage to the Mexican village of Magdalena in honor of St. Francis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
A Feast for Voles
10/6/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Almost Human
10/5/2025
Remembering primatologist Jane Goodall with a program from our archives: " Our closest living relatives...." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Redefining Man
10/4/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Sealing our Fate, Just Like Birds
10/3/2025
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
Duration:00:02:30
Hornbills and Humans
9/29/2025
Sometimes animals remind us we have more in common with them than we think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Morels
9/26/2025
On the trail of the world's most sought-after mushroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
Unseen World
9/23/2025
In any forest, there's a complex interdependent web of life underground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30
What Lies Beneath
9/19/2025
A mushroom is the visible part of a much larger organism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:02:30