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

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

Summary: 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.

Podcasts:

 Istanbul - Gypsy Music | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

In Kumkapi, Istanbul, the streets are lined with restaurants and roving bands of gypsy musicians.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Istanbul - Bazaar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

The soundscape of one of Istanbul's covered marketplaces - earphone listening recommended!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Sounds of Santiago | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Three of Santiago's signature sounds.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Canyambo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Unusual instrumentation and a remarkable vocalist highlight this group from Santiago, Cuba, recorded in 2001.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Cutumba | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Music from one of Cuba's most renowned folkloric groups  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Changui | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

The roots of Son and Salsa!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Bembe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

A musical invocation to Afro-Cuban gods.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Maria Ochoa's Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Maria tells a favorite story about her brother Eliades, one of the stars of the "Buena Vista Social Club".  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Cuban Voices | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:01:59

It was like sitting in on my own mini-version of the Buena Vista Social Club in the open air.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Back to the Ice Box | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Remembering the days when ice was delivered door to door.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 A Winter Festival With Summer in Mind | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

This week, at an annual festival in upstate New York, they cut blocks of ice out of a frozen lake to make homemade ice cream in June.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Behind the Dream | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

The surprising backstory of Martin Luther King's most famous speech.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Harvesting Ice the Old Fashioned Way | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Every year at this time, folks in Tully, New York, harvest ice out of a frozen lake with horsepower and antique tools.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Navigating Adolescence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

From the moment they hatch, penguin chicks must protect themselves from a hostile world.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Silvesterklausen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Giant bells, elaborate costumes, and beautiful yodels: it's New Year's Eve in Urnäsch, Switzerland.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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