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:

 Modeling Disease – Pulse of the Populace | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Tracking the behavior of someone who looks a lot like you.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Fossils – the Art of Seeing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

It's like playing "Where's Waldo", with Waldo being a few hundred million years old.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Tickling Society | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

In the rural Cajun communities of south Louisiana, Mardi Gras is organized mayhem.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 As Long as There's Been an Earth.. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Basile, Louisiana has its own unique Mardi Gras song.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Donnez-moi Un Petit Sou | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

In the bayous of Louisiana, costumed revelers beg for food and money from their neighbors, to support a communal gumbo.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 The Biggest Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

"Forget about your job, your worries, your bills.."  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Feast Before Fast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

The roots of Mardi Gras run deeper than Christianity.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Chinese New Year in Malaysia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

A time for new clothes, gifts, and no sweeping!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Fossils – Drive-By Outcrops | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

You could easily be driving by a bed of fossils on your way to work.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Fossils – Where to Look | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

The secret of finding fossils is knowing where to look.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Fossils – Touchstones to the Past | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Hearkening back 400 million years.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 The Festival of Broken Needles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:00

Harikuyo, a memorial service for broken sewing needles, is a measure of the esteem that the Japanese have for everyday objects.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Istanbul - Music on the Istaklal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:01:59

Step inside the Jasmine Club to hear some beautiful Turkish music.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

The soundscape of a world famous palace. Headphone listening recommended!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

Two of Istanbul's signature soundscapes - one above ground, one below! Headphone listening recommended.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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