Pristine Islands
New 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
Aug 14, 2024•9 min
Pulse of the Planet Podcast with Jim Metzner | Science | Nature | Environment | Technology
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
Even Stones Sing
"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
Jul 17, 2024•15 min
ANTARCTIC WINDS - The Sound and Fury
How 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
Jun 27, 2024•3 min
The Half-Deaf Recordist
One 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
Jun 13, 2024•5 min
Secrets of Soil
Not 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
May 17, 2024•13 min
Songs of Our Mothers
I 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
May 12, 2024•8 min
The Bird Lady
If you find an injured or orphaned bird, who're you going to call? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 17, 2024•10 min
St Patricks Day Special - Irish Storyteller Eddie Lenihan
Here'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
Mar 16, 2024•21 min
All Birds Great and Small
For 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
Feb 17, 2024•15 min
Sacred Ground and the Little Brother of War
A 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
Jan 16, 2024•14 min
Remembering Where We’re From – the Maori of Aotearoa
New 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
Jan 08, 2024•23 min
Hatsumode
Hatsumode is the ritual first visit of the year to a Japanese Shinto or Buddhist temple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 07, 2024•3 min
Day of the Kings
In Haiti, the feast of the Epiphany is celebrated in both Catholic and Vodou traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 06, 2024•3 min
Food Fit For Kings
Three Kings Day is a festival for the palate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 05, 2024•2 min
Mummers Parade - History
The flamboyance of the Mummers' Parade arose from the masquerade balls of Philadelphia society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 02, 2024•3 min
Mummers Parade - String Bands
Revered in Philadelphia since 1902. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 01, 2024•3 min
Hogmanay
According to Scottish legend, visitors to your door on the night of Hogamanay, will determine your luck for the New Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 31, 2023•3 min
Tokyo's Year End Fire Watch
"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
Dec 30, 2023•3 min
Parranda
Christmas caroling - Puerto Rican Style! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2023•3 min
Roots of Christmas
Some of our most enduring Christmas traditions date back to the pre-Christian era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2023•3 min
Christmas Eve in Woodstock
In "the most famous small town in the world", how will Santa arrive this year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2023•3 min
Remembering Where We’re From – the Maori of Aotearoa
New 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
Dec 17, 2023•23 min•Season 34Ep. 7920
Las Posadas
Commemorating Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in Bethlehem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2023•3 min
Kalas
Dipping into the Doop of ancestral Sweden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 15, 2023•3 min
A Crown of Candles
Young Swedish girls represent Saint Lucia in an early morning ritual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2023•3 min
Santa Lucia
Rituals of light in the darkness of winter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2023•3 min
Opening the Door
After 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
Nov 17, 2023•12 min•Season 35Ep. 7919
Every Step a Prayer
An inspiring visit with the Principal Chief of the Natchez Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2023•12 min•Season 35Ep. 7918
Language of the Birds
There is a subtle interaction between birds and their environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2023•16 min•Season 35Ep. 7917
A Deep Dive into the World of Birdsong
Do birds hear any differently than we do? The answer will likely surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 17, 2023•20 min•Season 35Ep. 7916