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

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

December 18, 2025 3 mins
A favorite program and an important announcement! Please visit our new incarnation on Substack jimmetzner.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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
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October 31, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 30, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 28, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 24, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 20, 2025 2 mins
Alice merits two statues in the park, and the caterpillar gets a make-over! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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October 17, 2025 2 mins
In southeast Asia, religious traditions have long saved animals from extinction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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October 13, 2025 2 mins
India's revered Ganges River has become increasingly polluted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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October 11, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 10, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 9, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 6, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 4, 2025 2 mins
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
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October 3, 2025 2 mins
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
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September 29, 2025 2 mins
Sometimes animals remind us we have more in common with them than we think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 26, 2025 2 mins
On the trail of the world's most sought-after mushroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 23, 2025 2 mins
In any forest, there's a complex interdependent web of life underground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 19, 2025 2 mins
A mushroom is the visible part of a much larger organism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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September 15, 2025 2 mins
Yet another reason to have electric cars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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