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**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.

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Smells - Memories Jan 08, 2016

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One of the strongest triggers of memory is odor.

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Smell - Miasmas Jan 07, 2016

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If it smells bad, it probably is bad for you. That was the prevailing wisdom once and for many years, it influenced the ways we tried to prevent the spread of disease.

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Three Kings Day - Parranda Jan 06, 2016

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It's Christmas caroling - Puerto Rican Style! In the days leading up to the Feast of Epiphany, the sounds of Parrandas are heard throughout the island.

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Three Kings Day - The Magi Jan 05, 2016

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One of our listeners returns to his homeland of Puerto Rico each year for the celebration of the Epiphany.

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Smell - Relentless Sense Jan 04, 2016

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We've developed lots of ways to cover our ears, but not so many ways to cover our noses.

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Yoiks - Carrying On The Tradition Jan 01, 2016

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The nomadic Sami herdsmen of Scandinavia have preserved their oral history in a unique form of story-song called a "yoik."

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Yoiks - Reindeer Jazz Dec 31, 2015

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An indigenous style of singing created by nomadic reindeer herdsman is kept alive in contemporary Scandinavia.

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Snapping Turtles - Mercury Dec 30, 2015

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In an ecosystem polluted by toxins like mercury, do mother turtles pass these substances on to their young?

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International Surprise Dec 29, 2015

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Human beings are apparently hardwired to remember things that surprise us. how does this translate to cultures where people typically aren't encouraged to deviate from the normal way of doing things?

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Quality Control Dec 28, 2015

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Is there a better way to improve service without monitoring calls and filling out surveys?

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