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

October 11, 2025 On the Verge of Extinction
In memory of primatologist Jane Goodall - a program from our archives:
Why is the chimpanzee disappearing?

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3 min
October 10, 2025 Uncanny Similarities
In memory of primatologist Jane Goodall, a program from our archives.
"They embrace, they kiss......"

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3 min
October 09, 2025 Finding Meteorites
They come in all shapes and sizes, but what are the chances of actually finding a meteorite?
(In Memory of Meteorologist Douglas Revelle)

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3 min
October 07, 2025 Magdalena Pilgrimage
Every October, there's a sixty mile pilgrimage to the Mexican village of Magdalena in honor of St. Francis.

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3 min
October 06, 2025 A Feast for Voles
What to do when an island bird refuge gets overgrown with plants?
(In memory of ornithologist Helen Hays, 1931 - 2025)

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3 min
October 05, 2025 Almost Human
Remembering primatologist Jane Goodall with a program from our archives:
" Our closest living relatives...."

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3 min
October 04, 2025 Redefining Man
In memory of primatologist Jane Goodall -
Throughout her lifelong study of chimpanzees, Jane Goodall made some amazing discoveries.

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3 min
October 03, 2025 Sealing our Fate, Just Like Birds
An elaborate Indonesian death ritual takes its cues from the mating habits of the Hornbill bird.

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3 min
September 29, 2025 Hornbills and Humans
Sometimes animals remind us we have more in common with them than we think.

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3 min
September 26, 2025 Morels
On the trail of the world's most sought-after mushroom.

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3 min

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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…