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June 01, 2021 Sibley - Language of the Birds
Correctly identifying bird sounds is like earning a second language.
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May 31, 2021 A German - Native American Musical Hybrid
The Waila music of the Tohono O'odham Native Americans in southern Arizona sounds surprisingly like polkas, and there's a good reason why.
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4 min
May 28, 2021 Waila - A Party With Deep Roots
When the Tohono O'odham Native Americans dance to Waila, their traditional social music, the party lasts all night.
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May 27, 2021 Waila - the Desert People Celebrate
The Tohono O'odham Native Americans of southern Arizona believe that everything in the desert - humans, animals and plants - must be treated with reverence.
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May 26, 2021 Sibley - Birdwatching 101
Some tips on finding birds from the famous author/illustrator.
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May 25, 2021 Calling All Loons
According to Native American lore, the cry of a loon is the sound of a warrior, denied passage into heaven.
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May 24, 2021 Loons - Do I Stay or Do I Go?
This season, young loons depart for their first annual fall migration. In three years, they'll be back.
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May 21, 2021 Firewalking
On St. Constantine's Day, worshippers walk across hot coals. How do they do it?
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May 20, 2021 Reindeer Wend their Way Home
Reindeer are faced with the disappearance of their traditional migration routes.
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May 19, 2021 Stealing Hearts With Stolen Songs
Courting a female lyrebird with a repertoire of purloined calls.
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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…