Month: December 2018
Pulse of the Planet Daily Audio
Hogmanay
According to Scottish legend, visitors to your door on the night of Hogamanay, will determine your luck for the New Year.
December 28, 2018Anniversary Program
Our 7000th broadcast!
December 27, 2018Starring
Russian traders left the legacy of their traditions in Anchorage Alaska, including the Christmas-time practice of Starring.
December 26, 2018When Christmas was Illegal
There was a time when the singing of Christmas carols could land you in jail.
December 25, 2018Roots of Christmas
Some of our most enduring Christmas traditions date back to the pre-Christian era.
December 24, 2018Christmas Eve in Woodstock
In “the most famous small town in the world”, how will Santa arrive this year?
December 21, 2018Bonfires on the Levee
Celebrating Christmas eve with a 20 foot pyre of wood and wire.
December 20, 2018Las Posadas
Commemorating Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging in Bethlehem.
December 19, 2018The Etymology of Christmas
Ever wonder where “Xmas” came from?
December 18, 2018All I Want For Christmas is a Relativity Cloud
With a little help from quantum physics, Santa could have all the time he needs to make Christmas deliveries.
December 17, 2018Nano-Toymaking
200 million presents is a big load for any sleigh.
December 14, 2018Santa’s Secret
What if Santa Claus got the flu and an ordinary mortal had to cover for him?
December 13, 2018Kalas
Dipping into the Doop of ancestral Sweden.
December 12, 2018A Crown of Candles
Young Swedish girls represent Saint Lucia in an early morning ritual.
December 11, 2018Santa Lucia
Rituals of light in the darkness of winter.
December 10, 2018Parranda
Christmas caroling – Puerto Rican Style!
December 7, 2018Breaking Bread
The Polish Christmas tradition of Wigilia.
December 6, 2018Chasing Mr. Claus
Switzerland’s Klausjagen blends a Catholic holiday with a much older celebration.
December 5, 2018Sinterklaas
Change Santa Claus’s team of reindeer into a single white horse, replace his costume with a bishop’s robes, and you’ll begin to get a picture of Sinterklaas.
December 4, 2018Celebrating Klausjagen
Whips, bells and a giant paper bishop’s hat.
December 3, 2018Tori-No-Ichi
Raking in money, literally.