Final Program

Last Program

The first Pulse of the Planet program was broadcast in 1988 It was about a sanctuary for wolves. Now, nearly 8000 episodes later, this is our last radio program. In the background is a favorite soundscape I recorded in Australia.

This series was created as a reminder that beneath the daily onslaught of the daily news, the rhythms of the natural world, the pulse of the planet, still prevailed. If Planet Earth kept a daily diary, it might sound like this. That was the aim at any rate.

Pulse of the Planet will continue for a while as podcast and you’ll still be able to hear your favorite past programs on Pulseplanet.com. All of the sounds I’ve recorded in the past forty years now have a permanent home in the Library of Congress.

It’s been an honor to work on this program, I wanted to take this moment to thank the stations that have aired Pulse of the Planet, the many independent producers who have provided interviews and field recordings, the assistant producers I’ve worked with to craft the programs, the scientists whose stories we’ve told over the years, and last but not least, the millions of listeners who have been our partners on this journey. Thank-you.

I’m Jim Metzner and this is the pulse of the planet.

Final Program

A look back at 34 years of Pulse of the Planet as we celebrate our final radio broadcast.
Air Date:06/03/2022
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Last Program The first Pulse of the Planet program was broadcast in 1988 It was about a sanctuary for wolves. Now, nearly 8000 episodes later, this is our last radio program. In the background is a favorite soundscape I recorded in Australia. This series was created as a reminder that beneath the daily onslaught of the daily news, the rhythms of the natural world, the pulse of the planet, still prevailed. If Planet Earth kept a daily diary, it might sound like this. That was the aim at any rate. Pulse of the Planet will continue for a while as podcast and you'll still be able to hear your favorite past programs on Pulseplanet.com. All of the sounds I've recorded in the past forty years now have a permanent home in the Library of Congress. It's been an honor to work on this program, I wanted to take this moment to thank the stations that have aired Pulse of the Planet, the many independent producers who have provided interviews and field recordings, the assistant producers I've worked with to craft the programs, the scientists whose stories we've told over the years, and last but not least, the millions of listeners who have been our partners on this journey. Thank-you. I'm Jim Metzner and this is the pulse of the planet.