How do you survive a winter in Antarctica? Prepare for extraordinary sounds. This archival program is in memory of our friend Rolf Bjelke, an intrepid sailor who together with Deborah Shapiro, sailed the Northern Light around the world, and over-wintered in the Antarctic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

One of the best nature sound recordists in the world doesn't actually hear much of what he's recording! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Not only does it support virtually every tree, plant and crop on earth, soil can also help control toxic waste and help mitigate climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

I spent a few weeks asking people what songs their mothers sang to them when they were kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

If you find an injured or orphaned bird, who're you going to call? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Here's a story to curl up with on a chilly night - a visit with the "Other Crowd," told by a master storyteller. You'll never think of leprechauns the same way again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

For the past twenty years, wildlife bird rehabilitator Annie Mardiney has rescued thousands of birds. "They're hungry all the time!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

A conversation with Hutke Fields, the Principal Chief of the Natchez Nation. "You have to listen to everything, including Mother Earth" A taste of the Natchez Language, the no-holds-barred game of Stickball, and what it feels like to be chosen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

New Zealand's Maori are a living example to indigenous peoples worldwide of how to reclaim and rediscover their rich cultural heritage and their land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Hatsumode is the ritual first visit of the year to a Japanese Shinto or Buddhist temple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

In Haiti, the feast of the Epiphany is celebrated in both Catholic and Vodou traditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Three Kings Day is a festival for the palate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

The flamboyance of the Mummers' Parade arose from the masquerade balls of Philadelphia society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Revered in Philadelphia since 1902. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

According to Scottish legend, visitors to your door on the night of Hogamanay, will determine your luck for the New Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

"Be careful with fire!" is the call heard throughout Tokyo neighborhoods on the last two evenings of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Christmas caroling - Puerto Rican Style! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Some of our most enduring Christmas traditions date back to the pre-Christian era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

In "the most famous small town in the world", how will Santa arrive this year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Commemorating Mary and Joseph's search for lodging in Bethlehem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Dipping into the Doop of ancestral Sweden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Young Swedish girls represent Saint Lucia in an early morning ritual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

Rituals of light in the darkness of winter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner

After a rocky start to his music career in high school, David Levy discovered he was gifted with the ability to pull a tune out of thin air in service of others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Jim Metzner