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Pulse Of The Planet

www.pulseplanet.com PART-HYPNOTIC relaxation, part-audio portrait of the natural world, these two-minute daily podcasts are the perfect compliment to any kind of day. Created by the Pulse of the Planet radio series, the podcasts offer sound portraits of planet Earth, using the rhythms of nature as well as the latest cultural and scientific findings worldwide, and mixing interview with natural sound. One recent episode includes the sound of narwhales ‘tusking’, which involves two narwhales rubbing the eight-foot long tusks that protrude from the centre of their foreheads together, while host Jim Metzner discusses the likely reasons behind the practice. There is also more in-depth content, including a long examination of what to do and not do following an oil spill, and an attempt to translate emotions directly into sound. Shrink Rap Radio www.shrinkrapradio.com David Van Nuys (below), otherwise known as “Dr Dave”, may be the original, and is still among the best, of podcast psychologists. The tagline for Shrink Rap Radio reads “All the psychology you need to know and just enough to make you dangerous”, while content covers the kind of topics that get bandied about in the media without enough scholarly insight behind them. For example, ‘narcissist’ is one of the buzz-words of the moment, but what exactly is a narcissist? And how dangerous are they? Dr Dave tackles the question with help from psychiatrist Dr Len Cruz, co-founder of the Asheville Jung Center and co-editor of A Clear and Present Danger: Narcissism in the Era of Donald Trump. Other hot topics? Addiction, depression, parent-teen control battles, and far more.