TIMARA Professor Peter Swendsen was recently interviewed by Jim Metzner on the radio series Pulse of the Planet. 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 extraordinary natural sound. The series is broadcast over 209 public and commercial stations around the world and on the Voice of America and the Armed Forces Radio Network, reaching over 415,000 listeners daily. The series is presented by the National Science Foundation. Peter has conducted research on soundscape composition and ecoacoustics throughout his career, and has been published by SEAMUS, ICMC, NIME, EMS, and others. You can listen to Peter’s interview online, and hear wintry sounds of Oberlin featured on this award-winning radio show. – MC