MUNDO URBANO EPISODE #77 AIRED ON RADIO QUANTICA (05/02/2026)
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Picture taken from "Wave after wave" by Sven Gillsäter, 1963. |
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed. The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore by body mass, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb). The species is sexually dimorphic, as adult females are much smaller. The polar bear is white- or yellowish-furred with black skin and a thick layer of fat. It is more slender than the brown bear, with a narrower skull, a longer neck, and a lower shoulder hump. Its teeth are sharper and more adapted to cutting meat. The paws are large, allowing the bear to walk on ice and paddle in the water.
Polar bears have prominent roles in Inuit culture and religion. The deity Torngarsuk is sometimes imagined as a giant polar bear. He resides underneath the sea floor in an underworld of the dead and has power over sea creatures. Kalaallit shamans would worship him through singing and dancing, and were expected to be taken by him to the sea and consumed if he considered them worthy. Polar bears were also associated with the goddess Nuliajuk, who was responsible for their creation, along with other sea creatures. It is believed that shamans could reach the Moon or the bottom of the ocean by riding on a guardian spirit in the form of a polar bear. Some folklore involves people turning into or disguising themselves as polar bears by donning their skins or the reverse, with polar bears removing their skins. In Inuit astronomy, the Pleiades star cluster is conceived of as a polar bear trapped by dogs, while Orion's Belt, the Hyades and Aldebaran represent hunters, dogs and a wounded bear, respectively. Read more here.
MUNDO URBANO EPISODE #77 AIRED ON RADIO QUANTICA (05/02/2026)
01. Gafael - Submerge 1 (Enmossed)
02. Carrier - A Point Most Crucial (Modern Love)
03. CTM - Paloma, Pt. 1 (Posh Isolation)
04. HTRK - Feels like Love (Ghostly International)
05. Killing Sound - Six Harmonies (Blackest Ever Black)
06. Ayshay (Fatima Al Qadiri) - WARN-U (Tri Angle)
07. Del 5 - The Biggest Thing In Detroit (DJ Vibe Hot Wheels Mix) (Twisted America)
08. Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou - Film Still ⁄ The Sea (RVNG Intl.)
09. Tiago Sousa - Readily Reliance (Sucata Tapes)
10. DJ Cam - Gangsta Shit (Street Jazz Records)
11. Juryman vs. Spacer - R.S.I (Crammed Discs)
12. Carrier - Outer Shell (Modern Love)
13. Dania and Rosso Polare - Rupestral Images of the Unknown (Paralaxe Editions)
14. Evigt Mörker - Hägn vid tidens ände (Evigt Mörker)
15. JASMINE GUFFOND - Muzak for the Encouragement of Unproductivity Two (Line)
16. Silver Waves - Murmur (ft. Orryx) (Illegal Data)
17. Evigt Mörker - Tala glödande (Evigt Mörker)
18. Silver Waves - Turns Into (Illegal Data)
19. Pont Alexandre III - Lassitude (Hospital Productions)
20. Evigt Mörker - Negativ eld (Evigt Mörker)
21. Angelic Activity - Be My Guiding Star (Self-Released)
22. Rojin Sharafi - Boloor (Zabte Sote)
23. The Jonny Halifax Invocation - Celestial Symphony in D (Collapsing Beat Mix) (Collapsing Drums)
24. Chicago Gunfire Survivors - Violence is Like An Infectious Disease (Toy Gun Murder)
25. Water Is The Sun - Ritual Fever SIDE A (Self-Released)
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