Global Guru Radio
Series produced by Rachel Louise Snyder

The Global Guru uncovers the world one small mystery at a time. We offer cultural views of places in the world that often only get a single story line in the American media, or no story line at all. Places like Rwanda, Afghanistan, Cambodia, East Timor, even England or Malta or France. Each week, our mandate is to surprise listeners. Episodes run a uniform 3:00.
The Global Guru is a weekly public radio spot that celebrates the oddities, the curiosities, the unknowns of global culture, particularly in countries where Americans have either single narrative story lines, like Afghanistan (war), Thailand (sex tourism), Rwanda, (genocide), or perhaps no story lines at all, like East Timor, Moldova, Malta, Lesotho, etc. Engaging and rich in sound, the 3:00 interstitial helps us connect to the vastness of human experience. Presenting station is WAMU in Washington, DC and sponsored by American University in DC. Some of our favorite past shows include: How do Cambodians predict the harvest each year? What messages do cigarettes send in Chinese business dealings? How did Tanzania become the capitol of barbershops? How and why does Thailand categorize... Show full description
28 Pieces
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, PRX Remix, KZYX, Prairie Public and more
- Added: Jan 26, 2011
- Length: 02:56
- Purchases: 7
Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WTIP
- Added: Jan 09, 2011
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 5
- Added: Dec 20, 2010
- Length: 02:57
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, PRX Remix, and KUT
- Added: Dec 16, 2010
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 4
- Added: Dec 16, 2010
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 3
Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and WTIP
- Added: Dec 16, 2010
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 2
Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, WBEZ, and WTIP
- Added: Dec 16, 2010
- Length: 03:02
- Purchases: 3
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 05, 2010
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 1
Bought by KMXT, WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 23, 2010
- Length: 03:00
- Purchases: 5
Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 23, 2010
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WABE, WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 06, 2010
- Length: 02:58
- Purchases: 4
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 19, 2010
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 1
Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 16, 2010
- Length: 02:56
- Purchases: 3
Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, WTIP, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 07, 2010
- Length: 02:58
- Purchases: 4
Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, KUT, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 01, 2010
- Length: 03:03
- Purchases: 4
Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix
- Added: May 26, 2010
- Length: 03:08
- Purchases: 2
Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 26, 2010
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 3
Bought by KMXT, KRZA, KUER, KCMJ Community Radio, KZYX and more
- Added: May 05, 2010
- Length: 02:56
- Purchases: 14
Bought by WTIP, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 05, 2010
- Length: 03:04
- Purchases: 3
Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, WTIP, and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 13, 2010
- Length: 02:50
- Purchases: 4