Piece Description

The Global Guru is a weekly public radio interstitial that brings you stories of global culture you can't find elsewhere.  Our best pieces come from countries where Americans have either single narrative story lines, like Afghanistan (war), Thailand (sex tourism), and Rwanda, (genocide), or perhaps no story lines at all, like East Timor, Moldova, Malta, Lesotho... and we illuminate tiny corners of these foreign worlds. Engaging and rich in sound, the 3:00 interstitial seeks to enrich our collective understanding of 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? How did Tanzania become the capitol of barbershops? How and why does Thailand categorize food? What is Iceland’s most feared culinary delight? How do you track a Tasmanian devil? What are the hidden messages in Zulu beadwork?