Uncovering global mysteries one tiny story at a time... http://www.globalgrit.com en-us Copyright 2010 Rachel Louise Snyder Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0800 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:30:00 -0800 alberto@lab30.com (Alberto Cecioni) Rachel Louise Snyder Uncovering global mysteries one tiny story at a time... Each week, the Global Guru asks one single cultural question about someplace in the world. Favorites include: why are there so many barbershops in Tanzania? How do you insult someone in Dutch? How do you track a Tasmanian devil? Rachel Louise Snyder rachel@globalgrit.com No http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru27Tarantella.mp3 Tarantella Podcasts Sat, 25 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Tarantella This week the Global Guru kicks up its heels to cure a pesky bite 2:59 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Italy, Sicily, Tarantella http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru26Ashuq.mp3 Ashuqs Podcasts Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Ashuqs This week the Global Guru wanders the countryside in search of Azeri ashuqs 3:00 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, azerbaijian, ashuq http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru25IransWinterSolstice.mp3 The Winter Solstice Podcasts Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No The Winter Solstice This week the Global Guru stays up all night in Iran... 2:57 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Iran, winter, solstice http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru24Griots.mp3 Griots Podcasts Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Griots This week the Global Guru learns the many tasks of a Malian griot 3:00 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Mali, griot http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru23KarniMata.mp3 The Karni Mata Temple Podcasts Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No The Karni Mata Temple This week the Global Guru scampers off to India to venerate an unlikely rodent 2:59 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, India, Karni Mata, rodent http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru22ChinaCigs.mp3 When cigarettes speak Podcasts Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No When cigarettes speak This week the Global Guru learns a cigarette can make or break a business deal in China 3:02 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, China, cigarettes http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru21Umalulik.mp3 Umalulik Podcasts Wed, 5 oct 2010 05:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No East Timor This week the Global Guru learns how to negotiate in Timor Leste. 2:59 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, East Timor, Umalulik http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru20Sabrage.mp3 Sabrage Podcasts Wed, 5 oct 2010 03:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No France The Global Guru sharpens its swords and updates its champagne collection... 3:00 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, France, Sabrage http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru19Umaganda.mp3 Umaganda Podcasts Wed, 5 oct 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Umaganda This week the Global Guru uncovers how Rwanda became the world's cleanest developing country. 2:53 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Rwanda, Umaganda http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru18UKAga.mp3 Aga Podcasts Wed, 17 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Aga This week the Global Guru burns through the weird and wonderful aga cooking zone. 2:58 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, England, Aga http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru17Buzkashi.mp3 Buzkashi Podcasts Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Buzkhashi Dissecting Afghanistan's favorite sport 2:53 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Afghanistan, Buzkhashi http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru16Memm.mp3 The Ancient Memm Podcasts Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No The Ancient Memm What is the sound of a thousand year old instrument?? 2:56 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Cambodia, Memm http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru15JapaneseBaseball.mp3 Baseball Podcasts Wed, 9 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Baseball How do you play baseball in Japan? 2:58 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Japan, Baseball http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru14RussianFortunes.mp3 Fortune Tellers Podcasts Wed, 2 Jun 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Fortune Tellers What makes fortune telling so popular in Russia? 3:03 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Russia, fortune telling http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru13Botaneros.mp3 What is a botanero? Podcasts Thu, 27 May 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Botaneros What is a botanero? 3:07 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Mexico, botanero http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru12ZuluBeads.mp3 Hidden Messages in Zulu Beadwork Podcasts Fri, 7 May 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Hidden Messages in Zulu Beadwork How do you say "I love you" in Zululand? 3:07 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, South Africa, Zulu, Love, Beads http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru11SwedishXmas.mp3 A Disney Christmas Podcasts Thu, 6 May 2010 03:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No A Disney Christmas What's Donald Duck Got to do With a Swedish Christmas? 2:56 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Sweden, Christmas http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru10Katsinas.mp3 Hopi Katsinas Podcasts Thu, 6 May 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Hopi Katsinas How do you bring rain to the desert? 3:03 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, United States, Katsinas http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru9Hakarl.mp3 Hakarl Podcasts Sat, 3 Apr 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Hakarl What is that smell? 2:49 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Iceland, hakarl, food, smell http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru8RicePloughing.mp3 Ploughing Ceremony Podcasts Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Ploughing Ceremony How does Cambodia predict the future? 2:55 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Cambodia, Ploughing, ceremony, rituals http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru7TanzaniaBarbershops.mp3 Barbershops Podcasts Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Barbershops How much call for a shave and trim can one country have? 2:43 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Tanzania, barber, barbershops http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru6AjijicMurals.mp3 The Post-Rivera Mural Movement Podcasts Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No The Post-Rivera Mural Movement How a small town in Mexico is keeping Diego Rivera's vision alive 2:46 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Mexico, Rivera, mural painting http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru5HotColdFood.mp3 How to avoid culinary death in Southeast Asia Podcasts Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Hot and Cold Food How to avoid culinary death in Southeast Asia 2:18 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Thailand, hot, culinary, spicy food, exotic food, exploration http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru4TazDevil.mp3 How do you track those little devils? Podcasts Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:30:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Tasmanian Devils How do you track those little devils? 2:32 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Australia, Tasmania, Tasmanian Devils http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru3DutchInsults.mp3 What happens when Holland goes secular? Podcasts Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:30:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No The Dutch Go A Little Wild What happens when Holland goes secular? 2:18 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Holland, Dutch, insults http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru2BasReliefs.mp3 What can bas reliefs tell us about our social order? Podcasts Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:30:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Bas Relief Battles What can bas reliefs tell us about our social order? 2:43 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Latin America, Bas Reliefs, social order http://globalgrit.com/podcast/GlobalGuru1Boomerang.mp3 Today we go to Melbourne, Australia to uncover the not-so-secret history of one of the world's first weapons of mass destruction. And host Rachel Louise Snyder gets her comeuppance. Podcasts Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:30:00 -0800 Rachel Louise Snyder @ GlobalGrit No Sifting through the fakes to find the real deal... Today we go to Melbourne, Australia to uncover the not-so-secret history of one of the world's first weapons of mass destruction. And host Rachel Louise Snyder gets her comeuppance. 2:42 Global Guru, Fugitive Denim, Rachel Louise Snyder, NPR, Australia, Boomerang