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Iraq appears to be inching toward establishing a new government. But the outcome won’t affect Rodwan Nakshabandi. He left Iraq in the late 80s af...

Bought by WBEZ and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Josette Sheeran, Credit: Terry Hill
Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Program, spoke on overcoming the challenges that threaten the state of food security in the w...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Champagne Bottles Post-Sabrage, Credit: Jane Alexander
This week we sharpen our swords in the Champagne region of France to learn how the French sabrage!

Bought by KMXT, WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
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You might just call it “survival salad.” When Kunrath Lam was a little girl, she survived the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. During those...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
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In Ethiopia and other parts of East Africa, people get their milk and their meat from goats. Jamal Hashi has first-hand experience. As a boy he sp...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 03:08
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The month of Ramadan has just come to an end. More than a billion Muslims spend this period fasting from sunup to sundown. In this reporter’s not...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 02:53
Caption: How the heck do you cook on this thing?
The Global Guru production team got hardly any burns at all in the making of our latest episode. This week we travel to England to learn to cook th...

Bought by WABE, WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 06, 2010
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
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Laotian cuisine is not as popular IN THE U.S. as that of its neighbours, Vietnam and Thailand, but its every bit as sophisticated. It’s full of exo...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:04
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In our What’s Cooking segment, we introduce you to food you might never have the opportunity to try or to taste. Frankly, we’re not sure you’d WAN...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:42
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Jollof rice is the paella of West Africa. It’s rice cooked with meat and tomato sauce. Most people think the dish is from Senegal, but you can fin...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 03:21
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Chicharrones are often sold at soccer games in Latino communities. They’re little pieces of crunchy fried pork skins usually smothered with ketchu...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
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Thailand has been rocked by anti-government protests over the last few weeks. Protesters claim the government is illegitimate and undemocratic. B...

Bought by WBEZ and KRUA


  • Added: May 07, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
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In Argentina, construction workers have a special tradition. After a long week of hard work, they have a barbeque every Saturday.  Reporter Marcos...

  • Added: May 07, 2010
  • Length: 03:34
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Today, the Global Guru ventures into the Viking's culinary history by looking at the delicacy known as hakarl -- or rotten shark.

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 13, 2010
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 4
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In the United States, it’s traditional to put a bouquet of flowers on the dinner table, but we don’t think of eating those flowers. Not so in Mexi...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
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Remember the children’s story called Stone Soup? The one where a hungry traveler tricks people into giving him food, telling them he’s making ston...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 3
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In Sicily’s capitol, Palermo, fast food is available on nearly every corner with nary a golden arch in sight. Sicilians devour what they call stre...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 2
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It's the elderly who are hurting the most in Haiti. January's earthquake left an estimated 84-thousand of them without housing or health care. They...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:50:25
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This week the Global Guru learns how to avoid culinary death in Bangkok -- and just why Thais categorize their food.

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 3
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A look at the differences between hot and cold food in Thailand.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:17

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 05:36
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In some places around the world, it’s not access to food that’s the issue. It’s the taste of that food. Reporter Will Everett was recently in Sen...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 02:56
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In Azerbaijan, hospitality is highly valued. Guests are welcomed at any time of day. And they’re always offered the best food, seating, or sleepin...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 02:43
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Tourists flock to the Mexican state of Oaxaca. Pristine beaches, ancient archaeological sites, and the colonial capital city are the main draws. ...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and KSJD


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
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Street vendors are an important part of Shanghai’s vibrant local economy. But the vendors are constantly on the run from authorities who want to c...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 04:41