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Global Crossroads
by Global _Crossroads
These audio clips are a collection of conversations between award-winning author Mo Tejani and digital nomad, Educator, Edtech consultant Chris Smith (Shamblesguru).They are designed to support Mo's book Global Crossroads: Memoirs of a Travel Junkie to be released in February 2012.All recordings were made at Chris Smith’s "Shambles Studios" in Chiangmai in northern Thailand and took place between December 2011 and February 2012.More information about Mo Tejani can be found at http://www.motejani.comContact details for Chris Smith (Shamblesguru) can be found at http://shamblesguru.comThis home page of "Global Crossroads" (audio) conversations lives at http://globalcrossroads.podomatic.com
Episodes
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About the eBook Layout [25]
In this 5-minute audio clip about the multimedia components of the book Global Crossroads: Memoirs of a Travel Junkie, our tech guru Chris Smith [Shamblesguru] spells out for the user how to go about navigating through this eBook. Depending on the machine, e-Book reader, and browser you are…
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Fruits of Childhood (short_b) [24]
Fruits of Childhood (short_b) [24] In this 3 minute audio clip, Mo Tejani reads Chris Smith’s favorite quote from the story and explains how that quote serves to bridge the cultural gap between two countries, Uganda and Thailand, for the author through a symbolic flower. This audio clip serves as…
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Fruits of Childhood (short_a) [23]
Fruits of Childhood (short_a) [23] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani talks about the travel writing genre and the anthology, Best Travel Writing, a collection of travel stories from around the world that is published annually by Travelers Tales. This audio clip serves as a...
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Fruits of Childhood (long) [22]
Fruits of Childhood (long) [22] In this audio conversation connected to the final story in his book Global Crossroads, author Mo Tejani talks about the emotional responses he had after he finished writing the book, and what it has been like to relive some of those same emotions while recording…
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Red Dust of Singida (short) [21]
Red Dust of Singida (short) [21] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani recounts an incident that happened to him at the age of 15 on his very first trip hitchhiking around East Africa (“Mogo na Maji”), and how that incident works as the perfect antidote to the message brought out in...
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Red Dust of Singida (long) [20]
Red Dust of Singida (long) [20] In this audio conversation, author Mo Tejani discusses the parallels between the actions of Juma, the demagogue bus conductor in “Red Dust of Singida,” and the actions of various dictators in Africa’s post colonial history. He also talks about the intensity of...
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The Beast Within (short) [19]
The Beast Within (short) [19] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani discusses his relationship with Clare, his high school teacher in Uganda, and the strong influence she had on his life and the world of books, music, theatre, and world events. Her spirit is present when Mo ends up...
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The Beast Within (long) [18]
The Beast Within (long) [18] Reflecting on the strong influence that William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies had on him as a 17-year-old lover of literature, author Mo Tejani discusses the book—its origins, its universal relevance, and what the ‘beastie’ in the novel symbolizes in...
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Childhood Games (short) [17]
Childhood Games (short) [17] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani talks about how he applied what he learned from the events in his story “Childhood Games” at a major international conference on humanitarian aid in Guatemala, using children as teachers of adult experts working in…
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Childhood Games (long) [16]
Childhood Games (long) [16] In this audio conversation connected to the first of four stories with an African setting in his book Global Crossroads, author Mo Tejani talks about the numerous children’s games he and his group of diverse friends played in Uganda, marveling at the myriad...
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Joggers' Jamboree (short_b) [15]
Joggers' Jamboree (short_b) [15] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani discusses the anthology entitled Lost in Thailand, where his short story “Joggers’ Jamboree” was first published. This audio clip serves as a companion piece to the story “Joggers’ Jamboree” in Mo’s book Global...
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Joggers' Jamboree (short_a) [14]
Joggers' Jamboree (short_a) [14] In this 3 minute audio clip, Mo Tejani gives us the reaction of a Thai nurse in Chiang Mai to the Hash Harriers 4 day festival of debauchery and mayhem which is what prompted the author to write this story. This audio clip serves as a companion piece to the story...
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Joggers' Jamboree (long) [13]
Joggers' Jamboree (long) [13] In this audio conversation, author Mo Tejani recalls the four-day revelry of the bi-annual Interhash festival of Hash Harriers in Chiang Mai, Thailand and tells of the humorous clashes that occur when some 7,000 “drinkers with a running problem” from 174 countries...
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Mother India (short) [12]
Mother India (short) [12] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani recalls his very first trip to India when during a 13-hour layover he ended up searching for a lost aunt in Bombay whom he had never met, not knowing her address or any of her contact details, only that she once lived…
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Mother India (long) [11]
Mother India (long) [11] In this audio conversation, author Mo Tejani reflects on his tug-of-war relationship with India during one of his many rail sojourns through the country. With his travel partner Mahatma Gandhi as his ‘confessional priest,’ Mo attempts, yet one more time, to come to terms...
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Dog Karma (short) [10]
Dog Karma (short) [10] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani explains how Thailand spurred him to seriously question his relationship with dogs in different cultural settings. This audio clip serves as a companion piece to the story “Dog Karma” in Mo’s book Global Crossroads…
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Dog Karma (long) [9]
Dog Karma (long) [9] In this audio conversation, author Mo Tejani explores his on-going attempts to understand his ambiguous relationship with dogs in many parts of our world, including the cultural disparities that he has come across in both the East and the West. His confusion about his...
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T-Shirt Tango (short) [8]
T-Shirt Tango (short) [8] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani throws out a plea to listeners to engage in the world of T-shirts to see what they mean to us in our multicultural world of today. This audio clip serves as a companion piece to the story “T-Shirt Tango” in Mo’s book...
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T-Shirt Tango (long) [7]
T-Shirt Tango (long) [7] In this audio conversation, author Mo Tejani delves into the world of T-shirts, describing how they can become a powerful tool that can invoke culture clash but also potentially help clear out one’s own cultural baggage. Here, Mo recounts some entertaining sayings on...
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Hedonists in Oz (short) [6]
Hedonists in Oz (short) [6] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani throws out a challenge to all the young backpackers of today: What mental frame of mind should one be in before traveling, be it on a long or short trip, near or far? (Answers to the challenge can be made in the...
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Hedonists in Oz (long) [5]
Hedonists in Oz (long) [5] In this audio conversation, author Mo Tejani explains why, at the age of 53, he made an eight-week trip through Eastern Australia with young backpackers. As a wanderlust traveler seeking to deny the aging process, he discusses the different paradigms of travel he was...
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Latin Cariño (short) [4]
Latin Cariño (short) [4] In this short 3-minute audio clip, author Mo Tejani shares an anecdote about a once-in-a-lifetime proposal offered to him by an Aymara man, as he traveled on a truck from the Valley of the Moon to La Paz, Bolivia. This audio clip serves as a companion piece to the story...
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Latin Cariño (long) [3]
Latin Cariño (long) [3] In this audio conversation, author Mo Tejani explains why he made a two-year overland trip from California to Argentina, and discusses his philosophy of travel, the dark and dangerous sides of travel, the extraordinary kindness of people he meets in troublesome situations,...
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Many Faces of Mo (part 2) [2]
Many Faces of Mo (part 2) [2] If you listened to the first conversation [part 1] of these audio recordings that serve as a companion piece to Mo Tejani’s book Global Crossroads: Memoirs of a Travel Junkie (February 2012), you'll already know what to expect in this one ... an introduction to Mo’s...
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Many Faces of Mo (part 1) [1]
Many Faces of Mo (part 1) [1] This audio conversation provides an introduction to Mo Tejani, the author of Global Crossroads: Memoirs of a Travel Junkie (February 2012). It explores Mo’s life as a young man growing up in East Africa, followed by his expulsion from Uganda by Idi Amin in 1972…
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These audio clips are a collection of conversations between award-winning author Mo Tejani and digital nomad, Educator, Edtech consultant Chris Smith (Shamblesguru).They are designed to support Mo's book Global Crossroads: Memoirs of a Travel Junkie to be released in February 2012.All recordings were made at Chris Smith’s "Shambles Studios" in Chiangmai in northern Thailand and took place between December 2011 and February 2012.More information about Mo Tejani can be found at http://www.motejani.comContact details for Chris Smith (Shamblesguru) can be found at http://shamblesguru.comThis home page of "Global Crossroads" (audio) conversations lives at http://globalcrossroads.podomatic.com
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