Episode Summary
Seeking a place where his deafness would be irrelevant, Josh Swiller volunteered for the Peace Corps and spent two years in a remote and impoverished village in Zambia. His hilarious and harrowing memoir recounts what he found there.
Participant(s) Bio
Josh Swiller has had a wide variety of careers, including forest ranger, raw-food chef, and journalist. In August 2005, he had successful surgery for a cochlear implant and partially recovered his hearing. He often speaks on issues facing mainstream deaf individuals.
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