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The Optimist Podcast is a series of interviews with inspirational people making a difference all over the world. From Uganda to Indonesia to Paraguay The Optimist Podcast tells funny stories, explores different cultures, and features the projects and people that are making real change across the globe.

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    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

The Optimist Podcast is a series of interviews with inspirational people making a difference all over the world. From Uganda to Indonesia to Paraguay The Optimist Podcast tells funny stories, explores different cultures, and features the projects and people that are making real change across the globe.

    The Cambodian Teacher

    The Cambodian Teacher

    On the season finale of The Optimist Podcast I chatted with Melany Danielson. Melany is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cambodia educating her community on health and teaching English. We talked about her work, why she joined, how hard it was to learn the language, and the Cambodian version of carnaval.

    • 30 min
    The Senegalese Handwashing

    The Senegalese Handwashing

    On this episode of the podcast I chatted with Sajani Khondker about her Peace Corps service in Senegal. We talked about Senegalese culture and her village, the project she's working on, and what made her run out of her house in terror on her first night in site.

    • 28 min
    The Ecuadorian Rockstar

    The Ecuadorian Rockstar

    I talked with Daniel Zozaya on this episode of the podcast. We chatted about his Peace Corps service in Ecuador and his experience playing in 2 Ecuadorian bands, including one that got radio play.

    • 52 min
    The Cambodian Health Center

    The Cambodian Health Center

    On this episode of the podcast we talked with Ben DiNapoli, a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Cambodia. We discussed Buddhism and its impact on Cambodian culture, how Cambodian kids grow up a lot quicker than American kids, and weighing babies.

    Ben also told some really funny stories about poop, shared his “Welcome to Peace Corps” moment, and described what it was like having to leave all his bags in South Korea on his way to Cambodia for the first time.

    • 38 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
4 Ratings

4 Ratings

Optimist pryme ,

Awesome!

Interesting to hear about members' experiences abroad, but even more interesting to hear that they're making a difference!

seeminglynormal ,

Interesting

They seem to find really cool people all over the world to interview. It's great to hear about good Americans making a difference abroad!

chrisnorris9 ,

Great!

Unique stories with some really interesting people

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