From breaking bricks to building shows with Roderick

About this episode

Roderick shares his journey from overcoming childhood hardships to becoming a business owner and stand-up comedian in Zambia.

Roderick went from breaking bricks to building shows as a child who could not finish primary school due to family hardships fought through and is now a business owner and stand up comedian in Zambia. Listener discretion is advised as we cover a lot of content that can be sensitive or triggering. LETS is more than a non profit domestic abuse service in Zambia. This means we cover many difficult topics, survivor stories, testimonies and much more. NEW EPISODES FORTNIGHTLY

People in this episode

Host: Florentyna Taylor

Guest: Roderick

Topics covered

• resilience
• comedy
• business
• survivor stories
• domestic abuse
• mental health

Keywords

• Roderick
• Zambia
• stand-up comedian
• business owner
• domestic abuse
• survivor stories
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LETS

Places: Zambia

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