First and foremost, what is a podcast? There are many different kinds of podcasts, and for the purpose of this blog, I’ll describe the one mentioned below. A podcast is a digital audio recording of a radio interview that can be downloaded onto an iPod or mp3 player, saved indefinitely, and listened to anywhere at any time of day as [...]
Category Archives: Education
School of the Air
Education is the path to living a joyful, prosperous, healthy, and peaceful life. It also played a leading role in the life of my grandfather, Meredith G. Williams Sr. He was an educator and high school principal. Today, there’s a middle school named after him in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. When I learned about Australia’s “School of the Air,” [...]
Texas vs. Australia
Populations tell a lot about a place. How many live in a specific area gives us an idea how easy and pleasant it is to live there. Looking at Australia’s population compared to the population of Texas puts the outback into perspective. Here’s how: Australia is a continent nearly the same size as the continental [...]
A Talk with Dr. Doolittle
Dr. Doolittle’s pushmi-pullyu was among the many stuffed animals I kept piled in a corner of my room when I was a child. This two-headed gentle and friendly creature was one of my favorites. Maybe it’s time to add it back into my collection, thanks to the Internet where anything and everything can be found. In September 2010, while [...]
