14 episodes
Memus Fractalus Orrin Omali Castillo
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This podcast is geared towards having informative conversations about events in Belize both past and present. Your host Orrin Omali Castillo is a Belizean educator with over a decade and a half of experience teaching at the high school level. Each episode highlights various topics as viewed through the unique lens that is the Belizean experience.
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Episode 13 - CORONA CLASSES - A YEAR LATER
The coronavirus pandemic has been ongoing for over a year now. This episode serves as a one-year update on the effects and experiences of Belizean students doing classes via the world wide web. Some of the same students from the previous episode on the same topic were interviewed, and some new ones were as well. Thank you for listening, and feel free to send a question or comment at mathelite501@gmail.com
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Episode 12 - CORONA CLASSES
What has the experience of online classes been like for students, and for teachers? In this episode I interview three students... Nahjah, Danielle, and Jeff... as well as three teachers... Eddie, Sherlyn, and Jenny... to get their perspective on matters related to schooling in the context of Covid-19. I also share some of my personal experiences at the end of the episode.
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Episode 11 - The Beauty of Belize
Where to go when quarantine is over? How about Billy Barquedier? Or Five Blues Lake? On this episode I chat with local tour guide and proprietor of bluemorpho tours, Mr. Carlos Carvajal. I ask him for his first hand take on how the coronavirus has affected the tourism industry. We also answer the question, is Victoria Peak the highest mountain in Belize?
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Episode 10 - 5G and Covid-19
Is there a relationship between 5G and the corona virus? Is there such a thing as too much internet? What should you do to minimize the spread of 'fake news' on social media? Today's guest is Mike Westby and he explains how 5G telecommunications works and any possible links with the corona virus outbreak.
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Episode 9 - Cognitive Care in the Time of Quarantine
What's the difference between Anxiety and Depression? How will Covid-19 affect your mental health? What can you do to keep your mental health intact during times of social isolation? What did scientific genius Isaac Newton do to pass the time in the quarantine period of the Bubonic plague? Answers to all these questions and more can be found in this timely episode where I talk to high school counselor Khristal Jones.
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Episode 8 - The Curious Case of Corona
Where does the Corona virus get its name? How concerned should we be about an outbreak in Belize? How easily is the virus transmitted and what can we do to protect ourselves from it? Dr. Michelle West answers these questions and more on this episode about the corona virus pandemic.
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