20 Years of Internet Humor — Bill Williams on the Big Time Talker Podcast

In this episode of the Big Time Talker Podcast, host Burke Allen welcomes humorist and former media executive Bill Williams, author of 20 Years of Internet Humor. Bill shares his fascinating journey from a successful career in media and government work in Washington, DC, to becoming one of the first to use email as a tool to spread humor and inspiration in the early days of the internet. What started as a simple way to get his sales team to read their emails turned into a 30-year project that now reaches inboxes across the globe. Bill talks about the evolution of digital communication, the power of laughter in business and life, and how his daily “thoughts of the day” became a beloved part of thousands of people’s routines. Tune in for a heartfelt, funny, and insightful conversation about creativity, reinvention, and finding joy in unexpected places.