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RamsayWrites Mini-Casts

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Bob Ramsay, the Toronto writer, has a unique take on the world that will have you saying: “Hmm...I never thought of it that way.” Twice a week, he tackles the political and personal issues of the day. Everything from craven politics and unchecked ambition, to secret sauces, bitter loss and fist-pumping redemption. They’re stories to live by – quirky, high-style, tear-jerking, funny ha-ha, sometimes funny peculiar. In fact, his blogs don’t walk down the sidewalk and browse in the windows. They sneak into alleyways and come out onto different worlds. Alex Brown narrates each mini-cast to bring it all to your ears and imagination. RamsayWrites mini-casts are written by Bob Ramsay, voice by Alex Brown, and produced/edited by Kyle Fulton.

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Episodes

More immigrants, more restaurants

Within the general population in Canada, an Environics poll show the acceptance of immigration is growing. Bob looks at the benefits to Canada because of the country's immigration policies. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20215 minEp. 50

Two places to spend your winter

With winter looming, Bob and his wife Jean fantasize about going someplace warm to wait out the coldest months in a lockdown. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20215 minEp. 46

There's no power like CEO power

When Jane Fraser was appointed as the CEO of Citigroup, she joined a very small group of women in the CEO ranks - anywhere. Bob looks at the numbers and a possible solution. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20215 minEp. 42

The best show in town. In any town

How one brilliant entrepreneur, Svetlana Dvoretsky, turned her "Immersive Van Gogh" production into a drive-in show when the pandemic struck. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20217 minEp. 34

The rise of the online intellectual

So many wonderful offerings became available online during the pandemic. One of Bob's favourites is Adam Gopnik, writer at the New Yorker, and superb online presenter and analyst of some of the English language's classics. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com

Sep 13, 20215 minEp. 13

It's time for an intervention

In this episode, Bob ponders if it could be time for an "intervention" on Donald Trump. For more on Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20215 minEp. 8

Why can't I read anymore?

Bob finds that he is "listening" more than "reading" these days for his daily dose of information and satiating his curiosity. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20216 minEp. 7

A new kind of political leader

New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is showing that leading with massive doses of empathy can do wonders. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20215 minEp. 6

What part of "now" don't you understand?

When goverment insiders violate their own lockdown rules to leave their homes, as Dominic Cummings did in the UK, there is not much empathy from the citizenry. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20215 minEp. 5

Is it solved by walking

Bob and his wife Jean are big walkers and hikers. During the pandemic, they started walking, and observing the world, even more, and more closely. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20216 minEp. 4

Librarians are first responders

How the big city library system in Toronto (and the busiest library system in North America) converted a number of its branches into food banks during the early days of the pandemic. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 13, 20216 minEp. 3

Dying online

With the pandemic, being assessed for a MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) procedure shifted online. How this life-and-death conversation went virtual. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.

Sep 12, 20216 minEp. 1
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