How to Defend - and Divert - Yourself this Weekend
Bob's weekly list of some new and favourite things for a frosty January day in the middle of a pandemic. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 80
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts
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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Trump in the Bunker
During the last days of Donald Trump's presidency, Bob turns his pen to what the President is doing in his belief that he can cling to power or overturn the election results. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•7 min•Ep. 79
Strike 4. We're Out.
In this episode, Bob looks at the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on Capitol Hill in Washington and declares it "Strike 4, We're All Out" in his tolerance of the outgoing president. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•7 min•Ep. 78
A Masterclass in Thuggery
In today's installment, Bob describes how one Georgia lawmaker stood up to Donald Trump's bullying phone calls and pressure to find almost 12,000 votes to swing the election results in that State. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 77
A Shot in the Arm
Welcome to 2021, and with it, Bob's look at the roll-out of vaccines in several countries around the world. Currently, Canada is at the back of a big pack. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•13 min•Ep. 76
We're Seeing Other People
The pandemic brought about a spike in the divorce rate, but Bob discovers "the happy ever after app" to see if you're suited for marriage in the first place. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•8 min•Ep. 75
Where Will You Be in the Hour After Sunset Today?
Gazing into the heavens this day will afford you a view of Jupiter and Saturn as close together as they have been since 1226, and won't be again until 2080. Bob urges you to catch a look now before it's too late. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 74
It's Complicated. Life and Death Always Is.
Bob talks to his wife Jean, a MAiD (medical assistance in dying) doctor, for her thoughts on the proposed changes to Canada's regulations around the procedure. Her thoughts from the frontlines. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•7 min•Ep. 73
A Bill to Kill You
Proposed changes to Canada's MAiD (medical assistance in dying) regulations have some doctors and watch groups worried. Bob walks through the proposals. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•7 min•Ep. 72
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman-with-a-Big-Twitter-Following Scorned
When a senior female leader at Google, Timnit Gebru, claims she is fired and did not "resign" as the company claimed, the Twitter-sphere lights up. Bob digs into the backstory. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 71
Trump.com is the Worst Trump.con of All
As Donald Trump leaves office, his trump.com website continues to collect millions of dollars. Bob wonders if it for another presidential bid in 4 years. For more from Bob Ramsay. visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 70
Is your financial advisor talking diversity or walking it?
Bob digs into what "impact and responsible investing" is, who's doing it, and why. He finds the will to change investment strategies often comes from a younger, more diverse base. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•7 min•Ep. 69
Can You Be Creative and Clean Too?
As a writer, Bob has often been called "creative" or "a creative." But these days, being creative brings new moral guideposts you can quickly find yourself on the wrong side of. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 68
What Happens When You Finally Leave Your Abuser
A second lockdown brings another rise in the rate of reported domestic violence. Bob addesses the issues of why women's shelters are particularly hard hit during the pandemic. For more from Bob Ramsay. visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 67
Virus and Vaccine: Charting our Death and Resurrection
When will vaccinations start to be rolled out? Bob finds a new chart he now checks daily - The Vaccine Tracker, after abaonding the Johns' Hopkins' dashboard of case counts and deaths. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 66
One Persion, Two Genders. Two People, One Life.
Bob examines the life and career of the great Jan Morris, who died in November 2020 at the age of 94. Born James Morris in 1926, Jan lived a life of adventure, non-convention, and producing great writing. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•7 min•Ep. 65
Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens
Some of Bob's favourite things he digs into with the arrival of snow, and the coming of winter. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 64
The World's Best Young Writer
Canadian author Margaret Atwood turns 81, and with it comes even more global popularity and acclaim. Bob looks at her enduring charm and energy to continue to produce her master works. For more from Bob Ramsay. visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 63
You're at a Movie in a Packed Theatre. You Smell Smoke.
Different countries employ different tactics to beat back rising Covid infection rates. Bob looks at some of the working, and not-working, attempts to do so. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 62
More Money than Brains
The husband and wife team who discovered the Pfizer mRNA vaccine against Covid pour themselves a cup of Turkish tea after telling the Pfizer CEO of their success. Bob charts the progress of this humble and brilliant pair. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 61
Remembrance Day - When is a Good Time to Die?
Two points of view on choosing the time of your own death is examined by Bob with strong opinions on both. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•7 min•Ep. 60
In our Whole Foods, the Poppies blow...
The wearing of poppies on Remembrance Day in Canada is deeply meaningful and respectful to the 65,000 Canadian who died wearing a Canadian uniform in all our wars. How one company's ban on poppy-wearing blew up in their faces. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 59
Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice...
Bob looks at a divided America that delivered a narrow margin of victory to Joe Biden in the presidential election. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 58
Morning in America
The morning after the US presidential election, Bob digs into an ad by disaffected members of the Republican Party, "Mourning in America." For more from Bob Ramsay. visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 57
Let's Kill All the Lawyers
In the UK, Britain's Home Secretary and PM get into hot water by lawyer-baiting on the issue of immigration. An uproar ensues. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 56
Survival of the Friendliest
Bob looks at the work of two authors, Rutger Bregmam and Morgan Housel, to dissect the views on humankind's innate friendliness and cooperation, and why good news travels so much more slowly than bad. For more from Bob Ramsay. visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 55
Are we digitally dominant or submissive?
A new global ranking of cyber-power throws up some surprises, according to The Economist. Bob parses out the rankings to find out who's leading, and who's not. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 54
The Binge Club
Bob, his wife Jean, and a few good friends find immersive happiness in binge watching brilliant TV series that they can stream - ad free! For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•6 min•Ep. 53
The right to bully voters is under threat
Why and how a group of law professors at Georgetown Law launched the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection to combat voter intimidation tactics at the voting polls. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Sep 13, 2021•5 min•Ep. 52
The Un-masking
Bob profiles the skill of TV moderator Savannah Guthrie in her masterful interview with Donald Trump. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
Sep 13, 2021•4 min•Ep. 51
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