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.
As the Alberta government spends millions to "fight misinformation related to oil and gas", Bob wonders if it will be the Premier (and not foreign actors) that will, in the long-run, be viewed as harmful to the province. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
If your company wants to win an award for something, there are other companies who help you find, and win, that something, somewhere. All for a price. Bob talks about how they do it. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Bob looks at the anti-vaxxer movement in the U.S., who is leading it, and how they reach their followers. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
There are many reasons why people aren't getting vaccinated - Bob probes into some of those reasons. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
This blog looks at the parallels between the poorest, Republican states and the lower rates of vaccination and higher rates of hospitalization. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Today's blog looks at how the pandemic changed so much for people in terms of where and how they live and work, and what good WiFi means to untethering people from their offices. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Bob looks at the role of luck in everyone's life and says it's a very big factor in how things turn out for us. Here's a good story of how. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
In today's blog, Bob looks at what three professors' new publication, "The Journal of Controversial Ideas" brings to the table for the discussion of, well, controversial ideas. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Could the British idea of a tax on smartphone purchases help fund the arts? Bob delves into that idea and other new ways of funding one of the hardest-hit sectors because of the pandemic. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Bob's commentary on the ongoing discovery of graves of thousands of children at Residential Schools means Canadians can no longer deny the horrendous nature of what occured in these places. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
In today's blog, Bob suggests that in addition to "Great CEO" lists, there should be "Bad CEO" lists to help prospective and current employees and investors decide if the companies they run are where they want to spend their time and money. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Bob looks at the job of tax collector and why governments have been slow, or even lax, in prosecuting and convicting ultra-wealthy tax cheats. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
When a school board in Vancouver does away with its enriched and honours programs in math and science, Bob wonders if they are out of their mind? For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
When Donald Trump announce he was "writing" his memoir, Bob decided to explore the ex-president's past books and who actually authored them. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
In this blog, Bob questions why some members of Canada's military never seem to "get it" with respect to tone-deaf words and deeds. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
As arts organizations re-open, they also have to ensure they are providing safe spaces and environments for employees of diverse backgrounds - Bob profiles the new contractual obligations becoming the norm. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Bob probes into Canada's Residential School tragedy and the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves of children housed in those facilities and wonders - are there more? For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Against on-going challenges to opening, various arts organizations are finding creative ways to do so. Bob profiles a few of those finding their way to open, despite the ongoing restrictions of the pandemic. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
When tennis player Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open due to depression, supporters slammed the tournament's organizers for fining her. Bob records the shift in public support for mental health issues. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
When Bill and Melinda Gates announced the end of their 27-year marriage, it seemed to come as a surprise to some, but not all. Bob delves into ways technology can help dig into a person's past to decode our emotions and unpack our lies, and secret lives. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
This episode digs into the rise of computerized companionship. During pandemic lockdowns, people turned to virtual cats and dogs (and other "social robots" powered by artificial intelligence) to stave off the epidemic of loneliness brought about by months of isolation and the loss of human contact. For more from Bob Ramsay visit ramsayinc.com.
Bob looks at the how the maps of Terra Incognita are charting humanity's impact on the planet and finds them sad and wondrous to behold. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Bob finds a whole new meaning in "The Arms Race" when it comes to getting vaccines into people's arms. How Canada is surging in its race to do so. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
In this episode, Bob questions why Canada, as the top country among the world's 195 nations to live and work, cannot yet supply clean drinking water to every one of its citizens? For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
As a writer, Bob is fascinated by how newspapers are changing and adapting to keep and build their readership. He profiles three doing so with excellence. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
When a member of the British royal family (Prince Michael of Kent) is caught purportedly selling his access to Vladimir Putin, Bob feels he's back in school with the toffs of British society. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
As a writer, Bob wonders if editing and writing technology will be distinguishable from prose written by a human being? Will it be understandable and as meaningful? He digs into some early examples to test out. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Bob compares Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" to the current saga of the National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre, and finds eery similarities. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
In this episode, Bob looks at why and how connecting the arts to tech is smart, and how "the creative industries" should be part of economic and cultural development across the country, and the world. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
These days, good character is seen as critical to good business, any business. It's not just in the arts that "the no diva rule" now rules. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit Ramsayinc.com.
