Latest Bobramsay Podcast Episodes
Thin On The Ground
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - November 25, 2021 21:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob looks at what happened when unprecendented rains fell on British Columbia, and the federal government called in the military for help. But he also wonders if Canada's Search and Rescue Operations could be doing more. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Obscure Sorrow
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - November 25, 2021 21:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob wanders into "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows" and uncovers some fantastic new words to add to his vocabulary, especially around human emotions. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
The Arts are Opening Up. We Should Too.
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - November 19, 2021 22:32 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter 20 months, Bob goes to a live symphony performace and celebrates the thrill of being there in person, but also wonders and worries about the future of big arts groups post pandemic. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
The Banned Played On
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - November 18, 2021 21:45 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob takes a look at two recent book banning situations by school boards - one in the U.S., and one in Canada, and comments on how and why they happened. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
Global Warming, Meet Global Drinking
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - November 11, 2021 21:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob wonders if the treatment for alcoholics and addicts could be applied to break the world of its addition to fossil fuels. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
When Early Bloomers Work Late
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - November 11, 2021 21:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn the 80th birthday of Bob's friend, Canadian visual storyteller and artist, David Blackwood, Bob looks at how David's most creative period of his life just seems to be starting. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
The Least I Could Do
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - November 05, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob marvels at the random and powerful coincidence that reconnects him with someone he credits saving his life 30 years ago. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Life is short. Death is long. Take that vacation
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - November 03, 2021 21:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA new episode
Edward the Third
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 28, 2021 19:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob compare the current family succession drama playing out in the Rogers' boardroom to several Shakespearan plays and Greek myths. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Why Can't We Be More Like The Chinese
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 28, 2021 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob takes a look at ways the Chinese government is helping moderate the screen time of schooolchildren, and other measures in the country around education and media consumption. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
The Best of Healthcare. The Worst of Healthcare.
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 21, 2021 21:42 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob looks at the Canadian healthcare system and wonders if it could be even better through a shared federal-provincial funding program. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
There's No Denial Like Systemic Denial
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 21, 2021 21:42 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob looks at the systemic denial existing in both the Canadian military and the Roman Catholic Church, but offers a glimmer of hope for change. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
The News On Depression Isn't All That Depressing
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 14, 2021 19:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter Bob's heart surgery, he became depressed and found treatment with anti-depressants. In this episode he looks at other treatments showing promising results. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Why No WiFi On The Subway?
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 14, 2021 19:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob wonders why it is that in Toronto, rated one of the world's most livable cities, you can't get WiFi while on the subway. He offers a suggestion to do so. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Depression: The Good, the Better, and The Ugly
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 07, 2021 19:50 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob puts his pen to depression, and a new treatment for severe depression that implants a neural pacemaker device in the brain. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Hunters and Hunted
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 07, 2021 19:50 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob looks at the revelations of The Pandora Papers and asks why tax evasion is tolerated by governments that end up costing its citizens billions? For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Books About Big Things
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 01, 2021 02:29 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob looks at the safe return of "the two Michaels" (Michael Kovring and Michael Spavor) to Canada after more than 1000 days in Chinese prison, and what that means to Chinese-Canadian political relations. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Amusing Themselves to Death
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - October 01, 2021 02:21 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob puts the spotlight on the province of Alberta and the rapid and dangerous rise in Covid cases brought about by the Premier's relaxing of public health protocols earlier in the summer. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
Forced Feeding
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 24, 2021 14:49 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob aligns the idea of compulsory voting with compulsory "opt-in" programs for organ donation to increase participation rates of both. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
How Will You Die?
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 24, 2021 14:46 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob looks at poling firm Ipsos' "Perils of Perception" which explores the yawning gap between what is demonstrably true and what people think is true. Chief among the biggest mismatches of perception and reality is how people think they will die. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Destination Television
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 16, 2021 14:10 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter watching 72 hours of a French television series, A French Village, Bob describes why it was so captivating, and makes some other recommendations for equally gripping, binge-worthy TV drama series. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Terror Times Two
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 16, 2021 14:08 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's episode, Bob recounts being in both New York on 9/11, and in Boston in 2013 when bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Five Royal Scandals
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:45 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRecently, the British Royal family finds itself embroiled in a number of scandals that are serious and damaging to the monarch. In this episode, Bob looks at the recent scandals and their impact.
The Good, The Baad, and The Lucky
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:44 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob looks at the similarities between the treatment of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, and the new Texas Heartbeat Act which forbids abortions after 6 weeks if a doctor detects a fetal heartbeat. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Passport Please
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:44 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob compares vaccine passports to the many existing passports we already hold - from the 19 childhood vaccines we received, to driver's license, to a health card. If everyone is OK with those, why the protests for vaccine passports?
Manufacturing Addiction
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:44 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMillions of people are addicted to drugs that are manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. Bob profiles two sources that examine the companies that produce them - Patrick Radden Keef'e "Empire of Pain", and Alex Gibney's documentary, "The Crime of the Century."
Vax or Die
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:44 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhile on a summer road trip, Bob and Jean run headlong into a much less mask-wearing city and decide to leave town quickly, but not before Jean helps a very sick Covid patient.
A Woman's Work
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:43 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn a trip to Afghanistan in 2009, Bob and Jean see for themselves the suppression and maltreatment of women, especially widows with orphans. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Broke, In More Ways Than One
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:43 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Catholic Church in Canada owes millions to compensate for their role in the Residential Schools tragedy, yet despite being a wealthy organization, have neglected to pay their full tally. Bob looks at what they will have to do to pay up. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
The Beautiful Game
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 17:42 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFresh off the Canadian women's soccer team gold medal win at the Tokyo Olympics, Bob takes a stand to support the creation of a pro women's soccer league in Canada. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
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