Latest Ramsaywrites Podcast Episodes
Where are the Clients' Yachts?
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:22 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingUpon the death of Bernie Madoff, Bob looks at impact of this infamous con man on even the most sophisticated investors, and why he succeeded in conning so many people for so long. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Department of Corrections
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:22 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's episode, Bob rues the decline of quality and rigour in academic and public institutions' writing, and cites some British examples as leading examples. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Gifting Water and Grifting Politicians
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:22 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob turns his lens on the new Georgia Bill 94 that was designed to "comprehensively revise elections and voting," and finds it full of voter suppression tactics. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
A Justice for a Justice
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:22 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's episode, Bob looks at the strange case of Catalyst Canada and West Face Capital as they sparred over the purchase of Freedom Mobile. When members of an Israeli security company get involved, it becomes even more strange. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
The Strong, Silent, Psycho Type
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:22 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob recalls a meeting with G. Gordon Liddy at a Toronto International Film Festival screening and party, and remembers him on his passing as an engaging raconteur. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Addictive Overwork
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:21 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob looks at companies' that are seeing a backlash against long hours, and the incentives they provide to keep employees happy. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Jim Crow 2.0
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:21 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's episode, Bob looks at the measures Georgia lawmakers are going to with respect to voter suppression tactics, and the response of the Democrats to try and stop the passage of the Bill. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Travel Porn
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:15 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs the world of travel opens up again, Bob looks at how that world will have to change because of pandemic restrictions and rising costs. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Leaving in Disgust
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:15 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob turns his pen to the on-going sexual abuse scandals plaguing the Canadian military, For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Long Condoms
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:15 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob explores some great examples of long-form journalism which, despite dire predictions, is not a lost art form. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
A Shot in the Dark
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:14 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob laments the slow and seemingly random roll-out (at times) of Canada's vaccine delivery program and wonders when his turn will come? For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
This Could be Dangerous (Tim Wu)
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:14 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob profiles Tim Wu, the Canadian who President Biden appointed as his special assistant for technology and completion policy." For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Women's Work is Never Done
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:14 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn International Women's Day, Bob looks at how the pandemic has slowed the advancement of women in the workplace and in society. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Rabbit Holes for Eager Diggers
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:13 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob compiles a list of new things he finds worth exploring. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Irrational Exuberance
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:13 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's episode, Bob turns his pen to Andrew Cuomo in the wake of charges by three women who claim he sexually harrassed them while they worked for him. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
You Have a Right to Disconnect
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:13 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAlthough it wouldn't be something Bob would do, he looks at the tide of people who adopt "the right to disconnect" (from technology) as a key to their own positive mental health. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Walk and Chew Gum
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:13 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob looks at Canada's relationship with China, which is fraught with delicate political considerations in the wake of China's jailing of two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Mmichael Kovrig, in retaliation for the house arrest of Huawei executive, Meng Wanzhou. For more from Bob Ra...
Remember when Women were called Women
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:12 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingToday's episode brings Bob into a lather over the evolving political correctness of the English language. For more from Bob Ramsay,visit ramsayinc.com.
Some Hand-warmers for Your Heart and Mind
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:05 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob's weekly list of some new and favourite things for a cold February day. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
The Rise (and Shine) of a Near-Dead Medium
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 16:04 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob finds fine examples of what was thought to be one of the most torpid prose forms in any language - the Letter to Shareholders. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Monopolies and Men
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 15:27 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's episode, Bob looks at the long, slow pace of change (and the resistance) in women's advancement in business and pay equality. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Save the Performing Hearts
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:29 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn Valentine's Day in the midst of a pandemic lockdown, Bob ponders new ways to mark the occasion. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Most Seers are Wrong
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:28 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCanada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, tends to rub Bob the wrong way with his speaking style. Bob ponders why that is. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Why Justin Trudeau Drives Me Nuts
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:28 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCanada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, tends to rub Bob the wrong way with his speaking style. Bob ponders why that is. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Baked in Bias Feeds Chaos
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:28 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob looks at the world of "deep fake videos" and how the consequences of those created by artificial intelligence can be devastating. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Elites or Professionals
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:27 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Bob looks at the shrinking difference between the words "elite" and "professional" and writes that they aren't the same and the differences should be restored. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
One Way to Close the Power Gap
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:26 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob looks at an in-depth investigative report by Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle on the status of women in business, and finds "women continue to be outnumbered, outranked and out-earned by men not just at the very top, but on the way to the top and in the middle." For more from Bob Rams...
Give me Your Tired, Your Poor
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:25 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's episode, Bob looks and the differences between the U.S. and Canada in rate of immigration and refugee acceptances. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
Amanda Gorman - The Girl with the Speech Impediment
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:20 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBob is rapt with admiration over Amanda Gorman and her poem she delivered at President Biden's inauguration. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com
Primer in Pedophiles
RamsayWrites Mini-Casts - September 13, 2021 14:20 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn today's episode, Bob checks out QAnon and the increasingly prominent role it plays as an influencer in American politics. For more from Bob Ramsay, visit ramsayinc.com.
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