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Bob 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.

In 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.

After 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

Bob 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

On 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.

In 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.

In 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.

Bob 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.

In 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.

In 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.

In 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.

After 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.

Bob 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.

In 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.

Bob 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.

In 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.

Bob 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

In 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

Bob 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.

After 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.

In 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.

Recently, 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.

In 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.

Bob 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?

Millions 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."

While 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.

On 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.

The 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

Fresh 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.

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.