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- 3/25 Do you always need to replace that electronic gadget right away?
THE INHERENT FRUSTRATION WITH TECHNOLOGY… YOU BUY SOMETHING… AND UPDATED SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS OCCASIONALLY… THEN THE UPDATES STOP.. AND YOU THINK…. TIME TO UPGRADE MY DEVICE
BUT… WHAT IF IT ISN’T..?
WITH BOB’S WORLD.. I’M BOB WELCH… MORE IN A MINUTE.
5 min - 3/24 Who is Tim Leissner and why are his woes so fascinating?
FOR A GUY WHO ISN’T ON TRIAL, TIM LEISSNER HAD A LOT TO CONFESS.
WITH BOB’S WORLD.. I’M BOB WELCH..
WHO IS TIM LEISSNER? AND WHY IS HIS STORY SO FASCINATING? I’LL ANSWER BOTH.. IN A MINUTE.
6 min - 3/23 The tale of the alleged 73-year old hitman.
A HITMAN AT AGE 73?
WITH BOB’S WORLD, I’M BOB WELCH
THE STORY THAT MIGHT BECOME NEW JERSEY’S NEXT BIG PUBLIC CORRUPTION SCANDAL.. IN A MINUTE…
5 min - 3/22 Startup says it knows how to remove excess carbon-dioxide from the air.. in weeks instead of years.
USING A WIDELY AVAILABLE MATERIAL… TO REMOVE CARBON-DIOXIDE DIRECTLY FROM THE AIR… POTENTIALLY OVERCOMING A MAJOR HURDLE IN THE RACE TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC GLOBAL WARMING…
WITH BOB’S WORLD.. I’M BOB WELCH
THE STORY OF THE CALIFORNIA-BASED STARTUP BEHIND IT ALL… IN A MINUTE.
4 min - 3/21 British Ferry Company nearly pulls a BetterAFTER U-S BASED MORTGAGE FIRM… BETTER… FIRED HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES BY WAY OF VIDEO-CONFERENCE A FEW MONTHS BACK… THE OUTRAGE WAS NEARLY AUTOMATIC.. CREATING A PUBLIC RELATIONS MESS SO BAD… YOU’D THINK NOBODY WOULD EVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN. BUT… YOU’D BE WRONG…WITH BOB’S WORLD.. I’M BOB WELCHNOT ONLY DID BETTER… OUT-DO THEMSELVES A FEW WEEKS AGO BY LETTING STAFFERS FIND OUT THEY WERE OUT BY WAY OF SEVERANCE PAY DIRECT DEPOSITS SHOWING UP WITHOUT NOTICE…. A BRITISH FERRY COMPANY LAST WEEK… ALSO FIRED PEOPLE BY VIDEO-LINK… MORE IN A MINUTE.6 min
- 3/17 Can 100 U-S Senators have made an incorrect choice? The Concord Monitor reports a lot of sleep doctors say yes.
WITH 100 U-S SENATORS IN AGREEMENT.. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT YEAR-ROUND DAYLIGHT TIME WAS INSANE.. BOY WAS I WRONG..
WITH BOB’S WORLD.. I’M BOB WELCH
COMING UP… A REPORT FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE’S CONCORD MONITOR ON THE ILL EFFECTS OF PERMANENT DAYLIGHT TIME.. IN A MINUTE..
5 min - 3/16 The Sunshine Prevention.. errr Protection Act
IN DENYING US ONE DAY TWICE A YEAR OF JARRING US WITH THE CLOCK CHANGING RITUAL…. THE UNITED STATES SENATE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY YESTERDAY…. TO HAVE THE SUN GETTING UP REALLY LATE ALL WINTER.
WITH BOB’S WORLD.. I’M BOB WELCH
DETAILS ON… THE PROS AND CONS OF… THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT… IN A MINUTE.
6 min - 3/15 The world is jumping on gold.
GOLD IS PLAYING ITS AGE-OLD ROLE AS A SAFE HAVEN IN TIMES OF WARS AND CRISES, AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE PILING IN.
WITH BOB’S WORLD I’M BOB WELCH.. MORE IN A MINUTE..
4 min - 3/14 Happy Pi Day
TODAY IS MARCH 14TH… PI DAY… PIE? THAT GOT YOUR ATTENTION..
WITH BOB’S WORLD I’M BOB WELCH…
WHILE THE IDEA OF THE SWEET.. OR MEATY.. KIND OF PIE GOT YOUR ATTENTION…
THIS PI DAY.. IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PI.. ALTOGETHER
MORE IN A MINUTE
4 min - 3/11 The Feds are thinking crypto in a 401k is retirement savings skating on thin ice.
YOU’VE NO DOUBT HEARD OR SEEN COMMERCIALS ADVERTISING BITCOIN AS AN INVESTMENT…. BUT AS PART OF YOUR EMPLOYER BASED RETIREMENT PLAN. ?
WITH BOB’S WORLD I’M BOB WELCH
AND IF YOU’VE THOUGHT… THAT SOUNDS AS SAFE AS DRIVING YOUR PICKUP TRUCK ONTO A LAKE IN MARCH… THE U-S FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THINKING THE WAY YOU ARE… MORE IN A MINUTE
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About Bob's World
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Bob's World was a weekday morning feature September through May for four years.
Veteran New England broadcaster Bob Welch shares one unique story each morning from the many newspapers he reads in the early hours.
Bob's World ended its run on Friday, September 13, 2024 after four seasons