Rick and his new friend Punit talk about things that are important to them, such as their shared hometown, crappy kids toys that break almost immediately, how to become a more inclusive-culture and more! Enjoy as two buddies share some good conversation.

Rick's New Years in July resolutions were firmly in-place. Listen as he describes what was learned in that time period.

Through his family ties to Twillingate, NFLD, Rick connects with the mayor of Twillingate, Grant White about the town, hockey and its beloved arena. "The George" (George Hawkins Arena) is one of four finalists for Kraft Hockeyville's search for a community most deserving of $250,000 for community use, as well as the opportunity to host a pre-season NHL hockey game! Grant's passion for all things hockey and Newfoundland shine through. 

Please vote for Twillingate on August 14th - 15th, 2020 so The George can continue to serve its many purposes for many years to come. 

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Listen to Rick's plans to celebrate New Years in July with some simple rules in mind. Has he gone too far with his lofty goals? 

Rookie Punit was interviewed earlier about many things, but he did not know that the recording would then be played back for the team's most senior members to enjoy. We read, reply and break-down our softball league's questionable choices in web-design and share our favourite fan chirps at the ballpark. I apologize in advanced due to the inaudible dialogue due to laughter.

Listen in as IRP changes state and evolves. This episode is incredibly short and is a sign of things to come. FFFWAF!

We discuss Oshawa’s curious solution to its homelessness and addiction increases as COVID-19  continues to affect EVERYONE but hardest to marginalized Canadians. We discuss some of the services that are effective for helping to keep Oshawa’s not-so-unique vagrancy challenges under care and control. Canadian Protection Services’ President Andrew Clarke has been under fire for social media posts that are questionable for the head of a company. Mike informs Rick of DIRE and LIFE, two organizations doing the best they can to help in these areas. Reach them at [email protected] and [email protected] to help out.

Rick and Sumaiya Malik talk about parenting, being a rotary teacher, learning from LTO teachers, equity and more. Sumaiya tells us about her clothing line simpletrendzbysm.ca. We talk about being lunch buddies, as well as how to get a good, traditional biryani.

In this episode, Rick identifies what constitutes a "ramble" or "organized ramble" and then discusses hot topics of June 2020.

Rick chats with his Canadian teacher-friend from Trent University. She describes teaching in cartel territory of Mexico during Trump's inauguration, Malaysian culture, COVID 19 and teaching in general. We also discuss what a good model of returning "back to school" might look like, from the perspective of two teachers. Enjoy!