Quillette Podcast podcast

Sri Lankan by Birth, Tamil by Heritage, Canadian by Choice

12/19/2025

Quillette Podcast

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⁠Prisoner #1056⁠ author Roy Ratnavel discusses his journey from a prison cell in war-torn Sri Lanka to the heights of Canada’s financial industry—and the (sometimes politically incorrect) lessons about race, immigration, and multiculturalism he’s learned along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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