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Longtime London, Ontario media personality Craig Needles talks about the biggest stories in the Forest City with local newsmakers and commentators.
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Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Jarad Fisher is a London City Council candidate. Jason Slaughter is a former Londoner who has left the city, and started a YouTube channel dedicated to making cities better places. They both joined Craig on the podcast to talk about a safer London with more transportation options. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
On this edition of the Friday Round Table, Craig is joined by activist Mojdeh Cox, lawyer Ali Chahbar and Jennifer Dunn, who is the executive director of the London Abused Women's Centre. They discuss Pierre Poilievre becoming Conservative leader, Josh Morgan's mayoral platform (20:29) and the day of mourning scheduled for the Queen (35:45). The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Craig is back from a quick vacation to talk with Fanshawe College politics professor Matt Farrell about the CPC electing Pierre Poilievre as their leader and what that means for the party and the country. Will voters care about the obvious attacks Justin Trudeau and the Liberals will direct Poilievre's way?
The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
On the Friday Round Table, Craig is joined by former city councillor Cheryl Miller, former federal and provincial candidate Carol Dyck and Blackburn Media news manager Scott Kitching. They discuss the changes to London's casino plans, the province's COVID-19 isolation guidelines (or lack thereof) (12:35) and the rising overdose numbers in London (22:30). The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
At the London Health Sciences Centre this past weekend, ER wait times were posted at 20 hours. How did the system get to this point? What can we do about it? London West MPP Peggy Sattler shares her thoughts. Then, Craig shares some facts and figures for management compensation at LHSC (22:34). The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
On the 100th episode of the podcast, former London city councillors Roger Caranci and Cheryl Miller, along with political insider Nathan Smith join Craig to talk about the big stories of the week. First, they tackle when the municipal election campaign will actually begin in London. Then, they talk about Western's decision to require masks and a booster this fall and Nazem Kadri bringing the Stanley Cup to London this weekend. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
The Forgotten519 story brought homelessness in the City of London into focus this summer, but what will the results be? Steve Cordes of Youth Opportunities Unlimited joins Craig to talk about his take on the conversation and why he got uncomfortable with some of the demands that were made of the city.
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday was the final day to register to run for council in the upcoming municipal election. So, which races are most interesting? Former London journalist Sean Meyer joins Craig to help him rank the level of intrigue in each race from least to most, and then chat about voter turnout.
The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Does Ontario need to build 1.5 million homes in the next decade? Can we do it?
Economist Mike Moffatt of the Smart Prosperity Institute talks about his latest report with Craig, which can be found here: https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/1.5MillionMoreHomes
The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
The Ford government is under fire from the opposition, while concerns about privatization of the healthcare system are the main story as MPPs returning to Queen's Park this week. Is privatization on the way? Craig asks Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner about that on the podcast, as well as social assistance rates, which the government is only raising by 5%. They also breakdown why those two stories are related.
The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.