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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 Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
The downtown arena is 20 years old this month, and has been a massive success for London's core. Craig chats with the arena's General Manager, Brian Ohl about the anniversary, his greatest memories and shows they'd love to land. The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
On this edition of the Friday Round Table, Craig welcomes former Green Party candidate Carol Dyck, London Home Builders Association CEO Jared Zaifman and Classic Rock 98.1 Program Director Dan Wylie to the studio to discuss the issues of the week. They look at endorsements in the Mayoral race, election sign rules (9:25), whether events on the east coast (16:08) and what's happened at Ark Aid (23:54).
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Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Former MPP Khalil Ramal's mayoral campaign now includes a platform. He sat down in studio with Craig to talk about it and the race for Mayor.
The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Former city councillors Cheryl Miller and Roger Caranci join CUPE Local 101 President Steve Holland on Craig's Friday Round Table. They talk about Khalil Ramal's mayoral platform, possible illegal campaigning in London (18:40), more turmoil over at Pillar Non-Profit Network (23:24) and homecoming weekend at Western (30:13).
The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Lexus of London.
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.