The London Free Press Podcast
Politics
London Free Press reporters talk with host Rachel Gilbert about their stories and important issues impacting London, the region and the world.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Politics
Description:
London Free Press reporters talk with host Rachel Gilbert about their stories and important issues impacting London, the region and the world.
Language:
English
Episodes
The LFP Podcast, ep. 169: A flaming freight train and loads of questions
4/25/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman, who has examined the questions that remain after a flaming train spectacularly rolled through London
Duration:00:10:59
The LFP Podcast, ep. 168: VW, electric vehicles and cooling consumer interest
4/18/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono, who first broke the story of Volkswagen's electric-vehicle battery plant coming to St. Thomas and continues to examine the EV market, including cooling interest from vehicle buyers.
Duration:00:21:10
The LFP Podcast, ep. 167: Congestion troubles looming for northwest London?
4/11/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about a highrise planned near northwest London's Oakridge neighbourhood and the potential for ever-growing congestion in a community already facing traffic headaches.
Duration:00:15:37
The LFP Podcast, ep. 166: Can the London Knights win their third Memorial Cup championship this spring?
3/28/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette on the eve of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs and examined a key question: Are the London Knights good enough to win the Memorial Cup this spring?
Duration:00:19:36
The LFP Podcast, ep. 165: The unbelievable true story of con man Darko Jovanovich
3/22/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about his years-long investigation into Londoner Darko Jovanovich, described by one judge as "a con man extraordinaire."
Duration:00:32:26
The LFP Podcast, ep. 164: Lots of homes being built, but not nearly enough
3/14/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono about his stories examining construction of houses and apartment highrises, and how it's not nearly enough to match London's population growth.
Duration:00:18:12
The LFP Podcast, Ep. 163: Examining the London Lightning season so far
3/7/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about a season of change for the London Lightning, who've had an up-and-down year so far in their new loop, the Basketball Super League
Duration:00:20:29
The LFP Podcast, ep.162: Examining the big London police budget
2/28/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about the 28% year-over-year increase proposed for the 2024 London police budget and the pushback from some taxpayers.
Duration:00:17:39
The LFP Podcast ep. 161: An apartment fire, a two-year wait to return for residents in limbo
2/23/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams, who has spent months covering the aftermath of a March 2022 apartment fire - which has displaced an estimated 70 residents for two years and counting.
Duration:00:13:34
The LFP Podcast, ep. 160: London property owners brace for 8.7% tax hike
2/16/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton as city council puts the finishing touches on a municipal budget that will hit London property owners with a relatively huge 8.7% tax hike this year.
Duration:00:19:25
The LFP Podcast, ep. 159: What lies ahead legally for Canada's criminally charged world junior hockey champions
2/8/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP court reporter Jane Sims about what lies ahead legally for the five members of Canada's 2018 gold-winning world junior hockey team who are criminally charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault in London.
Duration:00:22:58
The LFP Podcast, ep. 158: Local children in need, not enough foster parents to care for them
2/1/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono, who detailed growing concerns at London's Children's Aid Society over a lack of foster parents -- meaning many local youngsters are being sent far away.
Duration:00:11:56
The LFP Podcast, ep. 157: New lawsuits filed in crash that killed Girl Guide, 8, hurt troupe members
1/18/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Jennifer Bieman, who broke the story that children and their families have filed new lawsuits in the 2021 London crash that killed an eight-year-old Girl Guide and hurt several troupe members
Duration:00:09:45
The LFP Podcast, ep. 156: An overview of the OHL's post-trade deadline landscape
1/11/2024
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP hockey writer Ryan Pyett about the Ontario Hockey League landscape after Wednesday's trade deadline, including what the London Knights did (and didn't do).
Duration:00:16:57
The LFP Podcast, ep. 155: Why Coun. Susan Stevenson was reprimanded by her city council colleagues
12/21/2023
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jack Moulton about the 9-6 vote by city council to formally reprimand Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson over social-media posts relating to homelessness.
Duration:00:16:17
The LFP Podcast, ep. 154: City budget season begins and the pressure builds
12/14/2023
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jack Moulton about city council's just-started budget season, which opened with a proposed 5.4% property tax hike next year that could get much higher.
Duration:00:16:51
The LFP Podcast, ep. 153: Examining the record-setting crunch facing food banks
12/7/2023
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman, who wrote about the record-setting demand at the London Food Bank and how it's reflected at agencies across Ontario.
Duration:00:12:07
The LFP Podcast, ep. 152: London Health Sciences Centre faces foreign-travel controversy
11/30/2023
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP health reporter Jennifer Bieman about her recent stories uncovering details of the $470,000 approved for London Health Sciences Centre hospital executives to travel to overseas conferences.
Duration:00:16:40
The LFP Podcast, ep. 151: Remembering the Afzaals, reflecting on Nathaniel Veltman's conviction
11/23/2023
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jane Sims, who reflected on her two-month coverage of the Nathaniel Veltman trial and on the legacy of his victims, the Afzaal family.
Duration:00:26:37
The LFP Podcast, ep. 150: How the Western Mustangs won another Ontario university football title
11/16/2023
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with sportswriter Ryan Pyette about how the Western Mustangs overcame injuries to win their third straight Ontario university football title, and their hopes to play for a national championship.
Duration:00:16:29