• The LFP Podcast, ep. 179: Remembering Port Stanley drowning victim Omer Buz
    Jul 18 2024

    Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Norman De Bono about the tragic death of 14-year-old Omer Buz, who drowned at Port Stanley during a visit to the beach with his family – just the latest tragedy they've endured.

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    14 mins
  • The LFP Podcast, ep. 178: How pricey housing is hurting London's ability to draw new residents
    Jul 11 2024

    Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with reporter Jonathan Juha, who wrote about a new analysis suggesting expensive housing is hurting London as a destination for immigrants and people from other parts of Ontario.

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    15 mins
  • The LFP Podcast, ep. 177: Youth baseball league to unruly parents – you're out
    Jul 4 2024

    Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP's Noah Brennan and Patrick Maloney about Brennan's story on a London youth baseball league forced to erect banners on the fencing behind home plate to curb parental abuse of umpires – some of whom are kids themselves.

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    18 mins
  • The LFP Podcast, ep. 176: Inside a local NHL star's $7.9M mega-mansion
    Jun 27 2024

    Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams, who wrote about NHL star Ryan O'Reilly and the Lake Huron mega-mansion he's selling for $7.9 million.

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    9 mins
  • The LFP Podcast, ep. 175: The Roby family's long path to justice
    Jun 20 2024

    Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP court reporter Jane Sims, who covered the sentencing of Londoner Jesse Bleck -- five years after he struck teenage cyclist Tristan Roby, who suffered catastrophic injuries, in a hit-and-run crash.

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    22 mins
  • The LFP Podcast, ep. 174: Will city council crack down on renovictions?
    Jun 13 2024

    Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jonathan Juha, who has written about city hall's proposed plan to curb "renovictions" – which occur when landlords push out renters to allow for lengthy renovations, knowing they won't return and a new tenant can then be charged higher rent.

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    15 mins
  • The LFP Podcast, ep. 173: The reality facing first-time homebuyers (and their parents)
    Jun 6 2024

    Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jonathan Juha, who reported on figures that show a growing trend in the red-hot local real estate market: Many first-time homebuyers are actually only able to buy because their parents are on the mortgage, too.

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    13 mins
  • The LFP Podcast, ep. 172: Our Memorial Cup preview
    May 23 2024

    Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette to get a preview of the 2024 Memorial Cup, which will be contested by the London Knights, Moose Jaw Warriors, Saginaw Spirit and Drummondville Voltigeurs.

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    22 mins