Τα καλύτερα Scott Millar podcast (2024)

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Episode 315: Friday Round Table with Frances Moore, Jeff Preston and John Fyfe-Millar 59:35

2d ago59:35

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London Police say they'll be arresting - but not charging - people using drugs in public. Is this the right policy for the city? The Friday Round Table dives into that story with Indigenous activist Frances Moore, disability advocate Dr. Jeff Preston and former city councillor John Fyfe-Millar. How should London Police approach a situation when som…

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Write On: 'Hysteria' Showrunner Matthew Scott Kane 45:03

2d ago45:03

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“We wanted the whole series, but specifically the pilot episode, to lure you in with the kind of comfort and coziness of the 80s nostalgia and the trappings of John Hughes movies, and all of that, while also giving it the 80s heavy metal flavor, and then start to build paranoia and change the vibe a little bit throughout. But we always knew that th…

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#639 ft. Naomi Scott, Anna Kendrick 1:45:24

1d ago1:45:24

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Spooky season is upon us, folks, and this week's Empire Podcast is even more of a horror show than usual, as Chris Hewitt talks to Naomi Scott about her fabulous performance in Parker Finn's scary sequel, Smile 2, [23:26 - 37:26 approx] and the team — Chris, James Dyer, Ben Travis, and Beth Webb — tackle two horror-related questions from listeners,…

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An Empire Podcast BFI London Film Festival Special 45:29

1d ago45:29

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With the BFI London Film Festival about to shut up shop for another year after a cracking 2024 offering, it's the perfect time to bring you our annual LFF podcast, in which Chris Hewitt chats to some of the British filmmakers who have films (and a TV show) at this year's festival. They are: Nick Murphy, director of A Thousand Blows; Sasha Nathwani,…

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Episode 314: Peter Fragiskatos talks Liberal caucus turmoil and more 20:40

5d ago20:40

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Is there internal pressure for Justin Trudeau to resign? CTV says some MPs - mostly based in southwestern Ontario and Atlantic Canada - have signed a letter asking for new Liberal leadership. Peter Fragiskatos, the MP for London North-Centre joins Craig to discuss that story, as well as housing, bad Liberal polling, foreign affairs and more. The Cr…

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Episode 313: Friday Round Table With Mojdeh Cox, Jeremy McCall And Scott Kitching 57:25

9d ago57:25

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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig welcomes organizational consultant and community actvist Mojdeh Cox, former council candidate Jeremy McCall and Blackburn Media News Manager Scott Kitching to the Covent Garden Market studio. They talk about London Police sharing some stats at council and whether London will get bang for their $672-million b…

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#638 ft. Sarah Paulson, Lewis Pullman, and The Rings Of Power s2 Q&A 1:53:57

9d ago1:53:57

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It's another belting week on the Empire Podcast, folks. On the guest front, James White — ol' Jaime Blanco himself — talks to Sarah Paulson, star of new Disney+ thriller Hold Your Breath, about milking both tension and cows [21:33 - 34:08 approx], Chris Hewitt sits down for a fun chat about vampires, changing tyres, and playing people called Bob wi…

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Episode 312: Will 880,000 people live in London in 2051? 25:17

11d ago25:17

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Projections from the province of Ontario show they believe London's population could be 880,000 by 2051 - while the region could be home to 2.63-million people. Are we ready for it? What do we need to do? Economist Mike Moffatt - a founding director of the Place Centre and co-host of the Missing Middle podcast - joins Craig to share his thoughts. T…

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Pilot TV - Disclaimer, Sweetpea, and La Máquina. With Guests Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal 1:29:52

13d ago1:29:52

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As a special treat for you, our beloved listeners, here's a bonus pod for you... an episode of Pilot TV! Yes, our sister TV pod is elbowing its way unbidden into your playlist and forcing itself into your ears like an unwanted U2 album. But before you go skipping ahead, why not stay a while and have a listen? For one, it will greatly reduce the pos…

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Episode 311: Friday Round Table with Shawn Lewis, Cheryl Miller and Roger Caranci 1:11:16

16d ago1:11:16

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A busy week in news! Craig is joined in the studio by London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis, and two former city councillors - Cheryl Miller and Roger Caranci. They talk about the latest changes at the executive level at the Thames Valley District School Board, London leading the nation in downtown commercial vacancy rate, the somewhat controversial ArkA…

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#637 ft. Joaquin Phoenix, Todd Phillips, Kelsey Mann 1:59:43

16d ago1:59:43

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Love that Joker? If so, you've come to the right place, folks, as this week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt, our very own clown prince of crime, dig deep into Joker: Folie à Deux (and pronounce the title roughly ten different ways) with its star, Joaquin Phoenix [18:50 - 41:01 approx], and director, Todd Phillips. [1:02:14 - 1:23:07 approx] With…

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Episode 310: More TVDSB "leaves", viral City of London garbage truck video 19:07

19d ago19:07

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The changes at the Thames Valley District School Board continue, as three more high level executives are either on leave or no longer with the board. Craig shares his thoughts. Then, did you see that video of a City of London garbage truck backing into a car? Rebekkah Wilkin, the woman who was driving the car, joins Craig on the podcast to explain …

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Episode 309: Friday Round Table with Jeff Preston, Lesley Bikos and Jared Zaifman 59:51

23d ago59:51

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On this week's Friday Round Table, Craig is joined by disability advocate Dr. Jeff Preston, police researcher Dr. Lesley Bikos and London Home Builders Association CEO Jared Zaifman. They talk about the latest at London Health Sciences Centre, where the board has been axed an replaced by David Musyj - who is now supervisor. Then, they look at the l…

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#636 ft. Saoirse Ronan & Paapa Essiedu, Josh Greenbaum, Alfred Gough & Miles Millar on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 1:58:11

23d ago1:58:11

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It's another jam-packed banger on the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt sits down for a triple whammy of interviews. First, there's Saoirse Ronan, star/producer of affecting drama The Outrun, and her co-star Paapa Essiedu, who talk about bonding, improvisation, and shooting on location. [19:13 - 33:45 approx] Then, there's Josh Green…

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Episode 308: The London Children's Museum needs $1,000,000 18:16

26d ago18:16

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The London Children's Museum - a gem in the city - is in the middle of a big move from their Wharncliffe Road location to a new spot at 100 Kellogg Lane. One problem: They're just short of their fundraising goals to get the doors open. They're asking for the community's help to raise $1,000,000 to finalize their move by the end of the year., Execut…

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Episode 307: Bonnie Crombie and the Ontario Liberals visit London 18:54

30d ago18:54

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The Ontario Liberals are having their AGM in London, so leader Bonnie Crombie stopped by the Covent Garden Market studio to talk about the rebuild of party and some key provincial issues. Craig asked her about education funding in the wake of the ongoing problems at the Thames Valley District School Board, bike lanes, and whether we may seen an ear…

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#635 ft. Willa Fitzgerald; Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen & Natasha Lyonne 1:36:46

1M ago1:36:46

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast comes with an air of carefree celebration, as Chris Hewitt marks his birthday by a) not mentioning his birthday that much, b) interviewing Willa Fitzgerald, star of cracking new thriller Strange Darling, while somehow not actually talking about the movie because it's incredibly hard to talk about without ge…

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Episode 306: Will more London organizations hire Navigator? 29:45

1M ago29:45

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The London Police Services Board is standing by the decision to spend $104,000 on Navigator - a PR firm who has worked with lots of high profile clients. A member of that board - Mayor Josh Morgan - joins Craig on the podcast to talk about the broader implications of that spending. Will the London Transit Commission feel they have to hire Navigator…

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Agatha All Along: An Empire Podcast Preview Special ft. Kathryn Hahn and Jac Schaeffer 37:37

1M ago37:37

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Years after she meddled with Wanda Maximoff, sang her own wonderful earworm of a theme song, and waltzed off with WandaVision tucked under her arm, Agatha Harkness is back back back in Agatha All Along, a new nine-part Disney+ MCU show which sees Kathryn Hahn return as Westview's second most powerful witch. Only now she's on the comeback trail and …

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Write On: 'Pachinko' Showrunner Soo Hugh 31:48

1M ago31:48

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“Sometimes I think [the show Pachinko] is almost too personal. I feel like every show, you look at it and say, ‘How much of myself is in this show?’ I did a show [The Whispers] about children who were communicating with an invisible alien force and somehow, I had to figure out how to make it part of me as well. We try to put ourselves in as much of…

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Episode 305: The $38,444 Question 29:43

1M ago29:43

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So, how did that TVDSB executive trip to Toronto happen, anyway? Beth Mai, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, joins Craig on the podcast to share her side of that story, and talk about the reaction parents and teachers have had to the cost of the jaunt 17 executives took to the SkyDome Hotel being revealed. The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by …

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Episode 304: Why Did the London Police Services Board Spend $104,000 on Navigator? 56:41

1M ago56:41

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The London Police Services Board is under fire after, as per a story in the London Free Press, they spent more than $100,000 on Navigator to do communications surrounding their massive $672-million ask during the most recent budget cycle at city hall. Why did they do it? Why choose Navigator, a rather infamous PR provider, of all firms? Board chair…

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Episode 303: Can Bill Tucker repair the TVDSB's reputation? 22:00

1M ago22:00

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We got the receipts for the TVDSB's jaunt to Toronto, and the numbers aren't good. $38,444.22 for 18 executives to meet at the SkyDome hotel and maybe watch a few ballgames - all while the board is facing a multi-million dollar deficit. Not great! Bill Tucker, who retired as Education Director in 2013, is back! He takes over for the embattled Mark …

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Episode 302: Friday Round Table with Hadleigh McAlister, Ryan Gauss and Jennifer Dunn 1:06:31

1M ago1:06:31

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Busy week in the news! Craig is joined by London city councillor Hadleigh McAlister, political insider Ryan Gauss and London Abused Women's Centre executive Director Jennifer Dunn for the Friday Round Table as they break it all down. They start with the mess over at the Thames Valley District School Board, as Mark Fisher is "on leave" and Bill Tuck…

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#634 ft. James McAvoy, Kate Winslet, Juliet Stevenson 1:59:44

1M ago1:59:44

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Is it just us, or has the Empire Podcast got more hat-tricks than Erling Haaland? We have another terrific trio of guests this week, as Alex Godfrey speaks no evil with Speak No Evil, and podcast regular, James McAvoy. [19:49 - 34:40 approx] Then, Amon Warmann has a lovely chat with Kate Winslet, star of Lee (and thanks to Sam Clements for loaning …

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Write On: 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Writers Al Gough & Miles Millar 38:31

1M ago38:31

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“I think what Tim [Burton] does is he's always trying to simplify. That’s the essence of a classic filmmaker. People think he's wild and crazy and does all these things. His movies are brilliantly composed frames and he's always looking for simplicity. All of his big movies, they're really family dramas dressed up in whatever genre he's in. That's …

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Episode 301: TVDSB Turmoil 36:40

1M ago36:40

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Mark Fisher (apparently) out. Bill Tucker in. Big changes at the Thames Valley District School Board in the wake of the Blue Jays trip spending scandal. What's next for the board? What's happening in the classroom? EFTO Thames Valley President Craig Smith joins Craig on the podcast to discuss. The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by Downtown London…

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Episode 300: Friday Round Table with Cheryl Miller, Shawn Lewis and Carol Dyck 1:12:56

1M ago1:12:56

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300 episodes! Hard to believe, but here we are. Episode 300, nearly three years after the podcast launched. Who else but former city councillor Cheryl Miller could Craig have on for this milestone? They're joined by London Deputy Mayor Shawn Lewis and Green Party candidate Carol Dyck to talk about the week's top stories. They discuss Jagmeet Singh …

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#633 ft. Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Jeremy Saulnier 1:52:56

1M ago1:52:56

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It's another hat-trick of wonderful guests on this week's Empire Podcast. Which is good, as there's only two colleagues of such lethal cunning. Due to a combination of work absences, holidays, and general apathy, only Helen O'Hara and James Dyer are on pod-duty this week and, thanks to Jimbo's unfortunate bout of Covid, they're doing it remotely as…

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Episode 299: How Hamilton Road fits into London's road safety debate 16:49

2M ago16:49

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Should council have asked for a quicker redesign for Hamilton Road between Adelaide and Highbury? Ward 1 councillor Hadleigh McAlister thinks so. He joined Craig at the Covent Garden Market studio to discuss that stretch of road, the council debate surrounding it and a larger view of road safety in London. The Craig Needles Podcast is powered by th…

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Episode 298: Friday Round Table with Kelly Elliott, Matt Newton-Reid and Shawna Lewkowitz 1:05:23

2M ago1:05:23

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On this week's round table, Craig is joined by a panel of former Thames Centre Deputy Mayor Kelly Elliott, lawyer and former school board trustee Matthew Newton-Reid an former federal NDP candidate Shawna Lewkowitz to break down the top stories of the week. First, they look at the Thames Valley District School Board - which is in the middle of a sc…

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Write On: 'Sunny' Co-Creator & Showrunner Katie Robbins 36:41

2M ago36:41

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“I think that Sunny [the robot], as a character, is kind of emblematic of this conundrum we have with A.I. In one scene she is cute and warm and is serving Suzie's [Rashida Jones] emotional needs and is brimming with potential. And that's really enticing. And then in the next scene, she is diabolical, and is going to like, cut a bitch! That is A.I.…

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#632 ft. Colman Domingo, Elliot Page & Dominic Savage, Fede Alvarez 1:57:42

2M ago1:57:42

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is — yes, you guessed it — absolutely jam-packed with amazing guests. Alex Godfrey gets to admire Colman Domingo's trophies, and then talk to the great actor about his new movie Sing Sing, which might just add one or two to his shelf. [14:46 - 32:42 approx] Then Beth Webb has a lovely chat with Elliot Page …

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The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power — An Empire Podcast Preview Special 47:22

2M ago47:22

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One pod to rule them all? This Thursday (August 29) sees the return of Prime Video's epic J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation, The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, and to mark the occasion we've put together a little preview special, just for you. In it, you'll find an in-depth interview with showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, in which they teas…

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Episode 297: Supervised consumption saves lives 25:25

2M ago25:25

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The Ford government says they're closing 10 supervised consumption sites province-wide. London's isn't closing, but advocates are concerned about the future of the local facility based on the Ford government's actions. Middlesex-London Health Unit Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Joanne Kearon joined Craig on the podcast to explain why super…

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Episode 296: AJ Thinks London Needs a Subway 34:42

2M ago34:42

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PhD candidate AJ Wray joins Craig to talk about a wide variety of stories in London this week. First, they talk about Petronella McNorgan, who woman who was sentenced this week for hitting a troop of Girl Guides with her car back in 2021. Why can't a judge take away her license for life? They also talk about transit villages in London (10:48), AJ's…

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#631 ft. Jeff Goldblum, Rupert Sanders 1:45:36

2M ago1:45:36

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is jampacked with joy, folks. Guest-wise, we have a big old chunk of the Empire VIP Club live Q&A Chris Hewitt did with Jeff Goldblum, star of new Netflix show KAOS, a short while ago. And it's as gloriously Jeff Goldblumy as you could hope for. [24:13 - 42:52 approx] Chris is also joined this week by Ruper…

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