Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the author of several books—including the 2006 autobiography Infidel—as well as a fellow at the Hoover Institution She runs a foundation focused on human rights and, yes, she has a Substack. But Ayaan comes from a very different world from most of the people who inhabit our think tanks and ivory towers. Unlike those of us in the …

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.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about the just-announced coroner's inquest that will examine the deaths of eight men at London's provincial jail, the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, between 2017 and 2021.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about the open letter from local social agencies that called for an end to Coun. Susan Stevenson's public criticisms

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman, who has examined the questions that remain after a flaming train spectacularly rolled through London

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.

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.

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?

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."

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP police reporter Dale Carruthers about a just-proposed London police budget that would require a whopping 11% jump in 2024 and another 16% spread over the following three years.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman, who has written extensively about the financial and volunteer woes pushing London's Home County Music & Art Festival to the brink as its 50th anniversary nears.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about a local beach community's crackdown on short-term rentals like Airbnbs, part of a pattern across Ontario and the country.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about what's next now that city council has approved the rollout of the first 'hubs' that are part of London's new plan to aid the homeless.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jack Moulton, who has been covering the political debate over a proposed $33-million overhaul of Budweiser Gardens, most of which would be covered by city taxpayers.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about what to expect as the puck drops on what could be a powerhouse season for the London Knights.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP justice reporter Jane Sims about the Nathaniel Veltman murder trial so far. The 22-year-old is on trial for the killings of the Afzaals, a London Muslim family.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Norman De Bono, who broke the story that WSIB's 500-job headquarters, leaving Toronto for London, will touch down on the city's eastern edge -- not downtown, which is wrestling with high office vacancy rates

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP justice reporter Jane Sims, who is set to spend much of the next three months covering the trial of Nathaniel Veltman, the Londoner charged with killing four members of the Afzaal family and injuring one more in an alleged hate-motivated hit-and-run.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP health reporter Jennifer Bieman about the push by public-health officials to have people in and around London get a COVID booster shot before the fall.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about the London Knights, who’ve added Finnish goal scorer Kasper Halttunen and may be an early favourite to win the 2024 Memorial Cup.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP crime reporter Dale Carruthers, who has pieced together details of a gunman’s stunning July 21 rampage through a suburban London neighbourhood, which ended with a fatal police shooting.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Randy Richmond about his remarkable feature, The Boy With Two Names, on the life and jailhouse death of Clayton Bissonnette. They’re joined by his sister, Adrienne Clarke, who offered her powerful perspective on the Sixties Scoop, its toll on her family and the truth about Canada and reconciliation.…

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP business reporter Norman De Bono, who broke the story that the massive Amazon plant built south of London still has no date to start hiring and operating. They discuss what’s caused the delay and what’s next.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette about the rough-so-far season for the London Majors, who’ve won two straight Intercounty Baseball League titles but are struggling at the midway point this summer.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman about how city hall’s response to London’s homelessness crisis has been received by downtown businesses and about the vote by city council to fund a plan to service four encampments.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP justice reporter Jane Sims about the latest convictions for David Norton, the disgraced former Anglican priest already in prison for sexually abusing young boys.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Jennifer Bieman about the story she broke on the split that looms between London’s two hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care, and what it might mean for patients and the community.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP’s Randy Richmond about his interview with the Londoner, speaking on condition of continued anonymity, who gave $25 million to kick-start a new system to help the city’s homeless.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP’s Jane Sims about the story she broke on the arrest after a three-year manhunt of Ali Fageer. He will soon be sentenced for the 2015 shooting death of Mark McCullagh, who was killed while taking out the trash at his Old East Village home.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with London Free Press reporter Randy Richmond, who has interviewed local doctors on both sides of the growing debate over the safer drug supply offered to about 300 Londoners – those who believe it’s life-saving, and those who believe it leads to more harm.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Calvi Leon about the unique circumstances surrounding the upcoming federal byelection in Oxford, where the former longtime Conservative MP is endorsing a Liberal candidate.

Host Rachel Gilbert and LFP sportswriter Ryan Pyette preview the Ontario Hockey League championship final between the London Knights and Peterborough Petes, two of the league’s flagship franchises.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Dale Carruthers about the hiring of London’s new police chief, Thai Truong, his professional and personal background and his stated priorities as he takes the helm.

Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP reporter Dale Carruthers about his investigation into an alleged drug lab London police raided in a high-end home, and the unusual link between the two men charged.