『The Matt Brown Podcast』のカバーアート

The Matt Brown Podcast

The Matt Brown Podcast

著者： Matt Brown
無料で聴く

概要

 Back in September 2025, Rogers TV invited me to host a twice monthly show called Newsmakers. The show is about all things local, and maybe some other topics too. After the show airs on Rogers TV, I’m posting abridged versions of the interviews here on The Matt Brown Podcast, sponsored by The Bicycle Café. You are a big part of this show. In fact, we couldn’t do it without you. So, please give a follow. Let us know what you think. Let us know if their topics that you’d like to learn about or maybe you’d like to be on a future show. Email: themattbrownpodcast@gmail.com. For now, this will be the main content for this podcast. We’ll see how it grows from here. I’m excited about this project and I hope you are too. Talk to you soon, London. PS, Buy me a coffee? There are some expenses connected to running a podcast and if you'd like to make a contribution here to support the show, I'd be grateful. Interested? Simply click here:https://buymeacoffee.com/the.matt.brown.podcast Thanks again for listening! MB 政治・政府 政治学 社会科学
エピソード
  • Mike Donachie tells us what's going on at City Hall.

    Mike Donachie tells us what's going on at City Hall.
    2026/03/12
    Homelessness, a towering tower, campaign donations, wider drive ways and a look ahead to the early days of the 2026 campaign. This episode is a milestone episode of sorts - depending how you count it, we’ve just passed 30 episodes for this podcast. As we head into spring, this podcast is making its way towards its first anniversary - we’ll celebrate that at the end of June. I don’t want to count any chickens at this point, but surpassing 30 episodes, with a growing audience is something most start up shows like this experience. That’s all because of you and many excellent guests, too - so thanks to everyone involved for that. One thing I’ve learned is that a good podcast needs great guests and I am so grateful for all of the guests who have joined us for the past 30 plus, episodes - this included community leaders, frontline workers, past members of city council and even 3 members of our current council. Spoiler alert, by the end of March that number of sitting council members joining the show is going to grow to 4. And to the other 11 members, if you’re reading this, please know that you're more than welcome to share this space too. Drop me a line if you have something you want to talk about and we’ll find the time to hear what you have to say too. We’ll stick to the facts and make sure we’re looking at issues of the day from as many different perspectives as possible. Speaking of great guests, local journalist Mike Donachie joined me this week on Newsmakers - That’s a news program I host over on Rogers Television. The episode today is an abridged version of that conversation and if you want to catch the whole thing, you can do so over on Roger Television. Mike is watching City Hall closely and he’s reporting what’s happening there on a regular basis for a start up that he has just launched, It’s called “London City Hall notes” and he publishes it using the Substack platform. As the municipal election, scheduled for late October, approaches - you can expect to hear more from Mike in the weeks and months to come. Today, he’s here to tell us all about what’s going on at City Hall - So let’s go.
    続きを読む 一部表示
    14 分
  • Mechele and Melissa tell us about working the front lines of the Homelessness Crisis

    Mechele and Melissa tell us about working the front lines of the Homelessness Crisis
    2026/03/06
    Mechele Tebrake is community care worker who has 23 years experience working the front lines of the homelessness crisis. Melissa Schembri is a frontline worker who has been doing this work since 2018. There are over 2000 Londoners who are experiencing homelessness here in London and that number grows each and every month. People like Mechele and Melissa provide support to these individuals who are living rough. We talked a bit about this during our first segment - At a recent city council meeting, members of council were considering a number of policy changes that a group of 78 frontline workers say would have made their work harder and the lives of the folx they serve harder still. When council met to discuss the changes, These frontline workers filled the gallery too. This caught council’s attention and the changes didn’t happen. On top of the 2200 folx experiencing homelessness in London, there are another 83,000 individuals living rough across Ontario. As Londoners, we hear about and witness the homelessness crisis on a regular basis. Mechelle, Melissa and their colleagues are immersed in it every single day.
    続きを読む 一部表示
    11 分
  • Rachel Macaulay, V.P. of Philanthropy for Ronald McDonald House tells us all about a major capital campaign that's happening, right now.

    Rachel Macaulay, V.P. of Philanthropy for Ronald McDonald House tells us all about a major capital campaign that's happening, right now.
    2026/02/27
    Rachel Macaulay serves as the Vice President of Philanthropy for Ronald McDonald House Southwestern Ontario. I don’t know if you are aware of, have volunteered for, or been supported by Ronald McDonald House. If you have, you will know just how impactful the work that they do is. Over the years, and from time to time, I’ve had a few opportunities to volunteer with various groups there - working in the kitchen to prepare meals for the families who find themselves living at Ronald McDonald House. In the kitchen, you’re kind of behind the scenes - you see the compassion, dignity and care that the parents and families staying there receive - on what are likely the lowest, hardest and scariest days of their lives. The positive impact these staff members and volunteers offer these families is immeasurable, it can’t be described. Currently, Rachel is leading a historic capital campaign to double the House's capacity so they won’t ever have to turn families away when they need help the most. Rachel has more than 13 years experience in philanthropy and communications. She has built her career around the belief that transformational giving changes the giver as much as the recipient. As International Women's Day approaches, Rachel asked to come on the show to share a message that is championing. "Give Boldly, Gain Boldly" — it’s a call for women and their allies to step into strategic philanthropy and see it not just as an act of generosity, but as a powerful vehicle for personal growth, professional influence, and community impact. She’s here to tell us all about it - so let’s go.
    続きを読む 一部表示
    27 分
まだレビューはありません