London is Pretty Cool… This podcast - hosted by brother-sister duo Patrick and Erin Briggs - talks with London’s finest about just how cool London really is. Join them as they examine the music scene, the distinguished neighbourhoods and renowned breweries. Along with guests, they discuss how London is more than just “between Detroit and Toronto”. Be sure to check in regularly, with shows and new guests twice a month offering a new perspective on what London has to offer. Instagram: @londons ...
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Episode 83: VENUExVENUE In this episode we speak with Darryl Hurs about all things VENUExVENUE! We learn about what to expect at this year's festival, how it will grow over the next few years, SONGxSONG, collaborating with LBC to create a beer, and more! Buy tickets: https://venuexvenue.com/
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Minisode: Forest City Film Festival Opening Night & More
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Mini: Forest City Film Festival Opening Night & More The Forest City Film Festival is running this year from October 19th - 27th We chatted with Festival Director Dorothy Downs to learn all about this year's Opening Night: A Celebration of Music and Film, the first films that will be presented at this year's festival, this year's Lifetime Acheiveme…
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Mini: London Brewing Turns 10 x Peace, Love and Sunshine
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Brent Jackson and Jim MacDonald join to pod to let us know about their upcoming event happening this weekend - September 14th - at London Brewing Co-op! Tickets to London Brewing Turns 10 and Peace, Love and Sunshine: https://www.londonbrewing.ca/product-category/tickets/
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The Ontario Summer Games were first delivered in 1973 by the City of Oshawa. Since then, the Games have grown to host over 3,500 participants, aged 12-18, competing in 18 sports. The London 2024 Ontario Summer Games presented by London Hydro will be the 27th edition. In this episode we speak with Zanth Jarvis, Director Sports Tourism at Tourism Lon…
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Episode 81: Aeolian Hall with Clark Bryan The Aeolian Hall is a staple in the London community as a place for music and gathering. The Aeolian Hall hosts some of the best shows in the city, but they are also a space for the community to come together and enjoy similar interests. Aeolian Hall hosts amazing programs as well such as El Sistema, the Ae…
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Amanda Movio bends an old soulful sound into the modern world. Influenced by Hip-Hop, RnB, Jazz, Funk, and Soul, she holds her audience with an exclusive tone and lyrical puzzles. With her first EP 'The Chasm' coming late 2024 and an eagerly anticipated Eastern Canada Tour in collaboration with Lovetown Records, Amanda is excited to elevate her art…
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Episode 79: London Lightning
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The London Lightning is our city's professional basketball team playing in the basketball super league. The London Lightning formed in 2011 and have won 6 NBLC Championships in their short run thus far as a team. In this episode we talk with Doug about his basketball career, becoming the assistant coach of the lightning and moving up to head coach,…
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Guess Where Trips is an experiential company that creates one-day trips for you to explore some hidden gems close to you! And all without knowing where you are heading before you start! With many trips leaving from London, you can choose which theme suits your interests, whether it’s spooky, craft breweries, waterfalls and more, and head on your wa…
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The Palasad (north or south) is your one stop shop for all things entertainment. From bowling, arcade games, pool, live music and more, there is something for everyone at the Palasad! In this episode we speak with the Palasad Director of Operations Marty Novak to learn more about how and why the Palasad was started, turning the north Palasad into t…
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Episode 76: The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival
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The Great Outdoors Comedy Festival started in 2021 with one show in Edmonton, Alberta. Since then they have toured throughout Canada offering 3 days of top-tier comedians at each stop. This year, they are stopping in London for the first time! On July 19th, 20th, and 21st, Harris Park will be the spot to see comedians Nate Bargatze, Tom Sergura, Bi…
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Dough EV is a new doughnut and coffee shop located in OEV! Started by Tara Davies, Dough EV offers amazing doughnuts with standard and seasonal flavours, along with coffee curated by bean wizard Juan Marulanda. 🔥 Looking for somewhere to enjoy your sweet treat, great cup of coffee, look no further, Dough EV is the spot! They also recently started …
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Episode 74: London Comedy Festival
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Episode 73: Brent Jackson / Sunshine Makers / Peace, Love & Sunshine
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Episode 73: Brent Jackson / Sunshine Makers / Peace, Love & Sunshine In this episode we speak with Brent Jackson. Brent has had a long career in music spanning over a decade. We talk with him about his career, his current project Sunshine Makers, and their upcoming festival Peace, Love & Sunshine.
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Episode 71: Lost Cycle LOST Cycle is a rhythm riding fitness studio with locations in the south and north end of the city. LOST opened in 2019, and over the past few years has grown and cultivated their own community of dedicated riders, which is more like a family. Offering multiple classes throughout the week, you will always be able to find a ri…
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Episode 70: Giggle Boys Comedy
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Episode 70: Giggle Boys Giggle Boys is a comedy duo, bringing comedians from across Canada to London for our enjoyment! 👏 Mitch VK & Aaron Stephanson are seasoned local stand-up comedians, having honed their craft at local open mics throughout London. They decided to come together to create Giggle Boys and host comedy shows at various locations in …
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Episode 69: London Public Library
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The London Public Library is a place for everyone. They are an anchor in the community and a place for knowledge, creativity and information. They are London's home for books and borrowing. They inspire a love of reading and we support critical forms of literacy through all ages and stages. London Public Library serves the community through our 16 …
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Episode 68: Film London With the support of our community partners, Film London's goal is to develop and enhance our city's film and television industry and to provide productions with a vibrant and economically viable location for filming. Film London is a no-cost business concierge to help connect your production to the resources you're looki…
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Episode 67: Western Fair Market Located in the heart of Old East Village, the Market is home to 100+ permanent vendors. The first floor is home to a wide range of produce, baked goods, handcrafted cheeses, prepared foods and more! While the second floor features the best and most unique craftspeople, artists and artisans, together with an eclectic …
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The original 514-seat Hyland cinema opened as the Elmwood in the Depression-laden 1930s. The south London showplace offered double features made up of second-run movies. Later, it became a first-run art house specializing in British films such as Henry V, starring Laurence Olivier. The new 414-seat single screen Hyland Cinema is independently ow…
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Episode 65: Winter Spectacular
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In this episode, we speak with festival organizer Savannah about what to expect at this year’s festival, how the festival came to be in the first place, why they went on hiatus and why they decided to come back this year, some of Sav’s favourite memories from past festivals and what she’s looking forward most this year, and much more! Winter Specta…
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Episode 64: Simon Larochette of Sugar Shack Sugar Shack is a recording studio located in the Soho neighbourhood of London that has been recording some of your local favourite bands for over a decade. The studio is home to an extensive collection of guitars, amps, keyboards, and drum kits both vintage and modern. In this episode, we speak with Sim…
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Episode 63: Stompbox London ft. creators Sofia Pompe and Roisin Miland Stompbox is a collective of musicians and creatives supporting and uplifting the voices of the diverse London artistic community. Through community events, DIY concerts, and publications, Stompbox aims to bring attention to the forest city culture. In this episode we speak with …
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In this episode, we speak with Monica Joy Peeff, Andres Garzon Espitia and Zane Pate from Good Sport Gallery! 🔥🔥 Good Sport is a member-driven gallery and studio space that exists for the development and exhibition of emerging artists. Good Sport is supported by artists who work in its shared studio space. Each artist has their own area in the comm…
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Episode 61 - Jordan MacDonald of Texas King
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Episode 60: Holy Ghost! Holy Ghost is a tattoo and barbershop located in the heart of OEV at 724 Dundas St. Holy Ghost is your one-stop-shop to feel brand new with a fresh haircut and some new ink without having to move more than a few feet! In this episode, we speak with Jameson Donaldshaw, owner and head barber of Holy Ghost. We speak with Jameso…
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Lavish is known for putting on amazing events, such as drag shows, burlesque shows, themed dances and so much more. With a fantastic club and rooftop patio, Lavish is a safe space in the city for people to be who they are and enjoy their nights out! In this episode we talk with Kelly Roy, Lavish's social media coordinator and co-owner of Mum's Ente…
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Episode 58: London Children's Museum
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Exhibits and engaging learning experiences allow children to explore history and heritage, investigate science and social relationships, and celebrate art and culture. The London Children’s Museum helps children ignite their curiosity and play their way to a life of innovation and creative discovery. In this episode, we speak with Mira Noordermeer …
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Episode 57: Dan Brodbeck Dan Brodbeck Juno award-winning and Grammy nominated Canadian record producer. He has worked on many local artist's albums, such as Ivory Hours and Texas King, as well as some of the top artists like The Cranberries Dan is also a mixer/engineer and recording engineering professor and the coordinator of the Music Industry Ar…
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Episode 56: Home County Music and Art Festival
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The first Home County took place in 1974 and has had a festival in Victoria Park every year since then, other than covid, and now they are back for the 48th year! The founding festival organizers came up with the name H.O.M.E. County in 1974, as an acronym for Huron, Oxford, Middlesex, Elgin - the four counties in southwestern Ontario surrounding t…
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Heeman’s is a family owned and operated business that has been serving London and surrounding area since 1963. Heeman’s is the place to go for all your gardening and berry needs! In this episode we get the origin story of Heeman’s, what it’s like working for a family business, BERRY SEASON (on now) and pick-your-own, how they started making cider a…
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Episode 54: Grooves Record In this episode we spoke with Andy, Bonnie and Danny from Grooves Records all about this London hotspot! If you like music, you have heard of, but more likely have visited Grooves Records. Grooves is your go-to stop for all your new & used vinyl, CDs & music DVDs, magazines, books, cassettes, record players & accessories …
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Episode 53: London Brewing Co-op
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Episode 53: Emma Maganja of London Brewing Co-op Emma is the marketing and administration manager and one of the worker owners at London Brewing Co-op The London Brewing is a worker co-operative brewery located in Old East Village. All of their beers feature Ontario grown ingredients (most coming from within 117km of the brewery) creating a truly l…
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Episode 52: Mik Stevens of Flourish & Grow
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Episode 52: Mik Stevens of Flourish and Grow Mik Stevens is a multidisciplinary artist, working under the name Flourish & Grow to share her art. Mik’s art forms range from embroidery, hand-dying fabric, beading and screen printing. In this episode we talk all about how Mik became interested in art, what it’s like to turn your art into a business, w…
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Episode 51: Richard Gracious
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Richard Gracious is a local musician that you have likely seen on stage, singing and/or playing guitar with bands like Bad Teeth, Mountain of Wolves, Wolf Saga, Charlie Weber and much more. Richard’s life has always been surrounded by music, growing up in a musical family and attending local arts schools Lester B. Pearson and Central Secondary Scho…
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In this episode we speak with Marty Thody, member of the management team at Boler Mountain about all the amazing activities they provide! Boler Mountain is a staple in London opening in 1949. Since then, Boler has continued to grow to become Southwestern Ontario’s most dynamic destination for outdoor adventure! Boler Mountain is mostly known for th…
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Episode 49 features Zahra Habib, project Director & Executive Producer, Asha Supaul - Social Media Coordinator and King Jerome - Promotions and Outreach Coordinator of the ISO Project The ISO Project is a music video incubator for artists and creators of colour in London. In collaboration with the London Music Office and the Forest City Film Festiv…
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In this episode, we speak with our dream guest - Shad! Shad is an extremely talented rapper and MC from London, who has released six studio albums and 4 EPs since 2005. He has won 3 Juno awards for Rap Recording, beating out Drake in 2011. Shad has accomplished much more outside of the music sphere, hosting CBC’s Q and Netflix’s Hip Hop Evolution, …
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Episode 47: Canadian Country Music Awards
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The CCMA Awards and Canadian Country Music Week are back in London this weekend (Friday, November 26th-Monday, November 29th) and we have the scoop on all the amazing events that are happening! We were able to chat with Tiffany Astle, the head of communications for the CCMAs, about what can be expected this weekend! In this episode, we talked about…
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Minisode: Neighbourhood Decision Making Part 2
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This is part 2 of our minisodes about Neighbourhood Decision Making In this episode, we go over how to vote THIS SATURDAY, November 6th, and we go through our top 2 ideas from each of the geographical areas! Be sure to check out all the ideas that you are able to vote for on Vote day by going to www.getinvolved.london.ca/NDM and check out the area …
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Episode 46: Forest City Film Festival
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October 19th-October 30th, London welcomes back the Forest City Film Festival! In this episode, we speak with the founder and executive director of the Forest City Film Festival, Dorothy Downs. She tells us all about how FCFF came to be, what those first few festivals were like, how the film industry is growing in London and more! We also talk all …
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Episode 45: Susanne Grainger - Olympic Gold Medalist
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Susanne is an Olympic Rower, who in Tokyo 2020 was able to bring home the Gold Medal with her team for Women’s 8 Rowing for the first time since 1992. Susanne started rowing on Fanshawe lake here in the city under coach Bob Ward. Susanne has worked her way up to multiple World Championships and World Cups and now has an Olympic Gold Medal under her…
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Episode 44: Sidetrack: A Wortley Cafe
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Episode 44) Richie Bloomfield, Co-founder of Sidetrack: A Wortley Cafe “In a world of relentless pursuit, sidetracks are more important than ever. Let your mind stray off the beaten path and return with fresh ideas and new imaginings. After all, detours write the best stories. There has always been a café here, in this cozy nook of the village. Fol…
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Minisode: Neighbourhood Decision Making Part 1
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Welcome back to London’s Pretty Cool Podcast. Today we are speaking with Karen Oldman and Julie Ryan from Neighbourhood Decision Making. Neighbourhood Decision Making is a program in which Londoners are able to come up with ideas to improve their local communities. You are able to submit your ideas and get your community to vote on which ideas you …
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Sarah Smith is a musician from London that has always been praised for her songwriting and vulnerability in her lyrics. Sarah has been heavily involved in the London music scene for most of her career, winning multiple Jack Richardson/Forest City London Music Awards and performing at almost every venue the city has. Recently, Sarah paid homage to h…
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Episode 42: Growing Chefs! Ontario
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Growing Chefs! Ontario is a registered charity based in London, Ontario that unites chefs, growers, educators and community members in children’s food education projects. Growing Chefs! Ontario offers a variety of Food Education Projects to get kids and communities excited about healthy, wholesome food! In this episode, Andrew tells us all about ho…
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Episode 41: Urban Roots London - Mariam Waliji
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Episode 41 with Mariam Waliji of Urban Roots London Urban Roots is a non-profit organization that revitalizes underused land in the City of London for agriculture by: Producing high-quality, organic vegetables and herbs, distributing produce locally, directly to consumers and to private and social enterprises, developing agricultural opportunities …
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Episode 40: London Girls Rock Camp
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Episode 40 Guests: Savannah Sewell, Aaliyah Stewart and Hannah Fayad from London Girls Rock Camp! Starting season 3 off strong talking about the amazing local camp London Girls Rock Camp. London Girls Rock Camp is focused on empowerment, confidence building, friendship-making, and most importantly: music-loving. London Girls Rock Camp is lead by a …
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“PLUMP! is a space for London's BIPOC community. A space where we can cultivate our passions, share our perspectives, learn new things and get inspired by those around us.” Alecia Bryan and Harina Mokanan are the visionaries and creators behind this group. We were able to discuss with them all about seeing the need for a space for BIPOC in London t…
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Nicole Snobelen is the owner of Evelynn by Nicole Snobelen, which is a clothing line with amazing pieces such as dresses, scrunchies, tees, accessories and more! Evelynn carries unique options such as matching sets for you and your pet, custom bridal robes, thrifted pieces and upcycled pieces, so you can find the perfect thing for you! While creati…
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