Inside the Village - A weekly podcast featuring newsmakers in Ontario

About Inside the Village - A weekly podcast featuring newsmakers in Ontario

In cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park (https://www.thetrillium.ca/?utm_source=sootoday.com&utm_campaign=sootoday.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) and Parliament Hill (https://www.parliamenttoday.ca/?utm_source=sootoday.com&utm_campaign=sootoday.com%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral) — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find. This podcast from Village Media — ‘Closer Look’ — is all about the stories we tell. Every Sunday morning at 8, hosts Michael Friscolanti and Scott Sexsmith go beyond the headlines with insightful, in-depth conversations featuring our reporters and editors, leading experts, key stakeholders and big newsmakers.

Publisher

Village Media Inc.

Category

news · news · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Apr 2022

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

298 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Away from the cameras, 'Rick the Temp' hid a dark secret

   For a generation of Canadians, Rick Campanelli has been one of the most recognizable faces on television — the energetic, always-grinning “Rick the Temp” who turned a MuchMusic contest into a remarkable career in broadcasting. But behind that smile was a struggle few people knew about. In his new memoir, Tempted, Campanelli opens up about his rise to fame, his years-long battle with gambling addiction, and why he’s ready to share his story with the world. Campanelli is our guest on this week'...

2. 

   4 Oct 2026

   NHL's rookie of the year takes a shot at joining our podcast

   Matthew Schaefer was the first overall pick in the 2025 NHL draft — and he definitely lived up to the hype. In his first season, the talented defenceman put up Bobby Orr-esque numbers, tallying 23 goals and 36 assists on his way to being crowned the league’s rookie of the year. Off the ice, Schaefer has shown resilience and maturity way beyond his years. When he was only 16, he lost his mother, Jennifer, to breast cancer. In the time since, he has used his star power to honour her legacy and ...

3. 

   27 Sept 2026

   Far-fetched or not, Carney is right to prepare for U.S. military action

   Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed this week that he has studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada. In a lengthy New York Times interview published Wednesday, Carney said it would be irresponsible not to prepare for what he called an “extreme tail risk.” “That’s just risk management,” he said. “That’s not a base case, but it would be irresponsible not to [prepare].” How realistic is a Trump-ordered military invasion? Considering the U.S. President's musings about a 51st s...

Who has been a guest on Inside the Village - A weekly podcast featuring newsmakers in Ontario

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Paul Maurice
• Ontario Provincial Police
• Melissa De Young
• Charlie Angus
• David Bennett

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

235,269

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.4 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

80

Social presence

90

YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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Guest appearances

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