{"id":32689,"date":"2026-03-10T15:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=32689"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:48:16","slug":"we-need-a-rat-czar-a-rat-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/03\/we-need-a-rat-czar-a-rat-king\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We Need A Rat Czar? A Rat King?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We got more rats!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of talk about the rat situation in the east end of London at city hall this week, which makes sense. It&#8217;s a pretty gross problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how did we get here? And what should we do about it? Dr. Brendon Samuels, a member of the environmental stewardship and action committee at the City of London, joined Craig on the podcast to discuss, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfriendlylondon.ca\/rpm?fbclid=PAT01DUAQdUqVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAacOq4yDGNH6smJFpxyaVN8u-y3k9ycVGRHXk1swANoBwuPzdlGzH1z70S_rNg_aem_S_SdSB4I63SKQaPiTlaKKA\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.birdfriendlylondon.ca\/rpm?fbclid=PAT01DUAQdUqVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAacOq4yDGNH6smJFpxyaVN8u-y3k9ycVGRHXk1swANoBwuPzdlGzH1z70S_rNg_aem_S_SdSB4I63SKQaPiTlaKKA\">even provide some tips.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would quicker emptying of garbage containers in parks help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, Craig and Dr. Samuels talk about trees and London being named the 2026 Forest Capital of Canada. Does the city need to do a better job explaining how tree removal works?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=r94dh-1a69479-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We got more rats! 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