Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne will showcase Ben’s signature curiosity, good humour, and love for great Canadian stories - whenever you're listening. Learn new things, hear surprising perspectives, and head into your day with fresh stories to talk about.

Ben O’Hara Byrne brings decades of experience in journalism, broadcast, and connecting with people to the microphone. Throughout his career, he’s held reporting & anchor roles across Canada, from Quebec City to Ottawa to Victoria. He’s been a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K. And, he’s reported on stories around the world, including Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, Ukraine and Russia.

News
Politics
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The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking ...
17 min
227
Harassment, hardship and hope in wildland firef...
17 min
228
Trump tariffs illegal? - De minmis crunch - Sec...
38 min
229
Why Veteran investigative journalist Linden Mac...
17 min
230
The class of 2025 inductees into the Canadian S...
16 min
231
Fit for TV Reveals the Complicated History of T...
17 min
232
Ice Cube steps off the big screen and picks up ...
10 min
233
Animal Farm turns 80: Why Orwell’s novella is a...
17 min
234
Trump tariffs or not, Canada’s BeaverTails is r...
17 min
235
Ghislaine Maxwell's interview on the Epstein ca...
9 min
236
What are Canada’s five major cities? A summer o...
36 min
237
Canada removes retaliatory tariffs on U.S, Apri...
45 min
238
Rick Mercer Interview
15 min
239
Canada gave its citizens the right to die, now ...
18 min
240
8-year-old boy is killed by stray bullet while ...
8 min
241
Sleep Country co-founder reveals crack addictio...
21 min
242
Air Canada strike, Canola seed tariffs take eff...
47 min
243
Vancouver band Mother Mother celebrates 20 year...
17 min
244
Exposing the deceptions of direct-selling compa...
18 min
245
B.C. man survives two weeks in wilderness by dr...
18 min
246
Air Canada Strike - Trump-Putin reaction from K...
40 min
247
Why Canada needs to change strategy in trade ne...
18 min
248
Bestselling Canadian author Linwood Barclay cha...
17 min
249
Group threatens legal action over 'grossly disp...
11 min
250
Air Canada strike looms - Big changes to Aeropl...
42 min