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
2726
The allure of toxic relationships
13 min
2727
Why isn’t there more focus on a negotiated peac...
17 min
2728
Lessons learned from being in the Kremlin’s cro...
18 min
2729
Marianas Trench lead singer Josh Ramsay
16 min
2730
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukrainians hopin...
17 min
2731
The challenge with ticks and Lyme Disease
15 min
2732
Will Ottawa’s Emergencies Act Inquiry be transp...
57 min
2733
Why is Russia’s Church backing Putin’s War in U...
10 min
2734
France says “non” to the far-right but Marine L...
17 min
2735
How inflation is driving down real wages in Canada
16 min
2736
Ringing up some phone history on National Telep...
16 min
2737
Elon Musk takes Twitter: the impact on the tech...
14 min
2738
Elon Musk takes Twitter: the business case
5 min
2739
Will Ottawa’s Emergencies Act Inquiry be transp...
8 min
2740
The world’s first carbon capture soap - and car...
13 min
2741
. Conservation group's fish carry scheme save t...
16 min
2742
University of Calgary students convert ATV to s...
16 min
2743
Journo Corner: environmental journalist
16 min
2744
Living a low carbon lifestyle and life as a “Cl...
18 min
2745
How nuclear energy can play a role in reducing ...
13 min
2746
Hungry for competition
13 min
2747
What are we eating and what role does food play...
16 min
2748
What does the future of travel look like?
17 min
2749
A farmer's perspective: the cost of everything,...
16 min
2750
The nuances of taking in a Ukrainian family
17 min