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