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 Ukraine is worth fighting for
24 min
2827
Civilians executed by Russian forces in Kyiv su...
18 min
2828
Bracing for a 6th Covid wave
15 min
2829
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
66 min
2830
A man who helped evacuate people from Afghanist...
16 min
2831
Tips on how to best handle a return to the office
17 min
2832
The stresses of returning to the office
16 min
2833
What is the legal impact of the Pope’s apology?
6 min
2834
Chief Judy Wilson discusses apology from Cathol...
11 min
2835
Residential school survivor in Rome reacts to P...
13 min
2836
TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment of a ...
98 min
2837
What makes an April Fool’s prank work?
12 min
2838
Why do we fall for April Fool’s pranks?
16 min
2839
Why the healthcare system needs to be better pr...
17 min
2840
A Quebec doctor copes with long Covid
17 min
2841
What the TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailm...
17 min
2842
The TSB report into the fatal 2019 derailment o...
15 min
2843
Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
43 min
2844
Building a network to help house those fleeing ...
16 min
2845
The challenge in providing humanitarian aid to ...
18 min
2846
Afghan Canadian military interpreters plan hung...
17 min
2847
Canadian gymnasts demand investigation into tox...
11 min
2848
Tackling sexual misconduct in the Canadian Arme...
13 min
2849
Former chief of the defence staff pleads guilty...
9 min
2850
Canada-based army veterans set up field hospita...
37 min