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
3001
How will Ukraine as we know it survive?
16 min
3002
Ukraine on the ground, Understanding Vladimir P...
50 min
3003
How is the Ukrainian community reacting to the ...
13 min
3004
China’s role and reaction to the Ukraine invasion
16 min
3005
Understanding Vladimir Putin’s strategy
17 min
3006
Analyzing the first 24 hours of Russia’s invasion
6 min
3007
Ukrainian-Canadians fear for relatives in Ukraine
9 min
3008
More on what Canada must do to help Ukraine
18 min
3009
Ukraine on the ground - an educated father/daug...
15 min
3010
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part ...
52 min
3011
Security expert assesses what comes next in Ukr...
8 min
3012
The lasting importance of A Whiter Shade of Pale
9 min
3013
As misinformation becomes increasingly more com...
16 min
3014
Putin beings “special military operations,” and...
19 min
3015
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part ...
24 min
3016
Is Canada truly more divided than ever before?
14 min
3017
Only two days after extending the Emergencies A...
5 min
3018
How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they ...
43 min
3019
Today is “Twosday.” Learning more about this Pa...
14 min
3020
In a time where misinformation is rampant, how ...
16 min
3021
The View from Ukraine - What is it like being t...
18 min
3022
As Putin sends troops into Eastern Ukraine, we ...
16 min
3023
Opposing the Emergencies Act - How Canada shoul...
15 min
3024
After nearly 200 arrests, what are the possible...
6 min
3025
How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they ...
7 min