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
Funding for the Protests - Following the money
15 min
3002
Why GoFundMe suspended Freedom Convoy funds, Me...
26 min
3003
Book Bans in the US
15 min
3004
How Toronto is managing truck convoy
6 min
3005
Meet the Canadian that’s ensuring that board ga...
7 min
3006
Call for more government funding for cancer car...
7 min
3007
Meta faced a bad week/Spotify in a spot of trou...
7 min
3008
Why the truckers protest is a big hit with cons...
9 min
3009
Global BC Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldry...
15 min
3010
How Vancouver is preparing for weekend trucker ...
6 min
3011
How police are preparing across Canada for week...
11 min
3012
Why GoFundMe suspended Freedom Convoy funds
8 min
3013
How the Ottawa protests are hurting small busin...
41 min
3014
A walk in the (National) park: just what the do...
11 min
3015
Canadian singer Jully Black on her new music an...
14 min
3016
Colorado’s Erin O’Toole
11 min
3017
Memories of Canada’s last Men’s World Cup Team
16 min
3018
Uyghur 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Bearer speaks...
15 min
3019
How effectively authorities are handling the tr...
12 min
3020
How the Ottawa protests are hurting small busin...
9 min
3021
Erin O’Toole is out, Is Beijing in an Olympic m...
55 min
3022
We dig into the history of Groundhog Day
12 min
3023
How much have dating apps changed the way we meet?
15 min
3024
Why Canadians are lukewarm on the 2022 winter g...
10 min
3025
Is Beijing in an Olympic mood?
13 min