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
Living with Fear
16 min
3002
Listening to how fish communicate
15 min
3003
How fear of Putin stops Russians from speaking out
8 min
3004
Targeting Russian Oligarchs
8 min
3005
Journalist Corner: What a week for Alberta. Oil...
16 min
3006
Oil prices on the rise, how far will they go?
8 min
3007
Is Canada doing enough to help Ukraine?
8 min
3008
An update on Ukraine heading into the weekend
6 min
3009
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
45 min
3010
What local Ukrainians are doing to help war eff...
13 min
3011
The information war inside Russia
16 min
3012
What have we learned in the first week of the war
17 min
3013
What it’s like being a refugee in Canada
16 min
3014
New immigration rules for Ukrainians
8 min
3015
Why is Russia targeting nuclear plants?
11 min
3016
Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit in Russian at...
12 min
3017
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight, What can...
31 min
3018
How to talk to children about war in Ukraine
11 min
3019
Why Ukraine is winning the war so far
14 min
3020
Why are Russian athletes being allowed to compe...
8 min
3021
What can Canadians do to donate to the Ukraine ...
7 min
3022
How Canada helped economic measures against Rus...
16 min
3023
The Economic Impact of sanctions
16 min
3024
Canadians heading to Ukraine to fight
5 min
3025
The impact of the sanctions on Russia, Hiding f...
51 min