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
3051
Ukraine on the ground, Understanding Vladimir P...
50 min
3052
How is the Ukrainian community reacting to the ...
13 min
3053
China’s role and reaction to the Ukraine invasion
16 min
3054
Understanding Vladimir Putin’s strategy
17 min
3055
Analyzing the first 24 hours of Russia’s invasion
6 min
3056
Ukrainian-Canadians fear for relatives in Ukraine
9 min
3057
More on what Canada must do to help Ukraine
18 min
3058
Ukraine on the ground - an educated father/daug...
15 min
3059
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part ...
52 min
3060
Security expert assesses what comes next in Ukr...
8 min
3061
The lasting importance of A Whiter Shade of Pale
9 min
3062
As misinformation becomes increasingly more com...
16 min
3063
Putin beings “special military operations,” and...
19 min
3064
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part ...
24 min
3065
Is Canada truly more divided than ever before?
14 min
3066
Only two days after extending the Emergencies A...
5 min
3067
How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they ...
43 min
3068
Today is “Twosday.” Learning more about this Pa...
14 min
3069
In a time where misinformation is rampant, how ...
16 min
3070
The View from Ukraine - What is it like being t...
18 min
3071
As Putin sends troops into Eastern Ukraine, we ...
16 min
3072
Opposing the Emergencies Act - How Canada shoul...
15 min
3073
After nearly 200 arrests, what are the possible...
6 min
3074
How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they ...
7 min
3075
Checking in on the latest from the Ottawa prote...
36 min