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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China’s role and reaction to the Ukraine invasion
16 min
3102
Understanding Vladimir Putin’s strategy
17 min
3103
Analyzing the first 24 hours of Russia’s invasion
6 min
3104
Ukrainian-Canadians fear for relatives in Ukraine
9 min
3105
More on what Canada must do to help Ukraine
18 min
3106
Ukraine on the ground - an educated father/daug...
15 min
3107
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part ...
52 min
3108
Security expert assesses what comes next in Ukr...
8 min
3109
The lasting importance of A Whiter Shade of Pale
9 min
3110
As misinformation becomes increasingly more com...
16 min
3111
Putin beings “special military operations,” and...
19 min
3112
After Putin sends troops into the eastern part ...
24 min
3113
Is Canada truly more divided than ever before?
14 min
3114
Only two days after extending the Emergencies A...
5 min
3115
How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they ...
43 min
3116
Today is “Twosday.” Learning more about this Pa...
14 min
3117
In a time where misinformation is rampant, how ...
16 min
3118
The View from Ukraine - What is it like being t...
18 min
3119
As Putin sends troops into Eastern Ukraine, we ...
16 min
3120
Opposing the Emergencies Act - How Canada shoul...
15 min
3121
After nearly 200 arrests, what are the possible...
6 min
3122
How are Ottawa business owners feeling as they ...
7 min
3123
Checking in on the latest from the Ottawa prote...
36 min
3124
Advice on eating healthy, and how it can change...
16 min
3125
The US President says Russia is ready to attack...
17 min