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
3151
Is Wordle getting more difficult under the NY T...
13 min
3152
A look inside China’s social credit system
16 min
3153
Why we’re living in a dopamine driven world and...
17 min
3154
The victims in Vancouver’s oldest cold case are...
16 min
3155
A breakthrough in the search for a cure for HIV
15 min
3156
How will policing the blockade change and what ...
14 min
3157
Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped, A look at...
37 min
3158
Pet Cloning - a new trend for Instagram influen...
11 min
3159
An update on Coutts, Alberta - the last 24 hours
10 min
3160
Talking Flags with Owner of The Flag Store in B...
7 min
3161
A tumultuous year for the Canadian flag
9 min
3162
Understanding New Financial Rules for Crowdfunding
16 min
3163
Was invoking the Emergencies Act necessary?
7 min
3164
A look at policing - where did Ottawa fail? Wha...
8 min
3165
Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped - what doe...
7 min
3166
Pre-arrival COVID PCR tests scrapped - how does...
7 min
3167
Understanding the Emergencies Act, Controversy ...
45 min
3168
Remembering Ivan Reitman & The great love songs...
17 min
3169
Anti-Racism Social Media Tool
8 min
3170
RCMP seize weapons and ammunition and arrest 12...
10 min
3171
Is invoking the Emergencies Act the right move?
6 min
3172
Understanding the Emergencies Act from the form...
8 min
3173
Injunction granted to remove Ambassador Bridge ...
43 min
3174
Pressure of Competing at the Olympics and why s...
17 min
3175
How social cohesion has eroded over the pandemic
13 min