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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US slaps tariffs on U.S. trading partners and g...
18 min
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A Canadian canola farmer on how tariffs hit hi...
8 min
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The “Torpedo” bat takes baseball by storm and h...
8 min
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How will energy markets change after global tar...
9 min
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Auto tariffs stay in place, will Canada get any...
9 min
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Intermittent fasting can be hit or miss, but re...
17 min
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Why health care reform still matters in this el...
19 min
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Netflix’s popular series ‘Adolescence’ raises i...
17 min
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Are we seeing a generation gap developing in th...
18 min
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Expect extra questions, take a burner phone whe...
18 min
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Carbon tax goes, tariffs await, what does it al...
18 min
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Lost for centuries, medieval tales of Merlin an...
16 min
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Former Governor of the Bank of Canada on one fa...
19 min
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Why is Mark Carney standing by Liberal candidat...
19 min
315
The Trews’ Colin MacDonald on a new album and C...
17 min
316
April 1, 1975 when Canada went weather metric a...
17 min
317
America’s biggest trade partner including Canad...
18 min
318
Replay: Karl Subban on fatherhood, teaching, ho...
34 min
319
Best of Crosstalk
7 min
320
Made in Canada: Naked and Famous Jeans
10 min
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How Batman inspired Canadian researchers to cre...
18 min
322
Will a change of tone in Canada/US relations la...
19 min
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Shark sounds captured for the first time, what ...
17 min
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The sad and soggy end to Vancouver Expo 86’s ic...
7 min
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What lies beneath Antarctica’s ice?
14 min