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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Catching up with Honeymoon Suite with a new alb...
16 min
27
MP's back at it Monday - Life on Mars - Who's b...
55 min
28
PM Carney's major projects list - Charlie Kirk'...
45 min
29
Dismantling Big Tech's attention economy and th...
17 min
30
Could a 'digital diet' help me fix my bad phone...
18 min
31
Andy Kim still "gently" rocking in 2025 and abo...
15 min
32
Bob Rae on Ken Dryden - Modern day treasure hun...
55 min
33
The remarkable missteps that brought about one ...
16 min
34
New documentary takes us back into the legendar...
17 min
35
Remembering Ken Dryden - How Quebec's EV dream ...
36 min
36
UB40 on 45 years of music and a new tour announ...
18 min
37
Canada's Iconic K-Tel is still going strong
18 min
38
Why threats against Mitch Marner should be a wa...
8 min
39
The True Story of 200 Forgotten Murder Victims ...
18 min
40
Toward a disease-sniffing device that rivals a ...
8 min
41
Sprinter in her 90s has muscle cells of someone...
10 min
42
Canada axes U.S. counter-tariffs - Defending yo...
26 min
43
The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking ...
17 min
44
Harassment, hardship and hope in wildland firef...
17 min
45
Trump tariffs illegal? - De minmis crunch - Sec...
38 min
46
Why Veteran investigative journalist Linden Mac...
17 min
47
The class of 2025 inductees into the Canadian S...
16 min
48
Fit for TV Reveals the Complicated History of T...
17 min
49
Ice Cube steps off the big screen and picks up ...
10 min
50
Animal Farm turns 80: Why Orwell’s novella is a...
17 min