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
651
Why Canada-USA is now the preeminent rivalry in...
18 min
652
Leonard Cohen’s heirs sue law firm for malpract...
16 min
653
US and Russia agree to try to end war without U...
17 min
654
Which Canadian cities are most vulnerable to Tr...
17 min
655
The vocal history of booing at sporting events,...
17 min
656
Search for answers begins in Delta crash landin...
17 min
657
“'Miracle nobody got killed” says aviation expe...
18 min
658
Is a shared love of certain music the key to fi...
16 min
659
Mike Love and The Beach Boys bring sunshine to ...
39 min
660
Senate confirms Robert Kennedy Jr. as Health an...
13 min
661
What to expect from a Canada-USA showdown at th...
14 min
662
Diving in with the Guinness World Record holder...
16 min
663
WestJet and Lufthansa team up in new massive de...
14 min
664
Why do airlines take passengers seeking compens...
14 min
665
Donald Trump threatens reciprocal tariffs, take...
16 min
666
Journo Corner: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomin...
18 min
667
Kate Gies on our culture’s desires to “fix” bod...
17 min
668
How to resist the tech takeover of romance
13 min
669
Joe from the ‘I Am Canadian” rant reflects on ...
16 min
670
Should we be worried about an asteroid collidi...
17 min
671
Premiers meet in Washington to discuss tariff t...
8 min
672
Barriers to cancer treatment leave patients and...
17 min
673
Where do they go? A long-time sea turtle myster...
17 min
674
Ron Deibert tackles cyber espionage, subversion...
33 min
675
True Crime Conversations: Convicted killer and ...
16 min