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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Why don’t celebrity endorsements work?
17 min
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How to cope with post-election anxiety
15 min
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US Election Night Panel with Richard Cloutier &...
37 min
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US Election analysis with Matthew Lebo
9 min
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Democratic Watch Party coverage
6 min
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Republicans in Canada watch nervously
8 min
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US Election analysis with Mary Ann Akers
11 min
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US Election Night Panel with Lauren McNabb & Ke...
38 min
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Trump ramps up the voter fraud claims, is there...
17 min
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A Good Man in Politics: Lloyd Axworthy’s ‘Kick-...
15 min
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A BC mom spent years trying to prove her teen d...
16 min
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Paying tribute to the man friends called Q: Qui...
19 min
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US election preview + our coverage preview
17 min
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Americans bet millions on presidential race
15 min
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Why are so many people living with Diabetes mad...
9 min
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One of the great alt-rock bands returns with a ...
16 min
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RCMP in B.C. dismantles largest drug superlab i...
18 min
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Canadian Dollar is at a two-year low, how much ...
15 min
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Jody Wilson-Raybould talks history, reconciliat...
34 min
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America’s former envoy in Ottawa on what’s at s...
15 min
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Federal minister of health talks dental-care pl...
8 min
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World Series champion and MVP Freddie Freeman s...
12 min
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What the Menendez brothers’ case tells us about...
24 min
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Trick or treat: Why shrinkflation on Halloween ...
14 min
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A first-hand look at the deepening humanitarian...
14 min