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
1001
Danielle Smith, chemtrails and conspiracy theories
16 min
1002
How rampant conspiracy theories are hindering h...
15 min
1003
Hurricane Milton makes landfall - Canadians in ...
8 min
1004
Hurricane Milton makes landfall - Canadians in ...
10 min
1005
Hurricane Milton makes landfall - on ground
5 min
1006
Hurricane Milton makes landfall - how impactful...
9 min
1007
ALMTC: The Solar Temple cult murders and suicides
31 min
1008
B.C. leaders debate follow-up
14 min
1009
Rapping granny from Ontario wows audiences on a...
17 min
1010
The struggle to get out of Milton’s path?
5 min
1011
Canadians in Florida brace for Hurricane Milton
13 min
1012
Mass evacuations as Hurricane Milton barrels to...
14 min
1013
Marc Garneau on space, politics, Canada and his...
32 min
1014
Is there any chance for peace in the middle eas...
18 min
1015
RBC Cybersecurity Series: What do hackers want ...
15 min
1016
How is Hamas funded and why hasn’t there been m...
15 min
1017
Marking one-year since the October 7th attacks ...
15 min
1018
Coffee prices on the rise, how much will filter...
10 min
1019
How the Supreme Court handed Canadian consumers...
14 min
1020
X marks the flop: The inside story of Musk’s tu...
17 min
1021
Security concerns as Canada’s Jewish community ...
14 min
1022
Russell Peters hits Canada with his Relax, it’s...
17 min
1023
Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa details her inspirationa...
97 min
1024
Russell Peters hits Canada with his Relax, it’s...
102 min
1025
Director Mike Downie on his four-part documenta...
101 min