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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B.C. man's family of 11 people living through c...
9 min
1227
Chrystia Freeland meets with finance ministers ...
56 min
1228
The Beatles release their final single, with a ...
92 min
1229
Retailers sound the alarm about rising theft an...
93 min
1230
Self-checkouts and the downside of DIY for cons...
90 min
1231
Losing a Friend - remembering Matthew Perry
90 min
1232
How well is Ottawa handling its carbon tax poli...
64 min
1233
Understanding mass shootings and how to better ...
93 min
1234
Steven Page and a new supergroup creating a hom...
93 min
1235
Israeli hostage released by Hamas speaks of her...
83 min
1236
The Psychology of Revenge: Is an eye-for-an-ey...
88 min
1237
Sam Roberts on his band’s new album, “The Adven...
76 min
1238
Ken Dryden looks back at his High School years ...
90 min
1239
A tuition hike for out-of-province students ca...
92 min
1240
A Little More Collecting: The man with the worl...
95 min
1241
A Little More Collecting: Why do people love to...
85 min
1242
Supreme Court strikes down Federal Environmenta...
80 min
1243
Brink’s sues Air Canada for its $20M in gold ba...
94 min
1244
The Perils of Ultra-Processed foods
94 min
1245
Hamas attack kills grandmother of Israeli man l...
97 min
1246
Iran’s Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Pr...
79 min
1247
Canada’s most famous astronaut returns to Earth...
96 min
1248
A former campaign manager breaks down the Manit...
93 min
1249
Alberta takes aim at federal government’s futur...
92 min
1250
How translating classic hits into Inuktitut bec...
77 min