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
1426
Can we trust online reviews?
54 min
1427
The handshake heard across Canada
71 min
1428
Your Consent is Not Required - a new book exami...
16 min
1429
Two huge earthquakes strike Turkey and Syria
60 min
1430
But wait, there’s more: K-Tel past and present
55 min
1431
ALMC hits rewind with the author of Mixtape: 21...
57 min
1432
Gord Sinclair on life after The Tragically Hip,...
62 min
1433
A fungus from a new HBO series is based on real...
60 min
1434
Why do we have anxiety dreams?
64 min
1435
The Canadian filmmaking duo behind “The Flying ...
73 min
1436
The germiest surface in the kitchen? The answer...
61 min
1437
The end of Ronzoni Pastina
62 min
1438
Raise a glass to the young entrepreneur finding...
56 min
1439
Bruce Cockburn on music, memories, and his upco...
52 min
1440
The Life of a Lighthouse Keeper
58 min
1441
New Zealand’s popular prime minister Jacinda Ar...
58 min
1442
New Canadian guidelines suggest cutting back yo...
59 min
1443
Grocery chains are feeling the heat over high f...
58 min
1444
Time to quiet quit these tired words
Bank watchdog weighs tighter mortgage rules, please quiet quit these tired words & the death of Lisa Marie Presley
76 min
1445
Please quiet quit these tired words and catchph...
15 min
1446
Canadian aid worker in Somalia on a country on ...
13 min
1447
Telecom companies are getting rid of 411 and op...
16 min
1448
The death of Lisa Marie Presley and the pressur...
15 min
1449
Pressure mounts on the federal government to cl...
16 min
1450
Bank watchdog weighs tighter mortgage rules as ...
14 min