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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Are tough economic sanctions levied against Rus...
13 min
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One year later, remembering the night Russia de...
65 min
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Are you allowed to protect yourself against hom...
93 min
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The Bing Chat bot has feelings and multiple per...
75 min
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How Canadian movie studios are utilizing AI to ...
89 min
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The truth behind classified documents in the USA
81 min
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RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki announces retire...
54 min
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Beware of the Valentine’s chatbot
59 min
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The joys of dining alone
68 min
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Toronto mayor John Tory resigns
50 min
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How Helsinki is finding success in fighting hom...
51 min
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Can we trust online reviews?
54 min
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The handshake heard across Canada
71 min
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Your Consent is Not Required - a new book exami...
16 min
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Two huge earthquakes strike Turkey and Syria
60 min
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But wait, there’s more: K-Tel past and present
55 min
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ALMC hits rewind with the author of Mixtape: 21...
57 min
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Gord Sinclair on life after The Tragically Hip,...
62 min
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A fungus from a new HBO series is based on real...
60 min
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Why do we have anxiety dreams?
64 min
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The Canadian filmmaking duo behind “The Flying ...
73 min
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The germiest surface in the kitchen? The answer...
61 min
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The end of Ronzoni Pastina
62 min
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Raise a glass to the young entrepreneur finding...
56 min
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Bruce Cockburn on music, memories, and his upco...
52 min