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
1501
Can we trust online reviews?
54 min
1502
The handshake heard across Canada
71 min
1503
Your Consent is Not Required - a new book exami...
16 min
1504
Two huge earthquakes strike Turkey and Syria
60 min
1505
But wait, there’s more: K-Tel past and present
55 min
1506
ALMC hits rewind with the author of Mixtape: 21...
57 min
1507
Gord Sinclair on life after The Tragically Hip,...
62 min
1508
A fungus from a new HBO series is based on real...
60 min
1509
Why do we have anxiety dreams?
64 min
1510
The Canadian filmmaking duo behind “The Flying ...
73 min
1511
The germiest surface in the kitchen? The answer...
61 min
1512
The end of Ronzoni Pastina
62 min
1513
Raise a glass to the young entrepreneur finding...
56 min
1514
Bruce Cockburn on music, memories, and his upco...
52 min
1515
The Life of a Lighthouse Keeper
58 min
1516
New Zealand’s popular prime minister Jacinda Ar...
58 min
1517
New Canadian guidelines suggest cutting back yo...
59 min
1518
Grocery chains are feeling the heat over high f...
58 min
1519
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
1520
Please quiet quit these tired words and catchph...
15 min
1521
Canadian aid worker in Somalia on a country on ...
13 min
1522
Telecom companies are getting rid of 411 and op...
16 min
1523
The death of Lisa Marie Presley and the pressur...
15 min
1524
Pressure mounts on the federal government to cl...
16 min
1525
Bank watchdog weighs tighter mortgage rules as ...
14 min