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
What is it like to be a contestant on Jeopardy?
71 min
1502
Could AI lead us to extinction or is that an ex...
80 min
1503
What jobs are most under threat by advances in ...
97 min
1504
The premier of Nova Scotia on the wildfires nea...
91 min
1505
A former spy on the Johnston report fallout
94 min
1506
High rent force Halifax grandmother and nurse t...
95 min
1507
The RCMP at 150: how the force became woven int...
89 min
1508
How advancements in DNA testing solved a 48-yea...
94 min
1509
David Johnston rules out public inquiry into Ch...
94 min
1510
Alberta parks closed over wildfire risk
95 min
1511
New breed of spooky shark discovered near Austr...
91 min
1512
The cost of rent continues to rise right acros...
93 min
1513
Road rage over removal of AM radios from vehicles
83 min
1514
Junk food is getting a lot more expensive & we’...
94 min
1515
The risks presented by wildfire smoke
59 min
1516
A Toronto author digs up long-held family secre...
93 min
1517
80s hitmakers Strange Advance head out on a 40t...
92 min
1518
Talking Canada’s Walk of Fame with Rick Mercer
91 min
1519
An inside look at evacuations and wildfires in ...
94 min
1520
Fleeing Alberta’s growing wildfires
101 min
1521
Coronation preview: Canadian contingent, and th...
97 min
1522
Canadian rocker Tom Cochrane celebrates Lightfoot
96 min
1523
CSIS confirms the Chinese government was target...
92 min
1524
Paying Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
87 min
1525
Why are so many places in Canada talking about ...
79 min