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
1551
How Helsinki is finding success in fighting hom...
51 min
1552
Can we trust online reviews?
54 min
1553
The handshake heard across Canada
71 min
1554
Your Consent is Not Required - a new book exami...
16 min
1555
Two huge earthquakes strike Turkey and Syria
60 min
1556
But wait, there’s more: K-Tel past and present
55 min
1557
ALMC hits rewind with the author of Mixtape: 21...
57 min
1558
Gord Sinclair on life after The Tragically Hip,...
62 min
1559
A fungus from a new HBO series is based on real...
60 min
1560
Why do we have anxiety dreams?
64 min
1561
The Canadian filmmaking duo behind “The Flying ...
73 min
1562
The germiest surface in the kitchen? The answer...
61 min
1563
The end of Ronzoni Pastina
62 min
1564
Raise a glass to the young entrepreneur finding...
56 min
1565
Bruce Cockburn on music, memories, and his upco...
52 min
1566
The Life of a Lighthouse Keeper
58 min
1567
New Zealand’s popular prime minister Jacinda Ar...
58 min
1568
New Canadian guidelines suggest cutting back yo...
59 min
1569
Grocery chains are feeling the heat over high f...
58 min
1570
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
1571
Please quiet quit these tired words and catchph...
15 min
1572
Canadian aid worker in Somalia on a country on ...
13 min
1573
Telecom companies are getting rid of 411 and op...
16 min
1574
The death of Lisa Marie Presley and the pressur...
15 min
1575
Pressure mounts on the federal government to cl...
16 min