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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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
1555
The germiest surface in the kitchen? The answer...
61 min
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The end of Ronzoni Pastina
62 min
1557
Raise a glass to the young entrepreneur finding...
56 min
1558
Bruce Cockburn on music, memories, and his upco...
52 min
1559
The Life of a Lighthouse Keeper
58 min
1560
New Zealand’s popular prime minister Jacinda Ar...
58 min
1561
New Canadian guidelines suggest cutting back yo...
59 min
1562
Grocery chains are feeling the heat over high f...
58 min
1563
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
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Please quiet quit these tired words and catchph...
15 min
1565
Canadian aid worker in Somalia on a country on ...
13 min
1566
Telecom companies are getting rid of 411 and op...
16 min
1567
The death of Lisa Marie Presley and the pressur...
15 min
1568
Pressure mounts on the federal government to cl...
16 min
1569
Bank watchdog weighs tighter mortgage rules as ...
14 min
1570
How fraudsters are putting homes that don’t bel...
74 min
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How can we better improve our memory skills?
15 min
1572
B.C. woman ordered to reimburse former employer...
13 min
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Is your phone listening to your conversations?
15 min
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International aid organizations halt work in Af...
15 min
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Why would teen girls attack a homeless man in d...
7 min