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
1601
The best of television in 2022: What did we wat...
16 min
1602
How 3D printing can help solve Canada’s homebui...
15 min
1603
Canada delays expanding medical assistance in d...
18 min
1604
Is Canada being naive about the risks of Chine...
14 min
1605
Are provincial governments across the country s...
14 min
1606
Leonard Cohen’s final act - The story of the la...
13 min
1607
A new feature on Apple devices causes headache...
17 min
1608
At what age should Canadians be retiring? Are ...
15 min
1609
How did rent prices get so high in Canada? Wil...
17 min
1610
What can Canada do in order to build more homes...
13 min
1611
The Year in Economics: Inflation surges, intere...
18 min
1612
Reconciliation in 2022: A papal visit and apology
16 min
1613
The World in 2022: Russia invades Ukraine, Chin...
17 min
1614
The Year in Health: Omicron dominates, mandates...
15 min
1615
The Year in Politics: populism reigns, incumben...
17 min
1616
The Year in Security: Freedom Convoy, blockades...
16 min
1617
Ten years after Sandy Hook, a mother’s solution...
63 min
1618
Our Book of Awesome
14 min
1619
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
15 min
1620
A Little More True Crime: Five years later, the...
30 min
1621
10-years since Sandy Hook, the Movement That Sa...
18 min
1622
Defense minister pledges ‘ambitious’ military c...
13 min
1623
What’s next for the Artemis program? Ship carry...
62 min
1624
Alcohol-free suggestions for the holidays and D...
11 min
1625
Ship carrying B.C. gold to be salvaged after ne...
16 min