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
1926
Has Populism Won? The War On Liberal Democracy
13 min
1927
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign...
16 min
1928
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been bu...
15 min
1929
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time...
13 min
1930
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
75 min
1931
With high food prices impacting your thanksgivi...
9 min
1932
How to keep misinformation off the menu when yo...
9 min
1933
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper...
15 min
1934
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond
18 min
1935
The story behind the new biography Down and out...
15 min
1936
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a br...
16 min
1937
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how wil...
15 min
1938
Thanksgiving costs: how inflation is hitting th...
8 min
1939
UCP leadership race results: Analysis
21 min
1940
UCP leadership results: Analysis
11 min
1941
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
70 min
1942
How a Vancouver concert helped launch Loretta L...
12 min
1943
How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood
16 min
1944
A Manitoba man is trying to help end the cycle ...
17 min
1945
Journo Corner: Looking ahead to the results of...
16 min
1946
Why protests in Iran are giving hope to those i...
9 min
1947
Canadian businesses can charge credit card fees...
8 min
1948
OPEC+ announces big supply cuts in oil producti...
14 min
1949
Cold water immersion is a hot health trend, doe...
12 min
1950
Hockey Canada’s board chairs face questions on ...
55 min