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
176
Fit for TV Reveals the Complicated History of T...
17 min
177
Ice Cube steps off the big screen and picks up ...
10 min
178
Animal Farm turns 80: Why Orwell’s novella is a...
17 min
179
Trump tariffs or not, Canada’s BeaverTails is r...
17 min
180
Ghislaine Maxwell's interview on the Epstein ca...
9 min
181
What are Canada’s five major cities? A summer o...
36 min
182
Canada removes retaliatory tariffs on U.S, Apri...
45 min
183
Rick Mercer Interview
15 min
184
Canada gave its citizens the right to die, now ...
18 min
185
8-year-old boy is killed by stray bullet while ...
8 min
186
Sleep Country co-founder reveals crack addictio...
21 min
187
Air Canada strike, Canola seed tariffs take eff...
47 min
188
Vancouver band Mother Mother celebrates 20 year...
17 min
189
Exposing the deceptions of direct-selling compa...
18 min
190
B.C. man survives two weeks in wilderness by dr...
18 min
191
Air Canada Strike - Trump-Putin reaction from K...
40 min
192
Why Canada needs to change strategy in trade ne...
18 min
193
Bestselling Canadian author Linwood Barclay cha...
17 min
194
Group threatens legal action over 'grossly disp...
11 min
195
Air Canada strike looms - Big changes to Aeropl...
42 min
196
A deep dive into the Lobster business reveals a...
17 min
197
Controversial new book charts Prince Andrew's f...
16 min
198
Catriona Le May Doan on her memories of the Can...
4 min
199
Mboko's huge win - Nova Scotia forest ban backl...
42 min
200
A Victoria author shares her story of her finan...
17 min