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
1
Catching up with Honeymoon Suite with a new alb...
16 min
2
MP's back at it Monday - Life on Mars - Who's b...
55 min
3
PM Carney's major projects list - Charlie Kirk'...
45 min
4
Dismantling Big Tech's attention economy and th...
17 min
5
Could a 'digital diet' help me fix my bad phone...
18 min
6
Andy Kim still "gently" rocking in 2025 and abo...
15 min
7
Bob Rae on Ken Dryden - Modern day treasure hun...
55 min
8
The remarkable missteps that brought about one ...
16 min
9
New documentary takes us back into the legendar...
17 min
10
Remembering Ken Dryden - How Quebec's EV dream ...
36 min
11
UB40 on 45 years of music and a new tour announ...
18 min
12
Canada's Iconic K-Tel is still going strong
18 min
13
Why threats against Mitch Marner should be a wa...
8 min
14
The True Story of 200 Forgotten Murder Victims ...
18 min
15
Toward a disease-sniffing device that rivals a ...
8 min
16
Sprinter in her 90s has muscle cells of someone...
10 min
17
Canada axes U.S. counter-tariffs - Defending yo...
26 min
18
The Tesla whistleblower and the cost of taking ...
17 min
19
Harassment, hardship and hope in wildland firef...
17 min
20
Trump tariffs illegal? - De minmis crunch - Sec...
38 min
21
Why Veteran investigative journalist Linden Mac...
17 min
22
The class of 2025 inductees into the Canadian S...
16 min
23
Fit for TV Reveals the Complicated History of T...
17 min
24
Ice Cube steps off the big screen and picks up ...
10 min
25
Animal Farm turns 80: Why Orwell’s novella is a...
17 min