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
How Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself to the ...
17 min
2
Russia thought it would take days to seize Ukra...
17 min
3
Every episode of SCTV will soon be available to...
9 min
4
Why Ottawa’s high speed train plans are insane,...
9 min
5
Iran's Supreme Leader is dead, what now? - Iran...
46 min
6
How a pioneering American fantasy fiction write...
17 min
7
Who was ‘El Mencho’? And why did his killing sp...
17 min
8
 ‘The Casino Shift’ Takes Readers Inside Canada...
18 min
9
U.S attacks Iran - Clinton questioned about Eps...
56 min
10
Looking back at actor Robert Duvall’s legacy an...
9 min
11
The fight to save Yellowknife’s last movie thea...
8 min
12
How a neuroscientist learned first hand how how...
17 min
13
Andrew’s arrest and what lies ahead for the for...
9 min
14
Why is Norway so dominant at the Winter Olympic...
16 min
15
Is Canada’s Winter Olympic performance in Mila...
17 min
16
Gold Medal Hockey Preview - Curling Controversy...
51 min
17
Ottawa advises all Canadians to avoid Cuba as T...
16 min
18
More details and more questions emerge about ...
6 min
19
Canada strikes gold - The Tumbler Ridge investi...
42 min
20
What makes for a great Valentine’s Day love song?
7 min
21
Canada’s Queen of R&B on a new album and cros...
17 min
22
The story behind the Gordie Howe Bridge and why...
17 min
23
Why the Gordie Howe Bridge threat is another om...
16 min
24
The latest from Tumbler Ridge
57 min
25
Is it time to reduce Old Age Security payments ...
16 min