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
After two weeks, are Iranian-Canadians still ho...
16 min
2
Watching Ottawa’s Money: Did connections to t...
8 min
3
Could the energy crisis triggered by the war ...
18 min
4
Liberals inch closer to a majority - Iranian re...
37 min
5
How to put some spring in your Spring cleanin...
17 min
6
Buffalo’s Goo Goo Dolls head north for a cros...
16 min
7
The Olympic Hockey Mess Was a Preview of Trump’...
18 min
8
Canadian remake of ‘Youngblood’ puts a whole ...
18 min
9
Danielle Smith on Canadian energy security - Jo...
40 min
10
Canada’s housing market has frayed our social f...
17 min
11
White collar workers aren’t ok: How the new eco...
17 min
12
Why PM Carney’s wealth and past test the limits...
7 min
13
Why is the Carney government dragging its feet ...
8 min
14
Are Canadians really worse off than folks in Al...
9 min
15
BC ends twice-annual clock change - Iran confli...
37 min
16
The small company that fought Trump's tariffs a...
8 min
17
U.S. and Allies encounter Iran’s arsenal of drones
18 min
18
What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why does it m...
17 min
19
Iran war pushse oil prices up- Does US have a p...
41 min
20
Russia thought it would take days to seize Ukra...
17 min
21
How Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself to the ...
17 min
22
Every episode of SCTV will soon be available to...
9 min
23
Why Ottawa’s high speed train plans are insane,...
9 min
24
Iran's Supreme Leader is dead, what now? - Iran...
46 min
25
How a pioneering American fantasy fiction write...
17 min