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
A Victoria author shares her story of her finan...
17 min
2
Crunch time for Canada/US trade negotiations - ...
53 min
3
Cringey couple nicknames: why do we use them?
9 min
4
Colin Mochrie on his summer dates in Canada, mi...
17 min
5
Fallout from the London Junior Hockey trial ver...
53 min
6
A tribute to Hulk Hogan from one of the few pro...
17 min
7
Canada's Titanic: The Empress of Ireland Shipwr...
16 min
8
One of Canada's great metal bands pays tribute ...
17 min
9
Why is youth unemployment so high in Canada?
16 min
10
The largest toy trend in years lands in Canada,...
18 min
11
Hopes for a Canada/US trade deal as Alberta get...
17 min
12
The search for answers begins after 241 killed ...
11 min
13
Steven Page on his Barenaked Ladies hit Brian W...
16 min
14
F-35 costs soar nearly 50% amid delays, should ...
17 min
15
Did Boomers really save the Liberal party? The ...
17 min
16
America needs to end it’s dependence on China f...
16 min
17
China is looking for allies, why Canada should ...
19 min
18
Remembering The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson and a ...
34 min
19
One Oilers fans makes the 14-hours trip to Sout...
14 min
20
Justin Baldoni lawsuit is tossed
17 min
21
How do you fix federal government procurement?
18 min
22
U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets will cost Canada ne...
18 min
23
How the Los Angeles protests over Trump’s immig...
18 min
24
Triumph lays it on the line and storms back int...
16 min
25
What do you do when a bird flies into your home?
16 min