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.
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Trump’s Tariffs: Why the Trudeau government may lack the political capital needed to deal with the challenge
Thursday, November 28, 2024 • Duration 24:11
Guest: John Manley, former MP, deputy prime minister and minister of finance
Serial killer Paul Bernardo denied parole for the third time
Thursday, November 28, 2024 • Duration 19:53
Guest: Catherine McDonald, crime specialist, Global News Toronto
Sour Drake: Canadian rap star cries foul over how rival’s diss track became an instant smash hit
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 • Duration 18:22
Guest: Catherine Moore, University of Toronto and music critic for the American Record Guide
Saoirse Ronan silences male stars with reaction to self-defence joke, highlighting violence against women
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 • Duration 19:36
Guest: Lorna Selig, owner, Safe4Life
UK PM Liz Truss resigns after just 44 days in office, can anyone put an end to the chaos in British politics?
Friday, October 21, 2022 • Duration 16:30
Guest: Jeremy Kinsman, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Why raising interest rates even further won’t help tame inflation but could hurt Canadians ,Catching up with Men Without Hats & Can we do more to prepare police officers to handle mental-health related calls?
Thursday, October 20, 2022 • Duration 01:02:12
Why raising interest rates even further won’t help tame inflation but could hurt Canadians
Guest: Jim Stanford, an economist and director of the research institute Centre for Future Work
The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Without Hats
Guest: Ivan Doroschuk, lead vocalist, Men Without Hats
What happens when you start to run out of water? After months without rain, BC’s Sunshine Coast is finding out
Guest: Brian Smith, CEO, Persephone Brewery
The death in the line of duty of Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang, what questions need to be answered?
Guest: Bruce Pitt-Payne, Retired RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Consultant
Can we do more to prepare police officers to handle mental-health related calls?
Guest: Uzma Williams, Sessional Instructor, Police Studies Program, MacEwan University and co-author of Police Response to Mental Health in Canada
What happens when you start to run out of water? After months without rain, BC’s Sunshine Coast is finding out
Thursday, October 20, 2022 • Duration 15:19
Guest: Brian Smith, CEO, Persephone Brewery
The Safety Dance at 40: Catching up with Men Without Hats
Thursday, October 20, 2022 • Duration 15:06
Guest: Ivan Doroschuk, lead vocalist, Men Without Hats
Canada’s intelligence service told the Federal government in February that it saw no evidence foreign actors were funding the convoy protests
Thursday, October 20, 2022 • Duration 18:16
Guest: Phil Gurski, President/CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former senior strategic analyst with CSIS
Journo Corner: The blame game at the Emergencies Act Inquiry, Danielle Smith’s shaky start, and all the things Canadians pay more for
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