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Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

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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, inclu...

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Latest episode

Mar 15, 2026

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Episodes

Ow what bit me? A UBC scientist wants you to mail him mosquitos 29.06.2022

Guest: Dan Peach, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia and Director, Entomological Society of British Columbia

Assessing the Impact of heat dome on ecosystems in BC 29.06.2022

Guest: Rachel White, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia. 

Ukrainian MP on Russian attacks and what Ukraine needs from NATO 29.06.2022

Guest: Kira Rudik, Ukrainian MP and head of the Golos Party 

Canada’s COVID response ranked highly compared to similar countries 29.06.2022

Guest: Dr. Fahad Razak, scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, an internist and epidemiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health

What next for the BC NDP and British Columbian politics 29.06.2022

Guest: Stewart Prest, professor of political science, Simon Fraser University

BC Premier John Horgan announces he’s stepping down 29.06.2022

Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global News legislative correspondent 

Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian civilians as G7 leaders meet in Germany, The legacy of Grammy-award winning Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe, Competence over confidence is the key to choosing successful leaders & The story and vision behind Canada’s onl 28.06.2022

Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian civilians as G7 leaders meet in Germany, The legacy of Grammy-award winning Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe, Competence over confidence is the key to choosing successful leaders & The story and vision behind Canada’s only airline wholly owned by an indegineous woman  - June 27th, 2022   Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian civilians as G7 leaders meet in Germany...

Summer skiing in Banff 28.06.2022

Guest: Kendra Scurfield, Sunshine Village, director of public relations 

The legacy of Grammy-award winning Canadian songwriter Ruth Lowe 28.06.2022

Guest: Tommy Sandler, photographer & Ruth Lowe’s son

Aid organizations struggle to reach quake hit southeastern Afghanistan 28.06.2022

Guest: Samantha Mort, Chief of Communication, Advocacy & Civic Engagement, UNICEF Afghanistan 

Competence over confidence is the key to choosing successful leaders 28.06.2022

Guest: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, chief talent scientist at ManpowerGroup, professor of business psychology, University College London and Columbia University, author of Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It)

The story and vision behind Canada’s only airline wholly owned by an indegineous woman 28.06.2022

Guest: Teara Fraser, Founder and Lead Executive, Iskwew Airlines.

Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian civilians as G7 leaders meet in Germany 28.06.2022

Guest: Aurel Braun, a Professor of Political Science and international relations at the University of Toronto and an associate at the Davis Center, Harvard University.

Roe v Wade ruling, Rethinking the shopping mall & The girl in the photograph that shocked the world: 50yrs later 25.06.2022

Roe V Wade: Impact in Canada Guest: Joyce Arthur, Executive Director, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada Roe v Wade ruling: Impact in the US Guest: Zakiya Luna, Associate Professor of Sociology, Washington University in Saint Louis and author of Reproductive Rights is Human Rights Interview with the leader of the federal NDP Guest: Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal New Democratic Party Rethink...

The girl in the photograph that shocked the world: 50yrs later 25.06.2022

Guest: Kim Phuc Phan Thi, KIM Foundation International

Rethinking the shopping mall 25.06.2022

Guest: Andrew Gallaci, Design Director, Lifestyle Studio, Gensler, Toronto. 

Interview with the leader of the federal NDP 25.06.2022

Guest: Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal New Democratic Party 

Roe v Wade ruling: Impact in the US 25.06.2022

Guest: Zakiya Luna, Associate Professor of Sociology, Washington University in Saint Louis and author of Reproductive Rights is Human Rights

Pro-choice groups in Canada celebrate Roe v Wade decision 25.06.2022

Guest: Jeff Gunnarson, National President, Campaign Life Coalition

Roe v Wade: Impact in Canada 25.06.2022

Guest: Joyce Arthur, Executive Director, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada

Roe V Wade ruling: What did the US Supreme Court decide 25.06.2022

Guest: Jody Lyneé Madeira, professor, faculty of law, University of Indiana

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Marking the anniversary of the Air India bombing & scientists extract record-breaking ice core from Canada’s highest peak 24.06.2022

The purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline will result in a net loss for the federal government Guest: Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer Marking the anniversary of the Air India bombing and Ukraine celebrates being one step closer to EU membership Guest: Bob Rae, Canada’s UN Ambassador Alberta-led team of scientists extracts record-breaking ice core from Canada’s highest peak Guest: Dr. A...

How a Vancouver bartender turned a pandemic pastime into a popular social media presence 24.06.2022

Guest: Kaitlyn Stewart, Vancouver bartender

Alberta-led team of scientists extracts record-breaking ice core from Canada’s highest peak 24.06.2022

Guest: Dr. Alison Criscitiello, Director, Canadian Ice Core Lab, University of Alberta

Why were Freedom Convoy representatives welcomed by Conservative MPs on Parliament Hill 24.06.2022

Guest: Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalist

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