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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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Winnipeg gets walloped by a spring blizzard 14.04.2022 11:13

Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of the News on Winnipeg’s CJOB

Winnipeg braces for April blizzard, Remembering Gilbert Gottfried, The inspiration behind the Pay Gap App & Canada’s COVID 6th Wave and what lies ahead 13.04.2022 1:02:04

Winnipeg braces for April blizzard, Remembering Gilbert Gottfried, The inspiration behind the Pay Gap App & Canada’s COVID 6th Wave and what lies ahead - April 12th, 2022 Winnipeg braces for April blizzard Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of The News CJOB Remembering Gilbert Gottfried and his comedic legacy Guest: Mark Breslin, co-founder and CEO of Yuk Yuks, comedian, author, and producer ...

The inspiration behind the Pay Gap App and calling out companies for hypocrisy on gender pay equity 13.04.2022 15:33

Guest: Francesca Lawson, co-creator of the gender pay gap bot

Preparing for the second phase of the Ukraine war? 13.04.2022 17:33

Guest: Garret Martin, Senior Professorial Lecturer at the School of International Service of American University and the Co-Director of the Transatlantic Policy Center.

Remembering Gilbert Gottfried and his comedic legacy 13.04.2022 19:25

Guest: Mark Breslin, co-founder and CEO of Yuk Yuks, comedian, author, and producer.

Canada’s COVID 6th Wave and what lies ahead 13.04.2022 17:49

Guest: Dr. Tara Moriarity, Associate Professor, Faculty of Dentistry with cross appointment to the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

Impact of the ongoing pandemic on frontline medical staff 13.04.2022 19:12

Guest: Dr. Darren Markland, Intensive Care Physician and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Critical Care Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta

Avian flu outbreak’s impact on poultry farmers? 13.04.2022 9:06

Guest: Ingrid DeVisser, Ontario turkey farm owner and chair of the Feather Board Command Center

Winnipeg braces for April blizzard 13.04.2022 9:03

Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of The News CJOB

The fight for the presidency in France , Surviving the COVID lockdown in Shanghai , The disappearing sounds of nature & The ongoing to fight to raise awareness on World Parkinson’s Day - April 11th, 2022 The fight for the presidency in France what impact the outcome could have on the war in Ukraine Guest: Kurt Huebner, professor of political science and Jean Monnet Chair for European Integrati...

How to repo a jumbo jet in Moscow 12.04.2022 11:58

Guest: Ken Hill, President, Business Aircraft Sales Corporation.

The disappearing sounds of nature and what it means for the future? 12.04.2022 17:53

Guest: David Haskell, biologist and author of Sounds Wild and Broken

The ongoing to fight to raise awareness on World Parkinson’s Day 12.04.2022 37:20

Guest: Larry Gifford, National Director of Talk Radio at Corus, founder of Global Alliance to End Parkinson’s Disease and host of When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast

Surviving the COVID lockdown in Shanghai 12.04.2022 16:39

Guest: Jane Polubotko, music industry executive and Ukrainian living in Shanghai

The fight for the presidency in France what impact the outcome could have on the war in Ukraine 12.04.2022 16:22

Guest: Kurt Huebner, professor of political science and Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Political Economy, University of British Columbia

Coming face to face with evidence of war crimes in Bucha, How heading to the FIFA World Cup could help Canada play on a bigger political field, How much are corporations profiting from inflation by driving up prices & Journo Corner - April 8th, 2022 Coming face to face with evidence of war crimes in Bucha Guest: Jordan Searle, Ontario-based paramedic with Orange Air Ambulance volunteering in Ky...

Why workers at an NYC Amazon warehouse voting in favour of a union is a historic victory for labour 09.04.2022 19:21

Guest: Barry Eidlin, sociology professor, McGill University and author of Labour and the Class Idea in the US and Canada

How much are corporations profiting from inflation by driving up prices? 09.04.2022 17:27

Guest: D.T. Cochrane, economist with Canadians for Tax Fairness and author of ‘The Rise of Corporate Profits in the Time of COVID’

How heading to the FIFA World Cup could help Canada play on a bigger political field 09.04.2022 18:42

Guest: Tim Elcombe, associate professor of kinesiology and physical education and fellow with the Balsillie School of International Affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University

Journo Corner with Graham Thompson 09.04.2022 18:14

Guest: Graham Thompson, freelance journalist and former political columnist for Edmonton Journal

Russia continues to target civilians with attack on crowded train station 09.04.2022 17:57

Guest: Uriel Epshtein, executive director, Renew Democracy Initiative

Coming face to face with evidence of war crimes in Bucha 09.04.2022 16:20

Guest: Jordan Searle, Ontario-based paramedic with Orange Air Ambulance volunteering in Kyiv

The politics of affordability and real estate for the Liberals, Is co-ownership a reasonable answer to affording a home, Gigantic Jupiter-size planet forming & A Masters comeback 08.04.2022 57:43

The politics of affordability and real estate for the Liberals, Is co-ownership a reasonable answer to affording a home, Gigantic Jupiter-size planet forming & A Masters comeback - April 7th, 2022 The politics of affordability and real estate for the Liberals Guest: Stewart Prest, Lecturer in Political Science, Simon Fraser University Is co-ownership a reasonable answer to affording a home?...

Gigantic Jupiter-size planet forming 08.04.2022 12:57

Guest: Thayne Currie of the Subaru Telescope and the NASA-Ames Research Center

A Masters comeback: Why Tiger Woods still transcends sports 08.04.2022 17:44

Guest: Jason Logan, Editor SCOREGolf