Curiouscast
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, inclu...
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Episodes
We dig into the history of Groundhog Day 03.02.2022 12:48
Guest: Peter Geiger, Editor of the Farmer’s Almanac
How much have dating apps changed the way we meet? 03.02.2022 16:27
Guest: Nancy Jo Sales, New York-based writer
Why Canadians are lukewarm on the 2022 winter games 03.02.2022 11:18
Guest: Mario Canseco, President Research Co
Is Beijing in an Olympic mood? 03.02.2022 13:54
Guest: Mark Dreyer, Founder and reporter at China Sports Insider
Doctors in Saskatchewan against scrapping proof of vaccine requirements 03.02.2022 10:52
Guest: Dr. Eben Strydom, President, Saskatchewan Medical Association
A breakthrough in talks over a Alberta border blockade 03.02.2022 7:27
Guest: Heather Yourex-West, Global National- Alberta Correspondent
Parliament protests put Ottawa Police in a no-win situation 03.02.2022 9:08
Guest: Dave Perry, Global News Security and Crime Analyst; and CEO of Investigative Solutions Network
Erin O’Toole ousted by CPC: how short are the reins on a party leader? 03.02.2022 15:46
Guest: Scott Gilmore, Editor-at-large, MacLean’s Magazine
Alberta Truckers blockade, Campbell River woman stops shoplifter, Erin O’Toole’s Future/End of the Vax Tax 02.02.2022 33:24
Alberta Truckers blockade, Campbell River woman stops shoplifter, Erin O’Toole’s Future/End of the Vax Tax - Feb 1st, 2022 Coutts chaos subsides: Alberta Truckers blockade: Guest: Jim Willett, Mayor of Coutts Campbell River woman stops shoplifter: Guest: Elaine Gallaway, Campbell River resident who fought off a shoplifter Erin O’Toole’s Future/End of the Vax Tax Guest: Tasha Kheirriddin,...
Understanding Lebanon’s economic collapse 02.02.2022 15:55
Guest: Heiko Wimmen/Crisis Group
Pro sports signing fumbles: price of winning vs. reputational cost 02.02.2022 8:57
Guest: Dr. Dan Mason, Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta (specializing in sports leagues and franchises)
Tom Brady’s legacy & life after football 02.02.2022 10:36
Guest: Dave Campbell, Edmonton Elks colour analyst, 630 CHED in Edmonton
Canadian support for the CPC and Conservatism 02.02.2022 8:47
Guest: Darrell Bricker, CEO Ipsos Public Affairs
Erin O’Toole’s Future/End of the Vax Tax 02.02.2022 12:43
Guest: Tasha Kheirriddin, National Post Columnist
Dairy prices on the rise: the why, the when & moo-re 02.02.2022 12:37
Guest: Jeff Nonay, Lakeside Dairy
Coutts' mayor talks trucker blockade chaos at the border 02.02.2022 10:20
Guest: Jim Willett, Mayor of Coutts
Special Advisor to WHO Director General on vaccine inequity & threat of new variants, Gitksan Wordle: word game adaptation reawakens a language &CPC leader Erin O’Toole on the chopping block & the Canadian flag hijacked 01.02.2022 39:30
Special Advisor to WHO Director General on vaccine inequity & threat of new variants, Gitksan Wordle: word game adaptation reawakens a language &CPC leader Erin O’Toole on the chopping block & the Canadian flag hijacked - Jan 31st, 2022 Special Advisor to WHO Director General on vaccine inequity & threat of new variants: Guest: Dr. Peter Singer, Special Advisor to the WHO Director General ....
Let the celebrations begin: February 1st is Lunar New Year 2022 01.02.2022 14:24
Guest: Linda Hoang, social media strategist & travel, lifestyle and food blogger
Motivation vs. Manipulation: How to get people to do what you want them to do 01.02.2022 17:20
Guest: Dr. Travis Langley, distinguished professor of psychology at Henderson State University (specializing in social behaviour) & author and editor of 14 books, best known for Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
Gitksan Wordle: word game adaptation reawakens a language 01.02.2022 16:11
Guest: Aidan Pine, linguist and full-stack developer currently working with the National Research Council's Indigenous Language Technology Project Catherine Blackstock, a hereditary chief of the Gitxsan Nation in northwestern BC and hooked on Gitksan Wordle
Random crime phenomenon: BC women are taking action 01.02.2022 7:57
Guest: Angela Marie MacDougall, Executive Director, Battered Women's Support Services
CPC leader Erin O’Toole on the chopping block & the Canadian flag hijacked 01.02.2022 13:29
Guest: Lori Williams, political scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Economics Justice and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University
Who’s in Ottawa, indefinite timelines & anticipated outcomes 01.02.2022 19:22
Guest: Justin Ling, freelance investigative reporter
The Ottawa experience: protest insights, parliament returns & PM catches COVID 01.02.2022 8:00
Guest: Mercedes Stephenson, Ottawa Bureau Chief for Global News and host of The West Block
Special Advisor to WHO Director General on vaccine inequity & threat of new variants 01.02.2022 9:10
Guest: Dr. Peter Singer, Special Advisor to the WHO Director General
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