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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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Heads up! Soviet-era probe to re-enter atmosphere this week and no one knows yet where it will land 08.05.2025 18:38
Guest: Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist with the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's Chandra X-ray Center.
RCMP say search for missing Nova Scotia children to be ‘scaled back’ 08.05.2025 16:19
Guest: Lindsay Jones, Atlantic reporter, The Globe and Mail.
Measles cases rise across Canada, where did it go wrong? 07.05.2025 17:58
Guest: Dawn Bowdish, the executive director of the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, the Canada Research Chair in Aging and Immunity, and a professor of medicine at McMaster University.
The best sports for kids’ brain growth are ‘open-skill’ like soccer and baseball, says major new study 07.05.2025 15:36
Guest: Eleanna Varangis, assistant professor and James Shih, post-doctoral student, School of Kinesiology. University of Michigan.
Who is the Canadian set to step in Warren Buffet’s shoes as CEO of his trillion-dollar company 07.05.2025 19:51
Guest: Chris Gay, economics writer, newsletter Figure at Center on Substack.
Complainant in Hockey Canada sexual-assault trial faces beginning of difficult cross-examination 07.05.2025 16:36
Guest: Nick Cake, defence lawyer, Cake Criminal Defence and former prosecutor.
Why the political is always personal between Prime Minister and Presidents 07.05.2025 20:15
Guest: Lawrence Martin, author and public affairs columnist, The Globe and Mail.
PM Carney says he’s the man to negotiate with President Trump, how much progress did he make in Washington? 07.05.2025 19:28
Guest: Derek Burney, former chief of staff to PM Brian Mulroney and former Canadian Ambassador to the United States.
A first chance for first impressions: PM Carney meets President Trump at the White House 06.05.2025 18:39
Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent, Global News.
The King is coming to Canada and Harry looks for reconciliation 06.05.2025 19:08
Guest: Patricia Treble, royal commentator and author of Write Royalty on Substack.
A former Vatican official on the most unpredictable conclave yet 06.05.2025 19:23
Guest: Ariel Beramendi, worked at the Vatican for 18 years as an official in the Dicastery for Communication. He is now working at the Catholic parish in Balham, south London.
New graduates face brutal job market 06.05.2025 16:51
Guest: Brendon Bernard, senior economist, Indeed.
Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison for ‘most ruthless offenders’ 06.05.2025 11:03
Guest: John A. Martini, author of Fortress Alcatraz and Alcatraz At War.
Trump’s movie tariff would devastate Canada, if it had any whiff of reality 06.05.2025 10:36
Guest: Barry Hertz, Deputy Arts Editor and Film Editor, The Globe and Mail.
Mr. Carney goes to Washington. What to expect from Tuesday’s high stakes White House encounter with Trump? 06.05.2025 19:22
Guest: Martin Latz, founder of Latz Negotiation and author of The Real Trump Deal: An Eye-Opening Look at How He Really Negotiates.
Winnipeg revels in a miraculous Jets comeback 06.05.2025 18:17
Guest: Mitchell Clinton, colour analyst, Winnipeg Jets on 680 CJOB
Go west: The Professional Women’s Hockey League set to hit the ice in Vancouver and Seattle 02.05.2025 17:17
Guest: Jayna Hefford, Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Professional Women's Hockey League.
Are you flourishing? Many young adults aren't, new study suggests 02.05.2025 20:46
Guest: Brendan W Case, Associate Director for Research, Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University.
The case for spending your tourism dollars in Canada this summer 02.05.2025 18:30
Guest: Patrick Brouder, Chair of the Tourism Department and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts & Tourism at Thompson Rivers University.
Why are rural areas seeing higher crime rates than Canada’s cities? 02.05.2025 18:54
Guest: Tim Brodt, chairperson, Saskatchewan Rural Crime Watch Association.
Canada emerges from a federal election more fractured than before 01.05.2025 18:03
Guest: Darrell Bricker, Global CEO, Ipsos Public Affairs.
One of Canada’s top Oil company CEOs on what it will take to make Canada an energy superpower 01.05.2025 18:13
Guest: Adam Waterous, CEO Waterous Energy Fund and executive chairman of Strathcona Resources.
How a Canadian researcher helped confirm a remarkable colossal squid sighting 01.05.2025 17:44
Guest: Aaron Boyd-Evans, glass squid expert.
Trump’s First 100 Days and what they’ve meant for Canada 01.05.2025 19:26
Guest: Christopher Preble, Senior Fellow and Director of the Reimagining US Grand Strategy program at the Stimson Center.
Journo Corner: What next for Pierre Poilievre? 01.05.2025 21:36
Guest: Mark Bourrie, author of The Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre
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