Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

How is another Liberal victory landing in Alberta? 01.05.2025 17:57 ↓

Guest: Duane Bratt, political science professor, Mount-Royal University.

Arkells frontman Max Kerman on the creative process and what it means to “Try Hard” 30.04.2025 34:01 ↓

Guest: Max Kerman, lead singer of the Arkells and author of Try Hard.

B.C. promises public inquiry into festival attack if trial fails to answer questions 30.04.2025 17:49 ↓

Guest: Kim Bolan, crime reporter, Vancouver Sun.

Breaking down the surprises from election night 30.04.2025 20:04 ↓

Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News.

Is Mark Carney ready to deal with Donald Trump? 30.04.2025 18:58 ↓

Guest: Laura Stephenson, chair, Department of Political Science, Western University .

Is this the end of third parties in Canada? 30.04.2025 20:18 ↓

Guest: David Moscrop, writer and political commentator, author of Too Dumb for Democracy and a Substack newsletter.

How will the Liberals navigate a minority parliament? 30.04.2025 7:15 ↓

Guest: Andrew Perez, principal, Perez Strategies.

What next for Conservatives after an election of highs and lows? 29.04.2025 12:00 ↓

Guest: Tim Powers, chair of Summa Strategies.

The many challenges ahead for PM Mark Carney and a minority Liberal government 29.04.2025 20:32 ↓

Guest: John Manley, former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada, chair of Jeffries Securities.

Canada, Pharma and Trump 26.04.2025 19:16 ↓

Guest: Richard Gold, founding director and current director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy, McGill University .

YouTube began with one 19s video in 2005, how did it turn into a juggernaut 26.04.2025 18:57 ↓

Guest: Andrew Iliadis, associate professor at the Lew Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University.

Why RFK Jr.'s comments on autism are so dangerous 25.04.2025 17:40 ↓

Guest: Julie M. Green, author, The Autistic Mom on Substack and Motherness.

Preparing for a contentious federal election on Monday 25.04.2025 19:44 ↓

Guest: Lisa Raitt, former deputy leader of the Conservative Party.

Consumers should be careful with how we perceive star ratings online 25.04.2025 16:56 ↓

Guest: Deepak Sirwani, Assistant Professor in the Marketing & Behavioural Science Division, UBC.

Why is Donald Trump is looking for an off ramp in his China trade war? 25.04.2025 19:13 ↓

Guest: Rita McGrath, professor of management at the Columbia Business School, author of Seeing Around Corners.

BC’s Nell Smith was a rising music star when she died at age 17, her memory lives on in a posthumous album and a memorial fund in her name 25.04.2025 38:06 ↓

Guest: Jude Smith, father of Nell Smith.

Ottawa is set to release its report on UFOs, what to expect? 25.04.2025 17:00 ↓

Guest: David Pugliese, journalist, Ottawa Citizen.

Could Pierre Poilievre lose the Ottawa area seat he’s held for 20 years? 24.04.2025 8:59 ↓

Guest: Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail.

A Gen Z voter on why he and many his age are voting Conservative 24.04.2025 10:48 ↓

Guest: Seniru Ruwanpura, a software engineering graduate, a former elected member of the University of Calgary Students’ Union and executive vice-president of the UCalgary Conservatives.

The mission to save war memorials at Bay stores in Toronto, Calgary 24.04.2025 17:35 ↓

Guest: E. Patrick Shea, partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto, sits on senate of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, secretary of RCAF Foundation.

Popular Canadian vegan fast-food chain flips plans on US expansion. 24.04.2025 20:17 ↓

Guest: James McInnes, CEO of Odd Burger.

Why is rude classroom behaviour rising and what can we do about it? 24.04.2025 19:42 ↓

Guest: Natalie Spadafora, post-doctoral fellow and adjunct professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies, Brock University.

Sex-assault case begins for former Canadian world junior hockey players 24.04.2025 19:32 ↓

Guest: Nick Cake, Defence lawyer, Cake Criminal Defence and former prosecutor.

Liberals still ahead in the polls in the final days of the campaign. 24.04.2025 19:05 ↓

Guest: David Coletto, CEO, Abacus Data.

What goes on at the conclave 24.04.2025 19:47 ↓

Guest: Mathew Schmalz, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross.