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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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Episodes
How lasting was the impact of Pope Francis’ visit to Canada and apology to Indigenous peoples? 23.04.2025 18:52
Guest: National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Assembly of First Nations.
Star Wars' Tatooine-like planet discovered with strange orbit 23.04.2025 19:17
Guest: Thomas Baycroft, PhD Student, University of Birmingham.
Polls tighten as federal election campaign enters final days 23.04.2025 18:36
Guest: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent, Global News.
Remembering Pope Francis 23.04.2025 19:16
Guest: Michael Higgins, Author of The Jesuit Disruptor: A Personal Portrait of Pope Francis.
How well do federal party promises add up? 23.04.2025 19:34
Guest: Joseph Steinberg, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Toronto
London Junior hockey assault trial begins 22.04.2025 16:41
Guest: Sean O’Shea, Consumer and Investigative Reporter, Global Toronto.
Post-Debate: Body language of the leaders 18.04.2025 9:37
Guest: Robyn Braley, a brand specialist, writer, speaker, and body language expert.
Post-Debate: Looking to the last stretch before the election 18.04.2025 6:43
Guest: Nick Taylor-Vaisey, Ottawa bureau chief, POLITICO.
Post-Debate: The Panel 18.04.2025 1:03:09
Guest: Alex Pierson, host, The Alex Pierson Show on 640 Toronto Richard Cloutier, co-host, The News, 680 CJOB Winnipeg Courtney Theriault, host, The Courtney Theriault Show, 880 CHED Jas Johal, former BC MLA and host of The Jas Johal Show on 730 CKNW in Vancouver
Post-Debate: Energy issues 18.04.2025 7:57
Guest: Sonya Savage, Senior Counsel at BLG, Former Minister of Energy and Minerals of Alberta.
Post-Debate: Facing Donald Trump 18.04.2025 8:38
Guest: Stewart Prest, Political Science lecturer, University of British Columbia.
Post-debate: Liberal view. 18.04.2025 9:13
Guest: Andrew Perez, Principal, Perez Strategies. Political Commentator & Liberal Strategist.
Post-debate: Conservative view 18.04.2025 11:22
Guest: Tim Powers, chair, Summa Strategies.
Journo Corner: French debate reaction 17.04.2025 19:40
Guest: Antonine Yaccarini, Expert, Public Affairs and Training at TACT, political analyst and former Quebec government staffer.
The sweet science of chocolate 17.04.2025 17:54
Guest: Sheryl Barringer, Professor, Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University.
How a speech therapist lost her ability to speak and rediscovered her voice 17.04.2025 17:46
Guest: Vanessa Abraham, speech therapist, author of Speechless: How a Speech Therapist Lost Her Ability to Speak and Her Silent Struggle to Reclaim Her Voice and Life.
Port of Churchill sees renewed interest as Canada looks to diversify trade routes 17.04.2025 18:43
Guest: Chris Avery, CEO, Arctic Gateway Group.
Big Bill is Canada’s answer to Carhartt 16.04.2025 9:10
Guest: Jessika Audet, VP Sales and Marketing, BIG BILL clothing.
Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in March as cross-border travel plummets 16.04.2025 10:40
Guest: Barbara Barrett, Executive Director, Frontier Duty Free Association.
Interest rates held as GTA faces a condo crisis 16.04.2025 17:45
Guest: Ron Butler, mortgage broker, Butler Mortgages.
A Toronto author sets out to find the true story behind a rare and fatal 1991 bear attack in Algonquin Park 16.04.2025 38:14
Guest: Claire Cameron, author of How to Survive a Bear Attack: A Memoir
Behind the scenes of the box office smash with a Canadian who worked on A Minecraft Movie 16.04.2025 18:15
Guest: Pete McGowan, visual effects professional, former head of department at Weta FX, worked on A Minecraft Movie.
Hockey trumps politics: How a crucial Canadiens game forced a change of time for the French-language debate 16.04.2025 20:14
Guest: Daniel Beland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and a James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science, McGill University.
Alberta’s plan for forced treatment of drug users raises concerns 16.04.2025 8:09
Guest: Jennifer Jackson, a Registered Nurse and an Assistant Professor in the
Alberta moves ahead with forced treatment plan for some drug users 15.04.2025 11:34
Guest: Dan Williams, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction of Alberta.
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