Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Longtime Putin foe on the impact of Trump cozying up to the Kremlin 26.02.2025 18:13 ↓

Guest: Sir Bill Browder, financier, creator of Magnitsky Act,  author of Red Notice and Freezing Order.

Why ousting Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence sharing alliance would be a disaster 26.02.2025 8:03 ↓

Guest: Phil Gurski, President/CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former senior strategic analyst with CSIS.

Is a top Trump advisor pushing to oust Canada from Five Eyes intelligence sharing alliance? 26.02.2025 11:35 ↓

Guest: Demetri Sevastopulo, US-China Correspondent Financial Times, Washington.

Ukraine contemplates a rough road ahead as Trump cozies up to the Kremlin 25.02.2025 19:57 ↓

Guest: Don Bowser, founder, Support to Ukrainian Recovery Initiative.

Pope Francis now in critical condition, Vatican says 25.02.2025 19:49 ↓

Guest: Emma Anderson, professor of religious studies, University of Ottawa.

The Benefits of Backward Walking Are Not on Solid Ground 25.02.2025 17:12 ↓

Guest: Jonathan Jarry, scientist and science communicator, McGill University's Office for Science and Society.

Revisiting the little told story of Canada’s first ever skyjacking on September 11, 1968 25.02.2025 17:35 ↓

Guest: Greg Marquis, professor, history, University of New Brunswick - Saint John.

Can Ukraine’s allies step up if the US walks away? 25.02.2025 19:14 ↓

Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Waterloo.

Ukraine faces loss of US support as it marks three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion 25.02.2025 18:36 ↓

Guest: Kira Rudik, member of the Ukrainian parliament and head of the Golos Party.

Playing for pride of country on the world stage 22.02.2025 20:40 ↓

Guest: Russ Courtnall, former hockey player, played for Canada at multiple international events

Why Canada always comes up big in the biggest international games 22.02.2025 18:30 ↓

Guest: Paul Henderson, Canadian hockey legend, scored game-winning goal at 1972 Summit Series.

Canada’s win over the US a victor for team and country 22.02.2025 11:00 ↓

Guest: Mike Armstrong, Global National reporter in Boston.

From oligarchy to “Broligarchy” - how the ultra wealthy from Russian oligarchs to tech bros may still present weakness 21.02.2025 19:26 ↓

Guest: Brooke Harrington, author of Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism.

Canada buys half a million doses of bird flu vaccines, how serious of a threat is avian flu? 21.02.2025 17:54 ↓

Guest: Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infection Disease Organization,

Saskatoon’s The Sheepdogs still rocking and having fun after 20+years 21.02.2025 35:14 ↓

Guest: Ewan Currie and Ryan Gullen, The Sheepdogs.

Spreading the word about a great Canadian peanut butter product 21.02.2025 9:02 ↓

Guest: Jeff Rose, president, G.E. Barbour Inc.

New app helps consumers find and buy Canadian 21.02.2025 9:32 ↓

Guest: Sasha Ivanov, co-creator of Maple Scan.

New poll says 27% of Canadians view the United States as an 'enemy' country 21.02.2025 18:12 ↓

Guest: Sébastien Dallaire, executive vice president, Eastern Canada, Leger Marketing.

Will the markets stop Trump’s tariff plans? 20.02.2025 19:26 ↓

Guest: John Rapley, contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail, author of Why Empires Fall and Twilight of the Money Gods.

Trump is fixated on Canada’s water, what can we do to push back? 20.02.2025 19:04 ↓

Guest: Tricia Stadnyk, Professor & Canada Research Chair in Hydrological Modelling, University of Calgary.

New doc explores how Jamaican music helped Toronto find its soul 20.02.2025 17:31 ↓

Guest: Jay Douglas, musician, producer,.

Is high-speed rail any closer to leaving the station in Canada? 20.02.2025 18:21 ↓

Guest: Anthony Perl, professor of political science, urban studies at Simon Fraser University.

How one small business owner is using social media to fight back against rampant shoplifting 20.02.2025 18:48 ↓

Guest: Sunan Spriggs, owner, CityLux Boutique.

Why Canada-USA is now the preeminent rivalry in hockey 20.02.2025 19:28 ↓

Guest: Sean McIndoe, senior NHL writer, The Athletic.

Leonard Cohen’s heirs sue law firm for malpractice, claiming forgery and cover-up 19.02.2025 16:48 ↓

Guest: Stacy Perman, staff writer, LA Times.