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Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

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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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US and Russia agree to try to end war without Ukraine at the table 19.02.2025 18:29

Guest: John Herbst, senior director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council, former US Ambassador to Ukraine

Which Canadian cities are most vulnerable to Trump’s tariffs? 19.02.2025 17:58

Guest: Stephen Tapp, chief economist, Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

The vocal history of booing at sporting events, and how it backfires 19.02.2025 17:59

Guest: Christian End, associate professor, psychology Xavier University who researches sports fan behaviour.

Search for answers begins in Delta crash landing in Toronto 19.02.2025 18:36

Guest: Craig Steeves, professor, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies.

“'Miracle nobody got killed” says aviation expert on Delta crash landing in Toronto 19.02.2025 18:47

Guest: Dan Adamus, retired Air Canada pilot and former president of the the Air Line Pilots Association (Canada)

Is a shared love of certain music the key to finding the perfect match 15.02.2025 17:44

Guest: Rachel Van Nortwick, CEO and founder of Vinylly, matchmaking through music

Mike Love and The Beach Boys bring sunshine to Canada this spring 15.02.2025 39:54

Guest: Mike Love, co-founder of The Beach Boys.

Senate confirms Robert Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary 14.02.2025 13:55

Guest: Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health with Guest Host Syd Smith.

What to expect from a Canada-USA showdown at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament 14.02.2025 15:27

Guest: Jim Toth, host of The Jim Toth Show on 680 CJOB with Guest Host Syd Smith.

Diving in with the Guinness World Record holders for deepest underwater photoshoot 14.02.2025 17:26

Guest: Steve Haining and Ciara Antoski, photographer and model with Guest Host Syd Smith.

WestJet and Lufthansa team up in new massive deal for aircraft engine repair; New engine repair facility to be built in Calgary 14.02.2025 15:19

Guest: Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO, WestJet with Guest Host Syd Smith.

Why do airlines take passengers seeking compensation to court, and how do you protect yourself? 14.02.2025 15:32

Guest: Geoff White, executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre with Guest Host Syd Smith.

Donald Trump threatens reciprocal tariffs, takes more aim at Canada’s NATO spending saying Canada “needs our protection” 14.02.2025 17:02

Guest: Asa McKercher, Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations at St. Francis Xavier University with Guest Host Syd Smith.

Journo Corner: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2025 13.02.2025 19:02

Guest: Lyndsey Parker, music journalist, main correspondent/host/VJ for Licorice Pizza Records‘ “LPTV,” host of WMG’s successful podcast series/Roku television show Totally ’80s with guest host Syd Smith.

Kate Gies on our culture’s desires to “fix” bodies and recovering from medical traumas 13.02.2025 18:21

Guest: Kate Gies, teaches creative nonfiction writing at George Brown College, author of It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished: A Memoir of My Body with guest host Syd Smith.

How to resist the tech takeover of romance 13.02.2025 13:55

Guest: Treena Orchard, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University, author of Sticky, Sexy, Sad: Swipe Culture and the Darker Side of Dating Apps with guest host, Syd Smith.

Joe from the ‘I Am Canadian” rant reflects on the commercial’s legacy for its 25-year anniversary 13.02.2025 17:07

Guest: Jeff Douglas, radio host, starred as Joe in “I Am Canadian” commercial with guest host, Syd Smith.

Should we be worried about an asteroid colliding with Earth in 2032? 13.02.2025 17:47

Guest: Kate Howells, Public Education Specialist for The Planetary Society with guest host, Syd Smith.

Premiers meet in Washington to discuss tariff threat 13.02.2025 9:19

Guest: Touria Izri, reporter, Global National with guest host, Syd Smith.

Barriers to cancer treatment leave patients and doctors struggling for solutions 12.02.2025 18:00

Guest: Dr. Sandeep Sehdev, assistant professor, Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, co-founder of the Physician Alliance for Cancer Care and Treatment Canada.

Where do they go? A long-time sea turtle mystery solved 12.02.2025 18:04

Guest: Kate Mansfield, head of the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group.

Ron Deibert tackles cyber espionage, subversion, and the global fight for democracy in new book 12.02.2025 33:58

Guest: Ron Deibert, founder, Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto and author of Chasing Shadows.

True Crime Conversations: Convicted killer and international fugitive Sharon Kinne lived quietly in Taber, Alberta for decades 12.02.2025 16:50

Guest: Cal Braid, reporter, The Taber Times

Canada pours billions into foreign aid, is it money well spent? 12.02.2025 18:58

Guest: David Clinton, publisher of The Audit (www.theaudit.ca), a journal of data-driven policy analysis.

Kendrick Lamar takes his Drake beef to the biggest stage in US sports 11.02.2025 18:20

Guest: Frederick Paige, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech and co-founder of Virginia Tech Diggin’ in the Crates: Hip Hop Studies.