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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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Curiouscast

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Latest episode

Mar 15, 2026

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Episodes

Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump negotiate a 30-day delay on imposing tariffs 04.02.2025

Guest: Fen Hampson, professor of international relations, co-chair of the Expert Group on Canada-US Relations, Carleton University 

Bluesman Colin James: Still chasing the sun and heading out on tour 04.02.2025

Guest: Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter

How badly damaged are Canada/US relations? 04.02.2025

Guest: Gordon Giffin, former US Ambassador to Canada 

How did Americans and Mexicans react to tariff threats? 04.02.2025

Guest: Sean O’Shea, Reporter, Global News Toronto 

Canadian views on becoming an American state 04.02.2025

Guest: Andrew Enns, executive vice-president of Leger's Central Canada operations

What we know from Washington on a 30-day delay for tariffs 04.02.2025

Guest: Jackson Proskow, Washington Bureau Chief, Global National

Justin Trudeau implements new border plan and fentanyl czar 04.02.2025

Guest: Kelly Sundberg, former CBSA officer and Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies, Mount Royal University

How tariff threats moved markets and the Canadian dollar 04.02.2025

Guest: Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist, CIBC Capital Markets

How tariffs impact Canadian manufacturing 03.02.2025

Guest: Terry Shaw, Regional VP, Prairies Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Tariffs and your personal finances 02.02.2025

Guest: Rob Carrick, personal finance columnist for The Globe and Mail

How tariffs impact Canadian business owners - personally 02.02.2025

Guest: Julie Bednarski-Malik, CEO, Healthy Crunch

How tariffs impact Canadian business owners - broadly 02.02.2025

Guest: Goldy Hyder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada

Latest on tariffs from the Canadian government 02.02.2025

Guest: MacKenzie Grey, parliamentary correspondent, Global National

How the Canadian car industry is reacting to tariffs 02.02.2025

Guest: Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association and member of the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations

How are tariffs impacting Canadian agriculture? 02.02.2025

Guest: Richard Cloutier, 680 CJOB

Is Canada equipped to take on the U.S.A in a trade war? 02.02.2025

Guest: Ian Lee, Associate Professor at Carleton University in the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

What is the American reaction to Donald Trump’s tariffs? 02.02.2025

Guest: Christopher Sands, Director, Canada Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The trade war begins between U.S.A, Canada and Mexico 02.02.2025

Guest: Mark Warner, Canadian international trade and competition lawyer, principal at MAAW Law

The trade war begins between U.S.A, Canada and Mexico 02.02.2025

Guest: John Boscariol, head of the International Trade & Investment Law Group and a partner in their Litigation Group, McCarthy Tetrault

How does Canada stop the flow of fentanyl over the border that Donald Trump is concerned about? 01.02.2025

Guest: Kelly Sundberg, former CBSA officer and Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies, Mount Royal University

How does the Canadian government respond to tariffs? 01.02.2025

Guest: Johanna Smith, Canada-US trade reporter, The Logic

Former B.C. MLA on what a trade war could look like with U.S. 01.02.2025

Guest: Jas Johal, former BC MLA and host of The Jas Johal Show on 980/730 CKNW in Vancouver

How to “buy Canadian” and the impact on retail 01.02.2025

Guest: Bruce Winder, retail analyst and author of RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19

The impact of tariffs on border towns & their businesses 01.02.2025

Guest: Ali Hayton, owner of Point Roberts International Marketplace

Ontario’s premier called an election in reaction to tariff threats - now how is the province reacting? 01.02.2025

Guest: John Oakley, host of the John Oakley Show on 640 Toronto

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