Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

How bad will tariffs impact the Canadian economy, and how fast? 01.02.2025 14:35 ↓

Guest: Trevor Tombe, economist & Professor of Economics, University of Calgary

The reaction in Washington to Trump’s tariffs 01.02.2025 7:00 ↓

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington correspondent, Global National

Jason Kenney on how Canada needs to respond to tariffs 01.02.2025 14:05 ↓

Guest: Jason Kenney, former premier of Alberta, former federal immigration minister and former federal minister of employment and social development

How Bizarre: The stick club, nano-pasta and a real Sophie’s Choice 01.02.2025 10:18 ↓

We dive into "StickTok", miniature pasta, and a real Sophie's Choice. 

US Astronauts prepare for the next walk on the moon 01.02.2025 17:52 ↓

Guest: Rebecca Rhoades and Jesse Rhoades, professors at University of North Dakota

Should Canada appoint a “border czar”? 01.02.2025 16:58 ↓

Guest: Andrew Leslie, retired Canadian Forces lieutenant-general and former Liberal MP

What does Trump want from a trade war and how do you fight back? 01.02.2025 20:17 ↓

Guest: David Honig, faculty of law, University of Indiana

Canadians brace for tariffs, how will they hit our economy and wallets? 01.02.2025 18:57 ↓

Guest: Matthew Poirier, Vice-President, Federal Government Relations, Retail Council of Canada

How will Canada respond to Trump’s tariffs? 01.02.2025 8:38 ↓

Guest: Wes Hall, founder of shareholder-services firm Kingsdale Advisors and a member of the newly formed Prime Minister’s Council on Canada-U.S. Relations

Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada are coming February 1, details still vague 01.02.2025 11:35 ↓

Guest: William Pellerin, a partner at McMillan LLP specializing in international trade, and a former trade litigator for the Government of Canada.

Are more older Canadians living in poverty than official numbers claim? 31.01.2025 17:32 ↓

Guest: Natalie Iciaszczyk, Program Manager of Survey Research, National Institute on Ageing 

Is China’s upstart DeepSeek really AI’s Sputnik moment? 31.01.2025 21:06 ↓

Guest: Alex Tapscott,  managing director of Ninepoint Digital Asset Group and author of Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier.

How live music can grow Canada’s economy 31.01.2025 18:58 ↓

Guest: Erin Benjamin, President & CEO, Canadian Live Music Association

98 Degrees on their success, setbacks, and a new album celebrating 30 years 31.01.2025 18:30 ↓

Guest: Nick and Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons, and Justin Jeffre, all the members of 98 Degrees

Deadly mid-air collision in Washington raises questions about air traffic control and busy airspace 31.01.2025 10:24 ↓

Guest: Hassan Shahidi, President and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation

Figure skating world reels after mid-air collision in Washington kills 67 31.01.2025 10:03 ↓

Guest: Kat Cornetta, Massachusetts-based freelance sports writer, has covered figure skating for Boston Globe

Longtime aircraft accident investigator John Cox on the Washington DC mid-air collision and tragedy 31.01.2025 18:51 ↓

Guest: John Cox, CEO of Safety Operating Systems, retired airline pilot and aircraft accident investigator.

What does the Year of the Snake have in store for you? 30.01.2025 17:38 ↓

Paul Ng, geomancer, philosopher, Chinese astrology expert and Feng Shui Master.

A millennial joined a cruise full of Boomers, it changed her life 30.01.2025 18:41 ↓

Guest: Jacqueline Kehoe, freelance travel writer, editor and photographer

No Eggaggeration: Soaring US prices have Canadians cracking up 30.01.2025 18:04 ↓

Guest: Bruce Muirhead, professor at the University of Waterloo and the Egg Farmers of Canada chair in public policy.

Journo Corner: What happened to Canadian Tire money? 30.01.2025 19:33 ↓

Guest: Mark Colley, staff reporter, Toronto Star

How are Trump’s tariff threats viewed in Washington? 30.01.2025 17:39 ↓

Guest: Ari Hawkins, trade reporter, Politico

The Bank of Canada cuts rates, braces for tariffs 30.01.2025 19:29 ↓

Guest: Eric Kam, professor of economics, Toronto Metropolitan University 

Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? A name change isn’t as simple as the stroke of a pen 29.01.2025 17:46 ↓

Guest: Clancy Wilmott, an assistant professor of geography at UC Berkeley

Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may lower risk of dozens of health conditions, but also pose risks 29.01.2025 18:31 ↓

Guest: Daniel Drucker, a clinician-scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital