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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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Journo Corner: Notre Dame restoration 09.01.2025 19:16

Guest: Michael Kimmelman, architecture reporter, New York Times.

Wildfires in LA: Canada is helping. 09.01.2025 7:23

Guest: Jason Brolund, West Kelowna Fire Chief

Massive wind-propelled wildfires ravage parts of Los Angeles 09.01.2025 11:44

Guest: William Deverell, Professor of History, Environmental Studies and Spatial

Trump says he would use 'economic force' to join Canada with the U.S., how should Ottawa respond? 09.01.2025 19:51

Guest: David MacNaughton, former Canadian Ambassador to the US

Best of the Golden Globes and worst movies of 2024 08.01.2025 15:52

Guest; Barry Hertz, film editor. The Globe and Mail

New species discovered in 2024 08.01.2025 17:52

Guest; Shannon Bennett, Chief of Science at the California Academy of Sciences

Divorce Month: Why so many couples decide to call it quits in January 08.01.2025 16:05

Guest; Russell Alexander, Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers

The Liberals give themselves three months to save the furniture, can they? 08.01.2025 16:55

Guest' Paul Wells, journalist and author of Trudeau on the Ropes

Why the Liberal leadership race could be vulnerable to foreign interference 08.01.2025 13:43

Guest; Dennis Molinaro, a former national security analyst with the federal government specializing in foreign interference, and an instructor in legal studies at Ontario Tech University

Trump says he would use 'economic force' to join Canada with the U.S., how should Ottawa respond? 08.01.2025 15:26

Guest; Perrin Beatty, Former MP and cabinet minister, and former president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Whale stuns scientists with 13,000km migration across three oceans 07.01.2025 15:44

Guest; Ekaterina Kalashnikova, Tanzania Cetaceans Program

Trudeau resigns: Trudeau’s complicated legacy 07.01.2025 15:44

Guest; Stephen Maher, journalist and author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau

Trudeau resigns: Is there any way back for the Liberals under a new leader? 07.01.2025 15:54

Guest; Shachi Kurl, president, Angus Reid Institute

Trudeau resigns: Too Little, Too Late for the Liberals? 07.01.2025 15:54

Guest; Wayne Easter, former Liberal MP and cabinet minister

Trudeau resigns: Why opposition parties say Canadians need an election now 07.01.2025 15:21

Guest; Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP for Calgary Nose Hill

Trudeau resigns: Why now? What Next? 07.01.2025 15:43

Guest; Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail

Reagan, Carter, allegations of treason, and the first October surprise 04.01.2025 35:17

Guest; Craig Unger, author of Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House,

Why US Surgeon General wants cancer warnings on alcoholic drinks 04.01.2025 15:42

Guest; Dr. Tim Naimi, director of the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research

Mishap or murder? A new doc plunges into 2010 BC drowning death of an Alberta woman 04.01.2025 15:58

Guest; Trish Neufeld, producer and director, In Cold WaterThe Shelter Bay Mystery

A NASA probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object in history 04.01.2025 15:20

Guest; Dr. Eric Christian, heliophysicist, NASA”s Goddard Space Flight Centre

How to get a better grip on time in 2025 03.01.2025 40:04

Guest; Steve Taylor, author and lecturer, author of Time Expansion Experiences: The Psychology of Time Perception and the Illusion of Linear Time

What happens when your landlord Is a billion-dollar corporation 03.01.2025 16:49

Guest; Solarina Ho, journalist and writer, her latest for The Walrus is called When Your Landlord Is a Billion-Dollar Corporation

Getting fit in 2025 one small step at a time 03.01.2025 14:47

Guest; Libby Richards, professor of nursing, Purdue University.

Remembering Jimmy Carter and his time in Canada 03.01.2025 14:23

Guest; Arthur Milnes, historian and writer, author of 98 Reasons to Thank Jimmy Carter.

New Orleans attack: Suspect identified as veteran, did not act alone 03.01.2025 15:18

Guest: Phil Gurski, retired CSIS senior analyst, President Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, specialist in terrorism, author of six books on terrorism.