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Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
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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Episodes
Is our obsession with sleep keeping us up at night? 27.11.2024 19:50
Guest: Rébecca Robillard, director of clinical sleep research, University of Ottawa Institute of mental health research and co-chair, Canadian sleep research consortium
Sour Drake: Canadian rap star cries foul over how rival’s diss track became an instant smash hit 27.11.2024 18:22
Guest: Catherine Moore, University of Toronto and music critic for the American Record Guide
Poutine: A Deep Fried Road Trip 26.11.2024 35:29
Guest: Justin Giovannetti Lamothe, journalist and author, Poutine: A Deep-Fried Road Trip of Discovery
The Ben Mulroney Show launches across the Corus Radio Network 26.11.2024 28:00
Guest: Ben Mulroney, host, The Ben Mulroney Show
New Brunswick mystery illness investigation to begin 26.11.2024 20:01
Guest: Stacey Quigley Cormier, stepmom of Gabrielle Cormier
Montreal city councillor joins military at age 51 26.11.2024 18:32
Guest: Sterling Downey, a long-serving city councillor and former deputy mayor of Montreal
How a mass extinction events both Dinosaurs to flourish and killed them off 22.11.2024 16:17
Guest: Armin Schmitt, paleontologist, author of The Lost World of the Dinosaurs: Uncovering the Secrets of the Prehistoric Age
Adiós Rafa: Looking back at the tennis legends career and legacy 22.11.2024 24:29
Guest: Gerald Marzorati, New Yorker Tennis Writer
Trump vows to release remaining classified JFK assassination documents, what could they reveal? 22.11.2024 36:55
Guest: Jefferson Morley, former Washington Post reporter and editor, publisher of the JFKFacts newsletter on Substack
Trudeau government gets out the goodie bag: Is a GST holiday good policy? 22.11.2024 18:52
Guest: Eric Kam, economics professor, Toronto Metropolitan University
Swift dreams dashed: Huge demand for tickets creates fertile ground for scammers 22.11.2024 15:16
Guest: Alaina Attard, mother from Burlington, Ontario and Taylor Swift ticket scam victim
Reagan, treason and the first October surprise 21.11.2024 35:35
Guest: Craig Unger, author of Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House
Journo Corner: A Poilievre government will move to defund the CBC, should we care? 21.11.2024 19:16
Guest: Harrison Lowman, managing editor, The Hub
Border agents should have power to patrol entire Canada-U.S. border, union chief urges Ottawa 21.11.2024 17:20
Guest: Rick Savage, First National Vice-President, Customs and Immigration Union
72-hour flight couple: how WestJet replaced a flight home in the craziest way possible 21.11.2024 18:52
Guest: Andrew Korchacov, Canadian from Terrace, B.C. who flew WestJet from Las Vegas
Bomb Cyclones, Bombogensis, Atmospheric Rivers: When did weather terms go rogue? 21.11.2024 18:03
Guest: Anthony Farnell, Chief Meteorologist, Global News
Ukraine marks 1000 days since Russia’s invasion with a tough winter and Trump’s return still ahead 20.11.2024 19:42
Guest: Kira Rudik, member of Ukraine’s parliament and head of the Golos Party
Move over Honda CRV, a new vehicle tops the list of Canada’s Most Stolen Cars for 2024 20.11.2024 16:28
Guest: Sid Kingma, Director, Investigative Services, Équité Association
Encouraging signs for men’s health in Canada on International Men’s Day 20.11.2024 17:10
Guest: Kenton Boston, CEO and President, Canadian Men’s Health Foundation
My kingdom for a hoarse: How researchers spent a decade resurrecting the five century old voice of King Richard III 20.11.2024 23:09
Guest: Yvonne Morley-Chisholm, voice coach, Your Voice Box
A father and son affair as Bachman-Turner Overdrive announces a 2025 cross-Canada tour 20.11.2024 32:28
Guest: Tal Bachman, musician and member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive
A British PM and an illicit love affair on the eve of war: Robert Harris’ new novel Precipice 19.11.2024 38:15
Guest: Robert Harris, NY Times bestselling author of Fatherland, Enigma, Conclave and his latest novel Precipice
The enduring mystery of one of humankind’s most profound relationships: When were horses domesticated? 19.11.2024 34:50
Guest: William Taylor, Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder
The strange, bitter, and wonderful stories that tell the career of one of the world's best bands, Fleetwood Mac 19.11.2024 35:29
Guest: Mark Blake, author of Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac
Rubik’s Cube celebrates its 50th birthday 16.11.2024 19:01
Guest: Sam Susz, Spin Master’s Senior Director, Games & Rubik’s Cube
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