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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
Will Trump’s win resurrect Trudeau’s sagging popularity? 07.11.2024 20:23
Guest: Andrew MacDougall, former press secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Buckle Up: How does a Donald Trump presidency impact Canada? 07.11.2024 17:19
Guest: Kelly Craft, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Jeanne Beker tells the story of her life through her epic wardrobe 07.11.2024 38:42
Guest: Jeanne Beker, author of Heart on My Sleeve: Stories from a Life Well Worn
Why don’t celebrity endorsements work? 07.11.2024 19:07
Guest: Ellis Cashmore, sociologist and cultural critic, the author of The Destruction and Creation of Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor and Celebrity Culture
How to cope with post-election anxiety 07.11.2024 16:49
Guest: David Rosmarin, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, a program director at McLean Hospital, and founder of Center for Anxiety
US Election Night Panel with Richard Cloutier & Alex Pierson 06.11.2024 40:02
Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of the News on 680 CJOB Guest: Alex Pierson, host of The Alex Pierson Show
US Election analysis with Matthew Lebo 06.11.2024 10:18
Guest: Matthew Lebo, Professor and Chair of Political Science, University of Western Ontario or Renan Levine, University of Toronto
Democratic Watch Party coverage 06.11.2024 7:22
Guest: Steve Nardi, International Vice Chair, Democrats Abroad
Republicans in Canada watch nervously 06.11.2024 8:59
Guest: Georganne Burke, Senior Vice President, Pathway Group Inc., the Canadian chapter lead for Republicans Overseas
US Election analysis with Mary Ann Akers 06.11.2024 12:03
Guest: Mary Ann Akers, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, The Daily Beast
US Election Night Panel with Lauren McNabb & Keith Baldrey 06.11.2024 40:55
Guest: Keith Baldrey, Global BC’s legislature bureau chief & one of BC’s best known political commentators Guest: Lauren McNabb, program manager of 680 CJOB and former Global National correspondent
Trump ramps up the voter fraud claims, is there any truth to them at all? 05.11.2024 19:06
Guest: Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director – Center for Effective Public Management, Senior Fellow – Governance Studies, Brookings Institute
A Good Man in Politics: Lloyd Axworthy’s ‘Kick-in-the Pants’ Memoir 05.11.2024 16:50
Guest: Lloyd Axworthy, World Refugee Council, former federal minister of foreign affairs and author of My Life in Politics
A BC mom spent years trying to prove her teen daughter’s death was a homicide, she was right. 05.11.2024 18:22
Guest: Tracy Sims, mother of Samantha Sims-Somerville
Paying tribute to the man friends called Q: Quincy Jones 05.11.2024 21:14
Guest: Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African American music at Harvard University and author of Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa
US election preview + our coverage preview 05.11.2024 19:33
Guest: Jackson Proskow, Washington Bureau Chief, Global National
Americans bet millions on presidential race 05.11.2024 17:27
Guest: Thomas Gruca, George Daly Professor in Marketing and Director, Iowa Electronic Markets - The University of Iowa
Why are so many people living with Diabetes made to feel shame about their condition and how do you stop it? 02.11.2024 10:44
Guest: Laura Syron, President & CEO of Diabetes Canada
One of the great alt-rock bands returns with a zombie themed album 02.11.2024 18:15
Guest: Joey Santiago, lead guitarist and co-founder, Pixies
RCMP in B.C. dismantles largest drug superlab in Canadian history 02.11.2024 20:38
Guest: Bruce Pitt-Payne, Retired RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Consultant
Canadian Dollar is at a two-year low, how much further could it fall? 02.11.2024 16:50
Guest: Eric Kam, professor of economics, Toronto Metropolitan University
Jody Wilson-Raybould talks history, reconciliation, and why it’s time for the Prime Minister to resign 01.11.2024 37:37
Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, former federal minister of justice and author of Reconciling History: A Story of Canada
America’s former envoy in Ottawa on what’s at stake for Canada in the U.S. election 01.11.2024 17:35
Guest: Gordon Giffin, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Federal minister of health talks dental-care plan and Halloween 01.11.2024 9:37
Guest: Mark Holland, federal minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Ajax
World Series champion and MVP Freddie Freeman says playing for Team Canada keeps his late mom close to his heart 01.11.2024 13:47
Guest: Steven Bernard, Freddie Freeman’s varsity coach, El Modena High School
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