Curiouscast

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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Latest episode

Mar 15, 2026

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Episodes

What the Menendez brothers’ case tells us about the moral paradox of true crime 01.11.2024

Guest: Michael Arntfield, Associate Professor of Criminology & English Literature, Western University and former police detective

Trick or treat: Why shrinkflation on Halloween impacts your candy haul 01.11.2024

Guest: Pascal Thériault, economist who researches agricultural economics and agri-food marketing at McGill Universityy

A first-hand look at the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza 31.10.2024

 Guest: Petra Straight, Global Pharmacy Advisor, Save the Children UK

Nearly 400 days he was taken hostage by Hamas, Canadian woman continues to fight for her cousin’s release 31.10.2024

Guest: Yasmin Magal, cousin of IDF soldier and Hamas hostage Omer Neutra

Journo Corner: Forget the cola wars: How Dr. Pepper pushed Pepsi off it’s second place perch 31.10.2024

Guest: Duane Stanford, editor and publisher, Beverage Digest

Could women voters propel Kamala Harris to the presidency? 31.10.2024

Guest: Carol Geffner, Professor of the Practice of Governance and Management, University of Southern California

Toronto Zoo mourns the loss one of its original denizens as Charles the gorilla dies at 52 31.10.2024

Guest: Dolph DeJong, CEO, Toronto Zoo

From Moo Deng to Beetlejuice: What costumes are all the rage this Halloween 31.10.2024

Guest: Tammy Salvalaggio, Halloween Alley

Inside look at 2014 collapse of major Canadian law firm and why it still matters 30.10.2024

Guest: Adam Dodek, professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa and author of Heenan Blaikie: The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm

Member of Indian PM Modi's inner circle behind Canadian criminal plot 30.10.2024

Guest: Dan Stanton, Director of National Security, Professional Development Institute, University of Ottawa and former CSIS officer

Hoarder House Flippers returns on HGTV Canada to turn over-stuffed homes into stylish spaces 30.10.2024

Guest: Heather and Nathan Porteous, Hoarder House Flippers team from Manitoba

Canadian horror author serves up a creepy crawly tale for Halloween 30.10.2024

Guest: Craig Davidson aka Nick Cutter, author of The Queen

Fishy behaviour: Man opens a can of tuna on a flight and sparks debate about etiquette 30.10.2024

Guest: Diane Gottsman, etiquette expert and owner of Protocol School of Texas

Too close to call: U.S. election campaign enters final week 30.10.2024

Guest: Renan Levine, associate professor of political science, University of Toronto

The B.C. NDP will form government after nail-biter of an election 29.10.2024

Guest: Hamish Telford, associate professor of political science, University of the Fraser Valley

Canada’s reliance on food banks has soared to a grim new milestone 29.10.2024

Guest: Kirstin Beardsley, CEO, Food Banks Canada

Saoirse Ronan silences male stars with reaction to self-defence joke, highlighting violence against women 29.10.2024

Guest: Lorna Selig, owner, Safe4Life

RBC Cybersecurity series: Artificial Intelligence 29.10.2024

 Guest: Adam Evans, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, RBC

A most unexpected life: Debbie Travis shares stories from her life in brand-new book 29.10.2024

Guest: Debbie Travis, author of Laugh More: Stories from an Unexpected Life

How the Gisele Pelicot rape case has captivated and shocked France 26.10.2024

Guest: Andreea Gruev-Vintila, associate professor of social psychology, University Paris-Nanterre

We’re in the Golden Age of Garbage Clothing 26.10.2024

Guest: Ariella Garmaise, story editor, The Walrus

Israeli military launches strikes on military targets in Iran 26.10.2024

Guest: Christian Leuprecht, professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior fellow at The Macdonald-Laurier Institute and author of Security. Cooperation. Governance

Trudeau isn’t going anywhere: What now for the Federal Liberals? 26.10.2024

Guest: Nate Erskine-Smith, Liberal MP for Beaches-East York and host of the Uncommons podcast

Trudeau government cuts immigration targets: will it work? 26.10.2024

Guest: Andrew Griffith, former director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Polls show Harris and Trump in a dead heat less than two weeks before election day, what could tip the scales? 25.10.2024

 Guest: Azi Paybarah, reporter, breaking news politics, Washington Post

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