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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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Latest episode

Mar 15, 2026

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Episodes

Why does Community Water Fluoridation vary so much across Canada? 25.10.2024

Guest: Christopher Labos, Montreal physician, co-host of the Body of Evidence podcast and author of Does Coffee Cause Cancer?

Winnipeg woman warn others about dangers of romance scams 25.10.2024

Guest: “Susan”, Winnipeg woman who fell victim to a romance scam through online dating

Trudeau government cuts immigration targets: Is it too little, too late? 25.10.2024

Guest: Jason Kenney, former federal immigration minister and Alberta premier

The Insect Epiphany: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture 24.10.2024

Guest: Barrett Klein, author of, THE INSECT EPIPHANY: How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture

Why Fernando Valenzuela’s legacy extends far beyond the pitcher’s mound 24.10.2024

Guest: Gustavo Arellano, columnist, Los Angeles Times

McDonald’s in the U.S. hit by deadly e-coli outbreak 24.10.2024

 Guest: Keith Warriner, professor, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph

Bank of Canada cuts key rate by 50 basis points in oversized step 24.10.2024

Guest: Dawn Desjardins, chief economist, Deloitte Canada

Journo Corner: Trudeau faces frustrated Liberal MPs 24.10.2024

Guest: Marco Vigliotti, editor-in-chief, IPolitics

How a former federal Liberal cabinet minister is tasked by Ontario’s Conservative government to help fix primary care 24.10.2024

Guest: Dr. Jane Philpott, dean, faculty of health sciences, Queen’s University, former federal cabinet minister, author of Health for All, and chair of Ontario’s Primary Care Action Team

A decade later, those who rushed to try to save a reservist shot in the Ottawa War Memorial attack remember that day 24.10.2024

Guest: Margaret Lerhe, one of the bystanders who rushed to help Cpl. Nathan Cirillo

The new Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada will carry on the late actor’s mission to help those fighting addiction 23.10.2024

Guest: Caitlin Morrison, Matthew Perry’s sister and executive director, Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada

The science of motivating young people and how we get it wrong 23.10.2024

Guest: David Yeager, author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People: A Groundbreaking Approach to Leading the Next Generation―And Making Your Own Life Easier

How scholars and librarians became the unlikely spies of World War II 23.10.2024

Guest: Elyse Graham, professor and historian, Stony Brook College, author of Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

How to talk to people when you live alone 23.10.2024

Guest: Ian Williams, professor, department of English, University of Toronto, poet and author of What I Mean to Say: Remaking Conversation in Our Time

Loverboy’s Paul Dean restores lost 1970 album from one of his early bands Canada-Fox 22.10.2024

Guest: Paul Dean, lead guitarist and co-founder of Loverboy

Navajo code talker who helped allies win Second World War dies 22.10.2024

Guest: Zonnie Gorman, historian, daughter of Carl Gorman (a Navajo Code Talker)

RBC Cybersecurity series: Popular scams and how to detect them 22.10.2024

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

Nazem Kadri on his hockey dreams and becoming the first Muslim player to win the Stanley Cup in NHL history 22.10.2024

Guest: Nazem Kadri, NHL player for Calgary Flames, author of Dreamer: My Life on the Edge

B.C. election result: still too close to call 22.10.2024

Guest: Shachi Kurl, president, Angus Reid Institute

Membership has its privileges: A surprise birthday party at Costco 19.10.2024

Guests: Karissa Reynolds and Aaron Reynolds, a couple from Vancouver Island

How companies remake markets, cash in, and keep it hidden 19.10.2024

Guest: Vass Bednar, executive director, master of public policy in digital society program, McMaster University and co-author of The Big Fix

Why the B.C. election is still too close to call 19.10.2024

Guest: Jas Johal, host of The Jas Johal Show on 980 CKNW

How much are Canadian attitudes about immigration levels shifting 19.10.2024

Guest: Keith Neuman, senior associate, Environics Institute

Five tumultuous years in Montreal shaped Kamala Harris 18.10.2024

Guest: Michael Kranish, national political investigative reporter, Washington Post

New Trump biopic shot in Toronto sees drama on and off the screen 18.10.2024

Guest: Dan Bekerman, producer, The Apprentice

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