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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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Hurricane Milton makes landfall - an update from the East Coast 10.10.2024 15:20

Guest: Ryan Truchelut, President/Chief Meteorologist, WeatherTiger, LLC

Journo Corner: When Your Lover Is a Bot: How artificial intimacy is taking over the dating world 10.10.2024 19:03

Guest: Mihika Agarwal, Cannonbury Fellow at The Walrus

Danielle Smith, chemtrails and conspiracy theories 10.10.2024 17:51

Guest: David Keith, Professor and Founding Faculty Director, Climate Systems Engineering Initiative, University of Chicago

How rampant conspiracy theories are hindering hurricane preparedness and relief efforts 10.10.2024 17:05

Guest: Amber Silver, assistant professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany

Hurricane Milton makes landfall - Canadians in Florida 10.10.2024 8:54

Guest: Dann Oliver, Commander of Royal Canadian Legion Post 144 Pinellas County

Hurricane Milton makes landfall - Canadians in Florida 10.10.2024 12:07

Guest: Wallace Wylie, Canadian in Florida who evacuated to Lakeland, Florida at a Best Western, long time Canadian Lawyer in Pinellas County

Hurricane Milton makes landfall - on ground 10.10.2024 6:30

Guest: Matthew and Allison Davis, a beekeeping couple in St. Petersburg, Florida

Hurricane Milton makes landfall - how impactful is its arrival? 10.10.2024 9:47

Guest: Sarah Griffin, a research meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

ALMTC: The Solar Temple cult murders and suicides 09.10.2024 34:11

Guest: Susan Palmer, lecturer at the School of Religious Studies, McGIll University and affiliate professor, Concordia University

B.C. leaders debate follow-up 09.10.2024 15:47

Guest: Richard Johnston, former Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation, UBC, author of The Canadian Party System: An Analytic History

Rapping granny from Ontario wows audiences on a British talent show 09.10.2024 19:44

Guest: Bette Reynolds, The Voice UK contestant

The struggle to get out of Milton’s path? 09.10.2024 6:14

Guest: Mark Feinman, musician residing in Tampa

Canadians in Florida brace for Hurricane Milton 09.10.2024 15:03

Guests: Colin Trethewey and Cyndi Edwards, Canadians in Florida

Mass evacuations as Hurricane Milton barrels towards Florida 09.10.2024 15:50

Guest: Don Slinn, Associate Professor, Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida

Marc Garneau on space, politics, Canada and his first memoir 08.10.2024 35:04

Guest: Marc Garneau, former astronaut, MP and cabinet minister, author of A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream

Is there any chance for peace in the middle east and a two-state solution? 08.10.2024 19:49

Guest: Nimrod Novik, Senior Policy Advisor to the late Prime Minister Shimon Peres, a Special Ambassador of the State of Israel and an Advisor to the Israeli National Security Council. Fellow, Israel Policy Forum

RBC Cybersecurity Series: What do hackers want and how you can shield your information from them? 08.10.2024 17:10

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

How is Hamas funded and why hasn’t there been more of a crackdown? 08.10.2024 17:42

Guest: Jessica Davis, president and CEO of Insight Threat Intelligence

Marking one-year since the October 7th attacks in Israel 08.10.2024 17:42

Guest: David Frum, staff writer, The Atlantic, author of Trumpocracy and Trumpocalypse

Coffee prices on the rise, how much will filter down into your cup? 05.10.2024 12:10

Guest: Robert Carter, president, Canadian Coffee Growers Association

How the Supreme Court handed Canadian consumers a landmark win 05.10.2024 16:39

Guest: John Lawford, executive director, Public Interest Advocacy Centre

X marks the flop: The inside story of Musk’s tumultuous Twitter takeover 05.10.2024 19:12

Guest: Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, New York Times reporters and co-authors of Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter

Security concerns as Canada’s Jewish community prepares to mark one year since the October 7 Hamas attacks 05.10.2024 16:36

Guest: Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP for Mont-Royal and the Federal Government’s Special Advisor on Antisemitism

Russell Peters hits Canada with his Relax, it’s not that serious tour 04.10.2024 19:22

Guest: Russell Peters, comedian

Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa details her inspirational journey achieving her childhood dream of becoming a doctor in Unlike the Rest 04.10.2024 1:39:58

Canada records its lowest fertility rate ever, is it cause for concern? (1:50) Guest: Marina Adshade, an assistant professor of teaching at the University of British Columbia who specializes in economics and gender, author of Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love Unlike the Rest: A Doctor's Story (16:03) Guest: Dr. Chika Oriuwa, author of Unlike The Rest: A Doctor's Story He spent...