Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

NASA's Mars simulator crew emerged after 378 days: What did they learn? (1:23) Guest: Kelly Haston, mission commander for NASA's all-volunteer Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA-1) project Donald Trump promised a gentler tone as he addressed delegates at the Republican National Convention, did he deliver? (28:15) Guest: Drew Kurlowski, Associate Professor of Political Science,...

How bad traffic and crumbling infrastructure are driving people out of cities (1:34) Guest: Jeff Lang-Weir, spokesperson, Toronto Region Board of Trade Health minister concerned over new U.S. border rules for dogs starting August 1 (17:29) Guest: Mark Holland, Minister of Health of Canada Health minister concerned over new U.S. border rules for dogs starting August 1 (26:58) Guest: Victoria Shroff...

Record rain swamps Toronto (2:01) Guest: Anthony Farnell, Chief Meteorologist, Global News Why infrastructure in Canadian cities is so vulnerable to extreme weather (16:47) Guest: Slobodan Simonovic, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University; Director of engineering works, Institute catastrophic loss reduction Why is the U.S. national anthem so tough to sing and what ar...

Former FBI agent breaks down the investigation into Trump assassination attempt (1:07) Guest: Ken Gray, former FBI special agent, distinguished lecturer, Department of Criminology, University of New Haven Political implications of the Trump assassination attempt (16:57) Guest: Frank Wilkinson, Opinion columnist, Bloomberg Trump shooting: Are attacks against politicians on the rise? (35:03) Guest:...

After a roller coaster week for President Biden, calls continue for him to step aside (1:38) Guest: Christy Setzer, president, New Heights Communications Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial ends after judge tosses the case over withheld evidence (16:18) Guest: Neama Rahmani, President of West Coast Trial Lawyers, former federal prosecutor Canadian country stars The Washboard Union on a n...

List of Canadians without a family doctor continues to grow (1:35) Guest: Dr. Jobin Varughese, President-Elect, Ontario College of Family Physicians Winnipeg serial killer found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of four Indigenous women (18:15) Guest: Melissa Robinson, cousin of Morgan Harris Winnipeg serial killer found guilty of 1st-degree murder in deaths of four Indigenous women (29:35) Gu...

The Bay closes several stores during the heatwave because of AC issues, is time running out for the legendary retailer’s stores? (1:39) Guest: Bruce Winder, retail analyst New Illinois law forces influencer parents to compensate their children for appearing in social media content (16:00) Guest: Leah Plunkett, Harvard Law, author of Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk About Our Kids On...

Canada falls to Argentina in the Copa America semi-finals (1:32) Guest: Bob Lenarduzzi, former Canadian National player and coach, member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame Despite falling inflation, nearly half of Canadians say they’re feeling the pinch of rising prices (17:49)  Guest: Matthew Fabian, director, financial services research and consulting, TransUnion A Little More True Crime: Robe...

Heat warnings across much of Canada (1:44) Guest: David Phillips, Environment and Climate Change Canada Human error caused 2022 Rogers outage, system 'deficiencies' made it worse: report (15:49) Guest: John Lawford, executive director, Public Interest Advocacy Centre The destructive secret that went ignored in the family of Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro (33:20) Guest: Maria Barcelos, exec...

Great Roadside Attractions: PEI’s Giant Potato (0:00)  Guest: Donna Rowley, manager, Canadian Potato Museum Great Roadside Attractions: New Brunswick - World’s Largest Axe (11:21) Guest: Tim Fox, Mayor of Nakawic-Melville Rural Community Great Roadside Attractions: Sudbury’s BIg Nickel (20:32) Guest: Jennifer Beaudry, Senior Manager, Dynamic Earth Sudbury Great Roadside Attractions: Wawa Ontario’s...

Skyrocketing rents across the country can only be described as a crisis, is enough being done to address it? (1:59)  Guest: Mike Moffatt, Founding Director, PLACE Centre. Co-Host, "Missing Middle" Former Liberal cabinet minister and longtime MP believes it’s time for PM Trudeau to step down (16:43) Guest: Wayne Easter, former Liberal MP 1993-2021 and Solicitor General and Minister of Agriculture B...

Rethinking bus safety after the Carberry bus crash Guest: Ahmed Shalaby, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba  Naheed Nenshi voted new Alberta NDP leader in landslide victory, what is top on his to-do list? Guest: Naheed Nenshi, Alberta NDP Leader Some signs of hope spring three years after Lytton’s devastating fire  Guest: Denise O’Connor, Mayor of Lytton Two renowne...

Pressure mounts on PM Trudeau after St. Paul’s byelection loss  Guest: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies Why one of America’s most prominent journalists argues democracy can’t be taken for granted    Guest: Ali Velshi, host of Velshi on MSNBC, author of Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy Julian Assange to be freed in plea deal with U.S. government Guest...

Canada to look at tariffs on China-made EV’s (1:40) Guest: Ian Lee, professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University Toronto byelection a crucial early Summer test for Justin Trudeau (17:35) Guest: Lori Williams, political scientist, Mount Royal University Live reaction to the Edmonton Oilers' game 7 loss (37:10) Guest: Rob Brown, Edmonton Oilers analyst (18 years and counting) on 630 CHE...

Ontario Science Centre closes instantly (1:42) Guest: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News How crucial is Monday’s federal byelection in Toronto to Justin Trudeau’s future? (16:00) Guest: Bruce Anderson, Chief Strategy Officer, Partner, Spark Advocacy Donald Sutherland and his love of the Expos (33:07) Guest: Terry Haig, Canadian journalist, actor and neighbour of Donald Sutherlan...

Remembering Donald Sutherland, a Canadian movie giant (1:49) Guest: Peter Howell, movie critic, Toronto Star How The Reklaws heartfelt tribute to their late mother won over America’s Got Talent (17:45) Guest: Stuart Walker, Jenna Walker, Canadian country music duo, The Reklaws The “Keeper” of the Stanley Cup on the trophy’s enduring mystic and what it’s like to watch over it (36:00) Guest: Phil Pr...

New report says 1 in 4 Canadians may be living in poverty (1:56) Guest: Richard Matern, Director of Research at Food Banks Canada Journo Corner: new poll, NATO sec-gen visits, IRGC designated a terrorist group (16:54) Guest: Nick Taylor-Vaisey, covers Canadian federal politics for POLITICO in Ottawa Merchandise flying off shelves in Edmonton as city bands together in preparation for crucial game 6...

Boeing CEO gets the third degree from senators on Capitol Hill (1:45) Guest: Daniel Bubb, former airline pilot, an aviation expert at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Why are flights within Canada so much more expensive this Summer? (16:40) Guest: Chris Lynes, managing director, Flight Centre Travel Group Canada The magic use of the word “please” (29:49) Guest: Andrew Chalfoun, a PhD candidate i...

Calgary residents cut water consumption to record low as city placed under a state of local emergency (1:49) Guest: Jyoti Gondek, mayor of Calgary The one-year anniversary of the Titan submersible disaster that shocked the world (16:38) Guest: Mark Harris, investigative science and technology reporter, WIRED Trudeau government defends Royal Canadian Navy’s Havana visit (36:12) Guest: Christian Leu...

Manitobans prepare to remember 17 lives lost on first anniversary of a deadly bus crash Guest: Richard Cloutier, co-host of The News on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg Why cities are re-shaping to “keep cool” from dangerous heat waves Guest: Jeff Goodell, journalist and author of The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet G7 agrees to $50-billion loan for Ukraine from Russian assets Gu...

Canada risks 'diplomatic isolation' if it fails to meet NATO spending target, business leaders warn (1:32) Guest: Goldy Hyder, President & CEO of the Canadian Business Council Dealing with allergies - is allergy season in Canada getting worse? (14:44) Guest: Mariam Hanna, a pediatric allergist, clinical immunologist and associate professor with McMaster University How a famed shipwreck hunter beca...

How the wreck of famed Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s last ship was found off Newfoundland and Labrador (1:57) Guest: John Geiger, CEO, Royal Canadian Geographic Society and expedition lead.  How can parliamentarians tackle allegations of collusion with foreign governments in their ranks? (16:59) Guest: Stephanie Carvin, an associate professor at the Norman Paterson School of Internati...

Calgarians answer call to conserve water after catastrophic water main break (1:50) Guest: Tricia Stadnyk, Canada Research Chair Tier II (Hydrologic Modelling) Professor, Schulich School of Engineering (Civil) & Faculty of Arts (Geography) Plan approved to search Winnipeg landfill for women's remains (15:48) Guest: Brandon Trask, an assistant law professor at the University of Manitoba Hunter Bide...

The loss of Toronto’s historic St. Anne’s Church and why Canada must better protect heritage sites (1:26) Guest: Peter Coffman, Associate Professor, History and Theory of Architecture, Carleton University Rescue operation in Gaza freeing four Israeli hostages bittersweet moment for families of hostages still being held (16:51)  Guest: Michael Levy, brother Or Levy still being held hostage by Hamas...

Oilers legend Kevin Lowe on the Edmonton Oilers’ glory days and the present-day team’s success (1:03) Guest: Kevin Lowe, former NHL defenseman, head coach, and general manager, inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2020 Kids in the Hall’s Bruce McCulloch is back on tour with his Tales of Bravery and Stupidity (15:45) Guest: Bruce McCulloch, writer, comedian, actor, author, now on tour with his...