Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Charlottetown police capture Toronto man at top of national most-wanted fugitive list (1:46) Guest: Charmaine Flowers, mother of victim Sharmar Powell-Flowers One year after his death, a look back at Gordon Lightfoot’s lasting legacy (15:22) Guest: Ron Sexsmith, singer and songwriter Winnipeg Jets season ends after four straight Colorado Avalanche wins (32:49) Guest: Paul Edmonds, Play-by-play voi...

Pierre Poilievre kicked out of Question Period (1:43) Guest: Dale Smith, freelance journalist in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, author of The Unbroken Machine The straight story on posture (16:05)  Guest: Beth Linker, University of Pennsylvania, author, Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America Deeply unhappy’ grocery shoppers plan to boycott Loblaw-owned stores in May (32:38) Guest: Monica LaBarg...

Why are student protests booming around North America, including at McGill University in Montreal? (1:31) Guest: Robert Cohen, a professor of history and social studies in NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development Remember Me As Human - the daughter of Eagles’ guitarist Joe Walsh on navigating a world of fame (17:01) Guest: Lucy Walsh, actress and singer, daughter of Eag...

April 26, 2024: Guest host Syd Smith in for Ben O-Hara-Byrne B.C. Orca calf finds its way out of lagoon to freedom (0:00) Guest: Paul Cottrell, the Pacific marine mammal coordinator with Fisheries and Oceans Canada Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and his immunity argument with the Supreme Court (19:18) Guest: Raymond Brescia, the Associate Dean for Research & Intellectual Life at Albany Law Schoo...

April 25, 2024: Guest host Syd Smith in for Ben O-Hara-Byrne Honda investing $15 billion to build four new EV plants in Canada (0:00) Guest: Sam Fiorani, Vice President, Global Vehicle Forecasting, AutoForecast Solutions LLC U.S. TikTok’s future in jeopardy - will Canada follow suit in banning the app? What does this mean for creators? (10:47) Guest: Karim Bardeesy, Co-Director DemocracyXChange, E...

April 24, 2024: Guest host Syd Smith in for Ben O'Hara-Byrne Honda enters EV industry in Canada (0:00) Guest: Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Manufacturers Association of Canada Canadian EV sales rising, but is interest dropping? (14:28) Guest: Huw Williams, national spokesperson, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association Jets look to bounce back in game three against the Colorado Avalanch...

Why the medical community opposes the Liberal’s capital gains hike (1:40) Guest: Dr. Kathleen Ross, president, Canadian Medical Association  The Federal Housing Minister on Canada’s ambitious plan to tackle the housing crisis (15:02) Guest: Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities of Canada How the Oilers won game one against the LA Kings (32:28) Guest: Cam Moon, regular se...

Umar Zameer acquitted of murder in Toronto police officer’s death, should he have been charged in the first place? (1:54) Guest: Monte MacGregor, criminal lawyer and partner at Rusonik, O’Connor, Robbins, Ross & Angelini Fear and frustration as Canada’s Jewish community gets set to mark Passover (16:55) Guest: Michael Levitt, President/CEO, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center Canada ‘A colossal fai...

U.S. Election roundup: Jury is in place for the Trump trial and a rare bipartisan moment in Congress (1:48) Guest: Alex Woodward, senior U.S. reporter, The Independent 25 Years After Columbine: Why the Massacre Was a Turning Point for America (16:31) Guest: Beverly Kingston, director, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado Boulder Swift Justice: Taylor Swift-themed...

An accountant explains what the capital gains changes mean for you (1:54) Guest: John Oakey, Vice President of Taxation, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada,  With Passover set to begin, families of Gaza hostages try to stay optimistic (17:01)  Guest: Maya Roman, family member of current and former hostages  The search for Canada’s greatest song (32:12) Guest: Craig Baird, host of the pod...

One year later, arrests made in $24M gold and cash heist at Pearson (1:43) Guest: Bruce Pitt-Payne, Retired RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Consultant A Toronto daughter's alleged plot to have her parents murdered subject of new Netflix documentary (16:00) Guest: Jeremy Grimaldi, executive producer, What Jennifer Did GC Strategies partner and ArriveCan contractor admonished by MPs as RCMP search...

Federal budget reaction - What effects will this budget have on Canada and does the balance sheet make sense? (1:24) Guest: Don Drummond, the Stauffer-Dunning Fellow at Queen’s University, former chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank Federal budget reaction - After recent housing announcements, how much can we expect them to cost? (16:29) Guest: Kevin Lee, CEO, Canadian Home Builders' Associati...

Sleepy Don: Donald Trump dozes off as his historic criminal trial gets underway in New York City (1:47) Guest: Tim Bakken, Professor of Law at the US Military Academy, West Point, author of The Plea of Innocence: Restoring Truth to the American Justice System” Why Canadians are leery of big spending promises from the Trudeau government in the upcoming federal budget (15:53) Guest: Shachi Kurl, pre...

The PM calls his new housing plan the most comprehensive in Canadian history, will it deliver results? (1:39) Guest: Mike Moffatt, the Founding Director of the PLACE Centre and an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics, and Public Policy area group at Ivey Business School, Western University Ongoing supply shortages to see housing prices rise across Canada (10:23) Guest: Karen Yolevski, Ch...

O.J. Simpson dead at age 76 (1:45) Guest: David Goldstein, investigative reporter with KCBS-KCAL Los Angeles who covered the O.J. Simpson murder trial in the mid 90s Sum 41’s final tour and album takes fans to heaven and hell (16:50) Guest: Deryck Whibley, lead vocalist, Sum 41 How did coverage of O.J. Simpson’s murder trial change the media landscape forever? (33:14) Guest: Jere Hester, founding...

Civil War might be the year’s most explosive movie. Alex Garland thinks it’s just reporting (1:46) Guest: Alex Garland, writer/director, Civil War PM takes the stand in foreign interference inquiry (15:05) Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa U.S. braces for cicadas by the trillions: what’s behind this very rare cicada-geddon (34:10) Guest: John Cooley, ci...

Whitehorse Star ceasing publication after 124 years (1:15) Guest: Jim Butler, editor, Whitehorse Star   What you need to know about avian flu outbreaks in U.S. dairy cows (15:14) Guest: Scott Weese, Professor, Ontario Veterinary College, Director, Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, University of Guelph A Little More True Crime: The unsolved 1991 disappearance of 4-year old Victoria boy Michael...

Solar Eclipse - What was it like for an eclipse chaser? (1:17) Guest: Evan Zucker, eclipse chaser who traveled from San Diego to Sherbrooke, Quebec Solar Eclipse - Did the weather help the viewing experience? (8:26) Guest: Anthony Farnell, Chief Meteorologist, Global News Solar Eclipse - The psychology behind the impact of the eclipse (15:52) Guest: Kate Russo, eclipse chaser, psychologist, and au...

Tesla’s woes and Ford’s rethink as EV sales sputter (1:45) Guest: Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities What we learned from the public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada (15:51) Guest: Steven Chase, senior parliamentary reporter, The Globe and Mail U.S.A. election 2024: The week that was (35:29) Guest: Jeremy K...

The evolution of Canadian comedy from SCTV to today (1:37) Guest: Colin Mochrie, Canadian comedian Niagara gets set for a rush of eclipse watchers (17:07) Guest: Janice Thomson, CEO, Niagara Tourism Can a solar eclipse lead to a jump in car accidents? (26:25) Guest: Don Redelmeier, professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and senior scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute Housing affo...

Remembering Joe Flaherty and the impact he had on Canadian comedy (1:25) Guest: Brent Butt, comedian and writer, creator of Corner Gas Journo Corner: Alberta population boom and carbon tax anger (31:28) Guest: Dave Breakenridge, editor of the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun, host of the 10/3 podcast  Social media and kids (51:08) Guest: Devorah Heitner, author of Growing Up in Public: Coming of...

Keys to writing a catchy song with Randy Bachman and a summer tour (1:39) Guest: Randy Bachman, musician, lead vocals and lead guitarist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive B.C. man becomes first Canadian to finish, win the ‘Barkley Marathons (29:22) Guest: Ihor Verys, first Canadian to win Barkley Marathons Strong quake hits Taiwan, prompts tsunami warning for southern Japan (49:49) Guest: John Cassidy,...

The king of TV Theme songs on his long list of hits and a new album (1:25) Guest: Mike Post, composer and musician Carbon tax hike to come on April 1 (31:19) Guest: Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada Is the new Canadian renters’ bill of rights helpful, or a gimmick? (48:17) Guest: Ron Butler, mortgage broker, Butler Mortgages  Could Canadian Realtors' commissio...

Temporary residents jump to 2.7M as Ottawa tries to curb migration (1:56) Guest: Chantal Ianniciello (pronounced yani-chiell-LO), immigration/refugee lawyer Journo Corner: Foreign interference commission resumes public hearings: Will it provide the answers many are looking for? (17:04)  Guest: Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail From Scott Pilgrim to stalinist USSR: Mary Elizabeth...

Six workers presumed dead after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: a loss for Baltimore that’s more than just a bridge (1:28) Guest: Rachel Gutman-Wei, a supervisory senior associate editor at The Atlantic Baltimore - Ship safety (16:10) Guest: Sal Mercogliano, maritime historian, a professor at Campbell University and the host of the What Is Going On With Shipping? show on YouTube How did the Bal...