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Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
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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Episodes
Telecom companies are getting rid of 411 and operator services 14.01.2023 18:22
Guest: Josh Lauer, associate professor of communications, University of New Hampshire
The death of Lisa Marie Presley and the pressures of being the child of a superstar 14.01.2023 17:01
Guest: Carole Lieberman, a clinical and forensic psychiatrist from Beverly Hills
Pressure mounts on the federal government to close a Quebec irregular border crossing popular with asylum seekers 14.01.2023 18:23
Guest: Chantal Desloges, a lawyer who specializes in immigration and refugee law
Bank watchdog weighs tighter mortgage rules as default risks rise 14.01.2023 15:47
Guest: Dan Eisner, CEO, True North Mortgage
How fraudsters are putting homes that don’t belong to them up for sale in Toronto; How can we better improve our memory skills? Is your phone listening to your conversations? 13.01.2023 1:17:39
How fraudsters are putting homes that don’t belong to them up for sale in Toronto Guest: Varun Sriskanda, property manager, Realtor and advocate for Ontario landlords How can we better improve our memory skills? Guest: Nelson Dellis, five-time USA Memory Champion and memory coach B.C. woman ordered to reimburse former employer for 'time theft' Guest: Sandy Chen, a Vancouver employment lawyer and...
How can we better improve our memory skills? 13.01.2023 17:11
How can we better improve our memory skills? Guest: Nelson Dellis, five-time USA Memory Champion and memory coach
B.C. woman ordered to reimburse former employer for 'time theft' 13.01.2023 15:10
B.C. woman ordered to reimburse former employer for 'time theft' Guest: Sandy Chen, a Vancouver employment lawyer and disability lawyer, and a Senior Associate with Samfiru Tumarkin LLP’s Labour and Employment Law and Disability Law practice groups
Is your phone listening to your conversations? 13.01.2023 17:10
Is your phone listening to your conversations? Guest: Tom Keenan, a professor in the School of Architecture Planning and Landscape at the University of Calgary and author of the best selling book Technocreep
International aid organizations halt work in Afghanistan after the Taliban bans women from working for them 13.01.2023 16:47
International aid organizations halt work in Afghanistan after the Taliban bans women from working for them Guest: Neil Turner, country director for Afghanistan, Norwegian Refugee Council
Why would teen girls attack a homeless man in downtown Toronto? 13.01.2023 7:50
A look into teen violence Guest: Sibylle Artz, a professor emeritus in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria
Who was Ken Lee? Remembering the homeless victim of a swarming attack in downtown Toronto 13.01.2023 12:31
Who was Ken Lee? Remembering the homeless victim of a swarming attack in downtown Toronto Guest: Jessie “Gru” Allan, a former homeless individual who organized Ken Lee’s memorial
How fraudsters are putting homes that don’t belong to them up for sale in Toronto 13.01.2023 15:38
How fraudsters are putting homes that don’t belong to them up for sale in Toronto Guest: Varun Sriskanda, property manager, Realtor and advocate for Ontario landlords
FAA meltdown, Why you should care about the disappearance of laundromats & US ponders banning gas stoves, should Canada consider the same? 12.01.2023 1:03:19
FAA meltdown - and the reliability of aviation IT Guest: Stephan Segraves, host of the podcast “Dots, Lines and Destinations” Why you should care about the disappearance of laundromats regardless of where you wash your clothes Guest: Nancy Pearson, writer and author of The Great Canadian Laundromat Adventure blog US ponders banning gas stoves, should Canada consider the same? Guest: Jonathan Levy...
Why you should care about the disappearance of laundromats regardless of where you wash your clothes 12.01.2023 14:25
Guest: Nancy Pearson, writer and author of The Great Canadian Laundromat Adventure blog
Why has Canada put a halt on things entering the public domain? 12.01.2023 16:59
Guest: Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law
US ponders banning gas stoves, should Canada consider the same? 12.01.2023 7:30
Guest: Ran Goldman, a pediatrics professor at the University of British Columbia
US ponders banning gas stoves, should Canada consider the same? 12.01.2023 9:45
Guest: Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
Journo Corner: Banff parking spat, & "just transition" 12.01.2023 18:00
Guest: Dave Breakenridge, editor, Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun, host of the 10/3 podcast
The Trudeau government seems awfully cozy with McKinsey – and that demands scrutiny 12.01.2023 18:30
Guest: Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalist, host of the Bug-eyed and Shameless podcast
FAA meltdown - and the reliability of aviation IT 12.01.2023 15:24
Guest: Stephan Segraves, host of the podcast “Dots, Lines and Destinations”
Business leaders urge Three Amigos to move past trade disputes, A real jailbird & A Little More True Crime 11.01.2023 1:03:23
Business leaders urge Three Amigos to move past trade disputes, embrace ‘Team North America’ approach Guest: Goldy Hyder, president and CEO, Business Council of Canada A real jailbird - how would you train a pigeon to deliver contraband behind prison walls? Guest: Givo Hassko, director of the Vancouver Poultry & Fancy Pigeon Association A Little More True Crime: Cold Case BC Guest: Eve Lazarus, w...
A real jailbird - how would you train a pigeon to deliver contraband behind prison walls? 11.01.2023 10:53
Guest: Givo Hassko, director of the Vancouver Poultry & Fancy Pigeon Association
After a turbulent 2022 for many retailers, how will they fare in 2023? 11.01.2023 14:47
Guest: Bruce Winder, retail analyst and author of “RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19”
A Little More True Crime: Cold Case BC 11.01.2023 36:32
Guest: Eve Lazarus, writer, author of “Cold Case BC”
As the political rhetoric heats up, a reality check on “just transition” and what exactly it could entail 11.01.2023 18:29
Guest: Warren Mabee, Director, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University
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