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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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Mar 15, 2026

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Episodes

A grizzly bear so dominant they call him “The Boss” and how one nature photographer caught him up close 18.11.2022

Guest: Jason Leo Bantle, nature photographer

BC tech company uses big data to help Minnesota firefighters save lives 18.11.2022

Guest: Herman Chandi, chief operating officer, UrbanLogiq

As easy as 123456 a new list reveals just how many of us use the same simple security passwords and how dangerous that is. 18.11.2022

Guest: Gerald Kasulis, vice-president of operations, NordPass

Why are rental prices soaring and will they stabilize any time soon? 18.11.2022

Guest: Steve Pomeroy, executive advisor, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative, McMaster University

The reality of the increasing cost of rent across Canada 18.11.2022

Guest: Kellie Knight, Calgary renter

The most important source of Canada’s inflation: The federal government borrowed more than $700-billion 18.11.2022

Guest: John H. Cochrane, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, creator of the Grumpy Economist blog, author of The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level

Why did Xi Jinping berate Justin Trudeau at the G20, the Toy Hall of Fame welcomes three new inductees & The lasting legacy of Louis Riel 17.11.2022

Why did Xi Jinping berate Justin Trudeau at the G20 and what does it mean for China-Canada relations?  Guest: Scott Simon, senior fellow with the MThe top is tops and Lite-Brite shines as the Toy Hall of Fame welcomes three new inductees  The top is tops and Lite-Brite shines as the Toy Hall of Fame welcomes three new inductees  Guest: Chris Bensch, chief curator, The Strong National Museum of Pla...

The top is tops and Lite-Brite shines as the Toy Hall of Fame welcomes three new inductees 17.11.2022

Guest: Chris Bensch, chief curator, The Strong National Museum of Play

How Halifax’s women volunteers played a big role in the second world war effort 17.11.2022

Guest: Lezlie Lowe, author of The Volunteers

The lasting legacy of Louis Riel 17.11.2022

Guest: Jean Teillet, Indigenous rights lawyer, author of The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story of Louis Riel’s People, the Métis Nation, and Riel’s great-grandniece

Journo Corner: Politicians battle it out over inflation; grocery chains report big profits, and more 17.11.2022

Guest: Tristin Hopper, columnist and reporter, National Post

Canada’s most stolen cars for 2022: why are thefts rising and what can be done about it? 17.11.2022

Guest: Sid Kingma, former head of the Tactical Response to Auto-theft Prevention (TRAP) squad with the Edmonton Police Service

Why did Xi Jinping berate Justin Trudeau at the G20 and what does it mean for China-Canada relations? 17.11.2022

Guest: Scott Simon, senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, professor of social sciences at the University of Ottawa.

Projectiles suspected to be Russian missiles strike Poland and kill two people, how can Canadians save money at the grocery store? Plus, a look inside Canada’s ER crisis 16.11.2022

Projectiles suspected to be Russian missiles strike Poland, killing two people  Will this trigger Article 5 in NATO or should there be a different response? Guest: Alexander Lanozska, Assistant professor, University of Waterloo and author of “Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century” The skyrocketing price of lettuce  How are restaurants coping with a lettuce shortage? Guest: Mark von Schell...

With bills and high costs stacking up for Canadians, how can we save money at the grocery store? 16.11.2022

With bills and high costs stacking up for Canadians, how can we save money at the grocery store? Guest: Abbey Sharp, dietician and CEO of Abbey’s Kitchen Inc.

The skyrocketing price of lettuce 16.11.2022

How are restaurants coping with a lettuce shortage? Guest: Mark von Schellwitz, Vice President, Western Canada, Restaurants Canada

Earth reaches the 8 billion people mark 16.11.2022

Earth reaches the 8 billion people mark How is urbanization changing population dynamics Guest: Darrell Bricker, CEO at Ipsos Public Affairs and a fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, co-author of Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline

Trump officially sets his sights on a comeback in 2024, does his own party want him? 16.11.2022

Trump officially sets his sights on a comeback in 2024, does his own party want him? Guest: Steven Schier, retired political science professor from Carleton College in Minnesota

Macleans interview: State of Emergency: Inside Canada’s ER crisis 16.11.2022

Macleans interview: State of Emergency: Inside Canada’s ER crisis Guest: Dr. Alan Drummond, an emergency room physician, Chair of Public Affairs for the Canadian Federation of Emergency Physicians

Projectiles suspected to be Russian missiles strike Poland, killing two people 16.11.2022

Will this trigger Article 5 in NATO or should there be a different response? Guest: Alexander Lanozska, Assistant professor, University of Waterloo and author of “Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century”

Why does Canada have child medication shortages not seen elsewhere? Why did plant-based meats lose their sizzle? Plus, Justin Trudeau arrives in Indonesia for G20 15.11.2022

Why does Canada have child medication shortages not seen elsewhere? Guest: Joel Lexchin, an emeritus professor at York University’s faculty of health, where he studies pharmaceutical policy Why did plant-based meats lose their sizzle  Guest: Julian McClements, Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Indonesia for G20...

Why did plant-based meats lose their sizzle? 15.11.2022

Why did plant-based meats lose their sizzle?  Guest: Julian McClements, Distinguished Professor, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Indonesia for G20 after attending ASEAN in Cambodia 15.11.2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Indonesia for G20, after attending ASEAN in Cambodia  Do these big meetings make a difference and what goes on behind the scenes? Guest: Barbara Martin, professor, School of Policy Studies, Queens University

Financial literacy month arrives in uncertain economic times 15.11.2022

Financial literacy month arrives in uncertain economic times  Guest: Natasha Macmillan, Director of Everyday Banking, Ratehub.ca

Victim of a suspected cyberattack, Sobeys stays silent 15.11.2022

Victim of a suspected cyberattack, Sobeys stays silent  Guest: Brett Callow, cybersecurity threat analyst, Emisoft

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