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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
What a recession in 2023 means for you - and how to prepare for it 14.10.2022 16:40
Guest: Kelley Keehn, financial investment expert, author of nine books on personal finance and fraud protection
An immigration backlog is forcing qualified workers to leave the country 14.10.2022 17:28
Guest: Meika Lalonde, partner, McRae Immigration Law
Why Canada and Canadian businesses needs to adapt to new geopolitical realities to succeed 14.10.2022 18:54
Guest: Goldy Hyder, president and CEO, Canadian Business Council
The public inquiry investigating the use of the Emergencies Act begins today - what did we hear on day one? 14.10.2022 15:48
Guest: Ryan Tumilty, parliamentary reporter, National Post
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry into the federal government invoking the Emergencies Act, Journo Corner & Europe braces for energy shortages this fall and winter 13.10.2022 1:10:12
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry into the federal government invoking the Emergencies Act Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa Journo Corner: former Ukrainian journalist and soldier on covering the conflict from afar Guest: Viktor Kovalenko, former Ukrainian journalist and soldier, host of the Ukraine Decoded podcast Europe braces for ener...
How to win a heaviest pumpkin contest? One of the best pumpkin growers in Canada “weighs in” 13.10.2022 16:34
Guest: Jeff Pelletier, Competitor and Co-Organizer of BC’s Heaviest Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Europe braces for energy shortages this fall and winter 13.10.2022 15:50
Guest: Adam Pankratz, lecturer, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
Journo Corner: former Ukrainian journalist and soldier on covering the conflict from afar 13.10.2022 20:01
Guest: Viktor Kovalenko, former Ukrainian journalist and soldier, host of the Ukraine Decoded podcast
Alberta premier makes controversial comments on day one - what can Canadians expect from Danielle Smith? 13.10.2022 17:31
Guest: Tyler Dawson, Alberta correspondent, National Post
Two officers are shot and killed north of Toronto, adding to an already tragic month for police in the province 13.10.2022 19:37
Guest: Dave Perry, CEO of Investigative Solutions Network Inc, private investigator & former Toronto police detective
What can Canadians expect to learn from inquiry into the federal government invoking the Emergencies Act 13.10.2022 17:27
Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, The science behind why people have different sounding laughs & Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign 12.10.2022 1:16:54
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time to provide the country with better air defense systems? Guest: Ralph Lysyshyn, former Canadian ambassador to Russia, Poland and NATO The science behind why people have different sounding laughs? Guest: Greg Bryant, Professor and Chair Department of Communication, University of California at Los Angeles Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Hom...
The science behind why people have different sounding laughs? 12.10.2022 13:30
Guest: Greg Bryant, Professor and Chair Department of Communication, University of California at Los Angeles
Previewing a new season of HGTV’s Making It Home with Kortney and Kenny 12.10.2022 16:45
Guest: Kenny Brain, co-host of Making it Home with Kortney and Kenny on HGTV Canada
Has Populism Won? The War On Liberal Democracy 12.10.2022 15:39
Guest: Daniel Drache, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Senior Scholar, York University and co-author of “Has Populism Won? The War on Liberal Democracy”
Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors resign - what’s next for the embattled organization? 12.10.2022 18:07
Guest: MacIntosh Ross, assistant professor, kinesiology, Western University
Tech company shows ArriveCan could have been built for a fraction of $54-million spent by the federal government 12.10.2022 17:18
Guest: Sheetal Jaitly, CEO, TribalScale
Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine, is it time to provide the country with better air defense systems? 12.10.2022 15:35
Guest: Ralph Lysyshyn, former Canadian ambassador to Russia, Poland and NATO
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how will the opposition NDP try to counter, Time to revisit proper airplane etiquette & Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond 08.10.2022 1:18:30
Alberta is about to have a new premier, how will the opposition NDP try to counter Danielle Smith’s plans and the UCP’s election hopes Guest: Rachel Notley, Leader of the Opposition of Alberta, leader of Alberta NDP, former premier of Alberta How to keep misinformation off the menu when you gather this Thanksgiving Guest: Emily Vraga, associate professor in the Hubbard School of Journalism and M...
With high food prices impacting your thanksgiving dinner, tips on how to waste less this year 08.10.2022 10:01
Guest: Christine Tizzard, food stylist, author of Honest to Goodness, creator of The Zero Waste Kitchen
How to keep misinformation off the menu when you gather this Thanksgiving 08.10.2022 10:01
Guest: Emily Vraga, associate professor in the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota
We’re travelling again - Time to revisit proper airplane etiquette 08.10.2022 17:38
Guest: Jacqueline Whitmore, etiquette expert, Founder, The Protocol School of Palm Beach
Dr. No turns 60: The lasting legacy of James Bond 08.10.2022 20:01
Guest: Murray Gillespie, Managing Editor, James Bond Canada
The story behind the new biography Down and out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bordain 08.10.2022 17:11
Guest: Charles Leerhsen, author, “Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain”
Canada’s transportation supply chain is at a breaking point, what can be done to repair it? 08.10.2022 17:52
Guest: Louise Yako, former President and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association, Co-Chair, National Supply Chain Task Force
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