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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

Suddenly big brands are rushing to “go grey” 27.08.2022

Suddenly big brands are rushing to “go grey”  Guest: Joanne McNeish, associate professor of marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University.

The police response was in the spotlight at the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry this week, what did we learn? 27.08.2022

The police response was in the spotlight at the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry this week, what did we learn?   Guest: Adam Rodgers, Nova Scotia lawyer

Canada will play an important role in NASA’s Artemis Moon Mission 27.08.2022

Canada will play an important role in NASA’s Artemis Moon Mission  Guest: Aaron Boley, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy at UBC and Canada Research Chair in Planetary Astronomy

How does a black hole sound like? COVID Protection measure for students, why is there a fuss about "quiet quitting"? 26.08.2022

Why is NATO’s Secretary General making the first ever visit to the Canadian Arctic?  Guest: Rob Huebert, associate professor of Political Science, University of Calgary Sounds of outer space: Meet the Canadian who helped decipher the noises a black hole makes  Guest: Matt Russo, astrophysicist, musician, and sonification specialist who teaches physics at the University of Toronto. Back to School:...

Sounds of outer space: Meet the Canadian who helped decipher the noises a black hole makes 26.08.2022

Guest: Matt Russo, astrophysicist, musician, and sonification specialist who teaches physics at the University of Toronto.

Back to School: COVID concerns heading into a new school year 26.08.2022

Guest: Jennifer Heighton, teacher and co-founder of Safe Schools Coalition BC

The US announces a major student loan forgiveness program, would it work in Canada? 26.08.2022

Guest: Marie Dolcetti-Koros, chairperson, Canadian Federation of Students

The phenomenon of “slow quitting” hits Canadian workplaces 26.08.2022

Guest: Alexandra Samuel, an authority on remote work and the digital workplace

Canada is hoarding resources and why allies are taking notice 26.08.2022

Guest: Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Why is NATO’s Secretary General making first ever visit to the Canadian Arctic? 26.08.2022

Guest: Rob Huebert, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary

How are Ukrainians settling in to life in Canada, Why sleep should be a mental health priority for students, The mystery of the famed Winston Churchill portrait stolen from an Ottawa hotel! 25.08.2022

Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: How are Ukrainians settling in to life in Canada  Guest: Anzhelika Teterych and Vadym Demishev, Ukrainian couple who fled Mariupol for Calgary Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: Is Canada doing enough?  Guest: Michael Bociurkiw, Global Affairs Analyst and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council The mystery of the famed Winston Churchill portrait stolen...

Back to school: why sleep should be a mental health priority for students 25.08.2022

Guest: Margaret Eaton, CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association

Journo Corner: What’s it been like to cover the war in Ukraine? 25.08.2022

Jeff Semple, senior correspondent, Global National

Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: How Canadian humanitarian volunteers in Ukraine are helping those in need 25.08.2022

 Chad Martz, Director of Operations, Hungry for Life International

Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: How are Ukrainians settling in to life in Canada 25.08.2022

 Anzhelika Teterych and Vadym Demishev, Ukrainian couple who fled Mariupol for Calgary

Ukraine six months after Russia’s Invasion: Is Canada doing enough? 25.08.2022

Guest: Michael Bociurkiw, Global Affairs Analyst and Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council

Ukraine Independence Day, what’s behind the surge in ER closures this summer & Back to school 24.08.2022

Ukraine Independence Day, what’s behind the surge in ER closures this summer & Back to school  - August 23rd, 2022 Ukraine Independence Day: Reflecting on six months of war with Russia  Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant professor, University of Waterloo and author of “Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century” Ukraine Independence Day: What does Ukraine need to win? Guest: Kira Rudik, Memb...

Not one, but two asteroids might have slain the dinosaurs 24.08.2022

Guest: Uisdean Nicholson, associate professor of Geoscience, Heriot-Watt University

Back to school: What kind of teacher shortage does Canada face? 24.08.2022

Guest: Allyson Jule, Chair of the Association of the BC Deans of Education, executive for the Association of Canadian Deans of Education

Code Blue: what’s behind the surge in ER closures this summer and what can be done about it 24.08.2022

Guest: Dr. Alan Drummond, an emergency room physician, Chair of Public Affairs for the Canadian Federation of Emergency Physicians

Ukraine Independence Day: where are those who fled Ukraine now? 24.08.2022

Guest: Svitlana Prystupa, Kharkiv resident now living in the UK

Ukraine Independence Day: What does Ukraine need to win? 24.08.2022

Guest: Kira Rudik, Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Leader of political party Golos

Ukraine Independence Day: Reflecting on six months of war with Russia 24.08.2022

Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant professor, University of Waterloo and author of “Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century”

New survey shows more than half of Canadians can’t keep up with cost of living, BC’s Harbour Air reaches milestone in its quest to electrify its seaplane fleet & Back to school 23.08.2022

New survey shows more than half of Canadians can’t keep up with cost of living, BC’s Harbour Air reaches milestone in its quest to electrify its seaplane fleet & Back to school - August 22nd, 2022 New survey shows more than half of Canadians can’t keep up with cost of living Guest: Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute Canada’s largest private sector union has a new leader as the batt...

BC’s Harbour Air reaches milestone in its quest to electrify its seaplane fleet 23.08.2022

Guests: Shawn Braiden, vice president of maintenance, Erika Holz engineering and quality manager, Harbour Air.

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