Curiouscast

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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Latest episode

Mar 15, 2026

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Episodes

Why is Toronto’s Pearson Airport now the worst in the world for delays? 27.07.2022

Guest: John Gradek, Aviation Management Professor at McGill University

Why Quidditch is now known as Quadball? 26.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Nathan Ross, coach of Calgary Lightning

Is there a gun issue in this country? 26.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Rob Gordon, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University

Nexus enrolment centres remain closed - here’s the reason why 26.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Scotty Greenwood, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council.

How will non-disclosure agreements impact Hockey Canada’s action plan? 26.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Jenson Leung, Employment & Disability Lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin

An emotional day in Maskwacis as the Pope asks for forgiveness 26.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Ry Moran, Associate University Librarian - Reconciliation at University of Victoria

The Pope apologizes for church’s role in residential schools 26.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Brittany Hobson

Hells Angels Ontario procession: why we romanticize, fear and gawk at the gang 23.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with  Peter Edwards, Toronto Star organized crime reporter and author of 10 books on organized crime

Watch out for space junk - it could be deadly 23.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks Dr. Aaron Boley, UBC planetary astronomy professor 

The story of the logo behind the papal visit 23.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Shaun Vincent. Creative director of Vincent Design

Is there a serious sports culture issue in this country? 23.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Ann Pegoraro, Lang Chair in Sport Management at the University of Guelph

How worried should we be about a global food shortage? 23.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Gisele Yasmeen, Senior Fellow, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

A 67-year-old is cycling across Canada to raise mental health awareness 23.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Lynne Harley

What’s the secret to Happiness? 22.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Paul Krismer. Happiness coach and author of Whole Person Happiness: How to be Well in Body, Mind & Spirit

MacEwan University to house residential school survivors during Papal visit 22.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Shelby LaFramboise, director of Indigenous initiatives and an assistant professor

How is the Russia-Ukraine war evolving? 22.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Florian Gassner, UBC Associate Professor, Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies

How dangerous is social media for our children? 22.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Natasha Tusikov, Assistant Professor at York University & Author of Chokepoints: Global Private Regulation on the Internet

Why the monarch butterfly is now an endangered species? 22.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Carol Pasternak, author, How to Raise Monarch Butterflies  A Step by Step Guide for Kids

The impact a WestJet strike will have on Canadian travel 22.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Karl Moore, Airline Industry Analyst and professor at McGill University. 

How do you get the most out of your current job? 21.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Mohit Bassi, career counsellor

Is it risky for young people to consume alcohol? 21.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Edward Slingerland, Professor of Philosophy at UBC

Advocates feel decriminalization alone is not enough to overcome the toxic drug crisis in Canada 21.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Corey Ranger, President of the Harm Reduction Nurses Association & Karen Ward, drug policy consultant with City of Vancouver

Canadian Music Spotlight: Bif Naked 21.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier chats with Bif Naked

The high cost of high-speed internet in Canada 21.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier talks with Ritesh Kotak, Cyber/Tech Analyst

Fixed vs Variable mortgage rates - what’s the right option for you? 21.07.2022

Guest host Richard Cloutier speaks with Tara Borle, Mortgage Broker

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