Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
Curiouscast
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, including Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, Ukraine and Russia.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Politics
Networks:
Curiouscast
Description:
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, including Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, Ukraine and Russia.
Language:
English
Episodes
After two weeks, are Iranian-Canadians still hopeful the attacks on Iran will lead to a better future for the country?
3/15/2026
Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz is an Iranian-Canadian lawyer and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
Duration:00:17:20
Could the energy crisis triggered by the war in Iran really fuel new investment in Canadian oil and gas?
3/15/2026
Guest: Dennis McConaghy, former executive vice-president of corporate development at TransCanada Corporation and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Duration:00:18:46
Watching Ottawa’s Money: Did connections to the federal Liberals help give a Nova Scotia wind farm a lift?
3/15/2026
Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor, Blacklock’s Reporter
Duration:00:09:01
How to put some spring in your Spring cleaning and get rid of some of the stuff
3/14/2026
Guest: Emily Stewart, senior correspondent Business Insider
Duration:00:18:43
Buffalo’s Goo Goo Dolls head north for a cross-Canada tour
3/14/2026
Guest: Robby Takac, co-founder, bassist, vocalist, The Goo Goo Dolls
Duration:00:17:03
The Olympic Hockey Mess Was a Preview of Trump’s World Cup
3/14/2026
Guest: Will Leitch, managing contributor, New York Magazine and author of Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride
Duration:00:19:18
Canadian remake of ‘Youngblood’ puts a whole new spinorama on the hockey classic
3/14/2026
Guest: Hubert Davis, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Director of Youngblood
Duration:00:19:01
Canada’s housing market has frayed our social fabric. How did this happen?
3/9/2026
Canada’s housing market has frayed our social fabric. How did this happen? Guest: Jessica Barrett, journalist and author of No Place Like Home: The Missing Key to Our Housing Crisis
Duration:00:18:27
White collar workers aren’t ok: How the new economy upturned the job market
3/9/2026
White collar workers aren’t ok: How the new economy upturned the job marketGuest: Alex Cyr. writer and freelance journalist
Duration:00:18:04
Why PM Carney’s wealth and past test the limits of Canada’s ethics laws
3/8/2026
Why PM Carney’s wealth and past test the limits of Canada’s ethics laws Guest: Ian Steadman, associate professor at York University’s School of Public Policy & Administration. York University
Duration:00:08:36
Why is the Carney government dragging its feet on appointing a new Parliamentary budget watchdog?
3/8/2026
Why is the Carney government dragging its feet on appointing a new Parliamentary budget watchdog? Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor, Blacklock’s Reporter
Duration:00:09:10
Are Canadians really worse off than folks in Alabama?
3/8/2026
Are Canadians really worse off than folks in Alabama? Guest: Mike Moffatt, founder, Missing Middle Initiative
Duration:00:09:56
BC ends twice-annual clock change - Iran conflict drives gas prices - no sign in end to Iran War - the ethics of the Prime Minister's wealth
3/8/2026
BC ends twice-annual clock changes, should others follow suit? Guest: Dr. Michael Antle, professor of psychology and neuroscience, University of Calgary Conflict in Iran drives up gas prices around the world Guest: Patrick DeHaan, Head of Petroleum Analysis, GasBuddy No sign of compromise as the Iran war enters a second week Guest: Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Mark Norman, Canada's former vice chief of defence staff, retired leader of the Royal Canadian Navy Why PM Carney’s wealth and past test the limits of Canada’s ethics laws Guest: Ian Steadman, associate professor at York University’s School of Public Policy & Administration. York University
Duration:00:40:09
The small company that fought Trump's tariffs and won
3/7/2026
The small company that fought Trump's tariffs and won Guest: Stephen Woldenberg SVP of Sales, Learning Resources.
Duration:00:09:39
U.S. and Allies encounter Iran’s arsenal of drones
3/7/2026
U.S. and Allies encounter Iran’s arsenal of drones Guest: Scott Clancy, retired Royal Canadian Air Force Major-General and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Duration:00:19:32
What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why does it matter so much to the global economy and what you pay for gas?
3/7/2026
What is the Strait of Hormuz, and why does it matter so much to the global economy and what you pay for gas? Guest: Warren Mabee, Director, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Queen's University
Duration:00:17:55
Iran war pushse oil prices up- Does US have a plan as Iran attacks continue - Kurdish Militias in Iran - the burger wars!
3/7/2026
Iran war pushes oil price above $90, threatening rise in global inflation Guest: Rory Johnston, oil market researcher and founder of commoditycontext.com Trump wants ‘unconditional surrender’ as attacks on Iran continue, does the US have a plan? Guest: Tom Wright, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, former senior director for strategic planning at the US National Security Council Is the US really planning on enlisting Kurdish militias to fight in Iran? Guest: Jeff Semple, senior correspondent, Global National McDonald's CEO's bizarre video turns into a mockfest for its rivals Guest: Robert Carter, a restaurant industry analyst and managing partner at Stratton Hunter Group
Duration:00:43:47
Russia thought it would take days to seize Ukraine. Four years later, war is still raging
3/1/2026
Guest: Lucan Way, distinguished professor of democracy, department of political science, University of Toronto. Co-Director, Petro Yacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine.
Duration:00:18:38
How Jeffrey Epstein ingratiated himself to the rich and powerful right across the political spectrum
3/1/2026
Guest: John Hyatt, staff writer covering Wall Street and Billionaires at Forbes
Duration:00:18:20