Guest: Clancy Wilmott, an assistant professor of geography at UC Berkeley

Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? A name change isn’t as simple as the stroke of a pen

Guest: Inori Roy, Toronto-based features writer

Why did a group of teenage girls kill a man in Toronto parkette? Inside the crime that shocked a city—and the courtroom drama that followed

Guest: David Eliot, author of the upcoming book Artificially Intelligent: The Very Human Story of AI

Railway Tycoons Shaped Canada. Don’t Let AI Barons Do the Same.

Guest: Andrew McDougall, assistant professor of political science, University of Toronto Scarborough and author of Sleeping Dogs: Quebec and the Stabilization of Canadian Federalism after 1995

30-years after the referendum, why has appetite for separation been so muted and is that about to change?

Guest: Warren Zanes, musician and writer, author of Deliver Me From Nowhere

The true story behind the new Bruce Springsteen biopic

World Series back in Canada - Trump triggered - Louvre heist - East Wing demolition

Guest: Daniel Yon, neuroscientist and director of the Uncertainty Lab at the University of London and author of A Trick of the Mind: How the Brain Invents Your Reality

Why your brain is skilled at creating its own reality

Guest: Tom Korski, managing editor, Blacklock’s Reporter

Why is a long promised federal agency to tackle financial crime suddenly off the table?

Rock legends Foreigner set out on a Juke Box Hero tour of Canada

The fall of Prince Andrew - New Expos doc - Team Canada fraying? - Canadian meth down under

Blue Jays lose Game 5 - Prince Andrew gives up royal titles - Stellantis moves Jeep production to the U.S. - Remembering Ace Frehley

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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, including Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, Ukraine and Russia.