Guest: Armin Schmitt, paleontologist, author of The Lost World of the Dinosaurs: Uncovering the Secrets of the Prehistoric Age

Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

How a mass extinction events both Dinosaurs to flourish and killed them off

The Canadian foreign correspondent who alerted the world to one the worst humanitarian disasters of the last 50 years

The messy, strange and symbolic history of Poutine

What one man learned following in Terry Fox’s footsteps 45yrs later

Why coffee prices are so high - How you can show your support for Canadian veterans this weekend - what  to watch this week

Guests: Johnny Dee lead singer and Derry Grahan, lead guitarist, Honeymoon Suite

Catching up with Honeymoon Suite with a new album and tour

MP's back at it Monday - Life on Mars - Who's buying condos?

PM Carney's major projects list - Charlie Kirk's killer - The desperate need for living organ donors

Guest: Andrew MacDougall, director of Trafalgar Communications and former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Dismantling Big Tech's attention economy and the addictive business models that power it

Guest: Kaitlyn Reghr, author of Smartphone Nation

Could a 'digital diet' help me fix my bad phone habits?

Guest: Andy Kim, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2025 inductee

Andy Kim still "gently" rocking in 2025 and about to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

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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.