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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWeekends 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.
Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne is hosted by Curiouscast. The show has published more than 1,000 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "After two weeks, are Iranian-Canadians still hopeful the attacks on Iran will lead to a better future for the country?" (15 March 2026, 17 minutes), "Watching Ottawa’s Money: Did connections to the federal Liberals help give a Nova Scotia wind farm a lift?" (15 March 2026, 9 minutes), and "Could the energy crisis triggered by the war in Iran really fuel new investment in Canadian oil and gas?" (15 March 2026, 19 minutes).
Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.
Booking probability for Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne's contact route on record: verified email.
Curiouscast hosts Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne, a news podcast with more than 1,000 episodes published.
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Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz is an Iranian-Canadian lawyer and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
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Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor, Blacklock’s Reporter
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Guest: Dennis McConaghy, former executive vice-president of corporate development at TransCanada Corporation and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
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Guest: Emily Stewart, senior correspondent Business Insider
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Guest: Robby Takac, co-founder, bassist, vocalist, The Goo Goo Dolls
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Guest: Will Leitch, managing contributor, New York Magazine and author of Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride
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Guest: Hubert Davis, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Director of Youngblood
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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
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White collar workers aren’t ok: How the new economy upturned the job marketGuest: Alex Cyr. writer and freelance journalist
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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
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Why is the Carney government dragging its feet on appointing a new Parliamentary budget watchdog? Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor, Blacklock’s Reporter
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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...
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Are Canadians really worse off than folks in Alabama? Guest: Mike Moffatt, founder, Missing Middle Initiative
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The small company that fought Trump's tariffs and won Guest: Stephen Woldenberg SVP of Sales, Learning Resources.
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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
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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
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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...
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Guest: Lucan Way, distinguished professor of democracy, department of political science, University of Toronto. Co-Director, Petro Yacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine.
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