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Every weeknight, you can count on A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne to feature compelling stories, diverse viewpoints, thoughtful questions, and frank conversations on topics that matter to all Canadians. From politics to public health, diplomacy to discrimination, affordability to artificial intelligence, and the environment to entertainment, the show will deliver a fresh approach to current affairs from a genuinely Canadian perspective.
Who is Ben O’Hara-Byrne? Currently the host of A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne, Ben has more than 20 years broadcast journalism experience. He started in radio in Quebec City in 1998 before working for Global News in Montreal and Global News in Toronto. He moved to Global National’s Ottawa/Parliamentary Bureau in 2005 and served as the network’s Asia Correspondent based in Beijing from 2009 to 2011. He’s also worked as a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K., and an evening news anchor in Victoria, B.C. He has reported from across Canada and from several countries including Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Libya, Egypt, South Africa, Ukraine, and Russia.
A Little More Conversation with Ben O’Hara-Byrne also airs weekdays on Corus radio stations across the country: 980 CKNW in Vancouver: 7pm-10pm PT, 630 CHED in Edmonton/770 CHQR in Calgary: 8pm-11pm MT, 680 CJOB in Winnipeg: 9pm-12am CT, 640 Toronto/900 CHML in Hamilton/980 CFPL in London: 10pm-1am ET.
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Don’t be afraid to ask: How to re-awaken our curiosity to learn in life
How a solar storm may spread the Northern Lights across Canada (1:27)
Guest: Ian Cohen, deputy chief scientist for Space Exploration at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab
Don’t be afraid to ask: How to re-awaken our curiosity to learn in life (14:19)
Guest: Jeff Wetzler, co-CEO of Transcend and author of Ask: Tap Into the Hidden Wisdom of People Around You for Unexpected Breakthroughs In Leadership and Life
What do moms have on their minds heading into Mother’s Day 2024? (31:49)
Guest: Jill Koziol, co-founder, Motherly
U.S. election weekly recap: Joe Biden’s hardening position on Israel, and Kristi Noem’s “ruff” week (48:47)
Guest: Amanda Marcotte, senior politics writer at Salon -
The Book of Sandwiches: The best thing since sliced bread
“We really don’t know why London Drugs was targeted” London Drugs President on the cyberattack that brought its operations to a halt for days (1:28)
Guest: Clint Mahlman, President and CEO, London Drugs
Journo Corner: TD Bank caught in money-laundering scheme - will it lead to billions in fines and executive changes? (15:49)
Guest: Tim Kiladze, financial reporter and columnist, The Globe and Mail
Journo Corner: The life and legacy of Rex Murphy (27:01)
Guest: Carson Jerema, comment editor, National Post, direct editor for Rex Murphy in the past few years
Restaurants and bars in Edmonton and Vancouver see big rise in business, thanks to hockey (34:52)
Guest: Mo Blayways, president, 1st RND, and Ty Jensen, Operations Manager, Fortune Sound Club & Good Co Granville
Crime Beat’s milestone 100th Episode (45:25)
Guest: Antony Robart, Global News Toronto anchor, host of Crime Beat
The Book of Sandwiches: The best thing since sliced bread (53:38)
Guest: Jason Skrobar, author of The Book Sandwiches
Stormy on the stand redux (1:10:48)
Guest: Randy Zelin, adjunct professor of law, Cornell University
Federal ministers hold national summit on mistreatment of airline passengers with disabilities (1:28:52)
Guest: Kadey Schultz, mom to Emery, disability advocate, litigation lawyer, and managing partner at Schultz Law Group LLP -
Sailing the world is a dream for some: a British executive on how it made her childhood a nightmare
Sailing the world is a dream for some - a British executive on how it made her childhood a nightmare (1:45)
Guest: Suzanne Heywood, author of Wavewalker: A Memoir of Breaking Free
National Nursing Week - we check in with how nurses in Canada are coping four years since the 2020 pandemic (32:26)
Guest: Lisa McKendrick-Calder, associate professor of nursing, MacEwan University
Canadian kids get a 'D+' for physical activity (49:34)
Guest: Barbara Fenesi, assistant professor with the Faculty of Education, Western University
How technology including AI is making it tougher for police to nab child sexual predators (1:05:31)
Guest: Stephen Sauer, director of Cybertip.ca at Canadian Centre for Child Protection
What now for India’s long-simmering feud with Canada over Sikh separatism (1:20:10)
Guest: Dan Stanton, Director of National Security, Professional Development Institute, University of Ottawa and former CSIS officer -
True Crime: Why these women are building a database of 12,000 missing, murdered people in Canada
How will the Drake mansion shooting be investigated? (2:03)
Guest: David Perry, CEO of Investigative Solutions Network Inc, private investigator & former Toronto police detective
Stormy Daniels takes the stand (16:01)
Guest: Alex Woodward, senior US reporter, UK Independent
True Crime: Why these women are building a database of 12,000 missing, murdered people in Canada (32:54)
Guest: Sasha Reid, Developmental Psychologist and Law Student at the University of Calgary
Fans get ready for Oilers/Canucks series (1:08:58)
Guests: Derek and Kristen Slavin, a couple in B.C. who each cheer for separate teams. Derek cheers for the Canucks, Kristen cheers for the Oilers
No good deed goes unpunished in N.Y. Times bestselling author’s latest thriller (1:23:48)
Guest: Linwood Barclay, author of I’ll Ruin You -
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson on why he deserves a chance to clear his name
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson on why he deserves a chance to clear his name (1:25)
Guest: Ben Johnson, former Canadian sprinter, and Olympian
The meteoric rise and inevitable fall of Justin Trudeau (16:46)
Guest: Paul Wells, journalist and author of Trudeau on the Ropes
Nijjar arrests diplomatic fallout (34:48)
Guest: Michael Kugelman, Director, South Asia Institute, Wilson Centre
Winnipeg man admits to killing four women, argues he's not criminally responsible (55:55)
Guest: Brandon Trask, assistant professor of law, University of Manitoba
The remarkable story of Highlands hermit Ken Smith and how his travels in Western Canada helped shape his journey (1:10:31)
Guest: Will Millard, co-author, The Way of the Hermit
What’s the beef between rap stars Drake and Kendrick Lamar? (1:26:52)
Guest: Carl Lamarre, deputy director of R&B/Hip Hip, Billboard -
RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader
RCMP arrests alleged hitmen accused of killing B.C. Sikh leader
Guest: Stewart Bell, National Investigative Journalist, Global News
Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral process
Guest: Sam Cooper, investigative journalist, The Bureau
How intense student protests may hurt Joe Biden’s election chances, and Donald Trump’s TIME magazine interview
Guest: Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance in the Hubert H. Humphrey School, University of Minnesota, author of “Democracy Under Fire”
Season 5 of Scott’s New Vacation House Rules turns more cottages into incredible vacation getaways - what are the keys to rental property success?
Guest: Debra Salmoni, interior designer, series designer on Scott's Vacation House Rules on HGTV
Older adults’ brains ‘rewarded’ by music they don’t even like
Guest: Sarah Faber. Postdoctoral fellow, Simon Fraser University