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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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Should there be mandatory national service in Canada?
More Canadians only making minimum payment on credit cards (1:17)
Guest: Matthew Fabian, director of financial services research, TransUnion Canada
Trump closing arguments (14:45)
Guest: Richard Serafini, a criminal defense attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and former prosecutor with the U.S. Justice Department
Oilers fan support stretches into South America (32:58)
Guest: Gabriel Candido, Oilers fan in Brazil
HGTV - Hoarder House Flippers (43:30)
Guest: Mactar Mbaye, realtor, Hoarder House Flippers
The thrilling WWII love story of two elite agents who risked it all (55:32)
Guest: Nahla Ayed, host of CBC’s Ideas and author of The War We Won Apart
Should there be mandatory national service in Canada? (1:12:10)
Guest: Richard Shimooka, a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
South Africa Election preview (1:28:36)
Guest: David Hornsby, Professor of International Affairs and Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic), Carleton University -
His political star is on the rise, what do we learn about Pierre Poilievre in a new biography?
New worker protections in Canada as MPs pass an anti-scab bill (1:26)
Guest: Barry Eidlin, Associate Professor of Sociology at McGill University, Author, Labor and the Class Idea in the U.S. and Canada
Employment lawyer who struggled with alcoholism on why admitting to a problem is the best way to protect your job (15:15)
Guest: David A. Whitten, founding partner, Whitten & Lublin Employment Lawyers
His political star is on the rise, what do we learn about Pierre Poilievre in a new biography? (32:45)
Guest: Andrew Lawton, editor-in-chief, True North Wire and author of Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life
His political career on the ropes, a new book looks at Justin Trudeau’s turbulent time in power (51:50)
Guest: Stephen Maher, political journalist, author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau
New Brunswick woman breaks age barrier at Miss Universe Canada competition (1:08:14)
Guest: Lorraine Peters, Miss Universe Canada contestant
Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first Millennial saint (1:24:04)
Guest: Emma Anderson, professor of religious studies, University of Ottawa -
Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada issues warning about impact of second Trump term on Canada
Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada issues warning about impact of second Trump term on Canada (1:19)
Guest: Bruce Heyman, Former United States Ambassador to Canada
Oilers fan travels to Dallas to see playoff games on the road (18:50)
Guest: Dale Steil, Oilers fan
Jays fan hit by foul ball gets her own baseball card and more (27:00)
Guest: Liz McGuire, Toronto Blue Jays fan
Competition Bureau launches investigation against parent companies of Loblaw and Sobeys for alleged anti-competitive conduct (40:03)
Guest: Michael Osborne, chair of the Canadian competition practice at law firm Cozen O'Connor -
Diving into Darkness: Renowned Canadian cave diver on the rewards, risks and sheer beauty of underwater exploration
Canada to extend citizenship to children born abroad, restoring rights of ‘lost Canadians’ (2:00)
Guest: Don Chapman, the leader of the Lost Canadians Society and author of The Lost Canadians: A Struggle for Citizenship Rights, Equality, and Identity
From the first real six-string to now - the band that inspired the song Summer of ‘69 reunites (15:55)
Guest: Jim Vallance, Canadian singer/songwriter, producer
Diving into Darkness: Renowned Canadian cave diver on the rewards, risks and sheer beauty of underwater exploration (34:21)
Guest: Jill Heinerth, underwater explorer and cave diver
The curse of location trackers: Is knowledge always power or can ignorance still be bliss in the smartphone (1:06:33)
Guest: Kate Lindsay, Brooklyn-based writer
Pot poisonings on the rise amongst older Canadians since legalization (1:23:46)
Guest: Dr. Nathan Stall, Geriatrician, Sinai Hospital -
The quest to find Canada’s greatest song is over, who won?
Go West: Calgary and Edmonton see huge population jumps (1:59)
Guest: Kevin McQuillan, Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary
Journo Corner: How a B.C. student died after overdosing in a Victoria dorm — and the major mistakes her parents say were made that night (14:49)
Guest: Lori Culbert, reporter, Vancouver Sun
The quest to find Canada’s greatest song is over, who won? (32:37)
Guest: Craig Baird, host, Canadian History EHX podcast
More and more Canadians are feeling the affordability squeeze (55:57)
Guest: Kirstin Beardsley, CEO Food Banks Canada
Why government subsidies for businesses is not usually money well spent (1:08:12)
Guest: Kent Fellows, assistant professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary and fellow, CD Howe Institute of Energy Policy
Britain heads the polls on July 4th after snap election call (1:25:18)
Guest: Garret Martin, Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University -
Donny Osmond on six decades in showbiz and taking his Las Vegas show on the road this summer
Donny Osmond on six decades in showbiz and taking his Las Vegas show on the road this summer (1:31)
Guest: Donny Osmond, singer, songwriter and actor
How all-you-can-eat shrimp helped sink Red Lobster (33:42)
Guest: Aaron Allen, founder and chief strategist, Aaron Allen & Associates
Singapore Airlines flight turns to horror after turbulence (43:47)
Guest: Shem Malmquist, Boeing 777 pilot, a visiting instructor at the Florida Institute of Technology, and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
London Drugs hackers seek millions in ransom on claims of stolen employee data (52:18)
Guest: Brett Callow, threat analyst, Emsisoft
Turning Shakespeare’s longest tragedy into a one-man performance: To be Hamlet solo (59:28)
Guest: Raoul Bhaneja, Canadian actor, writer and musician
Why more younger women are showing signs of liver disease (1:16:49)
Guest: Dr. Jennifer Flemming, Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University