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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 ...
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An accountant explains what the capital gains changes mean for you (1:54) Guest: John Oakey, Vice President of Taxation, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, With Passover set to begin, families of Gaza hostages try to stay optimistic (17:01) Guest: Maya Roman, family member of current and former hostages The search for Canada’s greatest s…
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One year later, arrests made in $24M gold and cash heist at Pearson (1:43) Guest: Bruce Pitt-Payne, Retired RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Consultant A Toronto daughter's alleged plot to have her parents murdered subject of new Netflix documentary (16:00) Guest: Jeremy Grimaldi, executive producer, What Jennifer Did GC Strategies partner and Arr…
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Federal budget reaction - What effects will this budget have on Canada and does the balance sheet make sense? (1:24) Guest: Don Drummond, the Stauffer-Dunning Fellow at Queen’s University, former chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank Federal budget reaction - After recent housing announcements, how much can we expect them to cost? (16:29) Guest:…
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Sleepy Don: Donald Trump dozes off as his historic criminal trial gets underway in New York City (1:47) Guest: Tim Bakken, Professor of Law at the US Military Academy, West Point, author of The Plea of Innocence: Restoring Truth to the American Justice System” Why Canadians are leery of big spending promises from the Trudeau government in the upcom…
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The PM calls his new housing plan the most comprehensive in Canadian history, will it deliver results? (1:39) Guest: Mike Moffatt, the Founding Director of the PLACE Centre and an Assistant Professor in the Business, Economics, and Public Policy area group at Ivey Business School, Western University Ongoing supply shortages to see housing prices ri…
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O.J. Simpson dead at age 76 (1:45) Guest: David Goldstein, investigative reporter with KCBS-KCAL Los Angeles who covered the O.J. Simpson murder trial in the mid 90s Sum 41’s final tour and album takes fans to heaven and hell (16:50) Guest: Deryck Whibley, lead vocalist, Sum 41 How did coverage of O.J. Simpson’s murder trial change the media landsc…
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Civil War might be the year’s most explosive movie. Alex Garland thinks it’s just reporting (1:46) Guest: Alex Garland, writer/director, Civil War PM takes the stand in foreign interference inquiry (15:05) Guest: Michael Kempa, associate professor of criminology, University of Ottawa U.S. braces for cicadas by the trillions: what’s behind this very…
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Whitehorse Star ceasing publication after 124 years (1:15) Guest: Jim Butler, editor, Whitehorse Star What you need to know about avian flu outbreaks in U.S. dairy cows (15:14) Guest: Scott Weese, Professor, Ontario Veterinary College, Director, Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, University of Guelph A Little More True Crime: The unsolved 1991 …
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Solar Eclipse - What was it like for an eclipse chaser? (1:17) Guest: Evan Zucker, eclipse chaser who traveled from San Diego to Sherbrooke, Quebec Solar Eclipse - Did the weather help the viewing experience? (8:26) Guest: Anthony Farnell, Chief Meteorologist, Global News Solar Eclipse - The psychology behind the impact of the eclipse (15:52) Guest…
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Tesla’s woes and Ford’s rethink as EV sales sputter (1:45) Guest: Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Technology sector at Wedbush Securities What we learned from the public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada (15:51) Guest: Steven Chase, senior parliamentary reporter, The Globe and Mail U.S.A. electi…
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The evolution of Canadian comedy from SCTV to today (1:37) Guest: Colin Mochrie, Canadian comedian Niagara gets set for a rush of eclipse watchers (17:07) Guest: Janice Thomson, CEO, Niagara Tourism Can a solar eclipse lead to a jump in car accidents? (26:25) Guest: Don Redelmeier, professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and senior scien…
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Remembering Joe Flaherty and the impact he had on Canadian comedy (1:25) Guest: Brent Butt, comedian and writer, creator of Corner Gas Journo Corner: Alberta population boom and carbon tax anger (31:28) Guest: Dave Breakenridge, editor of the Edmonton Journal and Edmonton Sun, host of the 10/3 podcast Social media and kids (51:08) Guest: Devorah He…
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Keys to writing a catchy song with Randy Bachman and a summer tour (1:39) Guest: Randy Bachman, musician, lead vocals and lead guitarist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive B.C. man becomes first Canadian to finish, win the ‘Barkley Marathons (29:22) Guest: Ihor Verys, first Canadian to win Barkley Marathons Strong quake hits Taiwan, prompts tsunami warnin…
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The king of TV Theme songs on his long list of hits and a new album (1:25) Guest: Mike Post, composer and musician Carbon tax hike to come on April 1 (31:19) Guest: Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada Is the new Canadian renters’ bill of rights helpful, or a gimmick? (48:17) Guest: Ron Butler, mortgage broker, Bu…
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Temporary residents jump to 2.7M as Ottawa tries to curb migration (1:56) Guest: Chantal Ianniciello (pronounced yani-chiell-LO), immigration/refugee lawyer Journo Corner: Foreign interference commission resumes public hearings: Will it provide the answers many are looking for? (17:04) Guest: Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail Fro…
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Six workers presumed dead after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: a loss for Baltimore that’s more than just a bridge (1:28) Guest: Rachel Gutman-Wei, a supervisory senior associate editor at The Atlantic Baltimore - Ship safety (16:10) Guest: Sal Mercogliano, maritime historian, a professor at Campbell University and the host of the What Is Going…
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Searches at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ homes related to an ongoing sex trafficking investigation: reports (1:54) Guest: Hal Kempfer, CEO, Global Risk Intelligence and Planning, Inc., retired Marine intelligence officer Russia terrorist attack latest (17:34) Guest: Christian Leuprecht, professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, senior …
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Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer (1:35) Guest: Pamela Rafalow Grossman, writer, and editor, breast cancer survivor Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer (16:40) Guest: Dr. Keith Stewart, Director of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and VP Cancer at University Health Network in Toronto Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer (27:04) Guest: Sandra Kru…
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Brian Mulroney’s official photographer reminisces on his favourite memories documenting the former prime minister (1:41) Guest: Bill McCarthy, Brian Mulroney's official photographer U.S. Department of Justice sues Apple and Reddit’s IPO (16:29) Guest: Carmi Levy, tech analyst and journalist Why are youth so unhappy? (34:39) Guest: Paul Kershaw, pro…
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Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon passes away; family cites CTE struggles as a reason why (1:45) Guest: Chris Nilan, former NHL enforcer, co-host of The Raw Knuckles Podcast Journo Corner: Winnipeg court hears victim testimony at sentencing for disgraced high school coach (15:39) Guest: Richard Cloutier, host, CJOB Gloomy youth pull North America and…
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Spring has sprung after the winter that wasn’t (1:32) Guest: David Phillips, senior climatologist, Environment Canada The first Canadian woman in space looks back on her successes and challenges, and using photography to champion conservation (12:59) Guest: Dr. Roberta Bondar, first Canadian woman in space, conservationist, nature photographer Cana…
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Burton Cummings & his band celebrate 60 years with tour (1:14) Guest: Burton Cummings, Canadian musician, former lead vocalist of The Guess Who Surviving Edmonton: A deeply personal look into how homeless Canadians survive in a large Canadian city (34:32) Guest: Morgan Black, digital journalist, Global Edmonton What do Canadians consider appropriat…
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Why are premiers asking Justin Trudeau to pause the carbon tax increase on April 1? Guest: Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta The fix is in, but Vladimir Putin still wants lots of people to vote for him Guest: Kathryn Stoner, senior fellow at the Freemon Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, and author of Russia Resurre…
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Toronto police officer advises to leave car keys by the front door to avoid home invasion (1:39) Guest: Hank Idsinga, former head of the Toronto Police Service's homicide unit, crime commentator for 640 Toronto and Global News 500 Days in the Wild: Meet the woman who completed the entire 24,000km Trans Canada Trail, and filmed it (13:41) Guest: Dia…
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F.A.A. Audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production found plenty of issues - are Boeing planes safe today? (1:50) Guest: Ed Pierson, founder, Foundation for Aviation Safety, a former senior manager at the 737 factory for Boeing Journo Corner: ArriveCan contracts under scrutiny (17:46) Guest: Bill Curry, Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail Audito…
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Prime Minister’s resignation offers glimmer of hope for stability in Haiti (1:50) Guest: André François Giroux, Ambassador of Canada to Haiti Marking 10 years since Canada’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan (17:29) Guest: Sean Maloney, professor, Royal Military College, author of The Canadian Army in Afghanistan Tiffy Cooks: Tiffy Chen’s journe…
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Ramadan begins with no Gaza ceasefire and Canada under fire for resuming aid money to UN agency (1:55) Guest: Jon Allen, Canada’s former ambassador to Israel 'Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky' (16:27) Guest: Simon Shuster, senior correspondent, TIME and author of The Showman: Inside the Invasion That …
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Canadians paying billions of dollars in 'excess' bank fees: report (1:30) Guest: Rubina Ahmed-Haq, personal finance journalist and host of “For What It’s Worth” on the Corus Radio Network Is your relationship ready for a 'sleep divorce'? (14:41) Guest: Dr. Jocelyn Cheng, vice chair of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's public safety committee…
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Ottawa's worst mass killing shocks and devastates the city (1:54) Guest: Lisa MacLeod, Progressive Conservative MPP, Nepean Ottawa's worst mass killing shocks and devastates the city (11:13) Guest: Caroline Sullivan, founder and co-director of the Child, Adolescent, and Family Centre of Ottawa and a full-time psychology professor at the University …
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Convicted killer Luka Magnotta is serving his sentence at the same medium-security prison as Paul Bernardo, do we need to rethink transfers? (1:34) Guest: Mary Campbell, former director-general of the corrections and criminal justice directorate in the Public Safety Department What happens when you ask some of the most qualified people in the count…
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No laughing matter: Montreal's Just for Laughs cancels summer comedy festival, seeks creditor protection (1:32) Guest: Joey Elias, standup comedian, featured 17 times at Just for Laughs comedy festival ALMTC: The Mystery of MH370 - 10 years since the disappearance of a Boeing 777 and the 239 passengers and crew on board (20:32) Guest: John Cox, CEO…
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Will the by-election in Durham foreshadow what a future election may bring? (1:52) Guest: Mitch Heimpel, Director of Policy, Enterprise Canada John Candy’s children pay tribute on the 30th anniversary of his passing (14:00) Guest: Chris Candy, actor and author, son of the late John Candy Reflecting on a former prime minister - and a dear friend (31…
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Remembering former prime minister Brian Mulroney (1:17) Guest: Peter MacKay, a former Canadian attorney-general, justice minister, foreign affairs minister and defence minister Is Canada’s pharmacare bill worth the money? (16:17) Guest: Aidan Hollis, Professor of Economics, University of Calgary How the new Pharmacare bill may be life-changing for …
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Brian Mulroney’s legacy on the world stage (9:14) Guest: Fen Hampson, president, World Refugee & Migration Council, author of Master of Persuasion: Brian Mulroney's Global Legacy Brian Mulroney’s impact on today’s most notable Canadian politicians (20:51) Guest: Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta Reaction to the passing of Brian Mulroney (29:39) Gu…
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Why do we have a leap year? (1:43) Guest: Alex Boxer, a data scientist and the author of A Scheme of Heaven: The History of Astrology and the Search for Our Destiny in Data What’s it like to be born on February 29th? (13:59) Guest: Renée Nicole Gray, dress historian and writer, Leap Day baby Why don’t employees get paid for working a Leap Day? (22:…
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Canadian teen Hallie Clarke makes history as youngest world champion in women's skeleton racing (1:45) Guest: Hallie Clarke, skeleton racing world champion Wendy’s to test surge pricing on fast food items (16:32) Guest: Robert Carter, a restaurant industry analyst and managing partner at Stratton Hunter Group Thirty years and 20 albums later, Alan …
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Online Harms Act aims to remove ‘harmful content,’ address hate (1:34) Guest: Michael Geist, professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa Zombie fires still burn as the 2024 wildfire season starts early in Western Canada (16:36) Guest: Robert Gray, wildland fire ecologist, president of R.W. Gray Con…
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Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: The view from Kyiv (0:51) Guest: Kira Rudik, Member of Ukraine’s parliament Two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Are Ukraine’s allies wavering? (17:29) Guest: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Waterloo Two years after Russia’s Invasion of Uk…
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How is notable serial killer Robert Pickton eligible to apply for day parole? (2:03) Guest: Rob Dhanu, former Crown prosecutor, criminal defence lawyer, Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group The Reklaws on growing up on a farm, rising up in country music and a crazy trip to Romania (15:45) Guest: Stuart Walker, Jenna Walker, Canadian country music duo, The Rekl…
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Move over boomers, millennials are now Canada’s largest population group (1:33) Guest: Doug Norris, Senior Vice President and Chief Demographer at Environics Analytics Journo Corner: Remembering Tim Horton (16:17) Guest: Ed Brown, freelance journalist Thieves are targeting your loyalty points, how do you protect yourself? (34:56) Guest: Kevin Lee, …
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Calls for for auditor-general probes into public contracts with private staffing agencies (1:40) Guest: Tim Guest, CEO, Canadian Nurses Association Why the return of measles is a canary in the coalmine (15:25) Guest: Paul Offit, author of “Tell Me When It's Over: An Insider's Guide to Deciphering COVID Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World T…
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Donald Trump, sons, businesses fined US$364M in N.Y. civil fraud case (1:52) Guest: Eric Talley, law professor at Columbia Law School Worried Biden and Trump are too old to be president? Calm down, experts on aging say (15:25) Guest: Jay Olshansky, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago and research associate, Center …
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Flying from Edmonton to Vancouver for work as a daily commute? How one man is saving money on sky-high rent costs (1:17) Guest: Nima Nassirian, business teacher, University Canada West Macleans: The One and done family is becoming increasingly common in Canada, what impact will that have? (15:12) Guest: Courtney Shea, writer, Maclean’s Magazine Rog…
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True Crime: Crime and tragedy involving her two sons thrust Canada’s consul-general in Miami into the spotlight in 2015, now she’s sharing her story Guest: Roxanne Dubé, former Canadian diplomat and author of Understanding at LastDi Curiouscast
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KC Super Bowl parade shooting - How does law enforcement deal with a mass shooting event in large crowds? (1:37) Guest: Keith Taylor, retired NYPD Sergeant Special Assignment and NYCD Assistant Commissioner, adjunct assistant professor of criminal justice at John Jay College KC Super Bowl parade shooting - how to cope with the trauma and fear of pu…
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Overdose crisis: Belleville calls for help from Ontario government (1:58) Guest: Neil Ellis, mayor of Belleville Canadians feeling high economic anxiety and have little faith in political leaders to tackle it (15:07) Guest: Bruce MacLellan, Founder and chair Proof strategies True Crime: Crime and tragedy involving her two sons thrust Canada’s consu…
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The Auditor General of Canada on her ArriveCan report that found “glaring disregard’ for basic management practices (1:50) Guest: Karen Hogan, Auditor General of Canada What went wrong with ArriveCan and how it was mismanaged? (17:43) Guest: Alan Williams, former assistant deputy minister at Public Works and Government Services Canada -- now called…
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The history of tailgating as Super Bowl weekend approaches Guest: Craig Renfro, owner, Tailgater Magazine The 20th anniversary of Facebook - and the darker impact it’s had on society Guest: Jeff Horwitz, a technology reporter for the Wall Street Journal, author, Broken Code: Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets The last Sam t…
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What is the story behind a ghostly shipwreck in Newfoundland? (1:55) Guest: Neil Burgess, president, Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland & Labrador Part Time Believer - The Strumbellas embark on a new tour to celebrate their newest album (14:52) Guests: Jimmy Chaveau, lead vocalist and acoustic guitar, and Jon Hembrey, guitar Canada's au…
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A cancer diagnosis for a King: What does it mean for the monarchy? (1:26) Guest: Patricia Treble, royal commentator and author of Write Royalty on Substack What is it like to share a cancer diagnosis with family? (16:22) Guest: Sandra Krueckl, EVP of Mission, Information and Support, Canadian Cancer Society The Story of Canadian English: McGill res…
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