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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. A Little More Conversation provides

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    A Victoria author shares her story of her financial struggles as more Canadians count themselves among the poor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 18:37


    Guest: Jeni Gunn, author of Confessions of the Working Poor in Macleans

    Crunch time for Canada/US trade negotiations - How is Carney handling Trump? - Tesla's self-driving car gamble - North American auto industry hit hard by tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 58:37


    Crunch time for Canada/US trade negotiations Guest: John Boscariol, Partner, Leader of the International Trade and Investment Law Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP How is Carney handling Trump? Guest: Derek Burney, former chief of staff to PM Brian Mulroney and former Canadian Ambassador to the United States Tesla's self-driving car gamble Guest: Phil Koopman, emeritus professor of engineering, Carnegie Mellon University and autonomous vehicle safety expert North American auto industry hit hard by tariffs Guest: Jan Griffiths, veteran automotive supply chain executive and host of the Automotive Leaders podcast

    Cringey couple nicknames: why do we use them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 10:03


    Guest: Erica Brozovsky, sociolinguist and host of the PBS Digital's Otherwords

    Colin Mochrie on his summer dates in Canada, missing Whose Line is It Anyway, and performing in the US these days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 18:16


    Guest: Colin Mochrie, Canadian improv star and comedian

    Fallout from the London Junior Hockey trial verdict - Remembering Hulk Hogan - Happy Gilmore's Canadian connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 58:15


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    A tribute to Hulk Hogan from one of the few pro wrestlers to pin him

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 18:05


    Guest: Jacques Rougeau, former pro wrestler

    Canada's Titanic: The Empress of Ireland Shipwreck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 17:33


    Guest: Eve Lazarus, author of Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck

    One of Canada's great metal bands pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 18:23


    Guest: Steve "Lips" Kudlow, founder, lead singer and guitarist, Anvil

    Why is youth unemployment so high in Canada?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 17:25


    Guest: Timothy Lang, President & Chief Executive Officer, Youth Employment Services.

    The largest toy trend in years lands in Canada, what to know about Labubu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 19:42


    Guest: Samir Kuikarni, CEO Osiris Inc. o/a Showcase.

    Hopes for a Canada/US trade deal as Alberta gets set to host the G7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 18:11


    Guest: Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier.

    The search for answers begins after 241 killed in Air India crash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 12:31


    Guest: John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Academic Programs Coordinator, Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations and Integrated Aviation Management, McGill University

    Steven Page on his Barenaked Ladies hit Brian Wilson and meeting the legend he was paying tribute to

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 17:02


    Guest: Steven Page, musician and founder of the Barenaked Ladies.

    F-35 costs soar nearly 50% amid delays, should Canada back away from the big fighter jet deal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 18:37


    Guest: David Pugliese, defence reporter, Ottawa Citizen.

    Did Boomers really save the Liberal party? The truth behind 2025 election stories revealed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 18:37


    America needs to end it's dependence on China for critical minerals, why Trump has his eyes on Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 17:34


    Guest: Christopher Pollen, journalist and author of "Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places"

    China is looking for allies, why Canada should be very cautious

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 19:51


    Guest: Michael Kovrig, former Canadian diplomat, Senior Advisor on Asia, International Crisis Group.

    Remembering The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson and a lifetime of good vibrations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 35:16


    Guest: Randy Bachman, musician, lead vocalist and guitarist of Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

    One Oilers fans makes the 14-hours trip to South Florida

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 15:11


    Guest: Gord Nichol, Oilers fan from Saskatchewan.

    Justin Baldoni lawsuit is tossed

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    Guest: Dina Doll, attorney and legal analyst, MeidasTouch Host.

    How do you fix federal government procurement?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 19:42


    Guest: Samir Khan, executive vice-president, Institute for Fiscal Studies and Democracy.

    U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets will cost Canada nearly 50% more than anticipated

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 19:22


    Guest: Duff Conacher, co-founder, Democracy Watch.

    How the Los Angeles protests over Trump's immigration crackdown evolved and why the President sent in troops

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 19:37


    Triumph lays it on the line and storms back into the spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 17:33


    Guest: Mike Levine, bassist and keyboardist, Triumph.

    What do you do when a bird flies into your home?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 17:21


    Guest: Tina B. Phillips, assistant director of the Center for Engagement in Science and Nature at the Cornell Lab.

    Why building one Canadian economy won't work without indigenous consultation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 17:31


    Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, former federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General, author of True Reconciliation.

    AI is playing a big role in how companies hire new employees. What are the risks?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 19:33


    Guest: Hilke Schellmann, journalism professor, New York University, author of The Algorithm: How AI Decides Who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired and Why We Need to Fight Back Now.

    The Prime Minister lays out an ambitious plan to boost defense spending, will it work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 21:20


    Guest: Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Mark Norman, Canada's former vice chief of defence staff, retired leader of the Royal Canadian Navy.

    Tariffs are already taking a bit out of the Canadian economy, how much worse could it get?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 19:35


    Guest: Don Drummond, a Stauffer-Dunning Fellow at Queen's University and a Fellow-In-Residence at the C.D. Howe Institute.

    Defense argues complainant created a “false narrative” as closing arguments begin at World Junior trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 18:59


    Guest: Sean O'Shea, consumer and investigative reporter, Global News.

    Why the Musk/Trump bromance imploded so quickly, one psychologist has a convincing theory

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    Guest: Geoffrey Beattie, Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 17:39


    Guest: Jim Weese, Professor of Kinesiology, Western University.

    Far Away in Time: How Canadian song Echo Beach conquered the world 45-years ago

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 19:18


    Guest: Mark Gane, co-founder of Martha and the Muffins.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 8:21


    Guest: Kurt Badenhausen, sports valuations reporter, Sportico.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 17:29


    Guest: Robert Macfarlane, author of Is a River Alive?

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 17:39


    Guest: Rachel Plotnick, author of License to Spill: Where Dry Devices Meet Liquid Lives.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 17:35


    Guest: Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine and George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan.

    Friend and fellow Canadian astronaut and space shuttle veteran remembers Marc Garneau

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 19:56


    Guest: Dave Williams, former Canadian astronaut and space shuttle veteran.

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    Guest: Richard Fairhead, Oilers fan from Brisbane.

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    Guest: Kate Camenzuli, vice-president of retail, CBRE.

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