Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz is an Iranian-Canadian lawyer and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor, Blacklock’s Reporter

Guest: Dennis McConaghy, former executive vice-president of corporate development at TransCanada Corporation and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Guest: Emily Stewart, senior correspondent Business Insider

Guest: Robby Takac, co-founder, bassist, vocalist, The Goo Goo Dolls

Guest: Will Leitch, managing contributor, New York Magazine and author of Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride

Guest: Hubert Davis, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and Director of Youngblood

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

White collar workers aren’t ok: How the new economy upturned the job marketGuest: Alex Cyr. writer and freelance journalist

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

Why is the Carney government dragging its feet on appointing a new Parliamentary budget watchdog?  Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor, Blacklock’s Reporter

Are Canadians really worse off than folks in Alabama? Guest: Mike Moffatt, founder, Missing Middle Initiative

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: Patrick DeHaan, Head of Petroleum Analysis, GasBuddy No sign of compromise as the Iran war enters a second week Guest: Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Mark Norman, Canada's former vice chief of defence staff, retired leader of the Royal Canadian Navy 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

The small company that fought Trump's tariffs and won Guest: Stephen Woldenberg SVP of Sales, Learning Resources.

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

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

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 continue, does the US have a plan? Guest: Tom Wright, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, former senior director for strategic planning at the US National Security Council Is the US really planning on enlisting Kurdish militias to fight in Iran? Guest: Jeff Semple, senior correspondent, Global National McDonald's CEO's bizarre video turns into a mockfest for its rivals Guest: Robert Carter, a restaurant industry analyst and managing partner at Stratton Hunter Group

Guest: Lucan Way, distinguished professor of democracy, department of political science, University of Toronto. Co-Director, Petro Yacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine.

Guest: John Hyatt, staff writer covering Wall Street and Billionaires at Forbes

Guest: Jeff Robbins, author of Second City Television: A History and Episode Guide

Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor, Blacklock’s Reporter

Guest: Jon Tattrie, author of To Leave a Warrior Behind: The Life and Stories of Charles R. Saunders, the Man Who Rewrote Fantasy

Guest: Peter Edwards, Investigative reporter, Toronto Star co-author of The Wolfpack: The Millennial Mobsters Who Brought Chaos and the Cartels to the Canadian Underworld

Guest: Dr. Brian Goldman, ER physician and author of The Casino Shift: Stories from an ER on the Edge

Guest: Christopher Rosen, news director, The Ankler

Guest: Aidan Charpentier, fighting to save Yellowknife’s last movie theatre

Guest: Dr. Tom Bellamy, neuroscientist and author of Smitten: Romantic obsession, the neuroscience of limerence, and how to make love last

Guest: Andrew Lownie, historian, biographer and author of Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York

Guest: Brad Stulberg, author of The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World

Guest: Philippe Marquis, former Olympic freestyle skier and chair of the Athletes Commission of the Canadian Olympic Committee

Guest: Mark Entwistle, former Canadian ambassador to Cuba and fellow at the Monk School for International Affairs and Public Policy

Guest: Michael Arntfield, professor, Department of Criminology, Western University and author of  Monster City

Guest: Kelly Clipperton, singer, actor, his new album is called I Am Your Distraction

Guest: Jully Black, Juno-award winning singer-songwriter

Guest: Lawrence Herman, counsel at Herman & Associates, senior fellow of the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto and member of the federal government’s expert panel on Canada-US Relations

Guest: Roy Norton, former Consul General at Detroit Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo

Guests: - Chris Gailus, Global BC Anchor - Larry Neufeld, MLA for Peace River South -Bruce Pitt Payne, Retired RCMP Major Crime Investigator and Consultant -Katherine Schweit, attorney and former FBI Special Agent  and led the FBI's efforts seeking answers to mass shootings after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Author ofStop the Killing

Guest: Paul Kershaw, professor, School of Population and Public Health, UBC and founder of Generation Squeeze

Guest: Michie Mee, Juno Awards winning hip hop artist and actress

Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor, Blacklock’s reporter

Guest: Dave Levinthal, investigative reporter based in Washington

Guest: Leslie Preston, Senior Economist, TD Bank

Guest: Taras Grescoe, journalist and author of The Lost Supper