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Ben O’Hara-Byrne
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Host “Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne” Mon-Fri 7-10pmET/8-11pmPT- Corus Radio Network. Former bureau chief Beijing/London.
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As I said in #Conversations with
@boharabyrne.bsky.social, the key to #negotiating with #Trump is creating the opportunity for Trump to declare victory while #Canada loses nothing.

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What does Trump want from a trade war and how do you fight back?
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February 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Great chat with @colinjamesmusic.bsky.social about his latest album - Chasing the Sun - his February-March cross-Canada tour, hanging with the late French superstar Johnny Halliday, his nearly finished autobiography of his early years, and much more. megaphone.link/CORU5110931117…
February 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
America has it's own Taliban, good to know
"One particular corner of the internet was ecstatic about Vance’s words: the TheoBros, a group of mostly millennial, ultra-conservative men. Among the tenets of their tributary of Reformed Protestant Christianity is the idea that the United States should be subject to biblical law."
Christian nationalists are swooning over JD Vance's remarks on Fox News
They may have heard a very powerful dogwhistle.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Victoria in January. Something to behold.
January 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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A Canadian cargo freighter carrying 17 crew members that had been wedged in ice on Lake Erie for three days was dislodged on Saturday after the Coast Guards of both the U.S. and Canada deployed ice-breaking vessels to free it. nyti.ms/3WxswvY
January 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The cool story behind those “ Canada Is Not For Sale” hats and the scramble to make sure one wound up on Doug Ford’s head. My chat with Liam Mooney
Listen here megaphone.link/CORU7111648511 #BuyCanadian
January 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
January 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Breaking News: Pete Carroll will be the new head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, people with knowledge of the deal said. He replaces Antonio Pierce, who lasted just one full season at the helm before getting fired on Jan. 7.
Raiders hire Pete Carroll as next head coach
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January 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The legendary @tomcochranemusic.bsky.social joined me to pay tribute to the late Garth Hudson. The last surviving member of The Band passed away Tuesday at age 87. The band dubbed him HB or Honey Boy b/c he sweetened every track. Listen here on Conversations: megaphone.link/CORU4560126810
January 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Polish the platform shoes, get out the bell bottoms, dust off the mirror ball - we travel to the 70s to dig into crates with the co-directors of a new documentary Disco’s Revenge. Check it out here on Conversations: megaphone.link/CORU5514404063
Or alittlemoreconversation.com
#disco #70smusic
January 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Seven years ago, @smencimer.bsky.social investigated the link between alcohol and breast cancer—and how the industry was hiding the link.

Today the surgeon general issued a warning about it.
Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.
The science is clear that alcohol raises the risk of breast cancer, but boozemakers have downplayed the link.
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January 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
No matter how many times you see it in person, the first glimpse on every visit brings the same strange kind of excitement #paris
December 15, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Baby Reindeer, hands down.
The Atlantic’s culture writers selected 13 of the year’s standout TV shows. @sophiegilbert.bsky.social, Hannah Giorgis, and @shirklesxp.bsky.social share the series that challenged the way they think about relationships, workplaces, and more.
The 13 Best TV Shows of 2024
The year’s most essential series.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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The beloved monarch butterfly has seen such a troubling decline in its population that US wildlife officials announced a proposal to help protect the species.

Read more: cnn.it/4f7MVOB
December 11, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Meanwhile, the usual Trump 180 on his always empty promises to miraculously solve tough problems…ie: to get grocery prices down.
December 12, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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Trump just nominated Kari Lake to a job she can't have. Senate approved a bipartisan board in December that has oversight over Voice of America and other US funded broadcasters

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Senate Approves USAGM Board
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December 12, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Another tourist cash grab - UK just the latest. “The electronic travel authorization, called ETA and linked to a traveler’s passport, costs 10 pounds, or around $13, and lasts two years”
Travelers from the U.S., Canada and dozens of other countries who do not require visas to enter the UK will soon need to apply for digital authorization in order to visit or transit through the country.
Traveling to the U.K. Soon? Here’s What to Know About ETAs.
As of Jan. 8, an electronic travel authorization will be required for visitors from dozens of visa-exempt countries, including the United States and Canada.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:56 PM
The benefits and dangers of gamification A fascinating chat with neuroscientist and physicist Kelly Clancy (@kellybclancy) about her book “Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World” #bestbooksof2024
Listen: megaphone.link/CORU5901548124
December 11, 2024 at 2:17 PM
A great chat with neuroscientist and physicist Kelly Clancy about her book “Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World” #bestbooksof2024
Listen; megaphone.link/CORU5901548124
December 11, 2024 at 7:01 AM
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On Aug. 12, 1958, Art Kane gathered 58 jazz notables in front of a Harlem brownstone for a group portrait.

Only one of its subjects is still alive: the saxophonist Sonny Rollins, 94, who spoke about the historic image.
58 Jazz Musicians Were Photographed for ‘Harlem 1958.' Only One Remains.
Art Kane’s “Harlem 1958” gathered giants of the music. Sonny Rollins, 94, looks back at the historic picture.
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December 11, 2024 at 1:27 AM
It was seen in the Pacific Ocean off Colombia in 2017, then popped up several years later near Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean - a distance of at least 13,000 km…this epic journey might be down to climate change depleting food stocks or perhaps an odyssey to find a mate.

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Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.
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December 11, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Oizys was the ancient Greek goddess of misery. She characterized the spirit of the miserable human condition of deep sadness.
December 11, 2024 at 6:45 AM
What does one of the foremost former FBI criminal profilers (who helped capture the Unabomber) make of Luigi Mangione? Mary E. O’Toole, Director, Forensic Science Program, George Mason University, joins me on Conversations
#LuigiMangione
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A top FBI criminal profiler on what we’ve learned about NYC CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione by Conversations with Ben O’Hara-Byrne
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December 11, 2024 at 6:33 AM