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Q with Tom Power
Five days a week, Tom Power brings you candid conversations with the artists shaping our culture. Whether he’s chatting with A-listers or rising stars, his disarming warmth and meticulous research always gets below the surface, bringing us deeper into the art and lives of today's most compelling mus...
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Ian Tuason haunted his own home when making his new film
Canadian writer and director Ian Tuason’s debut feature film is Undertone. The horror movie follows a podcaster who gets sent a series of disturbing a...
Lia Pappas-Kemps on why songwriting is like fortune telling
You might recognize Lia Pappas-Kemps from her recurring role on the CBC TV show Anne with an E, but she always knew she was meant to be a musician. Li...
Dominique Fils-Aimé isn’t finding peace, she’s building it
Two-time JUNO-award winning jazz vocalist Dominique Fils-Aimé is back with a new album, My World Is The Sun. It’s inspired by something her mother tau...
Why Iggy Pop commemorated Canadian electronic music pioneer Nash the Slash in a song
Canadian electronic music pioneer Nash the Slash toured with the likes of Iggy Pop and Gary Numan. But he didn’t make the same splash at home. Nash th...
Ronnie Burkett gives Shakespeare the puppet treatment
Ronnie Burkett, the Governor General Award-winning puppeteer, is back with a new show Little Willy. He joins Garvia Bailey to talk about why he wanted...
Kate Hudson: Aging and self-image, Almost Famous & her foray into music
Kate Hudson was raised by Hollywood royalty: Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. When she was growing up, they told her that if she wanted to be an actor it...
St. Catharines’s own Ira Parker created A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Game of Thrones is known for its complex story arcs, violent political conflicts and its big ensemble cast. But a new prequel, A Knight of the Seven K...
Stephen Colella and Karen Gilodo on the enduring magic of Robert Munsch
For nearly fifty years, Canadian author Robert Munsch has been publishing books that have a firm place in the hearts and bedtime routines of families...
Harry Styles had bad seats to see the new Pope
Three years ago, Harry Styles was coming off one of the biggest tours in history and had just won album of the year at the Grammys. But instead of rus...
Never mind method acting. Baz Luhrmann is a “method director”
You've heard of method actors — performers who fully immerse themselves in a role until a project is complete — but Baz Luhrmann has been called a “m...
Director Emma Higgins reimagines teen girl fandom as a horror film
Emma Higgins is a Vancouver-based filmmaker who first cut her teeth making music videos. In 2021, she won a Juno for her work with Jessie Reyez on the...
Ashton James reimagines a cult classic with his performance in Youngblood
Ashton James is quickly becoming one of Canada’s most exciting rising actors. His latest leading role is in the film Youngblood, a remake of the 1986...
Oscar-nominated animator Chris Lavis on the magic of stop-motion
Chris Lavis is the Montreal-based writer, director and animator behind the Oscar-nominated stop-motion film The Girl Who Cried Pearls. The 17-minute a...
Merkules is on tour with Snoop Dogg and doing songs with Shaquille O'Neal
After a life-altering attack that nearly killed him when he was 16, Cole Stevenson, also known as Merkules, set out to become one of the biggest rappe...
How a Yale professor ended up in two of the year’s biggest movies
Paul Grimstad is a Yale professor and music composer who just so happens to be in two of this year’s most talked-about films: One Battle After Another...
Ian Thornley didn’t see himself as a frontman, but his bandmates did
Ian Thornley has been at the helm of the rock band Big Wreck for the better part of 30 years — but he didn’t always see himself as a frontman. With en...
How a midlife crisis led Julia Dault to embrace the hyper-local
Julia Dault is an acclaimed Canadian abstract painter and sculptor whose work can be found in the Guggenheim Museum, Miami’s Pérez Art Museum, the Nat...
Hilary Duff is reclaiming her past as Lizzie McGuire
After a decade away from music, Hilary Duff is back with Luck… or Something — a new album that dives into the messy, vulnerable and raw parts of life...
Jully Black is touring Canada’s most beloved intimate venues
Jully Black, Canada’s Queen of R&B Soul, is currently on tour, but not the kind of tour we’re used to. She’s performing at small venues across the cou...
Gorillaz on how loss and a trip to India inspired their new album
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett — the architects of the Grammy-winning, multi-platinum band Gorillaz — are back with their ninth studio record, The Mou...
Montreal hip-hop group Muzion on bringing Haiti to the world
The Montreal hip-hop trio Muzion were pioneers of the Quebec rap scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The group was known for bringing their Haiti...
At 85, Candi Staton is living her best life
Candi Staton has been a gospel prodigy, a Southern soul powerhouse and a disco icon. Now, at 85, she’s back in the spotlight with her Grammy-nominated...
bbno$ on his journey from internet success to mainstream hitmaker
Canadian rapper Alexander Gumuchian, better known as bbno$, is up for three Junos next month. A few years ago, he sat down with Tom Power in the Q stu...
Reggae legend Leroy Sibbles is a “have been, not a has been”
Leroy Sibbles is one of the biggest names in reggae history. Known as the undisputed king of the reggae bassline, Leroy first rose to fame as the lead...
Jesse Mockrin is reframing the lost stories of women in historical art
When artist Jesse Mockrin looks at Renaissance paintings, she can't help but see the gender-based violence in them. Her new exhibit, Echo, at the Art...
Director Oliver Laxe says Sirāt was written on the dance floor
Oliver Laxe is the director of the Oscar-nominated film Sirāt, which is up for best international feature (representing Spain) and best sound at this...
Two weeks before thyroid surgery, Koladae wrote “a song to survive”
After years working behind the scenes as a songwriter and producer, followed by a nearly decade-long hiatus in the corporate world, Koladae made the d...
Suzy Eddie Izzard is bringing honour to the women of Hamlet
Suzy Eddie Izzard is a Tony-nominated actor, stand-up comedian, multi-marathon runner and one-time political candidate. Now, she’s performing a solo a...
From stage fright to stage presence, Zochi is evolving
Zochi is a Regina-based, Nigerian-born artist who’s just released a new single called What You Want. It showcases her smooth vocals and vulnerable sto...
Peaches honed her punk chops singing for kids
If you’re shocked by a few songs full of dirty words, try watching the news — that’s the challenge laid out by Peaches on her first album in more than...
Scott Turner Schofield is “Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps”
Actor and writer Scott Turner Schofield has spent his career quietly reshaping what transgender visibility looks like on screen. He was the first open...
Comedy icon Dave Foley is a hockey fanatic
Canadian comedian Dave Foley (The Kids in the Hall) is a lifelong Toronto Maple Leafs fan. He’s always had a love of the game — even when it felt like...
Make art and suffer better with Boy Golden
Winnipeg-based musician Liam Duncan, also known as Boy Golden, is back with a new record, Best of Our Possible Lives, which can only be described as a...
Kris Bowers says connecting to childlike wonder leads to your best work
Award-winning composer Kris Bowers is the man behind the musical scores for films like Green Book, King Richard, The Color Purple, and The Wild Robot,...
Laila Biali on her unexpected Grammy journey
Canadian jazz singer and pianist Laila Biali recently caused a stir after her album Wintersongs received a Grammy nomination for best traditional pop...
For comedian Laura Ramoso, impressions are a form of love
Laura Ramoso is bringing her most personal material yet to her new comedy tour. It’s called The Calm Down Tour, and she’s launching it this month at J...
Natasha Mumba wants to change theatre’s “single narrative” about Africa
Canadian actor and playwright Natasha Mumba has described her debut play, Copperbelt, as an “African Succession.” It centres on the Kasubas, a wealthy...
Natalie MacMaster on family, love and Cape Breton fiddle music
Natalie MacMaster is a virtuoso Canadian fiddle player from Cape Breton who’s brought traditional East Coast music to the rest of the world. She was n...
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Q Interview
Lifelong best friends and creative partners Jay McCarrol and Matt Johnson began their careers making the viral web series-turned-TV show Nirvanna the...
Joan Chen is embracing her second act
Veteran actor Joan Chen (The Last Emperor, Twin Peaks) has entered a new phase of her career, earning acclaim for her recent performances in the drama...