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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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Dan Levy almost left Hollywood to open a hotel in Italy
Dan Levy is returning to TV with his new show Big Mistakes, which follows siblings who get mixed up in an organized crime ring. Dan joins Tom Power in...
Nina Lee Aquino on "getting her teeth kicked in" for theatre
The acclaimed theatre director Nina Lee Aquino joins Tom to talk about bringing Cicadas, a radio play she directed, to the stage, and why she wants to...
Q Live at the Junos: Part 2
Ahead of the 55th Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ont., Tom Power hosted a special live audience taping of Q at the historic Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton. In...
Robert Bateman is one of Canada’s most misunderstood artists
A new documentary shines light on the early years of the hugely successful Canadian wildlife painter Robert Bateman. The Art of Adventure peels back t...
How Magi Merlin created her own kind of ‘broken R&B’
Montreal artist Magi Merlin is carving out a sound all her own — blending punk, R&B, neo-soul and electronic music into what she calls “broken R&B.” W...
Paul Anka on My Way, giving the Beatles advice and his love of Canada
After 70 years in the music industry, Paul Anka has more than 900 songs to his credit. The prolific Canadian songwriter is also the only artist in his...
Chantal Kreviazuk is reclaiming her most famous hits for other artists
Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk is known for her distinct voice and gift for writing songs rooted in honesty and vulnerability. It’s a ta...
Amanda Peet asks the hard questions about facelifts, validation and death
Amanda Peet plays a character maybe a little bit too close to home in her new film Fantasy Life. The film brings up questions about aging, art and rel...
How Adam Sturgeon went from being a pro hockey player to a rock musician
When Adam Sturgeon was walking around his neighbourhood in London, Ont., he kept seeing all these construction signs saying “big changes are coming,”...
Shamier Anderson says he was born to play Ben Johnson
Canadian actor Shamier Anderson leads the new mockumentary series Hate The Player: The Ben Johnson Story. He and his brother, fellow actor Stephan Jam...
Charlotte Cornfield cried when she heard Feist's vocals on her song
Rolling Stone has called Charlotte Cornfield “Canada’s best kept secret.” But now, with the release of her sixth record featuring artists like Feist a...
Why electronic band Holy F believes you can make music out of anything
The Canadian electronic quartet Holy F has spent the last 20 years committed to making experimental music out of anything they can find, from toys to...
Playwright Marlene Ginader wants to diversify serial killing
Marlene Ginader’s new play is hoping to get more inclusion for minorities in a predominantly white space: serial killing. She tells Tom all about her...
How leaving finance for acting changed Sterling K. Brown’s life
Sterling K. Brown’s role as Randall in the beloved series This is Us practically made him a household name. But the actor went to Stanford to study ec...
Q Live at the Junos
Leading up to the 55th Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ont., host Tom Power hosted a special live audience taping of Q at the historic Theatre Aquarius in Ha...
Is there anything Mae Martin can’t do?
Critically acclaimed comedian, actor, writer, musician and podcast host Mae Martin will host the 2026 Juno Awards in Hamilton this Sunday. They sit do...
A.C. Newman reflects on endings after a sobering year for The New Pornographers
Carl (A.C.) Newman has led the Canadian indie rock supergroup The New Pornographers for more than two decades. Their upcoming 10th studio album, The F...
Melissa Auf der Maur on Hole’s chaos — and its genius
In her new memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, Canadian musician Melissa Auf der Maur pulls back the curtain on the alternative and grunge scene of...
When his child started talking, he heard music
A few months ago, Stephen Spencer, a New York-based music professor from Ottawa, started posting videos on TikTok and Instagram accompanied by music h...
How Good Kid built a band with the internet — and what AI means for music
Next week, the Toronto indie band Good Kid is releasing their debut album, Can We Hang Out Sometime? They’ve built a massive online fanbase by embraci...
Tedy is unapologetic about money and ambition
Many artists won’t talk openly about money and ambition, but Haitian Canadian singer-songwriter Tedy says the quiet part out loud. In 2025, he release...
Tomson Highway and Patricia Cano on their decades-long creative partnership
Thirty years ago, legendary Cree playwright Tomson Highway wrote a musical called Rose that was never professionally produced, though it was occasiona...
Forget kindred spirits, Project Hail Mary’s Lord and Miller are kindred weirdos
Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street) are two college friends with a gift for...
At the height of pop stardom, Tate McRae is learning how to stay present
Calgary's Tate McRae is tied with Justin Bieber for the most nominations at this year’s Juno Awards, with six apiece. Last year, she talked to Tom Pow...
Morgan Neville tells Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles story
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom, Won't You Be My Neighbor?) is turning his attention to Paul McCartney in a n...
The other Bach: Johanna Soller on the Leipzig Cantatas
There’s something abuzz in the classical music world — something 300 years in the making. It’s a new recording from a 300-year-old manuscript of Bach’...
Sindhu Vee on grief, reinvention and comedy
Before Sindhu Vee became one of the most sought-after comics working today, she was a stay-at-home mom, and before that, an investment banker. Now, sh...
It’s a movie about killing your father — but that’s not what will haunt you
Alireza Khatami’s new film, The Things You Kill, begins as a quiet family drama set in Turkey before taking a sharp, surreal turn into psychological t...
How a fatal skin disease is fueling Eddie Vedder’s fight
After the life threatening skin disease Epidermolysis Bullosa affected a family friend, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and his wife Jill founded an o...
Hanumankind brings a global influence to his rap music
Following his 2024 breakout hit, Big Dawgs, Hanumankind has become a global rapper. Born in Kerala, India and growing up all over the world, Hanumanki...
How Jeff Norton created Netflix’s latest teen drama about figure skating
Canadian television producer Jeff Norton created Netflix’s latest global hit: Finding Her Edge. It follows three sisters facing loss, heartbreak and t...
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...