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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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What happens when women are called crazy?
In the 1880s, journalist Nellie Bly faked insanity to reveal the treatment of women in an American asylum, and how many of the patients were not sick...
You don’t have to overcome stage fright to be a comedian
Dan Mintz has played Tina Belcher on Bob’s Burgers for the last 16 seasons and counting. But before there was Tina, Dan worked primarily as a writer a...
Audrey Hobert wrote hits for her best friend. Now she's telling her own story
Audrey Hobert got her start co-writing massive hits with her best friend Gracie Abrams. It inspired Audrey to launch her own solo career with her debu...
How to write poetry about religion, the pandemic and garbage
Joseph Kidney is the 2026 recipient of the Canadian First Book Prize, handed out each year by the Griffin Poetry Prize for an outstanding first collec...
How to keep all your old friends together: advice from Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is back with a new album, Remember The Humans. Founding members Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin reflect on their early days making...
New Music: Wintersleep
Halifax’s Wintersleep introduces their new song, Gale, in Q’s recurring New Music segment. The band’s new album, Wishing Moon, is out now.
What does Canada actually sound like?
Boi-1da is a Canadian producer who has found massive success all over the world crafting hits for the likes of Drake, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem and so...
New Music: Bye Parula
Montreal band Bye Parula introduces their new song, Quand vient le soir, in Q’s recurring New Music segment. The band’s new album, Something Out Of No...
Don’t we all need a ‘stupid’ comedy right now?
Behind movies like The Wedding Planner, A Walk to Remember and Hairspray (2007) is the director Adam Shankman. This June, Adam’s back with a campy com...
Why everyone should hear Minnie Riperton’s music
Juno Award winner Divine Brown is giving flowers to one of her heroes, Minnie Riperton. Divine’s live concert stage show, Lovin' You: The Minnie Riper...
Can music destroy the idea of time?
Abel Selaocoe has been redefining the sound of the cello. The South African cellist and singer was in Canada recently, playing with the Toronto Sympho...
New Music: Joel Plaskett
Canadian music legend Joel Plaskett introduces his new song, Fill in the Blanks, in Q’s recurring New Music segment. The song marks the 20th anniversa...
How Katherine LaNasa turned a hard year into an Emmy win
After more than 30 years on screen, Katherine LaNasa is finally having a breakout moment with her Emmy-winning role on The Pitt. But the road wasn't e...
RAAHiiM left church behind, but he’s still moved by the spirit
On his album Pray for Me, Toronto-based R&B singer RAAHiiM straddles the line between his religious upbringing and a musical style that feels true to...
Andrea Martin on SCTV, Broadway and embracing your inner clown
Andrea Martin is known for her work in Godspell (1972), SCTV, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and her Tony-winning performances in Pippin and My Favourite Y...
Punk rock was his training ground for a life in politics
Hardcore punk godfather Joe Keithley (a.k.a. Joey Shithead) of D.O.A. fame is the focus of a new documentary called Something Better Change. The docum...
The surprising connection between Parks and Rec and Widow’s Bay
Katie Dippold created a new TV series that puts a comedic spin on classic horror tropes. Widow’s Bay is about a small island town off the coast of New...
Jennifer Lawrence on Die My Love and how Mother! destroyed her
After reading Ariana Harwicz’s novel, Die, My Love, in his book club, Martin Scorsese sent a copy to Jennifer Lawrence, telling her he imagined her as...
Prison didn’t up his rap game. Having a daughter did
Casper TNG has been making waves in Toronto’s underground hip-hop scene for many years. But as his music career was taking off, he was getting more an...
Vittorio Angelone doesn’t want anyone to enjoy his stand-up show
Italian-Irish comedian Vittorio Angelone was just in North America touring his new show, you can’t Say Nothing any more. It’s a look at whether comedi...
Kane Parsons on being the youngest director in A24 history
As a kid, Kane Parsons liked to 3D animate YouTube short films. When he stumbled upon a creepy image online called The Backrooms, it inspired him to c...
Is Waiting for Godot the greatest creative achievement ever?
Paul Gross is taking on Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot this year at Ontario’s Stratford Festival. You may know Paul as Mountie Constable Benton Fr...
New Music: Daniela Andrade
Canadian singer-songwriter Daniela Andrade introduces her new song, Cohete, in Q’s recurring New Music segment. Daniela’s new album, Oda, is out now.
It took 10 years for Colm Tóibín to write one short story
Colm Tóibín is one of Ireland’s most renowned living authors. Novels like Brooklyn, The Master and Nora Webster have firmly placed him on the literary...
He felt like he didn’t belong on screen. Now, he’s hosting Canada’s Oscars
Andrew Phung is hosting this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, the country’s version of the Oscars. He is an eight-time CSA winner for his roles on Kim’s...
Julie Kim couldn't express herself. And then she found comedy
Julie Kim gave up life in the corporate world to follow her comedy dreams. Now, the Vancouver comedian has toured with Ronny Chieng and Rick Mercer, a...
How this choreographer is making ballet for everyone
Jera Wolfe is a Canadian dancer and choreographer whose world premiere mainstage production, Kismet, will open with The National Ballet of Canada late...
Howie Mandel says fame is bulls--t
For someone who was resistant to host a game show in the first place, Howie Mandel has risen the ranks as one of the most popular and long-standing ju...
New Music: Laura Roy
Nova Scotian musician Laura Roy introduces her new song, Author, in Q's recurring New Music segment. Laura’s new album, Late Bloomer Season, is out no...
Robby Hoffman’s unconventional path to comedy
Comedian Robby Hoffman’s career keeps growing, with her memorable roles in hit shows like Rooster and Hacks. When Tom Power spoke to Robby in 2025, sh...
Sheng Wang on the art of being present and writing a good joke
Sheng Wang is a comedian and writer from Houston who has spent 20 years quietly refining his craft at comedy clubs in San Francisco. His second Netfli...
Boots Riley wants his art to inspire mass movements
Boots Riley is a writer, director, rapper and the frontman of the legendary Oakland hip-hop group The Coup. His new film I Love Boosters follows a cre...
Devin Cuddy on name-dropping Canadian cities in his music
Devin Cuddy is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter and the son of Blue Rodeo front man Jim Cuddy. His roots-driven sound draws from country, blues, jazz...
Stratford Festival’s Antoni Cimolino loves Shakespeare “more than ever”
Antoni Cimolino is beginning his final season as the artistic director of Ontario’s Stratford Festival, the largest repertory theatre company in North...
What Grey’s Anatomy taught Louisa Levy about showrunning sexy hockey romances
Louisa Levy had never even been to a hockey game when she was offered the job to showrun Off Campus, a steamy hockey romance TV show. Before that, she...
How learning the tabla awakened Jasmeet Raina’s creativity
Canadian content creator Jasmeet Raina is back with the third season of Late Bloomer, a half-hour comedy series inspired by his own life as a turban-w...
Arizona O’Neill on drawing organs and making peace with her past
Arizona O’Neill is a Montreal-based writer and illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and outlets. In her debut graphic novel Opioi...
What Bruce Allen learned from managing the biggest names in Canadian music history
Since the 1960s, Bruce Allen has been one of the key architects of this nation’s music industry. His management roster reads like a history of Canadia...
Chloe Tang went from working security at a music venue to playing it with Dua Lipa
Chloe Tang began her music journey as a classically trained pianist and vocalist. But the Canadian musician yearned to be the next Avril Lavigne. When...
King of Soca Machel Montano on the history of Carnival around the world
Machel Montano is known as the King of Soca, and is widely credited with bringing Soca music to the global stage. In 2025, the Trinidadian singer, son...