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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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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...
Before stand-up, Wally Baram wanted to be a cowgirl
Wally Baram isn’t afraid to overshare. That’s how she carved out a successful career in stand-up comedy, TV writing (What We Do in the Shadows, Shrink...
Aquakultre’s 1783 album celebrates Black history in Nova Scotia
This week, Canadian R&B musician Aquakultre (a.k.a. Lance Sampson) releases his new album, 1783. The title refers to a pivotal year for Afro-Nova Scot...
Teagan Johnston turned her imposter syndrome into art
About a decade ago, Canadian musician Teagan Johnston was just getting her start in Toronto’s music scene. As her career began to gain momentum and he...
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 new album Pray for Me, Toronto-based R&B singer RAAHiiM straddles the line between his religious upbringing and a musical style that feels true...
Akinola Davies Jr. turned a childhood memory into an acclaimed film
Last year, a movie called My Father’s Shadow made history when it became the first Nigerian film to be officially selected for the Cannes Film Festiva...
The wild story behind Canada’s cult classic Project Grizzly
Thirty years ago, a modest Canadian documentary called Project Grizzly turned into an unlikely cult classic, winning over high-profile admirers such a...
Why Tantoo Cardinal wanted to play an ostracized “witch"
Award-winning actor Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves, Killers of the Flower Moon) is returning to the stage in a new theatre production called Witc...
How a trip to Guinea changed Elladj Baldé’s outlook on figure skating
The 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Games start today and Canadian figure skater Elladj Baldé is representing Canada in a new way — as a special contribut...
Tanya Tagaq’s new stage show is a conversation with the future
For years, Tanya Tagaq has dazzled the Canadian music scene with a blend of sounds that span throat singing, trip-hop, dance, rock and classical music...
Why Marina Zenovich went toe-to-toe with Chevy Chase
Marina Zenovich is a two-time Emmy Award-winning documentarian who’s built a career taking on some of pop culture’s most complex and controversial fig...
Bruce Liu thinks piano is still just a hobby
In a very short amount of time, Bruce Liu has gone from playing piano just for the joy of it, to winning an international competition and becoming one...
Remembering David Ruben Piqtoukun
Last month, one of this country’s greatest sculptors, David Ruben Piqtoukun, died at age 76. For the renowned Inuvialuk artist from Paulatuk, N.W.T.,...
Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland are on a lifelong creative adventure
For nearly 60 years, the Canadian singer, composer and transgender activist Beverly Glenn-Copeland has been on a journey of music, art, community and...
Remembering Catherine O'Hara
Today, we’re remembering Canadian comedy legend Catherine O’Hara, who died last week at 71. Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to have had her on th...
Why Bruce McCulloch thinks we should embrace dark humour
As a founding member of the legendary sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, Bruce McCulloch is widely considered to be one of this country’s most...
Softcult ask their audience to join them on a journey of empowerment
Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn are the twin siblings behind the Juno-nominated shoegaze duo Softcult. While Softcult has been celebrated all over North...
James Acaster almost quit comedy because of his audience
James Acaster is one of Britain’s top comedy exports right now. But for many years, he had a problem that just wouldn’t go away — his audience. James...
Tania Willard wants to take you beyond the art gallery
Tania Willard is an artist who wants you to think beyond the white cube — beyond the sterile white walls and polished floors of the typical art galler...
Rachel Reid promises she’s reading your Heated Rivalry emails
Years ago, when Rachel Reid finished her first manuscript, she didn’t tell anyone she was submitting it for publication. But that was before the runaw...
Despite an Oscar nod, Hubert Davis still feels like an emerging filmmaker
Back in 2005, Hubert Davis became the very first Black Canadian to be nominated for an Academy Award. It was for his personal, moving documentary, Har...
Louise Pitre, Canada's first lady of musical theatre
Canadian theatre legend Louise Pitre is back on stage in Canada in the Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo. It tells the story of a teenage gir...
Jafar Panahi was inspired by Tehran’s political prisoners
Last year, Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his extraordinary film It Was Just an Accident, which he shot secretly in Te...
Elle Fanning calls herself a "nepo sibling”
Elle Fanning (A Complete Unknown, The Neon Demon) is an A-list actor who calls herself a "nepo sibling.” When she was just two years old, she played a...
The unmasking of the once-anonymous Ghost
When Tobias Forge was a kid growing up in Sweden, he had no intention of having the biggest album in the world. But this year, his band Ghost hit No....
The Testament of Ann Lee is redefining the musical
Mona Fastvold is the director of the buzzy new movie musical The Testament of Ann Lee, which is based on the true story of Ann Lee, the charismatic re...
Wesli’s music pays homage to his Haitian roots
Wesli is a Montreal-based Haitian singer, guitarist and producer who recently released his seventh studio album, Makaya. On this album, Haitian music...
Jennette McCurdy on female rage and forgiving your past self
Jennette McCurdy has followed up her bestselling memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, with a harrowing debut novel called Half His Age. Written in the voice...
How do roadside attractions shape our cultural narrative?
Alexander “Sandy” Carson is a Canadian filmmaker whose new movie, Alberta Number One, takes a look at more than 60 single-topic museums, monuments and...
Jodie Foster feels like a different actor performing in French
Jodie Foster has played many roles in her career, including an FBI trainee, an astronomer, a fixer in a bank heist, an Alaskan police chief, and a lon...
Katie Tupper steps off the track on her debut album Greyhound
Saskatoon’s Katie Tupper has just released her debut album, Greyhound, which reflects on her life, where she comes from, her relationships, and the un...