Five days a week acclaimed interviewer Tom Power sits down with the artists, writers, actors and musicians who define pop culture. Whether he’s ribbing Adele, singing a boyband classic with Simu Liu, or dissecting faith with U2 frontman Bono – Tom brings the same curiosity, respect and meticulous preparation into every conversation. He also has a track record for interviewing artists on the precipice of stardom – like Lizzo and Billie Eilish — who appeared on Q well before hitting the mainstream. Hear your favourite artists as they truly are, every weekday with Tom Power.
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[Full episode] Bootsy Collins, Hawa Hassan, Cory Doctorow
Funk icon Bootsy Collins reveals how he got into music, why his mother knocked his star-shaped glasses off his face, and what led James Brown to call him Benedict Arnold. Somali-born chef Hawa Hassan discusses her new cookbook In Bibi's Kitchen, which celebrates the food of regular grandmothers, each of whom live in or are from the eight African countries bordering the Indian Ocean. Bestselling sci-fi writer Cory Doctorow talks about his latest novel Attack Surface, and the role of speculative fiction in exploring the challenges and opportunities of humanity's ongoing experiment with technology.