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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 74 days 16 hours 18 minutes
Neil Young, Robert Eggers and more 25/10/2019 [Full episode]
Neil Young: The music icon on his 50 year career, his recording process and his new documentary Mountaintop. q This with A. Harmony and Kofi Carmichael take a closer look at Drake's global impact. A gateway to deep listening with Calgary musician Sarah Davachi. Director Robert Eggers talks about his new film The Lighthouse and how he uses his movies to create memories from a different era.
Zacharias Kunuk: The Inuk director on how filmmaking is a communal effort
Filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk is known internationally for his 2001 film, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted in Inuktitut. He talks about developing a multimedia school curriculum to teach students about the Arctic from an Inuit point of view and making movies from oral tradition.
q's Thursday Headliner: Toronto R&B singer-songwriter Liza
This week's q Thursday headliner is Liza. She performs songs from her forthcoming EP, and talks about her musical influences and the moment she realized she wanted to be a musician.
Rheostatics: How the band embraces Gord Downie on their first new album in 15 years
Rheostatics, one of Canada's longest-running indie rock bands, just released their first new album in 15 years. They take a look back at their long career and dive into their latest record, Here Come The Wolves.
Liza, Zacharias Kunuk and more 24/10/2019 [Full episode]
Toronto R&B singer-songwriter Liza drops by the q studio to perform a few new songs from her forthcoming project and talk about how she's grown since her first EP release two years ago. Filmmaker and director Zacharias Kunuk on making movies from oral tradition and how filmmaking is a communal effort. Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff walks us through the evolution of presidential satire...
Emmanuel Jal: The musician opens up about about his earliest memories of being a child soldier and how songwriting has helped him escape the trauma of his past
When Emmanuel Jal was just seven years old, he was forced to become a child soldier in Sudan. He tells us how songwriting has helped him escape the trauma of his past.
Fenton Bailey: The RuPaul's Drag Race producer on the show and his new doc
‘We're all born naked and the rest is drag’: RuPaul's Drag Race producer on the show and his new doc
Seana McKenna: The actor on how her new play Yaga is a 'socially conscious fairy tale' that expands on the aging woman archetype
In her new play, McKenna re-imagines an old piece of Slavic folklore to interrogate what it means to be sexually liberated as an older woman.
Fenton Bailey, Seana McKenna and more 23/10/2019 [Full episode]
RuPaul's Drag Race producer Fenton Bailey discusses the beginnings of the show, how it helped bring drag culture into the mainstream and his new documentary, Liberty: Mother of Exiles. Our online columnist Elamin Abdelmahmoud takes a look at how teens are using a new TikTok trend to call out abusive and predatory behaviour. Stage actor Seana McKenna talks about how her new play Yaga is a 'socially conscious fairy tale' that expands on the aging woman archetype...
Natasha Greenblatt and Yolanda Bonnell: The playwrights on their Canadian election play, The Election
The creators of The Election tell us more about the play, which is based on their experiences as campaign volunteers during the 2015 Canadian federal election.