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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 musicians, writers, actors and filmmakers.As a Canadian institution, Q has attracted the biggest names in the world. But it"s never been about the fame. It"s always been about the art.Since becoming the host

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00:24:39

Vittorio Angelone doesn’t want anyone to enjoy his...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/06/01

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 comedians have a responsibility to speak out on topics and issues of the day. People have called Vittorio both a “woke snowflake” and a “right-wing edgelord.” Vittorio tells Q guest host Garvia Bailey why he likes that ambiguity around his comedy.

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00:26:03

Kane Parsons on being the youngest director in A24...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/06/01

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 create a short film about this spooky, liminal space in a vacant furniture store. His short caught the attention of A24, who hired Kane to direct the feature film, Backrooms, about this strange space. At 20-years-old, Kane is the youngest director in A24 history. He joins Tom Power in-studio to talk about making his feature debut and how he got

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00:35:50

Is Waiting for Godot the greatest creative...

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2026/05/29

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 Fraser from Due South, or from his roles in Slings and Arrows, Republic of Doyle and Passchendaele. The Governor General’s Award-winning actor and director joins Tom Power in the Q studio to talk about Waiting for Godot and why he wanted to take on the co-leading role of Vladimir. Paul also discusses why he thinks that this Beckett play is one of the

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00:16:11

New Music: Daniela Andrade

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2026/05/29

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.

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00:36:21

It took 10 years for Colm Tóibín to write one short...

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2026/05/28

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 map. Now, he is back with a new short story collection, The News from Dublin. He joins Tom Power in the Q studio to talk about how the loss of his father at age 12 prompted him to write, and why he needs to start a story with an image.

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00:19:19

He felt like he didn’t belong on screen. Now, he’s...

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2026/05/28

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 Convenience and Run the Burbs. Andrew joins Tom Power to talk about what he’s most excited for as CSA host, and to play a little game of Getting to Know Q.

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00:27:59

Julie Kim couldn't express herself. And then she...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/27

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, and written for shows like Kim’s Convenience and Run the Burbs. She also penned Simu Liu’s famous “I am Canadian” parody speech at the 2022 Junos. Julie joins Tom Power in the Q studio to tell him why she doesn’t regret pursuing her comedy career, despite the very dodgy advice she received when she was first starting out.

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00:24:01

How this choreographer is making ballet for everyone

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2026/05/27

Jera Wolfe is a Canadian dancer and choreographer whose world premiere mainstage production, Kismet, will open with The National Ballet of Canada later this month. Jera speaks with Tom Power about the themes of destiny and ambition in Kismet, what he looks for in the music he works with, and why it’s okay if audiences don’t fully “get” contemporary ballet.

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00:32:39

Howie Mandel says fame is bulls--t

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2026/05/26

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 judges on both America’s Got Talent and Canada’s Got Talent. He talks to Tom Power about what he sees in these performers and how he is trying to encourage them to find joy on stage, even when it feels messy.

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00:12:03

New Music: Laura Roy

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/26

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 now.

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00:30:09

Robby Hoffman’s unconventional path to comedy

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/25

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, she was just nominated for an Emmy for her role in Hacks, and her Just For Laughs show in Montreal had sold out. But Robby hasn’t had a conventional path into comedy. From leaving an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community in Brooklyn as a kid to living in Montreal with her nine siblings, Robby tells Tom Power about how she forged her own path.

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00:18:54

Sheng Wang on the art of being present and writing a...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/25

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 Netflix special, Purple (directed by longtime friend Ali Wong), is a collection of jokes about the small, mundane parts of life that most people don't give a second thought. He talks to Tom Power about his comedic inspiration, the process of writing a good joke and his love of a botanical garden.

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00:24:07

Boots Riley wants his art to inspire mass movements

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2026/05/22

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 crew of retail thieves, a.k.a. Boosters, trying to take down a fashion mogul. He talks to guest host Garvia Bailey about why he doesn’t just make art to entertain, but to inspire a revolution.

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00:13:19

Devin Cuddy on name-dropping Canadian cities in his...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/22

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 and classic North American songwriting traditions. He recently released his fifth project, Livin’ Hard Ain’t Easy. He talks to Tom Power about his new project, why he wants more songs about Winnipeg and how he grew to love the piano.

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00:33:39

Stratford Festival’s Antoni Cimolino loves...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/21

Antoni Cimolino is beginning his final season as the artistic director of Ontario’s Stratford Festival, the largest repertory theatre company in North America. Antoni started working at Stratford as an actor in 1988, eventually becoming a director at the festival, and then moving up to the role of artistic director in 2012. He joins Tom to talk about his life in theatre, the challenges he’s faced along the way, and why he’s chosen The Tempest as his Shakespearean swan song.

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00:16:25

What Grey’s Anatomy taught Louisa Levy about...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/21

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 had been a writer and producer on other critically acclaimed shows like The Flight Attendant, Stumptown, and Death and Other Details. Louisa tells guest host Gill Deacon how she developed a love of hockey and why she thinks the hockey romance genre — made popular by Heated Rivalry — has suddenly exploded.

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00:24:19

How learning the tabla awakened Jasmeet Raina’s...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/20

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-wearing Punjabi Canadian millennial. He talks to Tom Power about learning the world of television, how he’s evolved from feeling like an “imposter” in the industry, and what it’s like to receive over a dozen Canadian Screen Award nominations for a show he fought to make happen.

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00:24:01

Arizona O’Neill on drawing organs and making peace...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/20

Arizona O’Neill is a Montreal-based writer and illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and outlets. In her debut graphic novel Opioids and Organs, she takes a deep dive into the history and ethics of organ donation and transplantation. Arizona tells Tom Power about how her father’s death and subsequent organ donation a decade ago led her down the path to making this book. She also discusses the creative influence of both her parents and how the process of creating Opioids and

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00:35:13

What Bruce Allen learned from managing the biggest...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/19

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 Canadian popular music: Bryan Adams, Anne Murray, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Michael Bublé. As he receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at Toronto’s Departure Festival this month, Allen tells Tom Power about his journey from Vancouver club booker to industry titan, as well as his reputation as an outspoken agitator that’s generated his share of

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00:13:31

Chloe Tang went from working security at a music...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/05/19

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 she moved to L.A. to pursue her pop music dreams, her parents weren’t supportive. But the risk paid off: Dua Lipa asked Tang to open for her. Now, Tang is a fully independent artist with over 10 million streams of her music. She joins Tom Power to talk about opening for Dua Lipa, embracing who she really is in her music, and being highlighted by the

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