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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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00:24:48

Yungblud and Steven Tyler tried to outdo each other...

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/11

It’s been a banner year for Yungblud, the English rock star who just released a joint EP with Aerosmith, titled “One More Time.” He also recently picked up his first Grammy nominations for his solo album “Idols,” as well as for his emotional performance of Black Sabbath’s “Changes” at their farewell show in Birmingham over the summer. Yungblud joins Tom Power to talk about his breakout year in music, the personal toll it’s had on him, and what he most remembers from singing at Ozzy Osbourne's last

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00:19:32

If you had one day to pack up your life, what would...

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/11

Canadian photographer Kayla Isomura has a question for you: if you were forced to quickly leave your home with only one day’s notice, what would you bring with you? That’s the question at the heart of their powerful photography series “The Suitcase Project.” Kayla is a fourth-generation Japanese Canadian whose ancestors, like so many other Japanese Canadian families, were forcibly removed from their homes during the Second World War and relocated to internment camps. For “The Suitcase Project,”

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00:44:09

Why bill bissett rejects conventional language in his...

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2025/12/10

In 1968, Jack Kerouac called Canadian poet bill bissett one of the greats. At the time, bill was an icon of the counterculture movement in Vancouver. Fast-forward six decades, and he remains one of Canada’s most influential and prolific poets and artists. Now in his late 80s, bill has authored more than 70 books of poetry — his latest, “th book uv lost passwords 1,” came out earlier this fall. bill sits down with Tom Power to talk about his pioneering work in concrete poetry and sound poetry, and

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00:36:01

Choclair says Canada “second-rated” itself in rap

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/09

Choclair was a high school student in the ’90s when he started spending his nights making hip-hop music with future stars like Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black and Saukrates. Together, they helped grow Toronto’s hip-hop scene into the behemoth it is today, despite limited support from the domestic music industry. Now, at 50, Choclair is setting out with a new album, “Transit Music,” which is his first full-length record in more than 20 years. He joins Tom Power to talk about the record, his climb to

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00:14:09

Noah Reid believes in the magic of a big ol’...

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/09

For Noah Reid (Schitt's Creek, Outer Range), there’s nothing better than singing with a big group of people. The actor and musician sits down with Tom Power to chat about his upcoming live show at Massey Hall in Toronto, “Christmas Hour.” He also reflects on his big year on tour and what it was like performing at the World Series.

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00:31:37

Maggie O’Farrell on the tragedy of Hamnet

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2025/12/08

When novelist Maggie O’Farrell learned that Shakespeare had a son who died just a few years before he wrote “Hamlet” — and that history books barely mentioned it — she wanted to find out more. That led her to write the bestselling novel “Hamnet,” which has now been adapted into a new film starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley. Maggie joins Tom Power to tell us how her Hamnet story came to be, what Shakespeare might have been trying to tell us by naming his play after his son, and why she waited

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00:17:38

Rogers v. Rogers is like the Canadian version of...

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2025/12/08

The Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Michael Healey (The Master Plan, The Drawer Boy) is putting a Canadian corporate drama front and centre in his new play, “Rogers v. Rogers.” The story, which feels like a Canadian version of the hit HBO show “Succession,” is about the real-life family battle for control of Rogers Communications — one of the big three telecommunications and media giants in Canada. Michael joins Tom Power to tell us why he wanted to bring this story of corporate chaos to

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00:35:44

The Dears almost quit the band several times

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/05

Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak are a husband-and-wife duo who lead the acclaimed Montreal rock band The Dears. In the early 2000s, they put a heavy stamp on indie pop music in Canada. Now, they’re celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band with the release of a new album, “Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!” Murray and Natalia sit down with Tom Power to talk about their hopeful new record, their partnership, and that very unique time in Canadian music when they got

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00:25:20

Mark Critch wants Trump to know he isn’t sorry

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/05

After years playing U.S. President Donald Trump on the news parody show “This Hour Has 22 Minutes,” comedian Mark Critch has come up with a few ideas on how Canada should deal with him. He’s just released a new book, “Sorry, Not Sorry,” in which he argues that it’s time for Canadians to park their apologies and match the president’s bravado with some of our own. Mark joins Tom Power to share his unapologetic look at what makes Canada worth fighting for.

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00:32:36

Dav Pilkey came up with Captain Underpants in the 2nd...

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2025/12/04

When author Dav Pilkey was in the second grade, he started drawing cartoons in his notebook. He ended up naming them “Captain Underpants” and “Dog Man.” Those two characters would end up becoming his life’s work. Together, they’ve led to nearly 40 graphic novels, two Hollywood movies and a TV series. Dav sits down with Tom Power to talk about being misunderstood as a kid with ADHD and dyslexia, how drawing gave him confidence, and why he thinks graphic novels are a great way to introduce kids to

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00:21:19

Cœur de pirate’s most toxic relationship is with anxiety

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/04

On her seventh and latest album, “Cavale,” the award-winning Quebecois artist Cœur de pirate explores her longest and most toxic relationship — with anxiety. She sits down with Tom Power to talk about the record, the cost of fame, and how being “scared of everything” inspired her to write her first new song in two years.

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00:21:04

How the 1992 cod moratorium led to the rise of...

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/03

This year, musician Con O’Brien is celebrating 35 years with his band the Irish Descendents. They’re local legends in Newfoundland and Labrador, but they’re also part of a wave of modern traditional music that swept across the country in the ’90s. As the Irish Descendents embark on their annual cross-country Christmas tour, Con joins Tom Power to talk about their journey — from the 1992 cod moratorium to their interpretation of Otto Kelland’s song “Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's” and beyond.

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00:23:53

Easy Rawlins exists to testify about Black history in...

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/03

Walter Mosley has been writing Easy Rawlins detective novels for more than 40 years now. The National Book Award-winning author joins Tom Power to talk about his 17th and latest book in the series, “Gray Dawn: An Easy Rawlins Mystery.” Walter opens up about his beloved character, why he says Easy’s role is to testify about Black history in America, and why this time he’s done something he almost never does: written an introductory author’s note.

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00:35:55

Why we still need classical music

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/02

Earlier this year, violin virtuoso Joshua Bell gave a TED Talk asking the question, do we still need classical music? Joshua is performing in Canada this year and next as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Spotlight Artist. On a rare day off in his schedule, he sits down with Tom Power to make the case for why we need classical music in our lives now more than ever. He also explains why his Stradivarius violin is so special to play, aside from the multi-million dollar price tag.

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00:17:30

Heather Ogden on dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/02

For more than 20 years, Canadian ballet dancer Heather Ogden has been performing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the enduring Christmas classic “The Nutcracker.” Last December, Heather sat down with Tom Power to talk about the magic and opulence of this production at the National Ballet of Canada — and what makes the Sugar Plum Fairy’s solo so tricky.

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00:26:06

How getting sober led Jenn Harper to launch a...

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2025/12/01

One night, Jenn Harper had the most vivid dream of three smiling Indigenous girls covered in colourful lip glosses. That dream, along with her newfound sobriety, led her to launch the company Cheekbone Beauty, which aims to bring positive representation of Indigenous folks into the beauty space. Lauded as a trailblazer in both sustainability and diversity, Jenn is now one of the cosmetics industry’s most influential Canadians, and her groundbreaking beauty brand is sold in Sephora locations across

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00:28:44

Rheostatics are wearing their Canadianness proudly

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/12/01

After 45 years together, the Canadian band Rheostatics decided they needed a new challenge. So they enlisted the help of Rush’s Alex Lifeson, who joined them for four hours as they improvised music and spoken word pieces inspired by the Great Lakes. The only problem is they forgot to hit record. Dave Bidini and Kevin Hearn of Rheostatics sit down with Tom Power to tell us what happened next, and how it all led to their new album, “The Great Lakes Suite.”

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00:43:39

Chantal Kreviazuk is reclaiming her most famous hits...

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/11/28

Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk is known for her distinct voice and gift for writing songs rooted in honesty and vulnerability. It’s a talent that’s earned her a Grammy and multiple Junos. But you might not know that beyond her career as a successful solo artist, Chantal has also penned songs for some of the biggest artists working today, including Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Gwen Stefani and Kelly Clarkson. Now, she’s reimagining those songs on her new cover album, “In My Own Voice.”

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00:25:54

The joy of gay, smutty TV

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/11/27

After helping make some of the most successful TV shows out of Canada ever — “Letterkenny” and “Shoresy” — Jacob Tierney figured he was done telling stories about hockey. But then he read a steamy romance novel about two hockey players who fall in love, and he realized that was the story he needed to tell. His new show, “Heated Rivalry,” comes out tomorrow. Jacob sits down with Tom Power to tell us why he thinks so many bestselling romance novels are about hockey players, and how he managed to get a

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00:19:47

Meadowlarks is a family drama about the 60s Scoop

Q with Tom Power ·

2025/11/27

In the new film “Meadowlarks,” four Cree siblings separated at birth as a result of the Sixties Scoop reunite for a week in Banff, Alberta. Tasha Hubbard, the award-winning director behind the film, joins Tom Power to tell us about the real-life family that inspired the story, and her own experience as a Sixties Scoop survivor.

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