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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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00:18:22

How one man went from corporate recruiter to protest...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/07/16

Not long ago, Misan Harriman was working a job in recruitment that just didn’t feel right. But when he picked up a camera and started sharing his photos online, they went viral. Misan is a British photographer and activist, whose photographs of both the Black Lives Matter and Palestine solidarity movements have been seen by millions. Now, there’s a new documentary about his work called Shoot the People. Guest host Ali Hassan talks to Misan about the documentary and why capturing these social

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00:45:02

How this music director keeps classical music alive

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2026/07/15

After 11 years, Alexander Shelley has stepped down as the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s music director. Alexander sits down with Tom Power in Ottawa’s Southam Hall to talk about how he was able to use music to tell stories that showed so many different sides of the country, as well as how he created performances that reflect the world we live in today.

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00:22:03

Why this playwright thinks kids’ worldviews are a...

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2026/07/14

Fiona Sauder has made a name reimagining classic literature for the stage today. The multi-Dora Award winner is now turning their attention to Kenneth Grahame’s novel, The Wind in the Willows. Fiona joins guest host Gill Deacon in the Q studio to talk about her new Shaw Festival production, and why they think kids’ worldviews are a superpower that adults need to tap back into.

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00:21:48

Celebrating 25 years of Wet Hot American Summer

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2026/07/14

David Wain is an American comedian, director and actor, best known for the 2001 cult classic film, Wet Hot American Summer. His new movie, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, is about a small town girl who travels to Hollywood to settle the score with her fiancé. David speaks with Q guest host Gill Deacon about making this new film, and celebrating the 25th anniversary of Wet Hot American Summer.

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00:42:45

The Succession showrunner on writing about wealth and...

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2026/07/13

In a special Q recording, Tom Power interviewed Jesse Armstrong at the Banff World Media Festival in front of a live audience. Jesse talks about his award-winning writing, directing, and showrunning on hits like Succession, Peep Show, The Thick of It, and Mountainhead. Plus, Jesse opens up about why he left his career in politics for TV, why he is so drawn to writing about power, and why satire isn’t the potent weapon some may think.

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00:24:12

Her music was suddenly a huge hit. But this Canadian...

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2026/07/10

Montreal-born, Nashville-based Allison Russell is a Grammy- and Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter, actor, and human rights advocate. Her new album is called In the Hour of Chaos, and on it, she taps friends and collaborators to help her make sense of a world in chaos, and to find solace in the joy of creating. Allison joins Tom Power to talk about the album and to look back on performing a tribute to Joni Mitchell at the 2026 Juno Awards.

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00:27:00

Why this musician recorded Newfoundland's rural...

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2026/07/10

Michael Cloud Duguay and his collaborators toured rural towns in Newfoundland looking for something very specific to record: old organs in churches that are experiencing dwindling attendance. The result is a haunting album that serves both as rich sound art featuring the remaining organs of Newfoundland, but also as documentation of community, memory and faith — both religious and otherwise.

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00:22:49

Why Zoe Whittall changed her name to write romance...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/07/09

Zoe Whittall is constantly changing her writing. She’s written novels, short story collections, memoir, and TV. And now she’s switching genres again — to romance. But her first romance novel, Chasing Summer, comes with another change: her name. Zoe wrote this book under the pseudonym Frankie Scott. Tom Power talks to Zoe about how she’s constantly changing her writing style, her name, and even her life.

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00:21:16

How did Cape Breton become part of a drug smuggling...

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2026/07/09

Andy Hines talks to Tom Power about his feature film Little Lorraine, based on a true story about a drug smuggling ring in 1980s Nova Scotia. He gets into why it was important for his first movie to take place in the Maritimes (where he’s from), and how he got Colombian singer J Balvin involved — and all the way to Cape Breton Island.

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00:35:43

André Sills on finding the humanity in Othello’s tragedy

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2026/07/08

It’s André Sills’s biggest season yet at Ontario’s Stratford Festival. The award-winning actor is taking on two of Shakespeare’s most iconic roles: Oberon, the King of the Fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the title role in Othello, one of Shakespeare’s most powerful and controversial tragedies. André joins Tom to talk about travelling to Italy, Cyprus and Morocco to prepare for Othello, and how a church production first set him on the path to a career in theatre.

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00:08:03

Mae Martin on the movie they reluctantly walked out of

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2026/07/08

Mae Martin has made us laugh with their stand-up comedy, made us cry in shows like Feel Good, and now they're being honoured with the Creative Voice Award at the Banff World Media Festival. Before the big honour, Mae sat down with Tom Power for a fast-paced round of Getting to Know Q, answering everything from Banff-inspired hiking questions to their karaoke pick and which Canadian TV show they'd reboot.

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00:34:31

Before k.d. lang, before Peaches, there was Carole Pope

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2026/07/07

Carole Pope is one of Canada’s first queer female rock stars. In the ’70s and ’80s, Carole’s band Rough Trade was known for their political outspokenness, sexually charged lyrics and bold live performances. Rough Trade broke new ground and faced both censorship and acclaim. Now, a new documentary traces Carole’s story from shy, bookish adolescent to international queer icon. Carole tells Tom Power about her early days performing with Rough Trade in Toronto, their hit song High School Confidential,

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00:24:08

Is Evanescence’s new album their best work yet?

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2026/07/06

Evanescence has released their sixth studio album, Sanctuary, and some fans are calling it their best work since their breakthrough record in 2003. Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee tells Tom Power about finding new creative energy within the band, taking artistic risks at this point in her life, and learning to fall in love again with the music that changed everything for her 23 years ago.

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00:25:16

Oyin Oladejo on the healing power of Medusa’s rage

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2026/07/06

A new Canadian play is reimagining the ancient Greek myth of Medusa and giving the gorgon a voice. Oyin Oladejo is playing the snake-haired lead in the Toronto production of Medusa. Oyin joins Tom in the studio to talk about the play, and why this show stares deeply into female fury.

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00:32:46

Jack Innanen is dying to play a young Chris Hadfield

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/07/03

Jack Innanen has tapped into the zeitgeist with his viral TikTok sketches, earning him the title of “the internet’s boyfriend.” His millions of followers have since watched him make the leap into acting with roles in comedies like Adults and Big Mistakes. As Jack tells Tom Power in a special interview in Banff, Alberta, it’s collaborating with fellow Canadians on projects with deeper meaning that brings him the greatest personal satisfaction.

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00:17:47

Why Gail Maurice cast her own mother in a film...

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2026/07/03

Gail Maurice wrote and directed her latest film, Blood Lines, with her hometown of Beauval, Saskatchewan, in mind. Some of the film's dialogue is spoken in Michif — a Métis language spoken fluently by fewer than 2,000 people — so Gail cast family and friends from her 700-person village, creating a deeply personal portrayal of her culture. She joins Tom Power in studio to discuss what it was like working in her language and casting her own mother to act alongside her.

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00:33:21

Anna Lambe thought TV was superficial until she found...

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/07/02

Anna Lambe almost walked away from acting before landing her starring role in North of North. She had headed to Ottawa to study international development, deciding to focus less on acting and more on her activism for Indigenous rights. But it was the pull of North of North’s characters — with their genuine depth and nuance of Indigenous experiences — that finally brought her back to the screen. And as she explains to Tom Power in a special interview from Banff, none of her projects have felt more

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00:11:53

New Music: True Mountain Laurel

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/07/02

Vancouver duo True Mountain Laurel introduces their debut album’s title track, Angel So Bad, in Q’s recurring New Music segment. The album is out everywhere on August 28.

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00:50:39

Q Live in St. John’s!

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/07/01

In November, we took the show on the road all the way to Tom Power’s hometown of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador! This special live taping of Q took place at the historic St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre, featuring performances and interviews with musician Alan Doyle formerly of Great Big Sea, opera singer Deantha Edmunds, comedian Rick Mercer, actors Allan Hawco and Joséphine Jobert, and many more.

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00:22:39

What it was like singing backup for Céline Dion

Q with Tom Power ·

2026/06/30

Deborah Cox is one of the most celebrated voices in music, with a career that spans chart-topping hits, Grammy nominations, acclaimed performances on screen and on stage. She’s back on Broadway in the Tony-nominated hit Titaníque, playing the Unsinkable Molly Brown. The story is a funny retelling of James Cameron’s Titanic, told through the perspective and music of Céline Dion. Deborah joins Tom Power to talk about why the role is a full circle moment — from singing backup for Céline in the early

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