Q with Tom Power
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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 mus...
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Robert Bateman is one of Canada’s most misunderstood artists
A new documentary shines light on the early years of the hugely successful Canadian wildlife painter Robert Bateman. “The Art of Adventure” peels back...
The Hello Crows on reconnecting with their Indigenous heritage through music
The Hello Crows have never just been a band. The Indigenous collective from Fredericton, New Brunswick formed after its members connected at an Indige...
Jennifer Lawrence on Die My Love and how Mother! destroyed her
After reading Ariana Harwicz’s novel “Die, My Love” in his book club, Martin Scorsese sent a copy to Jennifer Lawrence, telling her he imagined her as...
This play looks at how Columbine and 9/11 haunted a generation
In the groundbreaking play “The Comeuppance” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, old wounds rise to the surface when a group of friends reunite 20 years after...
Bahamas isn’t sure if this is his 2nd last album — but he’s not ruling it out
Afie Jurvanen, also known as Bahamas, is back with a new record, cheekily titled “My Second Last Album.” Whether or not it’ll live up to its title is...
Audrey-Anne Bouchard creates theatre performances you’re not supposed to see
When Audrey-Anne Bouchard was a teenager, she found out she had a rare degenerative eye disease. Now, she creates immersive theatre performances for b...
Rochelle Jordan is rewriting her story and reclaiming her power
Rochelle Jordan is a Canadian singer whose new record, “Through The Wall,” was recently named one of the best new albums by Pitchfork. It explores the...
Lee Lai finds her voice in Cannon
Years before she made a splashy debut with her award-winning graphic novel “Stone Fruit,” the Montreal-based cartoonist Lee Lai spent years working in...
Elijah Woods says don’t be afraid to be cringey on the internet
Over the last few years, Canadian singer-songwriter Elijah Woods has surpassed one billion streams, been nominated for four Juno Awards, and sold out...
Begonia is the same flamboyant performer onstage and off
Winnipeg’s Alexa Dirks, better known by her stage name Begonia, is one of the coolest voices in alt-pop with a bombastic, technicolour sense of style....
There’s nothing spooky about Shad’s new album
Twenty years after the release of his debut album, “When This Is Over,” Shad has firmly cemented himself as one of the great Canadian voices of our ti...
Harris Dickinson on his directorial debut and playing John Lennon
For the past few years, Harris Dickinson (Babygirl, The Iron Claw, Triangle of Sadness) has built his reputation as one of the buzziest new actors. No...
Maren Morris’s Dreamsicle is more than just a divorce album
Nashville singer-songwriter Maren Morris is back with a new album, “Dreamsicle.” It’s her first release after her divorce last year. But it’s not just...
These choreographers are making the invisible visible through dance
Or Schraiber and Bobbi Jene Smith are two of the most important names in contemporary dance. They’re also a married couple. Or and Bobbi join Tom Powe...
Colin Farrell plays a desperate gambler in his new movie
In his new movie, “Ballad of a Small Player,” Colin Farrell (The Penguin, The Banshees of Inisherin, In Bruges) plays a gambling addict who’s not aver...
How three Toronto filmmakers made the scariest movie of 2025
Horror master Eli Roth has called the new Canadian-made found footage film “Dream Eater” one of the scariest he’s ever seen. Directed by Toronto’s Jay...
Judd Apatow takes comedy seriously
Writer, producer and director Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People) is truly a comedy legend. He’s behind some of the most su...
Why Renée Fleming had her brain scanned while she was singing
It’s often said that laughter is the best medicine, but there’s an ever growing case that it might in fact be music. Over the last decade, Renée Flemi...
50 years of Rocky Horror with Patricia Quinn
She’s ready to do the time warp again! Fifty years ago, Patricia Quinn played the maid Magenta in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” She joins Tom Power...
Christian McBride almost reunited The Police
Christian McBride is a nine-time Grammy-winning bassist and composer who’s known for his prolific career across jazz and other genres. His new big ban...
Skye Sweetnam’s journey from teen pop star to hard rock frontwoman
As a teenager, Canadian singer Skye Sweetnam was on track to be a major pop star. She opened for Britney Spears before she'd even put out a record. Bu...
Steve Martin and Alison Brown on their love of the banjo
You might know Steve Martin as a comedy legend, but he’s also a serious musician. If you know his early comedy albums, like “A Wild and Crazy Guy,” yo...
Superstar producer Greg Wells on his hitmaking career
Greg Wells is a Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and mix engineer who was recently made a Member...
Jafar Panahi was inspired by Tehran’s political prisoners
This year, Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his extraordinary new film, “It Was Just an Accident,” which he shot secretl...
Tanveer Alam on what Kathak and ballet have in common
Tanveer Alam is a Toronto-based dancer and choreographer who specializes in Kathak, a style of Indian classical dance that traces back to the 18th cen...
Piano virtuoso Lang Lang on the teacher who didn’t believe in him
You don’t become one of the most successful pianists of our time without a lot of practice. That’s something Lang Lang knows all about. Six years afte...
Folk trio The Pairs don’t write songs with perfect endings
What happens when you start to feel anxiety and self-doubt in the middle of chasing your dreams? The Canadian folk trio The Pairs don’t necessarily ha...
Ryan Reynolds on John Candy’s impact and legacy
Vancouver's own Ryan Reynolds (Dead Pool, Free Guy) is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. But these days, he's using his voice to talk about...
After winning the Polaris Prize, Debby Friday bet on herself
Back in 2023, Debby Friday won the prestigious Polaris Music Prize for her debut album, “Good Luck.” When she sat down to write her next record, it wo...
Jeff Wall says beauty isn’t what you think it is
Jeff Wall is one of the most influential photographers of our time. His photos have sold for millions at auctions, he’s an Officer of the Order of Can...
What’s poetry’s role in the housing crisis?
In her latest poetry collection, “Wellwater,” Canadian poet Karen Solie takes a hard look at climate grief and economic anxiety. Her opening poem, “Ba...
Rose Byrne is “always looking for a joke”
Before cementing her status as a bonafide comedic talent, Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids, Neighbors) was known for more dramatic roles. Now, the Australian a...
Classical superstar Ludovico Einaudi on The Summer Portraits
Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi is a powerhouse in classical music. As one of the most streamed classical artists of all time, his atmos...
Remembering D'Angelo
Today we’re remembering the Grammy-winning R&B and soul singer D’Angelo. The musician’s family confirmed in a statement today that he died following a...
Nicholas Sparks teams up with M. Night Shyamalan
You probably didn’t expect the bestselling author of “The Notebook” and the acclaimed director of “The Sixth Sense” to start working together, but you...
Leith Ross on grief, community and showing up even when it’s hard
Leith Ross is a Juno-nominated singer-songwriter whose music blew up on TikTok during the pandemic. Now, they’ve released their sophomore album, “I Ca...
Blue Rodeo look back on 30 years of Five Days in July
On the 30th anniversary of Blue Rodeo’s best selling album “Five Days in July,” bandmates Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor join Tom to recall how they found...
Natalie MacMaster on family, love and Cape Breton fiddle music
Natalie MacMaster is a virtuoso Canadian fiddle player from Cape Breton who’s brought traditional East Coast music to the rest of the world. She was n...
Dropkick Murphys stand up for themselves — even if they lose fans
For nearly three decades, Boston’s Dropkick Murphys have been the loud, proud voice of working class punk. They’re the kind of band that’s stood for s...
Wolf Alice realized they were dreaming too small
What do you do after you’ve released three albums that have all been nominated for or won the biggest music prize in your home country? Well, for the...