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 of Q in October 2016, listeners have come to know Tom for his in-depth interviewing style (asking founding Wu...
Latest episodes
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24 min
How Roch Voisine outlasted 'Rochmania'
In 1989, a young singer from New Brunswick sparked an international frenzy across Quebec and Europe known as "Rochmania." That singer was Roch Voisine, who skyrocketed to fame over…
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21 min
Tara Gereaux on the hidden cost of passing as white
Saskatchewan’s Tara Gereaux is the author of the novel Wild People Quiet, which was recently shortlisted for the Giller Prize — Canada's most prestigious literary award for fiction…
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22 min
How a 1972 Toronto musical changed comedy forever
For more than five decades, Jayne Eastwood has been one of the most recognizable and beloved faces in Canadian comedy, film and television — from Goin’ Down the Road and SCTV to My…
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18 min
For Luke Kirby, the big leagues were always in Canada
Since winning an Emmy for his role as Lenny Bruce on the hit series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Canadian actor Luke Kirby hasn’t slowed down. He talks to Tom Power about his new lea…
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40 min
Bernie Taupin: ‘I bluffed my way in the back door’
For decades, lyricist Bernie Taupin has partnered with Elton John to write some of popular music’s most iconic hits, including Tiny Dancer, Rocket Man and Bennie and the Jets. Now,…
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33 min
The pressure of making a musical about The Tragically Hip
How do you take the songs of one of Canada’s most beloved bands and weave them into a story about exile, identity and starting over? Creators and performers Ahmed Moneka and Jesse…
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24 min
Diego Luna on the absence that shaped his career
Diego Luna (Rogue One, Y Tu Mamá También) has been acting since he was a child, starting out in Mexican cinema before taking on Hollywood blockbusters and some of television’s bigg…
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21 min
Karine Vanasse on the real-world impact of the film Polytechnique
Long before she stepped into her role as the intimidating, impeccably dressed host of The Traitors Canada and Les Traîtres, Karine Vanasse co-produced and starred in Polytechnique.…
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33 min
‘Death looks after itself and I would take care of life’
Tracey Emin is one of Britain’s most provocative artists. She’s known for turning sex, trauma, heartbreak and her own messy life into boundary-breaking art. But after surviving agg…
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23 min
Emily Hampshire thinks we need to take having fun more seriously
As a kid in Montreal, Emily Hampshire (Schitt's Creek) was so self-conscious about performing that she’d only sing and dance inside her closet. She’s since gone on to become a six-…
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14 min
New music: So Faint
So Faint’s Hannah Georgas and Lyn Heinemann have known each other for nearly two decades, but they only recently became creative collaborators. Hannah is a multi-Juno-nominated art…
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19 min
Sebastian Stan on Fjord, fatherhood and his Romanian roots
From Tommy Lee to Donald Trump to the Winter Soldier, Sebastian Stan isn’t afraid of disappearing into a role. In his new film, Fjord, he plays a Romanian father in Norway fighting…
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23 min
Why modern dance is the wildest thing you can do with an evening
Alyssa Martin is an award-winning Canadian choreographer known for blending modern dance with humour, surrealism and absurdity. Her new full-length piece, Landslide, makes its worl…
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34 min
Robert Harris on ancient Rome’s warning for modern democracy
Bestselling author Robert Harris (Conclave, Fatherland) has sold millions of books, many of which have been adapted into films. But Robert never actually planned to become a noveli…
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11 min
New music: Jocelyn Gould
Sometimes you have to give flowers to those who came before you. On her new album, So Delighted, Juno-winning jazz guitarist Jocelyn Gould is doing just that. The Winnipeg musician…
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37 min
How to teach humans to dance like horses
Edmonton’s Stacey Tookey is one of most successful dance artists. She’s worked with legends like Bette Midler and Céline Dion. But Stacey really gained attention as a choreographer…
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12 min
Why two Vancouver musicians came together to form a supergroup
Back in July, Canadian musicians Haley Blais and Sam Lynch came on Q to discuss why they decided to unite as True Mountain Laurel, a supergroup born from late-night harmonies, voic…
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20 min
When you sculpt dozens of giant beavers, it’s hard to pick a favourite
The artist Kent Monkman is known for challenging the way Indigenous people have been represented over the centuries in Western art – often flipping the script so that Indigenous st…
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21 min
Getting to Know Q: Rohan Campbell
Canadian actor Rohan Campbell talks about his experience shooting the new Netflix suspense mini-series, Below, in Newfoundland alongside Josh Hartnett. Rohan sits down for our segm…
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32 min
Why Montreal is the (unrequited) love of Chandler Levack’s life
Canadian filmmaker Chandler Levack’s debut film I Like Movies was a huge hit, earning praise from folks like Adam Sandler and establishing Chandler as one to watch. This year, Chan…