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We've moved! Please join us over at our new home: Q with Tom Power.
Five days a week, acclaimed interviewer Tom Power sits down with the artists, writers, actors and musicians who define this cultural moment in time. Whether he’s ribbing Adele, singing a boyband classic with Simu Liu, or dissecting faith with U2 frontman Bono – Tom brings the same curiosity, respect and meticulous preparation into every conversation. He also has a track record for interviewing artists on the precipice of stardom – like Lizzo and Billie Eilish — who appeared on Q well before hitting the mainstream. Hear your favourite artists as they truly are, every weekday with Tom Power. -
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Terry Crews didn’t have a typical journey into Hollywood. You may know him now as Lieutenant Terry Jeffords on Brooklyn Nine-Nine or as the host of America's Got Talent, but before all that, Terry was a professional football player — and before that, he was doing all that he could to get out of his hometown of Flint, Michigan. These are the stories that Terry writes about in his new memoir, Tough: My Journey to True Power. Terry tells Tom about his ever-evolving relationship with what it means to be tough, his turbulent NFL career and his rise in Hollywood.
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For a guy who’s made legendary films like The Fly, Scanners and Shivers, you’d think David Cronenberg would be used to the feeling of releasing a new film. But as the Canadian director tells Tom Power, that’s not really the case. David says that every time he makes a new film, he feels incredibly exposed, like he’s opening himself up and showing the world the most vulnerable parts of himself. It’s similar to what the main character in his new film Crimes of the Future goes through, except Saul Tenser (played by Viggo Mortensen) is literally cutting himself open and giving the insides of his body to his audience as a representation of his creativity. David tells Tom why a film he wrote more than 20 years ago is more relevant than ever, how his home country of Canada wasn’t the most supportive of his films when he was starting out, and why he doesn’t see his work as body horror.
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When life gets tough, Win Butler’s survival instincts kick in and he turns to music. That’s what happened during one of his first bouts of depression as a teenager, and then again when the pandemic began and he needed to find some hope and a bit of safety. It’s when working through those feelings and experiences that he writes some of his best songs. Win and Tom talk about a few things, like: is there a deeper, more spiritual side to falling in love with music? How do you write a hopeful song during a pandemic? And what’s it like becoming a huge, indie music-defining band in your early 20s? Listen to find out.
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When Greg Keelor moved to Toronto as a kid, he didn't intend on making friends. Despite that, Greg ended up being pals with a guy named Jim Cuddy. For Canadians, this friendship is one of the most important things to happen to Canadian rock country music — because from that friendship, Blue Rodeo was born. Greg and Jim tell Tom about how they got their start, the moment they knew things were about to change and why letting go was the best thing they could do for their music.
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What does it mean to have agency over your memories? What do you gain when you put your phone down and pay attention to what’s happening right in front of you? And what’s a dirty computer, anyway? Before Janelle Monáe was a Grammy-nominated artist, she was busy writing short stories. As a kid, she wrote science fiction and horror stories, including one where her grandmother was abducted by aliens. But her love of sci-fi and horror didn’t stop there — it’s something you can hear in her albums, like The ArchAndroid and Dirty Computer. Tom spoke with Janelle when she released her first collection of short stories called The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer.
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For somebody who’s won some of the biggest awards in entertainment, you might be surprised at how often Jane Fonda has been arrested. But for Jane, advocating for something you believe in is a risk worth taking. You might know Jane from movies like Klute, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? or Barbarella. Or maybe you’re more familiar with her most recent Netflix series, Grace and Frankie. While Jane has built this incredible, award-winning career, she’s continuously advocated for the “underdog” — speaking out about causes from the Vietnam War to racism to climate change. All of this is in her book, What Can I Do? The Path from Climate Despair to Action. In this conversation from 2020, Jane takes Tom back to the early days of her activism, what it was like being criticized by former U.S. president Richard Nixon and why she’s never decided between acting and activism.
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Where do you start with a legend like Buffy Sainte-Marie? Maybe you go back to New York in the ‘60s, where she played alongside the likes of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Or maybe you're more familiar with her Oscar-winning song Up Where We Belong. Or maybe you were a kid in the ‘70s who saw Buffy breastfeed her son on Sesame Street (a first in television history). So again, where do you start with a legend like Buffy Sainte-Marie? Tom was able to sit down with her for a rare career chat and he decided to start at the beginning — in Saskatchewan, the place she was born. Buffy is the focus of a new CBC podcast, aptly called Buffy, which unpacks her music and impact on popular culture over the last five decades. Listen to Buffy talk about what it’s like when your music gets banned in the United States, why winning an Oscar doesn’t necessarily mean you can quit your day job and why — even at 81 years old — you can still be as creative as you were when you were a kid.
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Before Selma Blair was an actor, an advocate or a writer, she was known as, “Mean Baby” – a nickname lovingly given to her by her parents. Although that comes off innocent enough, how does that kind of nickname impact your sense of self? So, she might’ve started out as "Mean Baby," but Selma’s somebody you likely know from movies like Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde and Hellboy. She’s also gotten a lot of attention recently for opening up about her diagnosis with MS and her struggles with alcoholism. So what happens when you feel like your life is predetermined for you? Why can hitting rock bottom actually be kind of freeing? And what do you do when your doctor tells you to hide your diagnosis of MS for your career? Selma tells Tom about all this and more.
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Forty years ago, Ke Huy Quan was plucked from obscurity into movie stardom when he found himself co-starring with Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. Still not even old enough to drive, he found even greater fame as part of the ensemble cast of the legendary film The Goonies. But after all that success in Hollywood and a career that most people would give anything for, Ke Huy Quan disappeared — until now. In this interview, he’ll explain where he’s been for the past few decades and how he’s been enticed back into acting by the new movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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Back in 2018, a standup special called Nanette turned the world of comedy on its head. It was written and performed by a relatively unknown comic at the time named Hannah Gadsby. Ever since that special came out, Tom Power has hoped he’d get the chance to speak with Hannah. Now, that time has finally come. In a rare Canadian interview, she told Tom all about her new memoir, Ten Steps to Nanette, and how growing up queer and neurodivergent in rural Tasmania shaped her comedic voice.
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Don Was has worked with some pretty incredible artists. Here's just a few: Bob Dylan, Garth Brooks, The Rolling Stones, Aaron Neville, John Mayer, Iggy Pop, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson and Carly Simon. He's also the president of Blue Note Records, one of the most prestigious record labels in the world, and he wrote and performed that song Walk the Dinosaur. So after you talk to Don Was about his career, you're left with a few questions: what were those artists like to work with? How do you make sure your fandom doesn't get in the way of making a great record? And most importantly, what do all of those legendary artists have in common? Don Was has answers for all those questions.
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Ben Schwartz is a really busy guy. Right now, he stars in the Apple TV+ murder mystery The Afterparty as well as the comedy Space Force alongside Steve Carell. He's also currently filming Renfield — a take on the Dracula story, starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula. Ben told Tom Power how his background in improv helps him as an actor, plus how Jean-Ralphio — the character he played on Parks and Recreation for five years — changed everything for him.
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The way you listen to music is always changing, but Jack White wants to go back to basics. From The White Stripes to The Raconteurs to his solo work, he’s always been extremely intentional with how his music is taken in, which is something you can really sense with his love of vinyl and no-phone policy at his shows. Here’s the thing, these aren’t gimmicks for Jack — he simply wants you to have reverence for the art you love. Tom Power flew down to Jack’s Third Man Records warehouse in Nashville to talk about his new albums, what reverence for art looks like to him and what you might be able to gain by listening to your next album with a similar reverence.
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Charlotte Cardin’s journey to becoming the most-nominated artist at this year’s Juno Awards wasn’t a typical one. She grew up in a family of scientists and started writing songs when she was young. Eventually, she made it onto La Voix, the biggest reality singing show in Quebec. Spoiler alert: she didn’t win. But she’d be the first to tell you that losing La Voix was a blessing in disguise. As a former model, Cardin also had a lot to say about the lack of control you can feel in that industry, versus being able to tell your own story through music. While her path to becoming the most celebrated artist at this year’s Junos wasn’t always linear, it says a lot about the persistence it takes to find your audience in 2022.
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When most kids were mowing lawns or babysitting for some extra cash, Deborah Cox was doing session work and getting paid to sing at only 12 years old. The fact that she is who she is today — a platinum-record-selling artist and actor — is no surprise. But what might come as a surprise to some people is that Cox had a tough time getting her career off the ground at home in Canada. Even though her talent was so clear, she was rejected by almost every major label in the country. It wasn’t until she moved to the U.S. that her career really took off and she became a legendary artist in R&B and beyond. Now, she’s being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She told Tom Power her story, about being honoured by Canada and how you hold the present with the past.
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For the last two years, Phoebe Bridgers has been everywhere. Maybe you saw her at last year's Grammys where she was up for four awards, or caught her smashing her guitar on Saturday Night Live a few months back. She’s also the founder of her own label, Saddest Factory Records. If you’re not familiar with Bridgers, just know that she makes music that can be devastating, gut-wrenching and also strangely funny. But more than anything, her music feels both deeply personal and universal at the same time. It’s something that’s earned her millions of fans all over the world and one of the top spots at this year's Coachella music festival. Phoebe Bridgers has been called one of the voices of her generation and it was a pleasure to get to talk to her.
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Adam Scott has taken on a lot of roles that mean a lot to different people. Whether it's the despondent artist/caterer in the cult hit sitcom Party Down, the nerdy romantic Ben Wyatt in Parks and Recreation, or belting out Sweet Child o' Mine with his family in Step Brothers, Scott tends to build intense fandoms everywhere he goes. Now, he stars in the new Apple TV+ series Severance as a man whose memories from his professional and personal lives are surgically divided. He told Tom Power why the role (if not the job) is his dream come true — and why that still didn't stop him from sleeping in for one of the biggest days of filming. He also talked about the intense fandoms of his work, and why as an intense fan himself, he understands where it comes from.
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Camila Cabello is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. She started out in the girl group Fifth Harmony in 2012, went solo in 2016 and hit number 1 in 2017 with her massive single Havana. In this conversation, Cabello discussed something you almost never hear a pop star of her stature talk about — the day Havana hit number 1, she didn’t feel the happiness she thought she’d feel. Her new album is called Familia and, true to its name, it's about her coming home to her family, to her roots and to the music she listened to in the kitchen as a kid. She spoke about the real-life pressures of being a pop star, and how she realized prioritizing her own happiness is the key to her success.
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