In the 1950s and early 1960s, Casa Susanna was a safe space for men who wanted to wear white gloves, cocktail dresses and stiff wigs — among friends. Artist and "Transparent" producer Zackary Drucker joins Shad to discuss the safehouse ahead of its time, and how her generation of transfolk are claiming previously unthinkable identities.

On this week's Pop Culture Panel, Rachel Giese of Chatelaine, Stephan Marche of Esquire and Emily Keeler of The Walrus join Shad to discuss if movies like "Captain America: Civil War" add to discussions around politics.

Some find him inspiring, others find him hokey — but to documentarian Joe Berlinger, he's undeniably interesting. Berlinger — known for moving films about injustice, like Paradise Lost and Crude — joins Shad to explain why he's turned his sights on to a self-help magnate for his latest film "Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru".

Jalal Nuriddin is a founding member of The Last Poets, a group many hip-hop historians consider the grandfathers of rap. He joins Shad to talk about how his unique performance style influenced rapping, emceeing and hip-hop as we know it.

Playwright and performer Trey Anthony joins Shad to discuss her new play "How Black Mothers Say I Love You". It takes an emotional look at a mother geographically separated from her children, and the larger issue of the relationships between economic migrants and the kids they leave behind.

Canadian director Amber Fares makes her documentary debut with a look at the first all-female street-racing team in the Arab world.

A laid back portrait of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is going from Vogue cover to London's National Portrait Gallery. On today's pop culture panel, Stephen Marche of Esquire, journalist Rachel Giese, and filmmaker Charles Officer discuss why art enthusiasts are not pleased.

On today's pop culture panel, Stephen Marche of Esquire, journalist Rachel Giese, and filmmaker Charles Officer discuss the backlash to "Desert Trip" — the upcoming music festival featuring Rolling Stones, The Who, and Paul McCartney.

Orphan Black fans will recognize Kristian Bruun as schlubby, suburban dad, Donnie Hendrix, who stars opposite, Tatiana Maslany as Alison who's become a fan favourite and a proud "purveyor of dadbod". He joins Shad to discuss how masculinity is depicted in 2016, and the deeper layers of Donnie.

In 1991, an intimate documentary, "Madonna: Truth or Dare", promised to take audiences behind the scenes of the singer's famously boundary-smashing Blonde Ambition World Tour. Twenty-five years later, a new documentary says there was far more going on backstage — from painful secrets to broken promises. Three of the tour's ex-dancers, Oliver Crumes, Jose Gutierez and Kevin Stea join guest host Gill Deacon to discuss how the film "Strike A Pose" reveals what became of them when the wild ride was over.