Camille 2000, Judith Stein and League of Exotique Dancers director Rama Rau join guest host Gill Deacon to discuss the glitzy world of burlesque, the gritty problems that lurked just beneath the surface, and why they bill the film as "an alternate history of feminism".

VIEWS, the record formerly known as Views From the 6, is out today. It's the fourth official album from Toronto rapper and human GIF-machine Drake — and it arrives nearly two years after he first announced its existence. So is VIEWS the masterpiece fans have been waiting for? And what does Drake's appeal say about his home town?

Director X's film takes a long hard look at the legacy of racism in Nova Scotia with his debut feature film Across The Line. The director joins Shad to discuss coming of age in a hostile environment, and how his work on some of today's hottest music videos (Drake's Hotline Bling, Rihanna's Work) prepared him to shoot his first feature film.

In a wide-ranging conversation about community engagement and the role of the arts, Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz joins guest host Gill Deacon to share how he went from a flyer-refusing student to an activist and teacher in his own right.

Comedian Ali Hassan says Canada and the United States are "equally racist" - "We just know how to hide". While Ali hasn't always "been a good Muslim" but he's using his new comedy show, Muslim Interrupted, to do good for Muslims of all kinds.

Simon Ward and Dave Ritter of The Strumbellas sit down with Gill Deacon to talk about their latest record, "Hope", its universal message, and Simon's belief that any day they could make it big.

q's pop culture panel unpack Beyonce's visual album, Lemonade. "It is masterful ... this is legacy," says Naila Keleta-Mae. "The crazy thing about this album is that it's as good as people say it is," says Stephen Marche.

Ten weeks until the U.S. election. Ten weeks of Veep. As the popular political comedy returns, we explore how a comedy show responds when real life politics become stranger than fiction.

Josh Tillman sits down with guest host Rachel Geise to talk about the inception of his new persona and his latest record "I Love You, Honeybear".

As Disney's new version of The Jungle Book hits the top spot at the box office, some critics are revisiting the contentious history of its source material. The original book was a controversial piece of literature and the animated 1967 film had its own issues with cultural insensitivity, but are critics being too harsh when they judge the past by today's standards?