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?

As part of our ongoing q playlist series, comedian and actor Russell Peters shares the music that inspired him to try to be a b-boy, but ultimately become a DJ, pre-comedy career.

Poet and Instragram sensation, Rupi Kaur sits down with Shad to talk about how she got started in what she dubs "design poetry".

q’s Pop Culture Panel gathers to discuss how Game of Thrones’ increasingly brutal depictions of sexualized violence have caused some viewers to question how it portrays female characters. Does the aesthetic treatment of such assault scenes turn women on the show into "sexual tools" or are these depictions in line with the medieval setting?

TV's new sex worker drama "The Girlfriend Experience" profiles a law student who becomes a prostitute. Does the ambitious new serious do justice to the realities of sex work? On today's Pop Culture Panel, Rachel Giese of Chatelaine, Emily Keeler of the Walrus and Stephen Marche of Esquire join Shad to discuss.

Celebrities are taking sides in the U.S. Presidential race. How far off are the candidates from their famous supporters? On today's Pop Culture Panel, Rachel Giese of Chatelaine, Emily Keeler of the Walrus and Stephen Marche of Esquire join Shad to discuss.

The irreverent Netflix comedy "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" back for season 2 after rave reviews. But do some of the characters perpetuate cultural stereotypes? On today's Pop Culture Panel, Rachel Giese of Chatelaine, Emily Keeler of the Walrus and Stephen Marche of Esquire join Shad to discuss.

When it comes to Australian hip-hop, Omar Musa says the two major problems that arise are the masking of an Australian accent and, as in the West, the appropriation of black culture — both of which he sees in Iggy Azalea.

In a distinctly raucous interview, Cheap Trick founding members Rick Nielsen and Tom Petersson join Shad to look back on their work, their recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and why they still want you to want them.

"Sleeping Giant", Andrew Cividino's first feature film, has already received rave reviews from when it premiered at Cannes last year and earned four nominations at the recent Canadian Screen Awards. Cividino joins Shad to talk about making the coming-of-age film and his unique approach to casting.