Renowned Canadian opera singer Barbara Hannigan joins Shad to discuss her rare talent for conducting and singing — at the same time. She also reflects on how the male-dominated conventions of opera are changing.

Elvis Costello's musical career has spanned more than four decades and crossed several genres. He's collaborated with everyone from George Jones to The Roots to Burt Bacharach, and was named among Rolling Stone's 25 greatest songwriters of all time. Today the prolific musician joins Shad to discuss his new memoir, Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink, and his suitcase full of formative memories.

Carly Rae Jepsen speaks with guest host Tom Power about how she stayed grounded after the sudden success of her hit "Call Me Maybe".

In this excerpt from the interview, Brian fields a few questions about drug use. The legendary songwriter of Beach Boys fame, Brian Wilson, joined us for a chat in Studio Q.

Nine time Gemini award winning, Ron Maclean, has had a colorful 25 year career with 'Hockey Night in Canada.' We talk about his life, career, and his stick handling skills in this interview from the Glenn Gould Studio.

The Weakerthans stopped by our studio to chat and perform songs from their two decade-long catalog of songs.

The 2011 Canada Reads books and advocates were revealed live on Q.