Q with Tom Power

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October 09, 2023 Tom Hanks: The magic behind moviemaking
Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, A League of Their Own) on his debut novel “The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” the insecurities he’s felt throughout his career, and what drives his passion for filmmaking when it feels like “the odds are stacked against you.”
52 min
October 06, 2023 Emma Donoghue: Anne Lister, young queer love, and her new novel Learned By Heart
Emma Donoghue’s new novel has been decades in the making. “Learned by Heart” tells the story of two young teenagers, Anne Lister and Eliza Raine, who fall in love at their boarding school in England in 1805. Except these characters aren’t that of fiction — they actually existed. Emma tells Tom about when she first discovered the story, how Anne Lister changed her life, and how it feels to finally finish this novel.
26 min
October 06, 2023 Grant Singer: Music videos, being drawn to deception, and his first feature film Reptile
Grant Singer has directed music videos for everyone from Sam Smith to The Weeknd to Lorde. Now, Grant’s first feature film, “Reptile,” starring Benicio del Toro and Justin Timberlake, is available on Netflix. Grant joins Tom to talk about his greatest influences, how shooting a music video is like writing a short story, and the “fun” of deception in his new film.
21 min
October 05, 2023 Anil Kapoor: From Bollywood to Hollywood, Thank You for Coming, and Slumdog Millionaire
Anil Kapoor is the producer of the new Hindi sex-positive comedy “Thank You for Coming,” which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last month. The acclaimed Indian actor drops by to tell Tom about the challenges of working with family, the differences between Bollywood and Hollywood, and how Slumdog Millionaire changed the course of his acting career.
25 min
October 05, 2023 Carolyn Taylor: Figure skating, Olympic athletes, and following your dreams
Carolyn Taylor is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and director. She’s not, however, a choreographer or figure skater. But that didn’t stop her on her quest to choreograph a full-length pairs figure skating routine to “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston. In Carolyn’s new series of the same name, she sets out to make her dream come true with the help of some of Canada’s most celebrated Olympic figure skaters. Carolyn talks to Tom about the moment she came up with the idea, pursuing your dreams (regardless of the pushback), and facing fear head-on.
23 min
October 04, 2023 John Carney: Once, Flora and Son and convincing Bono’s daughter Eve Hewson to sing in his new film
Director John Carney (Sing Street, Once) talks to Tom about his new film, “Flora and Son,” what that moment feels like when you know you’re ‘creating something great,’ and how his best instincts paid off when he came up with the idea for his film “Once.”
33 min
October 04, 2023 James Ungalaq: Inuktitut heavy metal, Northern Haze, and why his first solo album is also his last
James Ungalaq’s ground-breaking band Northern Haze is widely known for recording the first Indigenous-language rock album in North America back in 1985. Now in his late 50s, James is releasing his first ever solo album. James tells Tom what it was like making music in the remote hamlet of Igloolik, the bands he listened to growing up, and how he feels about retiring.
18 min
October 03, 2023 Hozier on “Take Me to Church” and his new album + How Fawn Parker writes about grief
For his latest album, “Unreal Unearth,” Irish singer-songwriter Hozier looked to the nine circles of hell for inspiration. More specifically, “Dante’s Inferno.” Hozier talks to Tom about the new record and the resonance of his biggest hit, “Take Me to Church,” in 2023. Plus, Fawn Parker is a writer whose novel “What We Both Know” was longlisted for the Giller Prize in 2022. Now, she returns with her debut poetry collection, “Soft Inheritance.” Fawn tells Tom how her mother’s journey with cancer inspired the collection of poems. She also reads one of her poems, “Woof.”
47 min
October 02, 2023 Jennifer Podemski: Indigenous authenticity, finding inspiration in her family history, and the new series ‘Little Bird’
Early in her career, Jennifer Podemski set out to tell stories that felt honest to the lives of Indigenous people. More than 30 years later, the veteran actor and filmmaker is delivering on that promise with her new series “Little Bird.” She tells Tom how the story resonates with her own family history, about making a production company that tells Indigenous stories with authenticity, and why she calls her work “cycle-breaking.”
30 min
October 02, 2023 David Ruben Piqtoukun: Sculpture as a form of storytelling, his residential school experience, and his exhibition “Radical Remembrance”
David Ruben Piqtoukun is a Governor General's Award-winning Inuvialuk sculptor whose work channels the stories he's heard from Inuit elders and others in his community. His major exhibition “Radical Remembrance” highlights 50 pieces in honour of the 50 years he’s spent sculpting and stone carving. David talks to Tom about the exhibition, sculpting as a form of storytelling, and how his residential school experience felt like an “education in forgetting.”
21 min

About Q with Tom Power

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Five days a week, Tom Power brings you candid conversations with the artists shaping our culture. Whether he’s chatting with A-listers or rising stars, his disarming warmth and meticulous research…

always gets below the surface, bringing us deeper into the art and lives of today's most compelling musicians, writers, actors and filmmakers.

As a Canadian institution, Q has attracted the biggest names in the world. But it's never been about the fame. It's always been about the art.

Since becoming the host of Q in October 2016, listeners have come to know Tom for his in-depth interviewing style (asking founding Wu-Tang Clan member RZA what was inside his teenage notebooks), his mischievous sense of humour (jokingly chiding actor Catherine O'Hara for her parenting skills in Home Alone), and his genuine enthusiasm and fearlessness (singing a duet with Mavis Staples).

You’re just as likely to hear from celebrities and cultural icons as you are to hear from emerging artists at the beginning of their career. Tom gives each and every artist the space to tell their story in their own words. He also has a track record for interviewing artists on the precipice of stardom, like Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Daniel Caesar, who appeared on Q well before they hit the mainstream.

On Q, we cover arts and culture in all its forms, including music, movies, film, TV, comedy, painting, photography, theatre, cinema, Broadway, fashion, dance, opera, documentaries, books, fiction and memoirs.

Look to our archives to hear some of Tom’s award-winning artist interviews, including his moving and insightful conversation with the Canadian actor Michael J. Fox, which was awarded the prestigious gold medal for best interview at the 2021 New York Festivals Radio Awards.

In 2022, Tom spoke with Friends star Matthew Perry in front of a live audience. Their warm and frank conversation about the actor's struggles with substance abuse struck a chord, leading to millions views on TikTok and Instagram, while also being picked up by news outlets internationally, including Vanity Fair and CNN.

Tom’s impactful discussions with top talent have included Adele, Bono, Chappell Roan, Pamela Anderson, Cate Blanchett, Dua Lipa, Cher, Denzel Washington, Mick Jagger, Florence Pugh, Francis Ford Coppola, Kristen Stewart, Emma Stone, Jim Carrey, Billy Porter, Tom Hanks, Jerry Seinfeld, Tyler Perry, Alicia Keys, Alan Moore, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Darren Aronofsky, Harry Styles, Simu Liu, Sean Penn, Sandra Bullock, Michaela Coel, Ryan Reynolds, Katy Perry, Neil Young, Shakira, George Clooney, Ava DuVernay, Omar Apollo, Trixie Mattel, Orville Peck, Big Sean, Anil Kapoor, Jane Fonda, Robert DeNiro, Antonio Banderas, Elton John, Celine Dion, Kerry Washington, Chuck D, Steven Soderbergh, Mikey Madison, Cillian Murphy, Sean Baker, Steve McQueen, Paris Hilton, Taylor Tomlinson, Gwen Stefani, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kylie Minogue, Stanley Tucci, Rufus Wainwright, Caroline Polachek, Hans Zimmer, Denis Villeneuve, Alex Garland, Alan Ritchson, Britt Lower, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, David Blaine, Brian Tyree Henry, Perfume Genius, Deepa Mehta, Tracy Chapman, Chloë Sevigny, Josh Hartnett and many more.