Q with Tom Power

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August 08, 2023 For blues singer Angelique Francis, music is a family affair + New music from Sleepy Jean
Music runs in the family for Canadian blues singer Angelique Francis. On the heels of winning blues album of the year for “Long River” at this year’s Junos, Angelique talks to guest host Talia Schlanger about hitting stages across the country with her band, which includes her dad and two sisters.
Plus, Sleepy Jean is a Canadian musician who’s digging into her family history on her new album, “Shoot Me in a Dream.” In the 1970s, her father was forced to flee his home country of Uganda and was never able to return due to political persecution. Sleepy Jean joins Talia to talk about channeling this in her music.
24 min
August 07, 2023 “This man's a little paranoid”: When Christian McBride met his hero James Brown, this is what happened
Eight-time Grammy-winning bassist Christian McBride tells Tom what happened when he met his hero James Brown, and why he wanted to write a suite for four civil rights legends: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Rosa Parks.
35 min
August 07, 2023 For Rakhee Morzaria, playing a suburban mother of two felt like uncharted territory
Actor and comedian Rakhee Morzaria (Run The Burbs) talks about her comedy, the tension of being both a writer and actor on the same show, and what she thinks Tom should say to internet trolls.
16 min
August 04, 2023 Calypso and soca legend David Rudder reflects on his career
At 70 years old, the calypso and soca legend sits down with Tom for a career-spanning chat about his rise as an artist, his Parkinson’s diagnosis and the evolution of the music he helped take to the global stage.
26 min
August 04, 2023 After burning out, superstar DJ Rezz found her version of work-life balance
Canadian DJ Rezz is a star in the world of electronic music, racking up millions of streams and performing at festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza. But her rise in EDM came at a steep cost to her physical and mental health. She spoke with Tom Power about finding a sustainable lifestyle in a profession that involves grueling tour schedules and performing all night into the early hours of the morning.
25 min
August 03, 2023 “We can inspire healing through song”: Lakecia Benjamin on her latest album “Phoenix”
Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin talks to guest host Talia Schlanger about playing for revered artists (Missy Elliott, Stevie Wonder), the time she snuck her way past security to play sax at a Prince concert and how a near-death experience inspired her new record, “Phoenix.”
33 min
August 03, 2023 What it’s like inside Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen’s immersive audio performance “The Seventh Fire”
Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen’s latest project, “The Seventh Fire,” is an immersive audio performance that draws on Anishinaabe stories to take the audience to an ancestral spiritual world using sound. Lisa tells guest host Talia Schlanger about the inspiration behind “The Seventh Fire,” and how a profound conversation about the future between her and her child ended up at the heart of the performance.
18 min
August 02, 2023 Life lessons from Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning performer who’s wowed audiences in musicals like “Wicked” and “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Now, she's sharing what she's learned over the years in her latest book, “I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts,” which collects her musings on creativity, love, loss and closure. Kristin talks to Tom about the book, what she learned from millennials about self-care and how a lighting accident on set of “The Good Wife” changed her life.
32 min
August 02, 2023 How Ramesh Meyyappan’s new play builds a bridge between the deaf and hearing worlds
The play “Lady M” is a new deaf-led adaptation of Shakespeare's “Macbeth” by theatre maker Ramesh Meyyappan, whose work lies at the intersection of the deaf and hearing worlds. He talks to guest host Talia Schlanger about how he’s telling a Shakespearean-inspired story without spoken language, and what he hopes audiences will walk away with after seeing “Lady M.”
19 min
August 01, 2023 Jason Segel on growing up and finding laughter through pain
Jason Segel has played a lot of funny characters in turmoil, whether that’s as a young person in the throes of angst in “Freaks and Geeks” or as someone recently dumped while on a Hawaiian vacation in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” He keeps that trend going in the Apple TV+ series “Shrinking,” where he plays a therapist who’s dealing with his own tragedy. Jason tells Tom about the “magical melancholy” in his roles and why he left L.A. after the massive success of "How I Met Your Mother."
24 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.