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Q with Tom Power
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 mus...
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Rose Byrne is “always looking for a joke”
Before cementing her status as a bonafide comedic talent, Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids, Neighbors) was known for more dramatic roles. Now, the Australian a...
Classical superstar Ludovico Einaudi on The Summer Portraits
Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi is a powerhouse in classical music. As one of the most streamed classical artists of all time, his atmos...
Remembering D'Angelo
Today we’re remembering the Grammy-winning R&B and soul singer D’Angelo. The musician’s family confirmed in a statement today that he died following a...
Nicholas Sparks teams up with M. Night Shyamalan
You probably didn’t expect the bestselling author of “The Notebook” and the acclaimed director of “The Sixth Sense” to start working together, but you...
Leith Ross on grief, community and showing up even when it’s hard
Leith Ross is a Juno-nominated singer-songwriter whose music blew up on TikTok during the pandemic. Now, they’ve released their sophomore album, “I Ca...
Blue Rodeo look back on 30 years of Five Days in July
On the 30th anniversary of Blue Rodeo’s best selling album “Five Days in July,” bandmates Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor join Tom to recall how they found...
Natalie MacMaster on family, love and Cape Breton fiddle music
Natalie MacMaster is a virtuoso Canadian fiddle player from Cape Breton who’s brought traditional East Coast music to the rest of the world. She was n...
Dropkick Murphys stand up for themselves — even if they lose fans
For nearly three decades, Boston’s Dropkick Murphys have been the loud, proud voice of working class punk. They’re the kind of band that’s stood for s...
Wolf Alice realized they were dreaming too small
What do you do after you’ve released three albums that have all been nominated for or won the biggest music prize in your home country? Well, for the...
katherena vermette on being a descendant and a future ancestor
What does it mean to be a descendant and a future ancestor at the same time? In her latest book of poetry, “procession,” katherena vermette aims to an...
Geddy Lee recalls the Rush show he'll never forget
Two years ago, Rush frontman and bassist Geddy Lee joined Tom Power to talk about his memoir, “My Effin’ Life.” He discussed his experience as the son...
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane sings like Sinatra
Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, Ted, American Dad!) is a man of many voices. For more than 25 years, he’s voiced Peter and Stewie Griffin, Brian the dog,...
How a banned sex scene led Robert Lantos to build a Canadian film empire
Canadian film mogul Robert Lantos has spent his career bringing Canadian movies and TV shows to the screen. In fact, some say he kick-started the whol...
Why PIQSIQ wrote a song about Mahaha, the Inuit tickling demon
What if the bad guy in your nightmare didn’t chase you, but tried to tickle you to death? That’s just one of the Inuit legends reimagined by the throa...
Alex Edelman says good comedy shouldn’t be funny all the time
Comedian Alex Edelman has had an exciting past couple of years. He won a Tony and an Emmy for his acclaimed Broadway show “Just For Us,” which then be...
How To Sing For Money? Ask Maggie Andrew
Maggie Andrew is one of the most exciting artists coming out of the East Coast right now. She drops by our studio to set up the title track off her ne...
Don’t ask Cillian Murphy what his movies are about
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer, Peaky Blinders) doesn’t like to do a lot of interviews — that’s what people say. The Oscar-winning Irish actor now stars...
Alyson Stoner on the cost of child stardom
Alyson Stoner is one of the most recognizable former child actors of the mid-2000s. They got their big break dancing in the music video for Missy Elli...
Benny Safdie tells the inspiring story of a loser
Celebrated filmmaker and actor Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Oppenheimer) did something outside his comfort zone when he made his latest film, “The Smashi...
Gustavo Gimeno on Igor Stravinsky’s 1967 Toronto curtain call
Back in 1967, Igor Stravinsky, the legendary classical composer, ignored his doctors’ advice and conducted the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in what woul...
For Tantoo Cardinal, there’s no turning back
For more than five decades, Canadian acting legend Tantoo Cardinal (Dances with Wolves, Killers of the Flower Moon) has worked tirelessly to bring nua...
He used to steal his mom’s copies of Vogue — now he works there
As a kid growing up in Nipissing, Ont., Christian Allaire dreamed of being part of the glamorous world that he saw in his mother’s Vogue magazines. No...
Why Sebastian Gaskin started embracing his Indigeneity in his music
Sebastian Gaskin is a musician from Tataskweyak Cree Nation in Manitoba who fuses his culture with R&B, rock and pop music. Earlier this year, he join...
How losing his voice made Patrick Watson a better singer
What happens when you build a career being a singer-songwriter and then you permanently lose your voice? That’s what happened to acclaimed musician Pa...
Scarlett Johansson was “humbled” directing Holocaust survivors
What does the title of “highest-grossing actor of all time” actually mean for a Hollywood star? For Scarlett Johansson, who currently holds that posit...
“Having the space to fumble" shaped Hanorah’s music
Hanorah is a singer-songwriter from Montreal who’s opened for Mavis Staples, and grew up listening to Etta James and Joss Stone. But on her latest EP,...
Sterlin Harjo was roasted for being a genius
As a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship (also known as the MacArthur Genius Grant), you could say filmmaker Sterlin Harjo is a certified genius. He...
Amy Millan had to break up with her guitar
“It’s not you, it’s me.” That’s the line Amy Millan used to break up with her guitar. The Canadian singer-songwriter had lost the love she had for her...
Brett Goldstein is obsessed with love stories
If you could take a test that told you who your soulmate was, would you do it? Would you trust it? That’s the premise of the new movie “All of You,” s...
Akinola Davies Jr. turned a childhood memory into an acclaimed film
Earlier this year, a new movie called “My Father’s Shadow” made history when it became the first Nigerian film to be officially selected for the Canne...
Rachel Bobbitt’s debut album is an emotional homecoming
Rachel Bobbitt is a Nova Scotian singer-songwriter who currently lives in Toronto, makes music in Los Angeles, and tours all around with bands like Me...
Mark Ronson looks back at his rise in the ’90s DJ scene
Nine-time Grammy winner Mark Ronson is responsible for producing some of the biggest pop songs of the last few decades. He’s worked with the likes of...
Toni Collette acted her way into appendix surgery as a kid
Toni Collette (Hereditary, Little Miss Sunshine) is known as one the most dynamic and versatile actors of her generation. From her star-making turn in...
How Joan Shelley found inspiration in Toronto’s frigid winter
American singer-songwriter Joan Shelley is back with a new album, titled “Real Warmth.” She joins guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about recording i...
Zosia Mamet was in a Nyquil-induced haze when she auditioned for Girls
Actor and writer Zosia Mamet is best known for playing the role of Shoshanna Shapiro on the hit HBO series “Girls.” But there’s a lot more to Zosia’s...
This musical is a digital detox for our brains
Are we all addicted to the internet? Digital technology feels like something we can’t live without, but with all the physical and mental health issues...
Sarah McLachlan on the legacy of Lilith Fair (Live)
Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan didn’t just make some of her generation’s greatest songs, she started a movement. In this special episode,...
Why Blair Underwood leads with his humanity
Throughout his 40-year acting career, Blair Underwood (L.A. Law, Longlegs) has always made it a priority to lead with his humanity. In the ‘80s and ‘9...
Euphoria’s Barbie Ferreira on becoming an indie cinema darling
Barbie Ferreira got her start as a model before landing her big break starring on the gritty teen drama “Euphoria.” Since leaving the show, she’s deci...
How Tim Key got Carey Mulligan in The Ballad of Wallis Island
The film “The Ballad of Wallis Island” tells the story of Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who uses his money to hold a private concert on the rem...