Q with Tom Power

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Charlotte Day Wilson: Cyan Blue, choosing music over hockey, and Patti Smith
May 02, 2024

The acclaimed Toronto singer-songwriter Charlotte Day Wilson is back with her second studio album, Cyan Blue. She sits down with Tom to talk about the record and how she almost became a professio

Ari Kinarthy: On scoring his own legacy
May 02, 2024

The Canadian composer Ari Kinarthy always dreamed of scoring a film, but he never expected it to be a film about his own life. The new documentary Aris Theme unfolds his remarkable story as some

Emily Henry: Bringing the romance novel into the age of dating apps and TikTok
May 01, 2024

Emily Henry is an internationally bestselling author credited with cracking the modern romance novel, especially for Gen Z and millennials. Three of her books, including her breakout hit Beach Rea

Christian Sparkes: The King Tide and the darker side of Newfoundland and Labrador
May 01, 2024

In Christian Sparkess new psychological thriller, The King Tide, a young girl with mysterious powers washes ashore a remote island community in Newfoundland. But after her powers go dormant, the

Laura Ramoso: On going viral for doing impressions of her parents
April 30, 2024

The Toronto-based sketch comic Laura Ramoso has amassed more than one million followers on TikTok and Instagram for her hilarious impressions of her German mom and Italian dad. Laura talks to Tom a

Hangama Amiri: Using textiles to stitch together her memories of home
April 30, 2024

The textile artist Hangama Amiri is known around the world for making masterpieces out of fabric. A lot of that fabric is from a home she was forced to leave. Hangama was seven years old when the T

Richard Thomas: To Kill a Mockingbird and playing John-Boy on The Waltons
April 29, 2024

Richard Thomas is best known for playing John-Boy on the 70s drama series The Waltons. Now, hes playing one of literature and films most beloved characters, Atticus Finch, in Aaron Sorkins to

Justin Peck: Adapting Sufjan Stevens’s album Illinois into a Broadway musical
April 29, 2024

Justin Peck is a celebrated choreographer who loves Sufjan Stevenss music. He loves it so much that hes collaborated with the musician twice. Their latest project is a Broadway dance musical call

St. Vincent: All Born Screaming, oversharing, and working with Dave Grohl
April 26, 2024

The Grammy-winning musician St. Vincent, also known as Annie Clark, is back with a new album, All Born Screaming. Her last album, Daddys Home, was a wild trip through the 70s that explored he

Caitlin Cronenberg: Her eco-catastrophe film, photography, and her famous last name
April 26, 2024

Caitlin Cronenberg established herself as a photographer, but now shes following in the footsteps of her famous father, David Cronenberg, by directing her first feature film. Humane is a darkly