Q with Tom Power

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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, “Daddy’s 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 she’s following in the footsteps of her famous father, David Cronenberg, by directing her first feature film. “Humane” is a darkly

Maya Rudolph: Loot, SNL, Bridesmaids, and her cool parents
April 25, 2024

Maya Rudolph has been a comedy staple on our screens for decades. Shes impersonated everyone from Donatella Versace to Beyonc as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and shes played memorable

Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee: Jackie Shane’s fascinating story
April 25, 2024

Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee are the directors of a new documentary about the late American R&B singer Jackie Shane. Jackie was a Black trans woman who became popular in Canada after

Jimbo: Clowning, Drag Race, and winning for weirdos around the world
April 24, 2024

Jimbo the Drag Clown got a taste of revenge last year. After getting eliminated from the first season of Canada's Drag Race, she returned to win Season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. In the

Sophie Nélisse: Irena’s Vow and what training as a gymnast gives her as an actor
April 24, 2024

The Canadian actor Sophie Nlisse (Yellowjackets) stars in the new film Irenas Vow, which tells the story of Irena Gut, a Polish nurse during World War II. Irena becomes a German army major's ho

Nikki Giovanni: Poetry, the birth of hip-hop, and why she genuinely wants to go to Mars
April 23, 2024

Considered one of the worlds greatest living poets, Nikki Giovanni carved out a revolutionary legacy during the civil rights era with poems that uplifted the experiences of Black Americans. Decade

Zarrar Kahn: How his debut film depicts the horror of living in a patriarchal society
April 23, 2024

For his debut feature film, In Flames, the Pakistani Canadian filmmaker Zarrar Kahn pulls inspiration from his experience living in Karachi as a child. The film is about a mother and daughter who

Jay Baruchel: Existential dread, optimism, and why he stayed in Canada
April 22, 2024

Its been more than two years since the series debut of We're All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel), and the Canadian actor, writer and director Jay Baruchel is still worrying about humanitys demise

Alexandre Hamel: Why he’s out to prove that ice skating is an art
April 22, 2024

Alexandre Hamel is a French Canadian former international-level figure skater and one of the artists with Le Patin Libre (Free Skate) the worlds first and only contemporary ice skating collectiv