Q: Video Podcast
153 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsQ is your window to cultural affairs, arts & entertainment. Think of it as a portal into the people and ideas that shape the cultural landscape. Q is broadcast across North America and around the world on radio, television and online. You can listen, watch or interact with all our content at www.cbc.ca/q, CBC Television: Sundays at 3pm & Thursday nights at 1:00am, Syndicated on Television across the United States, CBC Radio One: Monday to Friday, 10am and 10pm Sirius XM: Channel 169, U.S. Radio: On over 140 stations through Public Radio International
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Episodes
'A big turning point': Harry Styles comes back on his own terms
March 04, 2020 14:00 - 16 minutes - 828 MB VideoDave Bautista and Chloe Coleman on their new action comedy, My Spy
March 03, 2020 14:00 - 17 minutes - 887 MB VideoDave Bautista is one of the few pro wrestlers to make a successful switch into the world of acting. His latest role is in the action comedy, My Spy. He dropped by the q studio with his young co-star, Chloe Coleman, to tell us more about the movie.
Matthew Good on his new album Moving Walls
March 02, 2020 14:05 - 20 minutes - 1.03 GB VideoThe Canadian singer-songwriter joined Tom Power in the q studio to talk about his new solo album, Moving Walls.
Rose Cousins on the meaning of Bravado
February 27, 2020 14:00 - 8 minutes - 436 MB VideoRose Cousins, one of Canada's most powerful songwriters, dropped by the q studio to talk about her latest album, Bravado.
The Tragically Hip's Gord Sinclair on losing Gord Downie and becoming a 'reluctant solo artist'
February 26, 2020 14:05 - 20 minutes - 1.02 GB VideoAfter a career spent with the Tragically Hip, bassist Gord Sinclair is ready to tell his own story on his new solo album, Taxi Dancers.
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings reflect on their 25-year career and new album
February 25, 2020 14:00 - 13 minutes - 670 MB VideoBlackie and the Rodeo Kings dropped by the q music studio to talk about their latest album, King of this Town.
Dallas Green on his new album, the loneliness of touring and the sudden loss of a friend
February 18, 2020 14:00 - 28 minutes - 1.44 GB VideoDallas Green, a.k.a. City and Colour sat down with q's Tom Power at his record label in Toronto to talk about his latest album, A Pill for Loneliness.
‘I didn't want to do a nostalgia thing’: Actor Paul Reiser on rebooting Mad About You
February 11, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 1.71 GB VideoReiser sat down with Tom Power at q's grand piano to talk about his roles in Mad About You, The Kominsky Method and Stranger Things.
'Am I even deserving of all this stuff?': Alessia Cara on self-deprecation and hosting the 2020 Junos
February 06, 2020 14:05 - 16 minutes - 828 MB VideoThe singer-songwriter, who is nominated for six different Juno awards, will take the stage at next month's ceremony as host.
'It was very liberating': Jann Arden on her lifelong attraction to music
February 05, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 1.67 GB VideoFrom playing records in her parents’ basement to getting inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Arden’s music continues to inspire Canadians.
'It feels like I'm about to burst': Lennon Stella on her debut album and first Juno nomination
February 04, 2020 14:00 - 16 minutes - 847 MB VideoLennon Stella joined q's Tom Power in Nashville to talk about the challenges she's faced over the past year and the career milestones that await her in 2020.
'I'd love to be doing this for years': Rex Orange County on how success has changed his life
February 03, 2020 14:00 - 18 minutes - 960 MB VideoRex Orange County sat down with q's Tom Power to talk about his new album Pony.
'I get lost in this woman's life': Jully Black on her personal connection to Caroline, or Change
January 27, 2020 14:00 - 12 minutes - 639 MB VideoCanada's Queen of R&B joined host Tom Power live in the q studio to talk about making her musical theatre debut in Caroline, or Change.
Brett Kissel on Now or Never, country pop, and his not-so-guilty pleasure: The Bachelor
January 23, 2020 14:05 - 9 minutes - 484 MB VideoBrett Kissel sat down with Tom Power in the q studio to talk about his latest album, Now or Never.
Anyway Gang
January 21, 2020 14:00 - 13 minutes - 695 MB VideoAnyway Gang sat down with q's Tom Power to talk about their self-titled debut album.
Graham Walsh and Brian Borcherdt of Holy F sit down with host Tom Power
January 14, 2020 14:00 - 9 minutes - 504 MB VideoCanadian electronica band Holy F dropped by the q music studio to talk about their new album, Deleter, which comes out later this week.
This Indigenous designer's gowns are turning heads on the red carpet — and busting down barriers
January 14, 2020 14:00 - 13 minutes - 693 MB VideoMeet Lesley Hampton, the 25-year-old Canadian designer whose gown made major waves on the Golden Globes red carpet this year.
Directors of The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open on winning $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award
January 13, 2020 14:00 - 18 minutes - 969 MB VideoKathleen Hepburn and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers discuss their acclaimed drama, which just won the $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.
Why Jamie Oliver waited 9 years for the right moment to release his new veg cookbook
January 10, 2020 21:47 - 18 minutes - 924 MB VideoThe celebrity chef lets us in on his unconventional journey to success, and why he finally released his new vegetarian recipe book, Ultimate Veg, after sitting on it for almost a decade.
Annie Murphy reflects on the final season of Schitt's Creek
January 09, 2020 16:42 - 19 minutes - 990 MB VideoAnnie Murphy, who plays the hilariously un-self-aware Alexis Rose, joined q's Tom Power in studio to talk about what she's learned from inhabiting the uniquely quirky and kind universe of this humble Canadian comedy.
How Kim's Convenience actress Andrea Bang landed her starring role — with no TV experience
January 09, 2020 16:09 - 14 minutes - 754 MB VideoThe hit TV comedy Kim's Convenience has connected with viewers around the world — but when Andrea Bang landed a starring role, it was a whole new world for the Burnaby-born actress.
K. Trevor Wilson
December 19, 2019 14:05 - 23 minutes - 325 MB VideoLetterkenny star K. Trevor Wilson on his new Christmas comedy album, Christmas with a K
December 19, 2019 14:05 - 23 minutes - 325 MB VideoActor and comedian K. Trevor Wilson joined host Tom Power in the q studio to talk about Christmas with a K.
q's Thursday Headliner: Toronto pop duo Ice Cream
December 19, 2019 14:00 - 5 minutes - 297 MB VideoAmanda Crist and Carlyn Bezic of Ice Cream talk about their latest album, Fed Up.
'I haven't looked back': Black Francis quit his day job to tour with the Pixies. Now he's on the road again
December 17, 2019 14:05 - 35 minutes - 489 MB VideoThe legendary Pixies front man also talks about touring, folklore and why you should take up painting.
How composer Mark Korven created the incredibly eerie sound for The Lighthouse and other horror films
December 10, 2019 14:05 - 15 minutes - 209 MB VideoAward-winning film and TV composer Mark Korven dropped by the q studio to demonstrate how his "Apprehension Engine" creates the sound of nightmares.
Milky Chance
December 05, 2019 14:05 - 6 minutes - 93.3 MB VideoClemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch, better known as Milky Chance, sit down with q's Tom Power.
'I put a lot of my own awkwardness into this guy': Nicholas Braun on playing Cousin Greg on HBO's Succession
December 04, 2019 14:05 - 18 minutes - 260 MB VideoNicholas Braun plays Cousin Greg on HBO's hit show Succession. He joined q's Tom Power live in studio to talk about what it's like to be on one of the biggest shows on TV.
Gary the Unicorn
December 03, 2019 14:05 - 6 minutes - 96.6 MB VideoGary the Unicorn drops by the q studio to fill in Tom Power on what it's like to be everyone's favourite unicorn.
Jason Hopley
December 03, 2019 14:05 - 18 minutes - 253 MB VideoThe creator and puppeteer behind Gary the Unicorn, Jason Hopley, sits down with Tom Power to talk about the importance of children's entertainment.
Torquil Campbell and Pat McGee of Stars on telling the band's 20-year story in a new stage show
December 03, 2019 14:05 - 23 minutes - 328 MB VideoTorquil Campbell and Pat McGee of Stars join q's Tom Power to discuss their new stage show, Stars: Together, which celebrates the band's 20-year anniversary.
Atlantics director Mati Diop on how her acclaimed debut creates a complex portrait of Senegalese youth
November 28, 2019 14:05 - 24 minutes - 339 MB VideoFrench-Senegalese director Mati Diop joined q's Tom Power at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival to talk about her Cannes Grand Prix-winning first feature, Atlantics.
Lena Waithe's new film Queen & Slim is both a meditation on blackness and a universal love story
November 26, 2019 14:05 - 18 minutes - 249 MB VideoEmmy-winning writer and producer Lena Waithe joined q's Tom Power live in studio to talk about her latest film, Queen & Slim.
Lady Antebellum on making Ocean, their most vulnerable record yet
November 26, 2019 14:05 - 17 minutes - 236 MB VideoPowerhouse country trio Lady Antebellum join q's Tom Power to talk about their latest album, Ocean.
Fluevogs at 50: The inside story of Canada's outsider shoe brand
November 26, 2019 14:05 - 22 minutes - 314 MB VideoJohn Fluevog joined host Tom Power in the q studio in Toronto.
Cartoonist Lynda Barry teaches us how to silence our inner critic and draw like a child
November 25, 2019 14:05 - 22 minutes - 314 MB VideoThe pioneering cartoonist, professor and MacArthur Genius Grant winner is helping us access the creativity she says we all possess with a new book called Making Comics.
'No one could've predicted the phenomenon it became': Disney producer Peter Del Vecho on the success of Frozen
November 20, 2019 14:05 - 15 minutes - 214 MB VideoDisney producer Peter Del Vecho sits down with q's Tom Power to talk about facing impossible expectations during the making of Frozen 2.
Ian Williams on winning the $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel Reproduction
November 19, 2019 14:05 - 12 minutes - 177 MB VideoLast night in Toronto, poet Ian Williams won the $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel Reproduction.
Waves star Kelvin Harrison Jr. on toxic masculinity and the pressures of being 'the best'
November 19, 2019 14:05 - 12 minutes - 178 MB VideoActor Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce, It Comes at Night) joins q host Tom Power live in studio to talk about his role in the new film Waves.
From backwoods bacon to Half-Hanged Mary, 13 things we learned about Margaret Atwood
November 18, 2019 14:05 - 56 minutes - 778 MB VideoMargaret Atwood joined q's Tom Power for a special extended interview in celebration of her 80th birthday.
'They're all like little remembrances or prayers to me': Mandy Patinkin on finding the light in his music
November 13, 2019 14:05 - 28 minutes - 393 MB VideoActor and singer Mandy Patinkin sits down with q's Tom Power to talk about his deep love of music, his acting career and his new album, Children and Art.
I Am C-3PO: Anthony Daniels on playing the Star Wars droid for more than 40 years
November 12, 2019 14:00 - 25 minutes - 349 MB VideoAnthony Daniels has played C-3PO in the Star Wars films for more than 40 years. Now, he's released a new memoir, titled I Am C-3PO, about his history with the part.
Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell field kids' Frozen 2 fan questions
November 04, 2019 14:00 - 20 minutes - 285 MB VideoBroadway star Idina Menzel and actor Kristen Bell join q's Tom Power live in studio to answer a few questions from Frozen's biggest fans.
Niall Horan on life after One Direction and the 'risk' of making new music
November 04, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 419 MB VideoNiall Horan sat down with q's Tom Power to talk about his forthcoming sophomore album, growing up, and life on the other side of One Direction.
'Harriet Tubman was a superhero to me': Cynthia Erivo on portraying the famed abolitionist in the film Harriet
October 29, 2019 13:00 - 20 minutes - 279 MB VideoCynthia Erivo joined q's Tom Power during the Toronto International Film Festival to talk about her incredible portrayal of Harriet Tubman in Harriet, the first feature film about the famed abolitionist.
'Empathy for each other is what holds things together': Edward Norton on why the underdog is important to film
October 29, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - 342 MB VideoEdward Norton reminds the audience of their empathy in his new film Motherless Brooklyn, which he produced, directed and stars in.
Robert Eggers on his new film The Lighthouse and how he creates memories from a different era
October 25, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes - 405 MB VideoDirector Robert Eggers sat down with q’s Tom Power at TIFF to talk about his much buzzed-about new film, The Lighthouse. The film is the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut, The Witch.
'We need art to live': Antonio Banderas on relating to his character in Pain and Glory
October 21, 2019 13:00 - 31 minutes - 431 MB VideoBefore he was Zorro or Puss in Boots, Antonio Banderas was the go-to male lead for Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar. The new film Pain and Glory is their eighth film together and one that made unique demands on Banderas.
'We all have a responsibility to share our stories': Humble the Poet on empowering others to use their voice
October 15, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes - 414 MB VideoHumble the Poet joined q's Tom Power to perform some poetry and recount some of the stories, both joyful and painful, that have shaped him as a person.
Jeff Lemire's new graphic novel Frogcatchers is a 'meditation on getting old, memory and childhood'
October 10, 2019 13:00 - 15 minutes - 219 MB VideoAward-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire talks about the inspiration for his new graphic novel and how he feels about his work being adapted for the screen.