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Q: Video Podcast

153 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings

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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 Video

Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman on their new action comedy, My Spy

March 03, 2020 14:00 - 17 minutes - 887 MB Video

Dave 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 Video

The 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 Video

Rose 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 Video

After 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 Video

Blackie 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 Video

Dallas 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 Video

Reiser 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 Video

The 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 Video

From 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 Video

Lennon 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 Video

Rex 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 Video

Canada'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 Video

Brett 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 Video

Anyway 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 Video

Canadian 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 Video

Meet 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 Video

Kathleen 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 Video

The 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 Video

Annie 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 Video

The 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 Video

Letterkenny star K. Trevor Wilson on his new Christmas comedy album, Christmas with a K

December 19, 2019 14:05 - 23 minutes - 325 MB Video

Actor 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 Video

Amanda 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 Video

The 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 Video

Award-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 Video

Clemens 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 Video

Nicholas 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 Video

Gary 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 Video

The 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 Video

Torquil 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 Video

French-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 Video

Emmy-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 Video

Powerhouse 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 Video

John 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 Video

The 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 Video

Disney 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 Video

Last 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 Video

Actor 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 Video

Margaret 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 Video

Actor 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 Video

Anthony 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 Video

Broadway 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 Video

Niall 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 Video

Cynthia 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 Video

Edward 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 Video

Director 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 Video

Before 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 Video

Humble 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 Video

Award-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.

Guests

Amanda Palmer
1 Episode
Edward Norton
1 Episode
Rufus Wainwright
1 Episode

Books

Tales of the City
1 Episode