MONDAY:  Food writer Mike Sula, an advocate for the harvesting and eating of urban squirrels. Journalist Doug Saunders on his new book, The Myth of the Muslim Tide. Alt-folk and country singer Corb Lund, whose new album, Cabin Fever, has been at the top of Canada's charts.

TUESDAY: With a new school year launching today, we'll have a Q debate over same-sex schooling. Experts Dr. Mary Ladky and Dr. Lise Eliot will make the pro- and con- arguments. Veteran actor Victor Garber on his career, which includes Broadway, movies (Titantic, Ben Affleck's forthcoming Argo), and TV roles from Alias to Damages and Glee. Torquil Campbell's Rant or Rave column returns. Writer/critic J. Robert Lennon on why it's important to write a good review of a bad book. Listen to the entire show.

WEDNESDAY: As we head into film festival season, a look at the case of Orwa Nyrabia, a Syrian filmmaker and festival organizer who disappeared last week and has not been heard from since. Performing in studio Q, Juno and Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado gives us a glimpse of her September 11th release, The Spirit Indestructible. Outspoken Dead Kennedys punk legend turned spoken word performer Jello Biafra. Listen to the entire show.

THURSDAY: Rian Johnson, director of TIFF's opening night film Looper. Performance and conversation with indie rock supergroup Divine Fits, featuring Britt Daniels -- singer and guitarist for Spoon, along with Montreal musician Dan Boeckner -- ex- of Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs -- and drummer Sam Brown. Author and newest Dragon's Den judge David Chilton, who made his name offering common-sense investment advice to baby boomers in his bestseller The Wealthy Barber.

FRIDAY: Friday live musical guest Matt Mays performs live throughout the show, playing from his new album, Coyote. A look at TIFF's 9.79 doc on disgraced sprinter Ben Johnston. Reflecting on the Quebec election coverage and more, it's the return of Q's media panel, with the Globe and Mail's Margaret Wente, rabble.ca's Judy Rebick, and John Cruickshank, publisher of The Toronto Star. Celebrity Montreal chef Chuck Hughes on his view of authentic Mexican cuisine, as explored in his TV show Chuck's Week Off.  Elvira Kurt's Cultural Hall of Shame returns.

Audio is available the day after the broadcast.