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Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021: Ethan Hawke, Emerald Fennell and more
Today on Q: actor Ethan Hawke on his new book A Bright Ray of Darkness, Pretty Hard Cases stars Meredith MacNeill and Adrienne C. Moore, Promising Young Woman writer, producer and director Emerald Fennell.
Emerald Fennell's new revenge thriller Promising Young Woman struck a nerve with its take on rape culture
Actress Emerald Fennell joined Q guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss her directorial debut, Promising Young Woman, which has left audiences and critics divided.
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021: Steven Yeun, Andrei Konchalovsky and more
Today on Q: actor Steven Yeun, filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky, Canada Reads panellist Devery Jacobs, actor and comedian Tracy Morgan.
Monday, Feb. 22, 2021: Rivers Cuomo, Russell T Davies and more
Today on Q: singer-songwriter Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, screenwriter and showrunner Russell T Davies, actress Annie Murphy.
Why Rivers Cuomo says now is the right time for Weezer's 'weird piano orchestra album'
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo joined Q’s Tom Power to discuss the band's new orchestral pop album, OK Human, and shared how Spotify algorithms aid and influence his songwriting.
Annie Murphy reflects on the final season of Schitt's Creek
Annie Murphy, who plays Alexis Rose on Schitt's Creek, 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.
Friday, Feb. 19, 2021: Catherine Reitman, DJ Kookum and more
Today on Q: Workin' Moms creator and star Catherine Reitman, q This music panel with A. Harmony and Cadence Weapon, Vancouver's DJ Kookum.
Catherine Reitman imagines life after the pandemic in Workin' Moms Season 5
Catherine Reitman joined Q's Tom Power to talk about the new season of Workin' Moms and why she decided to fast forward to a post-pandemic world.
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021: Stanley Tucci, Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe and more
Today on Q: actor Stanley Tucci, host of CBC's The Block Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe, The Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken, puppeteer Frank Oz of The Muppet Show and Sesame Street.
How playing a person with early-onset dementia intensified Stanley Tucci's fears of aging and death
Stanley Tucci talks to CBC Radio Q’s Tom Power about his challenging role in the film Supernova, embodying the experience of a person with early-onset dementia, and what it was like working so intimately with his close friend Colin Firth.
'We had a little real estate problem': Tracing the history of Indigenous comedy in North America
Stories of Indigenous stand-ups are uncovered in a new book by historian of comedy, Kliph Nesteroff.
From Miss Piggy to Yoda, Frank Oz reveals the secrets behind his famous creations
Oz talked to q's Tom Power about his new documentary, Muppet Guys Talking, and gives some insight into a few of the many characters he's played throughout his decades long career.
Craig McCracken's oral history of The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls creator Craig McCracken takes us back 20 years to the very beginning of Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup's story.
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021: Master T and Jesse Jones, Jael Richardson and more
Today on Q: Tribute to the Legends of Reggae host Master T and organizer Jesse Jones, books columnist Jael Richardson, musician and visual artist Jason Moran on Thelonious Monk, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff and stand-up comic Dakota Ray Hebert
Bob Marley at 75: Ziggy Marley reflects on his late father's incredible, and very human, legacy
For Ziggy, it’s not about the record sales or the accolades; Bob Marley taught him to be a good person.
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021: Femi Kuti, Fabienne Colas and more
Today on q: musician Femi Kuti, Toronto Black Film Festival founder Fabienne Colas, Canada Reads panellist Roger Mooking.
'Don't just close the doors': Michie Mee on the Canadian music industry and her first album in 20 years
Michie Mee joined q’s Tom Power to talk about her experience as a woman in a male-dominated genre, what the Canadian music industry missed both then and now, and how turning 50 has changed the way she makes her art.
Jagged Little Pill at 25: How Alanis Morissette tapped into female rage and changed music for good
'Anger is such a powerful, beautiful emotion that can move worlds,' says Morissette in a new q interview.
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021: Rupi Kaur, HAIM and more
Today on q: poet Rupi Kaur, pop rock band HAIM, singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, novelist Walter Mosley.
Rupi Kaur on Home Body, depression and the viral photo that changed her life
Rupi Kaur joined q host Tom Power to talk about how internet culture and sudden fame impacted her mental health, and how writing Home Body — a book that she calls a love letter to the self — helped her find her voice again.
Friday, Feb. 12, 2021: Robin Wright, Finn Wolfhard and more
Today on q: actress and director Robin Wright, New York Times reporter Liz Day on Framing Britney Spears, actor Finn Wolfhard.
'That ending is not a Hollywood ending': Director Shaka King on making Judas and the Black Messiah
Shaka King joined q's Tom Power to discuss his new crime thriller about the rise and fall of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, and the importance of setting the record straight on the Black Panther Party's legacy.
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021: Shaka King, Harry Styles and more
Today on q: Judas and the Black Messiah director Shaka King, singer-songwriter Harry Styles, Ravyn Wngz and d'bi.young anitafrika on 21 Black Futures, singer-songwriter Ruth B.
'A big turning point': Harry Styles comes back on his own terms
The One Direction breakout star decided to stop playing it safe, and made the album he wanted.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021: Jean Schulz, Jason Moran and more
Today on q: Peanuts creator Charles Schulz's widow Jean Schulz, pianist, composer and visual artist Jason Moran, Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Hill.
