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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022: Paul Mescal, Cassils and more

Today on Q with Tom Power: actor Paul Mescal, artist Cassils, The Trade-Offs frontman Josh Qaumariaq, geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki.
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Paul Mescal on Aftersun, Normal People and why he's drawn to characters with complicated inner lives

The Irish actor sat down with Tom Power to talk about his starring role in Aftersun and the success of his breakout role in the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People.
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How performance artist Cassils uses their body as their medium

Canadian performance artist Cassils has pummelled giant blocks of clay, pressed their bare skin on ice and lit themselves on fire onstage. They joined Tom Power to discuss the important connection between their work and their experiences as a trans person.
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The Trade-Offs frontman Josh Qaumariaq introduces us to Let Go, Give In, Fall Down

Josh Qaumariaq and The Trade-Offs have been making music in Nunavut for more than 10 years now. Tom Power caught up with Qaumariaq ahead of the release of the band's new album, Let Go, Give In, Fall Down.
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At 85, David Suzuki isn't slowing down — he's urging us to slow down and connect to nature

Canadian geneticist and broadcaster David Suzuki talks about bringing science into our living rooms for more than 40 years, and shares why he's not interested in slowing down.
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Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022: Shawn Desman, Dan Mangan and more

Today on Q with Tom Power: singer-songwriter Shawn Desman, singer-songwriter Dan Mangan, TikTok panel with Alyssa Bereznak and Rollie Pemberton.

Shawn Desman is back with a new sound after stepping away from music nearly a decade ago

In an emotional interview with Q’s Tom Power, Toronto singer-songwriter Shawn Desman reflected on his success in the 2000s and 2010s, the setbacks that left him feeling like a failure, and how Drake helped inspire his comeback.
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Dan Mangan on his new album Being Somewhere and why he's finished 'chasing cool'

The Vancouver singer-songwriter sat down with Tom Power to talk about his new album, Being Somewhere, and what he had to go through to stop caring what the critics and tastemakers think.
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How TikTok is changing the way music gets made

Our panellists Alyssa Bereznak and Rollie Pemberton joined Tom Power to discuss recent news that TikTok's parent company is looking to expand into music streaming.
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Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022: Bret McKenzie, Domee Shi and more

Today on Q with Tom Power: musician and comedian Bret McKenzie, choreographers Laurie Young and Justine A. Chambers, director and animator Domee Shi.
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Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie on Songs Without Jokes — his serious solo debut

The musician and comedian spoke with Tom Power about his foray into sincere songwriting and the vulnerability of stepping on stage without jokes.
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One Hundred More is a new dance piece that brings physical gestures of protest and resistance to the stage

Canadian choreographers Laurie Young and Justine A. Chambers joined Tom Power to discuss their dance piece, which reflects on the ways the human body is used as a weapon for resistance by racialized people around the world.
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Turning Red director Domee Shi explains how her childhood in Toronto inspired the film

The Oscar-winning Canadian director and animator joined Tom Power to discuss her work creating the first full-length Pixar film to be set in Canada.
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Monday, Oct. 24, 2022: Ann-Marie MacDonald, Bob Rock and more

Today on Q with Tom Power: author Ann-Marie MacDonald, record producer Bob Rock, Q This music panel with Niko Stratis and Elamin Abdelmahmoud.
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Ann-Marie MacDonald on her new novel Fayne and the forthcoming stage adaptation of Fall on Your Knees

The acclaimed Canadian writer sat down with Tom Power to discuss her latest novel, Fayne, and how curiosity and empathy continue to inspire her work.
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Bob Rock introduces Lustre Parfait, the first track from his long-awaited collaboration with Gord Downie

The Canadian record producer spoke with Tom Power about his new single with the late Gord Downie and why now is the right time to share it with the world.
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What Taylor Swift's Midnights era means for Swifties

Our Q This music panellists, Niko Stratis and Elamin Abdelmahmoud, joined Tom Power to share their reviews of Taylor Swift's latest album.

Carly Rae Jepsen knows what it feels like to be lonely and taps into it for new album

Carly Rae Jepsen's newest album, The Loneliest Time, was written during the early days of the pandemic, when some things felt uncertain.

She sang Drinking in LA's iconic hook — but the record label erased her from the band for being Black

On Q, Bran Van 3000 singer Stéphane Moraille recalls "the day I found out what 'urban' meant."
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Friday, Oct. 21, 2022: Carly Rae Jepsen, Rich Aucoin and more

Today on Q with Tom Power: musician Carly Rae Jepsen, musician Rich Aucoin, weekly wrap-up panel with Rollie Pemberton, John Cullen and Maddy Kelly.
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Rich Aucoin is on a mission to break the world record for the number of synthesizers played on a single album

The Halifax musician joined Tom Power to set up a song off his ambitious new project, Synthetic.
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Why climate change activists took their frustration out on a van Gogh masterpiece

Our panellists Rollie Pemberton, John Cullen and Maddy Kelly joined Tom Power to unpack the major arts and culture stories of the week, including why climate protesters threw soup on van Gogh's Sunflowers.
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Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022: Geena Davis, Janelle Monáe and more

Today on Q with Tom Power: actor Geena Davis, singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe, film critic Rad Simonpillai.
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Geena Davis traces her journey from small town girl to Hollywood star and activist

The Oscar-winning actor joined Tom Power to discuss her new memoir, Dying of Politeness, about her journey to stardom and how she learned to become a little bit more "badass" along the way.

Janelle Monáe on her Afrofuturist literary debut and why she identifies as a 'dirty computer'

Janelle Monáe is a Grammy-nominated musician, actor and sci-fi author, but she also calls herself an experience architect, an android and a dirty computer. In an interview with Q’s Tom Power, she explained exactly what those terms mean to her.

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