208 episodes

Five days a week acclaimed interviewer Tom Power sits down with the artists, writers, actors and musicians who define pop culture. Whether he’s ribbing Adele, singing a boyband classic with Simu Liu, or dissecting faith with U2 frontman Bono – Tom brings the same curiosity, respect and meticulous preparation into every conversation. He also has a track record for interviewing artists on the precipice of stardom – like Lizzo and Billie Eilish — who appeared on Q well before hitting the mainstream. Hear your favourite artists as they truly are, every weekday with Tom Power.

Q with Tom Power CBC Arts & Entertainment

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    • 4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

Five days a week acclaimed interviewer Tom Power sits down with the artists, writers, actors and musicians who define pop culture. Whether he’s ribbing Adele, singing a boyband classic with Simu Liu, or dissecting faith with U2 frontman Bono – Tom brings the same curiosity, respect and meticulous preparation into every conversation. He also has a track record for interviewing artists on the precipice of stardom – like Lizzo and Billie Eilish — who appeared on Q well before hitting the mainstream. Hear your favourite artists as they truly are, every weekday with Tom Power.

    The Last Dinner Party: Opening for The Rolling Stones, starting out as a live act and their viral hit Nothing Matters

    The Last Dinner Party: Opening for The Rolling Stones, starting out as a live act and their viral hit Nothing Matters

    The Last Dinner Party have had a huge year with a viral moment on TikTok, a number-one album, and winning both BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2024 contest and the rising star award at the BRITs. Abigail Morris and Georgia Davies of the band join guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about their big year, the origins of the band and taking a non-traditional route into the industry.

    • 24 min
    Zelda Williams: On grief, directing the camp comedy Lisa Frankenstein and embracing the unusual

    Zelda Williams: On grief, directing the camp comedy Lisa Frankenstein and embracing the unusual

    Zelda Williams just made her directorial debut with the film Lisa Frankenstein. She joins Tom to talk about growing up on the movie sets of her father, the late comedian and actor Robin Williams, and what motivated her to start making her own movies.

    • 23 min
    Clement Virgo: Adapting Brother, directing The Wire and maturing as a filmmaker

    Clement Virgo: Adapting Brother, directing The Wire and maturing as a filmmaker

    Canadian writer and director Clement Virgo has worked on some of the most critically acclaimed television shows of the 2000s — from The Wire and The Book of Negroes to Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. But his latest project, the film Brother, feels like his most personal yet. He sits down with Tom to talk about returning to his hometown to film a story of familial love and grief, and how art reflects back your own humanity.

    • 18 min
    Regina King: Playing Shirley Chisholm, almost becoming a dentist, and the meaning of success

    Regina King: Playing Shirley Chisholm, almost becoming a dentist, and the meaning of success

    For three decades, Regina King (One Night in Miami, If Beale Street Could Talk) has captivated audiences on screen, cementing herself as a Hollywood legend. The Oscar and four-time Emmy-winning actor and director joins Tom to talk about some of her most iconic characters and why she wanted to take on her latest role as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, in the new Netflix biopic “Shirley.”

    • 31 min
    Stephen Tayo: Shooting street style in Lagos and his photography philosophy

    Stephen Tayo: Shooting street style in Lagos and his photography philosophy

    Stephen Tayo is a documentary and fashion photographer whose work celebrates the diversity, vibrancy and rich culture of West Africa — particularly his hometown of Lagos, Nigeria. Presenting in Toronto for the first time, Stephen’s work is now on display at the Harbourfront Centre. He joins Tom to talk about his journey to becoming an acclaimed photographer and bringing snapshots from Nigeria to audiences around the world.

    • 18 min
    Kelvin Redvers: Making his thriller Cold Road, the future of Indigenous film, and getting kicked off the Cannes red carpet

    Kelvin Redvers: Making his thriller Cold Road, the future of Indigenous film, and getting kicked off the Cannes red carpet

    Kelvin Redvers’ new thriller Cold Road is something to behold — it’s straightforward in concept yet audiences are experiencing heightened heart rates and gripping on to one another while watching. Cold Road follows an Indigenous woman in Canada’s North while traveling a lonely highway in hopes of reaching her very ill mother in time to see her before she dies. Throughout the drive, she is threatened by an unknown driver as he uses his large truck to terrorize her. Kelvin joins Tom to talk about his own serious car accident that helped inform the tone of the film, how growing up in the North West Territories inspired the story, and how he felt “devastated” after being kicked off the prestigious Cannes red carpet for wearing his moccasins.

    • 22 min

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Alanis interview

Great interview with Alanis. The musical is misnamed multiple times in the intro — it’s called Jagged Little Pill, not You Outta Know.

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Great culture show

Always a pleasure. I learn so much and Tom Power is a relatable and skilled host. Highly recommended!

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Tom and Nikki

I just listened to Tom’s conversation with Nikki Giovani. The word “interview” always falls short when describing Tom’s work. Tom is able it identify and land on the artists’ best, most profound examples of what makes us human. Nikki’s words about being talented and lonely struck a deep chord with me, personally and professionally. I am a therapist and this is the universal longing we all have; to find people who see the gifts we know we have and who have the “same kind of lonely”.
These conversations nourish the parts of me that get weak from my work and the world. Thank you Tom.

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