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Q with Tom Power

Q with Tom Power

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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.Copyright © CBC 2023 Art
Episodes
  • Boots Riley wants his art to inspire mass movements

    Boots Riley wants his art to inspire mass movements
    May 22 2026

    Boots Riley is a writer, director, rapper and the frontman of the legendary Oakland hip-hop group The Coup. His new film I Love Boosters follows a crew of retail thieves, a.k.a. Boosters, trying to take down a fashion mogul. He talks to guest host Garvia Bailey about why he doesn’t just make art to entertain, but to inspire a revolution.
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    24 mins
  • Devin Cuddy on name-dropping Canadian cities in his music

    Devin Cuddy on name-dropping Canadian cities in his music
    May 22 2026

    Devin Cuddy is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter and the son of Blue Rodeo front man Jim Cuddy. His roots-driven sound draws from country, blues, jazz and classic North American songwriting traditions. He recently released his fifth project, Livin’ Hard Ain’t Easy. He talks to Tom Power about his new project, why he wants more songs about Winnipeg and how he grew to love the piano.
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    13 mins
  • Stratford Festival’s Antoni Cimolino loves Shakespeare “more than ever”

    Stratford Festival’s Antoni Cimolino loves Shakespeare “more than ever”
    May 21 2026

    Antoni Cimolino is beginning his final season as the artistic director of Ontario’s Stratford Festival, the largest repertory theatre company in North America. Antoni started working at Stratford as an actor in 1988, eventually becoming a director at the festival, and then moving up to the role of artistic director in 2012. He joins Tom to talk about his life in theatre, the challenges he’s faced along the way, and why he’s chosen The Tempest as his Shakespearean swan song.

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    34 mins
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