Q with Tom Power

Written by: CBC Podcasts
  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • Chris Sanders: Why The Wild Robot is the perfect children's fable for our time
    Feb 12 2025

    When the filmmaker and animator Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon) decided to adapt Peter Brown’s kids’ book “The Wild Robot” for the screen, he threw a lot of modern animation conventions out the window. Chris decided to use hand-painted images instead of CGI and he centred the story on motherhood when mothers are mostly absent in kids’ movies. Now, “The Wild Robot” is nominated for an Oscar. Chris joins guest host Gill Deacon to tell us more about the film and how he made it.

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    25 mins
  • Neema Bickersteth: What happens when a professional singer has a frog in her throat?
    Feb 12 2025

    There’s a new production in Toronto that explores the very first musical instrument: the voice. “The Wolf in the Voice” features three singers, including the acclaimed Canadian soprano, dancer and performer Neema Bickersteth. She joins Tom Power to talk about the show, how it investigates the relationship between singing and the human voice, and the joy — and deep anxieties — faced by professional singers.

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    23 mins
  • Colman Domingo: How the veteran actor honed his craft in the circus
    Feb 11 2025

    After decades stealing scenes as a supporting actor, Colman Domingo generated Oscar buzz for his first lead role in the Obama-backed Netflix film “Rustin.” In this conversation with Tom Power from a little while back, Colman talks about the weight of playing the civil rights leader Bayard Rustin (advisor to Martin Luther King Jr.), what he learned about vulnerability when he was a professional clown, and why acting is a form of service to the public.

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    25 mins

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