Q with Tom Power

Five days a week, Tom Power brings you candid conversations with the artists shaping our culture. Whether he’s chatting with A-listers or rising stars, his disarming warmth and meticulous research always gets below the surface, bringing us deeper into the art and lives of today's most compelling musicians, writers, actors and filmmakers. As a Canadian institution, Q has attracted the biggest names in the world. But it's never been about the fame. It's always been about the art. Since becoming the host of Q in October 2016, listeners have come to know Tom for his in-depth interviewing style (asking founding Wu-Tang Clan member RZA what was inside his teenage notebooks), his mischievous sense of humour (jokingly chiding actor Catherine O'Hara for her parenting skills in Home Alone), and his genuine enthusiasm and fearlessness (singing a duet with Mavis Staples). You’re just as likely to hear from celebrities and cultural icons as you are to hear from emerging artists at the beginning of

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Every guest on Q with Tom Power

927 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Charlotte Le Bon

   Charlotte Le Bon’s French Canadian-ness helped her career · Mar 2025

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   Chase Infiniti

   Chase Infiniti studied cults to prepare for The Testaments · Apr 2026

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   China Miéville
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   Chloe Tang

   Chloe Tang went from working security at a music venue to playing it with Dua Lipa · May 2026

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   Chloé Robichaud

   Chloé Robichaud & Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Days of Happiness, toxic family relationships, and making conducting believable on screen · Mar 2024

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   Chloë Sevigny

   Chloë Sevigny on the cost of being cool · 2 episodes

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   Chris Abraham

   Chris Abraham: Why Rosmersholm — a political drama from 1886 — feels so timely · Sep 2024

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   Chris Lavis

   Oscar-nominated animator Chris Lavis on the magic of stop-motion · Mar 2026

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   Chris Sanders

   Chris Sanders: Why The Wild Robot is the perfect children's fable for our time · Feb 2025

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    Chris Stein

    Chris Stein: Blondie, his relationship with Debbie Harry & the ugly side of rock 'n' roll · Aug 2024

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    Christian Sparkes

    Christian Sparkes: The King Tide and the darker side of Newfoundland and Labrador · May 2024

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    Christine Jensen

    Quick Q: Canadian saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen on her new song Fantasy on Blue · May 2024

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    Christopher Stowell

    Christopher Stowell on the future of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet · Jun 2025

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    Clement Virgo

    Clement Virgo: Adapting Brother, directing The Wire and maturing as a filmmaker · Mar 2024

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    Cliff Cardinal
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    Cody Lightning

    Cody Lightning: From being a child actor in Smoke Signals to making a mockumentary about it · 2 episodes

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    Courtney B. Vance

    From CIA to Ohana: Courtney B. Vance stars as Cobra Bubbles in Lilo & Stitch · May 2025

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    Cressida Cowell

    How to Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell · Jun 2025

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    Crystal Shawanda

    How Crystal Shawanda found her peace through song · 2 episodes

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    Céline Dion
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    D.D. Jackson

    D.D. Jackson and George Elliott Clarke: Can any poem be turned into music? · Dec 2024

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    D.J. Demers

    D.J. Demers: How growing up hard of hearing and working in a used sporting good store inspired his new sitcom · Jan 2024

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    D.W. Waterson

    Getting to Know Q: D.W. Waterson · Jul 2026

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    DJ Karaba
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    Dallas Green

    Dallas Green risked it all going solo · 2 episodes

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    Dallas Smith

    Dallas Smith: His switch from rock to country, his old band Default, and why he hasn’t moved to Nashville · Jun 2024

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    Dan Brown

    Dan Brown: His journey from failed musician to bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code · Jun 2024

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    Dan Mangan

    Dan Mangan’s new album was a surprise even to him · May 2025

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    Dan Stevens

    Dan Stevens watched hours of MAGA podcasts to play a conspiracy provocateur · Mar 2025

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    Dana Sipos

    Why Dana Sipos wrote a love song to her friends · Aug 2025

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    Daniel Caesar

    Daniel Caesar: Never Enough, the myth of success, and collaborating with Justin Bieber · 2 episodes

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    Daniel Schlusser

    Daniel Schlusser and Scott Price: How their play draws parallels between the future of AI and the neurodivergent experience · Feb 2024

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    Daniela Andrade

    New Music: Daniela Andrade · May 2026

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    Darcy Michael

    Darcy Michael & Jer Baer: What it’s like living out their love story on the internet · Feb 2025

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    Dav Pilkey

    Dav Pilkey came up with Captain Underpants in the 2nd grade · Dec 2025

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    Dave Foley

    Comedy icon Dave Foley is a hockey fanatic · Feb 2026

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    David Soren

    David Soren is ready to draw his “invisible” disease · Dec 2025

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    David Yee

    David Yee: How his “fascination of what’s difficult” helped him change the face of Canadian theatre · Jan 2024

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    Dawn Landes

    Dawn Landes: The Liberated Women’s Songbook and the history of women’s activism through music · Apr 2024

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    Dawn Macdonald

    Dawn Macdonald on the mess and beauty of growing up in the Canadian North · Jun 2025

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