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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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    Dawoud Bey

    Dawoud Bey turns his lens toward landscapes that hold Black history · Aug 2026

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    Deantha Edmunds

    Deantha Edmunds: The first Inuk professional opera singer, the Order of Canada, and the classical music of Labrador Inuit · Jan 2024

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    Debby Friday

    After winning the Polaris Prize, Debby Friday bet on herself · 2 episodes

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    Deepa Mehta

    For Deepa Mehta, the whole point of filmmaking is to “start a dialogue” · 2 episodes

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    Dennis Lyxzén

    Dennis Lyxzén: When your song becomes a big hit after the band breaks up · Dec 2024

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    DerRic Starlight

    DerRic Starlight wants to get the first Indigenous puppet on Sesame Street · Aug 2026

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    Derek Chan

    Derek Chan wants you to snack during his new play · Mar 2025

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    Deryck Whibley

    Deryck Whibley: The Sum 41 frontman looks back on his life through heaven and hell · 2 episodes

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    Devery Jacobs

    Devery Jacobs: Her path to acting, storytelling as activism, and her grueling years as a gymnast · Jun 2024

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    Devin Cuddy

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

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    Devon Healey

    Devon Healey wants to leave you with “a little speck of blindness” · Aug 2025

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    Diana Lee Inosanto

    Diana Lee Inosanto: Ahsoka, transitioning from stunt performer to actor, and her connection to Bruce Lee · Mar 2024

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    Diane Flacks

    Diane Flacks: Funneling her guilt into art and mining it for comedy · Feb 2024

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    Diljit Dosanjh

    In a rare English interview, Diljit Dosanjh sits down with Q · Jun 2026

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    Domee Shi

    Domee Shi on Elio, aliens and one-dimensional moms · 2 episodes

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    Dominique Fils-Aimé

    Dominique Fils-Aimé isn’t finding peace, she’s building it · 2 episodes

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    Don McKay

    Quick Q: Don McKay on receiving the Griffin Poetry Prize’s Lifetime Recognition Award · May 2024

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    Donovan Woods

    Introducing: The Big Five with Tom Power and Donovan Woods · 2 episodes

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    Dorothea Paas

    Quick Q: Dorothea Paas on her new album Think of Mist · Nov 2024

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    Dorothy Grant

    How Dorothy Grant became a matriarch of Indigenous fashion · Apr 2026

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    Dropkick Murphys

    Dropkick Murphys stand up for themselves — even if they lose fans · Oct 2025

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    Dumb Crush

    Dumb Crush have Had It with hustle culture · May 2026

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    Dylan Sinclair

    Quick Q: How meditation helped Dylan Sinclair make his debut album · Oct 2024

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    E.R. Fightmaster

    E.R. Fightmaster: Grey’s Anatomy fame and their new EP · Jun 2024

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    Ebonnie Rowe

    Honey Jam founder Ebonnie Rowe walks it like she talks it · Aug 2025

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    Ed Robertson

    Ed Robertson: The story behind Barenaked Ladies’ hit song One Week · Dec 2023

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    Edwin Raphael

    Edwin Raphael wrote his new album in his sleep · Apr 2026

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    Elijah Woods

    Elijah Woods says don’t be afraid to be cringey on the internet · Nov 2025

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    Elin Hilderbrand

    Elin Hilderbrand: Why she’s retiring from writing summer beach reads · Aug 2024

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    Eliza Reid

    Iceland’s former first lady Eliza Reid on her debut novel · May 2025

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    Elizabeth Acevedo

    Elizabeth Acevedo: Living wakes, family secrets, and why she’s been planning her own funeral since she was a kid · Jan 2024

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    Elizabeth McGovern

    Elizabeth McGovern sheds light on the real Ava Gardner · Nov 2025

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    Elladj Baldé

    How a trip to Guinea changed Elladj Baldé’s outlook on figure skating · Feb 2026

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    Elle Mills

    Elle Mills: YouTube burnout, social media’s shelf life & her pivot to directing · Oct 2024

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    Emily Austin

    Quick Q: Emily Austin on rewriting parts of the Bible through a queer lens · Aug 2024

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    Emily Henry

    Emily Henry: Bringing the romance novel into the age of dating apps and TikTok · May 2024

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    Emily Steinwall

    New Music: Emily Steinwall · Sep 2026

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