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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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    Emma Higgins

    Director Emma Higgins reimagines teen girl fandom as a horror film · Mar 2026

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    Emma Portner

    Emma Portner is subverting ballet’s gender norms · 2 episodes

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    Enrico Colantoni

    Enrico Colantoni: Why the actor credits his “working class mentality” for his success · Feb 2025

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    Enuka Okuma

    Quick Q: Enuka Okuma on her film Out Come the Wolves · Sep 2024

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    Evan Redsky

    Evan Redsky is exploring the cosmos · Jul 2025

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    Evany Rosen

    Evany Rosen: On her new show Davey & Jonesie's Locker · May 2024

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    Eve Hewson

    Eve Hewson: Bad Sisters and the boom of Irish art · Nov 2024

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    Fat Mike

    Fat Mike: The end of NOFX · 2 episodes

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    Fatima Robinson

    Fatima Robinson: Choreographing Beyoncé, bringing hip-hop dance to the mainstream, and The Color Purple · Dec 2023

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    Fawn Parker

    Quick Q: How Fawn Parker’s poetry explores the complexity of grief · 2 episodes

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    Fawzia Mirza

    Fawzia Mirza: The Queen of My Dreams, Bollywood, and why loving herself makes her a better filmmaker · Mar 2024

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    Fede Álvarez

    Fede Álvarez: Behind the scenes of Alien: Romulus · Aug 2024

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    Fernanda Torres

    Fernanda Torres: Why the film I’m Still Here still resonates today · Jan 2025

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    Frank Walker

    Quick Q: Frank Walker on his debut album Origin and putting a new spin on EDM · Jun 2024

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    Fred Nguyen Khan

    Fred Nguyen Khan: The Sympathizer, training with Shaolin monks, and acting in Vietnamese for the first time · Apr 2024

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    Gabrielle Drolet

    Gabrielle Drolet is finding new ways to create with chronic hand pain · 2 episodes

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    Gail Maurice

    Why Gail Maurice cast her own mother in a film inspired by her life · Jul 2026

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    Geoff McFetridge

    Geoff McFetridge: Beastie Boys, skateboarding in Calgary, and designing for brands like Apple and Nike · 2 episodes

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    George Clinton

    George Clinton: Funkadelic, James Brown and Kendrick Lamar · Jun 2024

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    George McWhirter

    George McWhirter: The art of translation and his Griffin Poetry Prize win · Jun 2024

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    George Miller

    George Miller: Furiosa, what Mad Max is really about, and his early career as an ER doctor · May 2024

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    George Takei

    For George Takei, coming out has been a lifelong process · 2 episodes

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    Gerry Dee

    Gerry Dee’s dad was obsessed with serial killers · Nov 2025

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    Glenn Lewis

    How Stevie Wonder helped Glenn Lewis feel closer to his father · Aug 2026

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    Gordon Shadrach

    How portraiture helped Gordon Shadrach tell his cancer story · Apr 2025

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    Graham Greene

    What made Graham Greene an icon? Talent, discipline and luck · 2 episodes

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    Graham Isador

    Graham Isador: Why he made a podcast to explain what vision loss feels like · Nov 2024

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    Green Day

    Green Day: Dookie, American Idiot, and why their album Saviors is the best they’ve ever recorded · 2 episodes

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    Greg Wells

    Superstar producer Greg Wells on his hitmaking career · 2 episodes

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    Gregory Oh

    Gregory Oh: Celebrating mistakes with Lessons in Failure · Jul 2024

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    Guillaume Côté

    Dancer Guillaume Côté has reached his “expiration date” · 2 episodes

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    Gustavo Gimeno

    Gustavo Gimeno on Igor Stravinsky’s 1967 Toronto curtain call · Oct 2025

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    Haley McGee

    Haley McGee: How hospices, mystics and trips to the cemetery inspired her work · 2 episodes

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    Halluci Nation

    Quick Q: The Halluci Nation pay tribute to the club where it all began · Jan 2025

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    Hana Shafi

    Quick Q: Hana Shafi on the power of everyday interactions with strangers · Aug 2024

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