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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   Mike Portnoy

   Iconic drummer Mike Portnoy says he owes it all to Rush · Apr 2025

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   Mike Post

   Mike Post on writing some of TV’s greatest theme songs + Joel Plaskett’s new spoken word piece · Apr 2024

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   Miles Greenberg

   Miles Greenberg: Working with flesh, Marina Abramović, and his physical journey in art · Jun 2024

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   Mitch Wood

   Mitch Wood went viral for his hilarious theatre impressions · Apr 2025

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   Mohammad Rasoulof

   Mohammad Rasoulof: Risking everything for his new film The Seed of the Sacred Fig · Jan 2025

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   Molly Parker

   Why Molly Parker loves playing complex characters who’ve “lost everything” · Feb 2025

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   Moya O'Connell

   Moya O'Connell: On directing Hedda Gabler — one of theatre’s most complex roles · May 2024

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   Naomi Jaye

   Naomi Jaye: Darkest Miriam & the inner life of a public librarian · Jul 2024

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   Naomi Sharon

   Naomi Sharon on being the first woman signed to Drake’s OVO Sound · Aug 2026

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    Naomi Snieckus

    Naomi Snieckus & Matt Baram: Their new show about memories, grief & “big stuff” · Nov 2024

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    Natalia Lafourcade

    Natalia Lafourcade needed to escape her fame. She moved to Ottawa · Jun 2026

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    Natalie MacMaster

    Natalie MacMaster on family, love and Cape Breton fiddle music · 2 episodes

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    Natasha Mumba

    Natasha Mumba wants to change theatre’s “single narrative” about Africa · Feb 2026

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    Nathan Fillion

    Nathan Fillion was a shy comic book kid. Now he stars in Superman · Jul 2025

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    Nattie Neidhart

    How Nattie Neidhart revolutionized women’s wrestling · Nov 2025

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    Nava Mau

    Nava Mau: Baby Reindeer, her Emmy nod & her work with LGBTQ+ survivors · 2 episodes

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    Ncuti Gatwa

    Ncuti Gatwa: On becoming the first Black queer Doctor Who · May 2024

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    Neema Bickersteth

    Neema Bickersteth: What happens when a professional singer has a frog in her throat? · Feb 2025

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    Nia Nadurata

    Quick Q: How a soccer injury led Nia Nadurata to songwriting · Feb 2025

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    Nicole Ariana

    Nicole Ariana’s latest song is “a warm hug” to her past self · Dec 2025

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    Nina Lee Aquino

    Nina Lee Aquino on "getting her teeth kicked in" for theatre · 2 episodes

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    Noah Lamanna

    The Last of Us star Noah Lamanna on their breakthrough role · May 2025

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    Noah Reid

    Noah Reid believes in the magic of a big ol’ Christmas sing-along · Dec 2025

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    Nuno Bettencourt

    Nuno Bettencourt: The secret to a great guitar solo · Oct 2024

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    Old Man Luedecke

    Old Man Luedecke: His banjo-free album & lessons from scallop fishing · Jul 2024

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    Oliver Jones

    Oliver Jones: A Canadian jazz legend turns 90 · Sep 2024

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    Oliver Laxe

    Director Oliver Laxe says Sirāt was written on the dance floor · Feb 2026

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    Olufikayo Ziki Adeola

    Olufikayo Ziki Adeola: Calling out Disney, Iwájú, and showing Lagos in the future · Mar 2024

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    Omar Apollo

    Omar Apollo: God Said No, his acting debut and hot sauce · 2 episodes

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    Orville Peck

    Orville Peck isn’t putting on a character · 2 episodes

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    Oscar Peterson

    What made Oscar Peterson so exceptional · Jun 2025

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    Osgood Perkins

    Osgood Perkins: Longlegs, Nicolas Cage & making the scariest movie of the year · Jul 2024

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    Otis Williams
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    Owen Pallett
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    Owen Wilson

    Owen Wilson’s childhood was a real-life buddy comedy · Jun 2025

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    Oyin Oladejo

    Oyin Oladejo on the healing power of Medusa’s rage · Jul 2026

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    PJ Morton

    PJ Morton: Cape Town to Cairo & the life-changing trip to Africa that inspired it · Jul 2024

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    Pablo Schreiber

    Pablo Schreiber: Halo, being Canadian, and sleeping in for his first day on The Wire · Feb 2024

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    Paris Zarcilla

    Paris Zarcilla: The horror of rage and how his experience as an immigrant inspired his new film Raging Grace · Dec 2023

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    Patricia Cano
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