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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   Ronnie Burkett

   Ronnie Burkett gives Shakespeare the puppet treatment · Mar 2026

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   Rosa Labordé
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   Rose Cousins

   Rose Cousins on why staying in love is so hard · May 2025

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   Rudy Mancuso

   Rudy Mancuso: Música and what it’s like living with synesthesia · Apr 2024

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   Ruth Ware

   Thriller writer Ruth Ware has never done a sequel — until now · Jul 2025

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   Ryan Ofei

   Ryan Ofei: Why some people think Christian music isn’t marketable · Dec 2024

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   Ryusuke Hamaguchi

   Ryusuke Hamaguchi: How the music for Evil Does Not Exist came before the film · May 2024

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   Sabrina Benaim

   Sabrina Benaim: Being that “depression girl,” breaking expectations, and writing about joy · Dec 2023

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   Saeed Teebi
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    Sameer Farooq

    Sameer Farooq: Why flatbread belongs in a museum · Nov 2024

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    Sami Landri

    Sami Landri says she’s always ‘been a contrarian to the core’ · Sep 2026

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    Samuel D. Hunter

    Samuel D. Hunter: Fatherhood, male friendship & hope for the future · Nov 2024

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    Sara Porter

    Sara Porter breaks up with the sun on stage · Aug 2026

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    Sarah Gadon

    Pink + Sarah Gadon · Feb 2023

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    Sarah Harmer

    Sarah Harmer uses her voice for something bigger than music · 2 episodes

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    Sasha Velour

    Iconic drag queen Sasha Velour + Rêve on her new song Saturn Return · Oct 2023

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    Saul Rubinek

    Saul Rubinek: How Playing Shylock critiques cancel culture in the arts · Nov 2024

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    Savannah Ré

    Savannah Ré bet on herself, and it led to a creative breakthrough · Jun 2025

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    Saya Gray

    Saya Gray on her debut album and gigging as a teen with a fake ID · 2 episodes

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    Scott Price
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    Scott Turner Schofield

    Scott Turner Schofield is “Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps” · Feb 2026

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    Sean Wang

    Sean Wang: How his film Dìdi puts a spin on the classic coming-of-age story · 2 episodes

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    Sebastian Gaskin

    Why Sebastian Gaskin started embracing his Indigeneity in his music · 2 episodes

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    Sechile Sedare

    Sechile Sedare on their brother-sister collaboration · 2 episodes

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    Seán Devlin

    Why Seán Devlin made a comedy with Typhoon Haiyan survivors · Aug 2025

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    Shamier Anderson

    Shamier Anderson says he was born to play Ben Johnson · Apr 2026

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    Shana Carroll

    Shana Carroll: How to see circus as an art form · Mar 2024

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    Shane Ghostkeeper

    Shane Ghostkeeper: His first country album, honouring his family, and the story behind his song Hunger Strike · Dec 2023

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    Shary Boyle
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    Sheila McCarthy

    Sheila McCarthy + Vir Das · Mar 2023

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    Shelley Niro

    Shelley Niro: Why it’s time for new images of Indigenous womanhood · Nov 2024

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    Sheng Wang

    Sheng Wang on the art of being present and writing a good joke · May 2026

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    Shirley Cheechoo

    Dr. Shirley Cheechoo: Why overcoming the residential school legacy is the job of warriors · 2 episodes

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    Shirley Moorhouse

    Some might call artist Shirley Moorhouse a late bloomer · Aug 2025

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    Shy Kids

    Quick Q: Shy Kids on their new single & winning the Prism Prize’s Hi-Fidelity Award · Jul 2024

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    Silvana Estrada

    Silvana Estrada on the difficult road to making her 2nd album · Dec 2025

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    Simple Plan

    Simple Plan was both loved and hated for being pop-punk · Jul 2025

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    Sin Wai Kin

    Sin Wai Kin: How sci-fi and drag changed their art and helped them realize their true identity · Jun 2024

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    Siphesihle November

    Siphesihle November: On following his ballet dreams from South Africa to Canada · May 2024

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    Skye Sweetnam

    Skye Sweetnam’s journey from teen pop star to hard rock frontwoman · Oct 2025

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