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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   Robert Eggers

   Robert Eggers: Why bringing Nosferatu back to the screen has been his life’s dream · Dec 2024

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   Nicole Byer

   Nicole Byer on how ADHD can help your comedy + Mark Critch pays tribute to his dad by impersonating him · 2 episodes

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   Marlon Wayans

   Marlon Wayans: From Scary Movie and White Chicks to his new life as a stand-up · Feb 2024

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   Sterlin Harjo

   Sterlin Harjo was roasted for being a genius · 2 episodes

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   Serj Tankian

   Serj Tankian: System of a Down, raising awareness of the Armenian genocide, and his new memoir · May 2024

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   Jodie Foster

   Jodie Foster feels like a different actor performing in French · Jan 2026

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   Toni Collette

   Toni Collette acted her way into appendix surgery as a kid · Sep 2025

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   Chelsea Peretti

   Chelsea Peretti: Her debut film, women in comedy, and Hollywood's reaction to #MeToo · Mar 2024

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   Elliot Page

   Elliot Page and Dominic Savage: Improvising a film about coming home · 3 episodes

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    Jeffrey Wright

    Jeffrey Wright on his connection to American Fiction & Jean-Michel Basquiat + Jordan Alexander's new song · Jan 2024

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    Dan Levy

    Dan Levy almost left Hollywood to open a hotel in Italy · 3 episodes

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    Barry Sonnenfeld

    Barry Sonnenfeld: The best gossip from his decades in Hollywood · Nov 2024

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    Taylor Tomlinson

    Taylor Tomlinson: Her early days on the Christian comedy circuit · Dec 2024

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    Brittany Howard

    Brittany Howard: Leaving Alabama Shakes, What Now & rehearsing in haunted houses · 2 episodes

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    Joan Shelley

    How Joan Shelley found inspiration in Toronto’s frigid winter · Sep 2025

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    Bruce Dern
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    Greg Kinnear

    [Full episode] Greg Kinnear, Big Sean, Cedella Marley · Jul 2022

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    Bruce McCulloch

    Why Bruce McCulloch thinks you should embrace dark humour · Jan 2026

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    Howie Mandel

    Howie Mandel says fame is bulls--t · May 2026

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    Seth MacFarlane

    Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane sings like Sinatra · Oct 2025

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    Fortune Feimster

    Fortune Feimster uses standup as therapy · 2 episodes

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    Jay Baruchel

    Jay Baruchel: Existential dread, optimism, and why he stayed in Canada · Apr 2024

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    Jason Mantzoukas

    Jason Mantzoukas wants to be the ugly American villain · Jul 2025

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    Ron Funches

    Ron Funches on his post-Traitors autism diagnosis · Jul 2026

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    Robbie Robertson

    Robbie Robertson: What The Band was, what it could have been, and why it ended · Dec 2023

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    Bruce Springsteen

    Bruce Springsteen's latest album of soul classics celebrates the songs that made him a musician · Jul 2023

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    Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Lin-Manuel Miranda: How a talk with George Lucas changed his perspective on success · Dec 2024

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    Neil Young

    Neil Young + Da'Vine Joy Randolph · Feb 2023

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    Steve Albini

    Steve Albini on Nirvana’s In Utero + Caroline Brooks of Good Lovelies · Oct 2023

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    Patrick Stewart

    Patrick Stewart: Star Trek, Shakespeare, and losing his Yorkshire accent · Oct 2023

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    Vince Gilligan

    Vince Gilligan is over anti-heroes · Dec 2025

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    Zach Woods

    Zach Woods: Public radio, The Office, and making fun of yourself · Feb 2024

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    Mick Jagger

    Mick Jagger: Hackney Diamonds and more than 60 years of the Rolling Stones · 3 episodes

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    Kim Gordon

    Kim Gordon: Sonic Youth, TikTok, and her new solo album · Mar 2024

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    Andrea Martin

    Andrea Martin on SCTV, Broadway and embracing your inner clown · 2 episodes

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    St. Vincent

    St. Vincent: All Born Screaming, oversharing, and working with Dave Grohl · Apr 2024

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    Kathy Griffin

    Kathy Griffin: My Life on the PTSD-List, getting blacklisted by Hollywood, and starting a new chapter of her career · Feb 2024

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    Bob Mould

    Bob Mould recalls the night everything clicked at a Ramones show · Apr 2025

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    Josh Groban

    Josh Groban’s dad gave up music. Now, they’re recording together · May 2026

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    Oliver Jeffers

    Oliver Jeffers: How the stories we tell ourselves shape our lives · Nov 2024

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