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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   Phil Rosenthal

   Phil Rosenthal is the luckiest person in the world · 2 episodes

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   Renee Fleming

   Why Renée Fleming had her brain scanned while she imagined singing · Oct 2025

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   Rick Astley

   Rick Astley doesn’t have an attitude about Rickrolling — anymore · 2 episodes

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   Riley Keough

   Riley Keough: Finishing her mom Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir · Oct 2024

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   Riz Ahmed

   Riz Ahmed says the only way through shame is laughter · May 2026

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   Robert Plant

   Robert Plant isn’t precious about the past · Nov 2025

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   Rufus Wainwright

   Rufus Wainwright: Mourning the death of the American Dream with his first requiem · Feb 2025

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   Sally Wainwright

   Sally Wainwright on her new menopausal punk TV drama · Jan 2026

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   Sam Smith

   Sam Smith: Gloria, self-love & why queer joy can feel radical · Jun 2024

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    Sarah McLachlan

    Sarah McLachlan on the legacy of Lilith Fair (Live) · 2 episodes

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    Shea Coulee

    Shea Couleé: The Love Ball, their dance record, and life after Drag Race · Feb 2024

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    Sindhu Vee

    Sindhu Vee on grief, reinvention and comedy · 3 episodes

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    Steve McQueen

    Steve McQueen: His new film Blitz & how it tells a different kind of war story · Nov 2024

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    Suki Waterhouse

    Suki Waterhouse: Making the pivot from actor to musician · Dec 2024

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    Tim Key

    How Tim Key got Carey Mulligan in The Ballad of Wallis Island · 2 episodes

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    Tim Meadows

    Tim Meadows: Saturday Night Live, Dream Scenario, and memories of Norm Macdonald · Nov 2023

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    Tom Allen

    Tom Allen’s new book is an almanac for classical music lovers · Nov 2025

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    Yoko Ono

    Did Yoko Ono actually break up the Beatles? · Apr 2025

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    Zarna Garg

    Zarna Garg treats comedy as a business, not an art form · Jul 2025

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    Zosia Mamet

    Zosia Mamet was in a Nyquil-induced haze when she auditioned for Girls · Sep 2025

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    Adam Duritz

    Adam Duritz wrote a song about wanting to be famous — and it came true · Jun 2025

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    Ava DuVernay

    Ava DuVernay on her new film Origin + Amelia Curran pays tribute to influential songwriter Ron Hynes · Jan 2024

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    Benito Skinner

    Benito Skinner’s life changed when he dropped the golden boy act · May 2025

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    Benny Safdie

    Benny Safdie tells the inspiring story of a loser · Oct 2025

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    Billy Idol

    Billy Idol should be dead — thankfully he's still alive to tell you his story · 2 episodes

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    Boots Riley

    Boots Riley wants his art to inspire mass movements · May 2026

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    Cameron Crowe

    Cameron Crowe: His lost Tom Petty film · Oct 2024

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    Celine Song

    Celine Song: Past Lives, rejecting clichés in modern love stories, and writing a story inspired by her life · Jan 2024

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    Chappell Roan

    Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, perseverance, and the freedom of drag · 2 episodes

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    Christian McBride

    Christian McBride almost reunited The Police · 2 episodes

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    Corb Lund

    Corb Lund: Remembering Ian Tyson, The Grand Ole Opry, and El Viejo · Mar 2024

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    Cynthia Nixon

    Cynthia Nixon: The legacy of Sex and the City and the evolution of Miranda · 2 episodes

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    Dev Hynes

    Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes on being an outsider · Sep 2025

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    Francis Ford Coppola

    Francis Ford Coppola: Megalopolis and becoming Michael Corleone · 2 episodes

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    Gavin Rossdale

    Gavin Rossdale: Bush’s early days & what he thinks when he hears Glycerine · Feb 2025

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    Geddy Lee

    Geddy Lee recalls the Rush show he'll never forget · 2 episodes

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    Hans Zimmer

    Hans Zimmer can't hide behind the screen anymore · Mar 2025

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    Kamasi Washington

    Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement, fatherhood, and his biggest jazz influences · Jun 2024

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    Kyle MacLachlan

    Kyle MacLachlan: Fallout, David Lynch, and how he really feels about Dune · Apr 2024

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    Laura Marling

    Laura Marling is in her Raffi era · Aug 2026

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