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Wednesday, April 11, 2018: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Beatchild and the Slakadeliqs and more
Today on q: actor Shohreh Aghdashloo, Claude McKnight’s gateway to a capella, Beatchild and the Slakadeliqs, musicians Pat Ament and Simon Joyner.
An introductory guide to a cappella music by Take 6 founder Claude McKnight
Claude McKnight, the founder of the a capella group Take 6, takes us through a gateway to a capella music on the anniversary of their debut album.
'Defeat is not an option': Vancouver woman battles to save landmark Vancouver theatre
Corinne Lea has one more week to raise $1 million, or face losing the 80-year-old Rio Theatre to developers.
Actor Shohreh Aghdashloo on playing her most powerful role yet
Aghdashloo plays a powerful UN official on the TV drama, The Expanse. She discusses what it’s like to become a character who walks a fine line between good and evil.
Rob Ford film faces backlash for casting a male reporter over a female
Robyn Doolittle broke huge stories during the Ford era, but a male is playing the lead reporter in Run This Town.
How an obscure lost record from the 1970s brought together Simon Joyner and renowned rock climber Pat Ament
Joyner and Ament speak together for the first time about how their paths unexpectedly crossed thanks to an obscure record, Songs By Pat Ament, which has just been reissued.
Beatchild on avoiding the genre box and how becoming a father influenced his creative vision
Producer and singer Beatchild performs some songs off his new album and talks about redrawing musical boundaries to make the music he wants to make.
Director X salutes Brampton in his q block party playlist
Director X reminisces about his hometown Brampton in his edition of the q Block Party.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018: Vivica A. Fox, Rick Astley and more
Today on q: actor and producer Vivica A. Fox, pop culture contributor Anne T. Donahue, Giller Prize-winning novelist Johanna Skibsrud, singer-songwriter Rick Astley, Canadian comedy legend Rick Mercer.
A closer look at the incredible, inspiring women in Drake's 'Nice for What' video
Leading actors, directors, writers, models, a ballet dancer and more all appear in the video directed by Toronto's Karena Evans.
Vivica A. Fox shares the behind-the-scene stories that made her a Hollywood success
From blockbusters like Independence Day to bloody revenge thrillers like Kill Bill, Fox has done it all. She talks to Tom Power about her new memoir in which she reveals the secrets to her success.
'I'm not retiring': Rick Mercer says goodbye after 15 seasons, but it's not the end
Mercer ends his 15-year-long run as host of the Rick Mercer Report tonight, Tuesday, April 10, on CBC Television. He joins Tom Power live in the q studio to say goodbye.
Rick Astley still promises he's never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
The '80s pop star joins Tom Power live in the q studio to talk about his career in music and share his take on rick-rolling.
Please give Yoko Ono's $17,000 rock back
Our pop culture contributor discusses John Krasinski's new horror film, Drake's new single, and an alleged art theft at Yoko Ono's current exhibition in Toronto.
Giller Prize-winning author Johanna Skibsrud on her new book, Tiger, Tiger
Skibsrud discusses her latest book, Tiger, Tiger, and how winning the Giller Prize in 2010 changed the course of her career.
Watch Paul Brandt perform 'Small Towns and Big Dreams,' dedicated to Humboldt, Sask.
“Sometimes the only thing that you can do is just walk alongside people because you can't fix it,” he says.
'This is Me': Chrissy Metz on how This is Us changed her life
Metz discusses her new memoir, This Is Me, which delves into the ways that her role on the TV series This Is Us has turned her life upside down, in the best of ways.
Monday, April 9, 2018: Chrissy Metz, Paul Brandt and more
Today on q: actor Chrissy Metz, q screen panel with John Semley and Amanda Parris, singer-songwriter Jeremy Dutcher performs 'Pomok naka Poktoinskwes,' Canadian country music artist Paul Brandt.
Stephen Stohn is the Forrest Gump of Canadian pop culture — and has the stories to prove it
From the early careers of k.d. lang and Alannah Myles to John Candy and Drake, he was there.
Watch Jeremy Dutcher's mindblowing performance of 'Pomok naka Poktoinskwes'
When Jeremy Dutcher performed on q last week, the response from our listeners was massive. Here's another song performed by Dutcher, 'Pomok naka Poktoinskwes.'
Country music star Paul Brandt on calling both Nashville and Calgary home
Brandt joins Tom Power live in the q studio for a chat about his newly released collection of songs, The Journey YYC: Vol. 1, and a special musical performance dedicated to the community of Humboldt, Sask.
Roseanne revival in the age of Trump
Our screen panel dissects the significance of recent TV and film news: Roseanne's big comeback, David Letterman's new show and the Street Legal reboot.
Friday, April 6, 2018: John Krasinski, Classified and more
Today on q: actor and director John Krasinski, q This with Raina Douris and Odario Williams, violinist Er-Gene Kahng on composer Florence Price, Classified on his new single, 'Powerless.'
John Krasinski on A Quiet Place, life after The Office and how he doesn't mind you calling him 'Jim'
Krasinski dropped by our studio to talk about his latest film, A Quiet Place, and reflects on how his breakthrough role as Jim Halpert on The Office shaped his career.
Classified on giving a voice to the 'powerless' through song
His new single tackles issues of abuse, violence and mistreatment, as well as the effects of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
