Q: The Podcast from CBC Radio

Daniel MacIvor: Writing a play before ever seeing one, advice for young actors, and the best gift theatre has given him

One of the first times Daniel MacIvor ever felt confident in his writing was in the eighth grade...

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Tate McRae: Performing on SNL, her hit song Greedy, and not being judgmental of your art

Tate McRae’s wildest dreams are coming true. She recently performed at the Billboard Music...

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Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, being backstage with The Beatles, and having Elvis on her front step

Brenda Lee is the voice of the iconic holiday song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” which...

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Bradley Peters: Sonnets from a Cell, solitary confinement, and why the sonnet is the perfect way to write about prison

When the poet Bradley Peters discovered sonnets while studying poetry and creative writing, he...

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Michael McMillan: What we learn about class and race from a home's front room

Back in 2005, the artist Michael McMillan created his critically acclaimed installation “The...

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James L. Brooks: The Simpsons, comedy with heart, and the feminism of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Legendary writer and producer James L. Brooks transformed the types of stories you see on...

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Jason Hopley and Jamie Shannon: Nanalan’s viral TikTok success, the show’s legacy, and bringing the puppets

“Nanalan,” a Canadian children’s show from the 1990s has had a resurgence recently thanks to its...

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Stephen Sanchez: Writing a megahit, tackling imposter syndrome, and his 1960s crooner sound

Stephen Sanchez’s hit song “Until I Found You” is approaching two billion streams, has been...

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Leslie Odom Jr.: Embracing imperfection, returning to Broadway, and his new album When a Crooner Dies

When Tony and Grammy Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. takes on a project, he puts everything he’s got...

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Lily Gladstone: Working with Scorsese, breaking into Hollywood, and Killers of the Flower Moon

Lily Gladstone had a tough task with her first major Hollywood film: she had to hold her own...

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Romeo Candido: How a viral video inspired the musical Prison Dancer

Back in 2007, a video featuring 1,500 inmates in a Filipino prison dancing to Michael Jackson’s...

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Matt Rogers: Finding a voice in comedy, Christmas albums, and Las Culturistas

Comedian Matt Rogers is one-half of the hugely popular podcast “Las Culturistas.” He talks to Tom...

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Jani Lauzon: Secrets of a working artist, puppeteering for Jim Henson, and why she can't stop creating

Jani Lauzon is a Métis multidisciplinary artist who says she can’t stop creating. Over the years,...

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Meghan Fandrich: Devastating wildfires, moving forward after tragedy, and healing through poetry

When a wildfire ripped through Lytton, B.C. in June of 2021, the town burnt almost entirely to...

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Jann Arden: Confronting family history, writing through hardship, and her first novel The Bittlemores

Most know Jann Arden as one of Canada's most successful singer-songwriters, who captured the...

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Danis Goulet: Endangered languages on screen, drawing inspiration from the horror genre, and the end of Reservation Dogs

What's it like working on a show with near universal acclaim? Danis Goulet is a Cree-Métis film...

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Dolly Parton enters her “Rockstar” era + Alam Khan on building musical bridges

After building an empire as one of the most successful country artists of all time, Dolly Parton...

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Hilario Durán: Cuban music, playing with some of the most influential figures in jazz, and his new big band album

Hilario Durán, the Juno-winning and National Jazz Award-winning pianist and bandleader, is back...

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Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme: The art of drag, their creative collaboration, and creating a sense of community at...

Drag superstars Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are in the middle of a tour for their...

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How Blue Rodeo got big by going small on Five Days in July + why you have Drake to thank for new k-os music

On the 30th anniversary of Blue Rodeo’s best selling album “Five Days in July,” bandmates Jim...

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