Q: The Podcast from CBC Radio show

Q: The Podcast from CBC Radio

Summary: CBC Radio's Q is Canada's liveliest arts, culture and entertainment magazine. It's a smart and surprising tour through personalities and cultural issues that matter to Canadians. Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, with his trademark wit and spontaneity, Q covers pop culture and high arts alike, with forays into the most provocative and compelling cultural trends. Q brings you big names, big ideas, and those paving the way in Canada's cultural community. Q is your cultural intervention!

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 September 5: Eminem goes after 'mumble rappers' in his surprise new album | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:56

Buzzfeed's Elamin Abdelmahmoud and WIRED's Angela Watercutter bring you up to speed on the big headlines taking over the internet right now.

 September 5: Tantoo Cardinal on getting her first starring role in a feature film | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:03

Tantoo Cardinal is one of the most recognisable and prolific Indigenous actors in Canada. Even if you don't know her by name, chances are you've seen her on screen: she's been in more than 120 films and television shows over her 40-year career.

 Full episode: Paul Simon, Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Angela Watercutter, Tantoo Cardinal 05/09/2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:03:07

Paul Simon talks about reinterpreting his music on In the Blue Light, his farewell tour and why he's not playing the hits. Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Angela Watercutter bring you up to speed on the big headlines taking over the internet right now. Canadian actor Tantoo Cardinal discusses what it's like getting her first starring role in a feature film at TIFF.

 September 5: Paul Simon doesn't want to be 'a Paul Simon cover band' | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:30:06

The icon talks to Tom Power about reinterpreting his music on In the Blue Light, his farewell tour and why he's not playing the hits.

 Full episode: Alan Lee, Superorganism, Marc Sinden and Joel Soroka, Esi Edugyan 04/09/2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:09

Lord of the Rings illustrator Alan Lee takes us on one final adventure through Middle-earth. Indie pop band Superorganism performs live in the q studio. Marc Sinden and Joel Soroka present an oral history of the Beatles' Hey Jude?. Canadian author Esi Edugyan explores history's lost voices in her new book Washington Black.

 September 4: Esi Edugyan explores history's lost voices in new book Washington Black | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:12

Esi Edugyan talks about journeying into the past, her new novel Washington Black and what she wanted to say about one of history's greatest injustices.

 September 4: Buzzy pop collective Superorganism transcends musical and geographical borders | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:29

Superorganism is a band of eight musicians from around the world with a unique origin story and sound. They stopped by q for a special performance - and brought along keyboards, samplers, balloons and even some musical apples.

 September 4: Lord of the Rings illustrator Alan Lee takes us on one final adventure through Middle-earth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:57

Alan Lee has spent the past 25 years exploring the landscapes of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination as both an illustrator and lead concept artist for Peter Jackson's film adaptations. He tells us about his illustrations for the newly released Tolkien text, The Fall of Gondolin.

 September 4: Oral history of the Beatles' Hey Jude | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:15

Fifty years ago today, the promo video for Hey Jude was recorded. A few lucky fans got to see their heroes perform and play two years after the band had stopped touring. We invited two of those fans to share their memories of that day.

 September 3: Summer of the rom-com: With the success of Crazy Rich Asians, what's the genre's future? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:47

Our screen panel dissects the rom-com genre and talks about a new movie from Orson Welles, which took almost 50 years to make.

 September 3: Narada Michael Walden on his hitmaking career with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:43

The Grammy award-winning producer reveals the one thing these divas all had in common that made them masters of their craft.

 September 3: How Brittany Allen uses sound and music to create fear on film | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:45

Actor and composer Brittany Allen tells us how she uses her music and acting skills to create fear in her latest film, What Keeps You Alive.

 September 3: 'Broadway seemed like the holy grail of songwriting': Bryan Adams on co-writing Pretty Woman: The Musical | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:03

The period around 1990 remains one of the wildest chapters in Bryan Adams' life, and now he's returning to it in a surprising way. He discusses songwriting, his friendship with Pavarotti and why scoring a Broadway musical makes a lot of sense for him.

 Full episode: Bryan Adams, Tina Hassannia and Willow Maclay, Brittany Allen, Narada Michael Walden 03/09/2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:03

Bryan Adams discusses songwriting, his friendship with Luciano Pavarotti and why scoring a Broadway musical makes a lot of sense for him. The q screen panel talks about the latest in TV and film news. Canadian actor and composer Brittany Allen tells us how she used sound to create fear in her latest film. Grammy award-winning music producer Narada Michael Walden reflects on his hitmaking career with Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.

 Full episode: Gloria Gaynor, Lisa Christiansen and Stuart Berman, Lauren Orsini, John Krasinski 31/08/2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:31

Gloria Gaynor reflects on her biggest hit, I Will Survive, how she pushed to make the song a success and why disco matters. The q This music panel weighs in on 2018's song of the summer. Writer Lauren Orsini walks us through how cosplay became a global phenomenon. Actor and director John Krasinski discusses A Quiet Place and his life-changing, breakthrough role on The Office.

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