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  • Enrico Colantoni: Why the actor credits his “working class mentality” for his success
    2025/02/25

    Enrico Colantoni (Galaxy Quest, Flashpoint, Veronica Mars) is one of Canada’s most successful actors with more than 100 TV and film credits to his name. He joins Tom Power to look back on his career, from his early days as a struggling actor, to getting his first big break playing John Belushi in an episode of “A Current Affair,” to developing his memorable character Mathesar in the movie “Galaxy Quest.” Enrico also talks about his current role on the CBC police procedural drama “Allegiance,” and what makes it feel different from his past roles on other cop shows.

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    22 分
  • Saya Gray: Her debut album, heartbreak & gigging as a teen with a fake ID
    2025/02/25

    The Toronto-born artist Saya Gray has just released her debut album, “Saya,” but it isn’t her first foray into music by a long stretch. Saya grew up in a piano studio, surrounded by some of the best musicians in the country. She’s been gigging seriously since she was a teenager, playing in bands with much older musicians at clubs where she had to use a fake ID to get in. Eventually, she started touring with the likes of Daniel Caesar and Willow Smith. Saya sits down with Tom Power to tell us about her critically acclaimed new album, what it’s been like navigating the music industry as a young woman, and where she’s going next in her music career.

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    18 分
  • Meredith MacNeill & Jennifer Whalen: Tackling menopause with fearless humour
    2025/02/24

    In the new sitcom “Small Achievable Goals,” co-creators Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen star as two women who are navigating menopause while also working in the podcast world. You might recognize the duo from the wildly funny all-female Canadian sketch comedy show “Baroness Von Sketch Show.” Meredith and Jennifer sit down with guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about “Small Achievable Goals,” its hilarious and subversive take on menopause, and how they had to overcome some of their own shame to make it happen.


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    23 分
  • Ron Dias: How growing up in Scarborough inspired his new film Morningside
    2025/02/24

    The Canadian director Ron Dias describes his new film “Morningside” as a love letter to Scarborough — the district of Toronto where he grew up. The film follows a group of Scarborough residents as they grapple with violence in their community, a rapidly changing city, and the loss of their local community centre to gentrification. Ron sits down with guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about the film and how he hopes it changes the way people see Scarborough.

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    26 分
  • Tate McRae: Learning how to stay present at the height of pop superstardom
    2025/02/21

    Calgary's Tate McRae is back with five Juno nominations and a brand new album, “So Close To What.” The reigning Canadian pop princess talks to Tom Power about her skyrocketing career, growing up on social media, and how she’s learning to slow down and appreciate the present moment.

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    23 分
  • Sebastian Gaskin: Why he started embracing his Indigeneity in his music
    2025/02/21

    Sebastian Gaskin is a musician from Tataskweyak Cree Nation in Manitoba who fuses his culture with R&B, rock and pop music. Now, he’s released his debut album, “Lovechild.” Sebastian joins Tom Power to talk about his path in music, how he came around to embrace his Indigenous identity in his art, and why writing joyful and hopeful songs is just as important to him as writing political songs.

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    19 分
  • Will Oldham: How he ended up conducting Johnny Cash in the recording booth
    2025/02/20

    The musician Will Oldham, also known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, is more than 30 years into his recording career and there’s no sign he’s slowing down. With the release of his new album, “The Purple Bird,” Will joins Tom Power to reflect on his life and music. He tells us about the time he met Johnny Cash, how he ended up conducting Cash’s cover of his song “I See a Darkness,” and how that memorable recording session led him to meeting David Ferguson, the producer of his latest record.

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    25 分
  • Matt Wright makes the case for silliness + Vivian Chong opens up about dating
    2025/02/20

    Matt Wright is a Canadian comedian from Newfoundland and Labrador who’s just released his first stand-up special, "Live at the Majestic.” He drops by our studio to chat with Tom Power about his life in comedy and why he says it’s his right as a human being to be a goof.


    Plus, Vivian Chong is a Dora-nominated performer who’s blind in both eyes. She lost her vision a few years ago after she had a toxic reaction to a medication. Now, she’s taking audiences into her world with a new one-woman show, “Blind Dates.” Vivian joins Tom to tell us what she’s learned in the dating world, and why she wanted to open up about it on the stage.

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    27 分