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Bill T. Jones is a renowned dancer and choreographerâŻwhose work looks at race, death, mortality, grief and sexuality. In the late â80s, he visited clinics full of terminally ill patients â some of whom were just weeks away from passing â and created compelling dance pieces based on their movements. Last year, while he was in Toronto to give a talk at the Art Gallery of Ontario about his work with the late Keith Haring, Bill sat down with Tom Power to reflect on his incredible life in dance, the power of movement to reflect and question the world we live in, and why he sees himself as "one who has survived.â
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Unlike a lot of other gold medallists at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Phil Wizard didn't grow up dreaming of becoming an Olympian. The Vancouver-based breakdancer sits down with Tom to reflect on his big win and why his personal motto is to âthink like an artist, but train like an athlete.â
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As a filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now) is legendary for his vision, drive and propensity to risk it all. This year, he put it all on the line once again for his latest film, âMegalopolisâ â a Roman epic set against the backdrop of New York City. We revisit Tom Powerâs wide-ranging interview with the acclaimed auteur about why he doesnât want âMegalopolisâ to be called a passion project, how making his masterpiece âThe Godfatherâ turned his life upside down, and why he always ends up becoming the characters in his films.
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When the singer and composer Arooj Aftab released her 2021 album âVulture Prince,â she gained fans like Barack Obama, Elvis Costello and Caroline Polachek. That album also earned her a Grammy for best global music performance. Now, Arooj is back with her fourth studio album, âNight Reign.â She joins Tom to tell us about her journey in music, her fascination with the night, and what it was like going viral before that was really a thing.
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You might know Nava Mau as the breakout star of the hit Netflix series âBaby Reindeer,â for which she earned an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actress. That adds her to a very short list of trans actors to receive an Emmy nod. Nava joined guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about âBaby Reindeer,â how her work helping LGBTQ+ survivors of violence has made her nomination extra meaningful, and why trans representation is so important.
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Sean Wang is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who released his debut feature film, âDĂŹdi,â earlier this year. Itâs a coming-of-age story in the tradition of movies like âStand by Me,â but told from the perspective of a young Asian American boy in Northern California. Sean talks to guest host Talia Schlanger about the film, and what he learned about himself and his immigrant mom while making it.
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The Canadian actor Victor Garber (Titanic, Legally Blonde, Alias) has enjoyed an incredible career on stage and screen. Back in October, he was honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the Forest City Film Festival â but he says thereâs still at least one more thing he wants to accomplish. Victor sat down with Tom Power for a career-spanning chat about his time in the successful sunshine pop group The Sugar Shoppe, his starring role as Jesus Christ in the legendary Canadian production of âGodspell,â his iconic supporting role in James Cameronâs âTitanic,â and why he hopes his big film break is yet to come.
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The Canadian actor and singer Maisy Stella stars alongside Aubrey Plaza in âMy Old Ass.â Itâs a new coming-of-age movie about a teenager named Elliott who comes face-to-face with her 39-year-old self during a mushroom trip on her 18th birthday. Maisy joined guest host Talia Schlanger to talk about her big-screen debut, what itâs like playing someone going through a major transition, and how she manifested her role in this movie.
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In 1983, in the midst of the Cold War, Arthur Miller went to China to direct a Mandarin version of his famous play âDeath of a Salesman.â Despite some hurdles, the production ended up being a touchstone moment in Chinese-American cultural relations. Now, a new play called "Salesman in China" tells the story of the American playwright's incredibly high-stakes collaboration with the Chinese artist Ying Ruocheng. This past summer, Jovanni Sy, the director and co-writer of "Salesman in China," joined guest host Talia Schlanger to tell us more.
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In the late â80s, Paula Abdul helped define what a pop star could be, from dance to music to performance. If you were watching music videos at that time, you would have seen her on your screen. If you werenât around for that, you may remember her as one of the original judges on âAmerican Idolâ from 2002 to 2009. Back in September, Paula sat down with guest host Talia Schlanger to reflect on how she was discovered by the Jackson family, what it was like choreographing for some of the biggest superstars in the world while she was still a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers, and her philosophy as a mentor.
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Whatâs our individual responsibility when we see atrocities happening in our world? That question is the central premise of the film âSmall Things Like These,â which sheds light on Irelandâs infamous Magdalene laundries. Set in a small Irish town in 1985, the film stars Cillian Murphy as Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and father of five girls who discovers that the local convent in his community is forcing the young women in their care to live under inhumane conditions. We revisit Cillianâs conversation with Tom Power about the film, why he didn't want to portray his character as a hero, and what life has been like for him after winning an Oscar for âOppenheimerâ earlier this year.
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The textile artist Hangama Amiri is known around the world for making masterpieces out of fabric. A lot of that fabric is from a home she was forced to leave. Hangama was seven years old when the Taliban seized control of Kabul in 1996. Years later, after fleeing Afghanistan and settling in Canada with her family, she started stitching together her memories of home. We revisit Hangamaâs conversation with Tom Power about her work, the Afghan store where she buys her materials, and what home means to her these days.
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The Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter and producer k-os is kind of like the Forrest Gump of popular music â heâs been everywhere. Earlier this year, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his smash hit album âJoyful Rebellion,â k-os sat down with Tom Power to share some wild stories from his life and career, like the time he hung out with Prince.
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Last year, Brenda Leeâs iconic holiday song âRockinâ Around the Christmas Treeâ turned 65. We revisit Tom Powerâs conversation with Brenda about the song, how she was just 13 when she recorded it, and how the movie âHome Aloneâ changed its popularity.
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As a visionary director and self-professed loner, Tim Burton has spent decades channelling the angst and loneliness he felt as a child into hit movies like âEdward Scissorhandsâ and âThe Nightmare Before Christmas.â But it was his outlandish 1988 movie âBeetlejuiceâ that set his career into motion and proved to Hollywood that being weird was an asset, not a problem. This year, 36 years after the original âBeetlejuice,â the filmâs long-awaited sequel, âBeetlejuice Beetlejuice,â has finally hit theatres. Tim joined guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss the new movie, how it helped him rediscover his love of filmmaking after a creative slump, and his on-again, off-again relationship with Disney.
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Though sheâs been called Canadaâs original cowboy punk, k.d. lang has had a long and complex relationship with country music. When she got her start as a singer in Edmonton, she didnât fit the mold of what people thought a country artist should be. Earlier this year, k.d. was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. She joined guest host Talia Schlanger to reflect on her history with the genre, from her early days channelling Patsy Cline to her thoughts on country music today.
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After a crazy few years, Omar Apollo returned with his sophomore album, âGod Said No,â this past summer. It was inspired by a bad breakup that he says left him feeling like he hit ârock bottom.â A few months ago, Omar sat down with Tom Power for the second time to talk about transforming his sadness into music, making his acting debut in Luca Guadagninoâs film âQueer,â and launching a new hot sauce.
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A few months ago, a new podcast and radio show called âBookendsâ premiered on CBC. Itâs hosted by Mattea Roach, the Canadian âJeopardy!â champion who held a 23-game winning streak a few years ago. Right before the showâs debut, Mattea sat down with Tom Power to tell us a bit about âBookendsâ and what they were most looking forward to. Plus, they shared the correct strategy for wagering on a Daily Double.
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The director Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, The Witch) has been fascinated and haunted by the shadowy form of Nosferatu since he was a kid. Now, heâs brought his take on âNosferatuâ back to the screen with his long-anticipated remake of the same name, which stars Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe and Bill SkarsgĂ„rd. Robert joins Tom Power to discuss the film and why he wanted to bring this gothic horror tale back to life.
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The Canadian actor Lauren Collins became famous for playing a gutsy, outspoken high school student on "Degrassi: The Next Generation.â But now as she approaches her 40s, sheâs matured into roles that portray women with new kinds of problems, such as when to have a baby, how not to work so much, and what to do about the ghost of your mother who wonât shut up. Lauren sits down with Tom Power to talk about her new show, âMy Dead Mom,â and how it strikes the perfect balance between anger, humour, grief and the conflicting emotions around losing a parent who drove you crazy.
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