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For decades, Pamela Anderson has been recognized as a pop culture icon, but she says she hasnât recognized herself until now. Earlier this month, she earned her first Golden Globe nomination for her role as a fading Las Vegas showgirl in Gia Coppolaâs new film, âThe Last Showgirl.â Her critically acclaimed performance marks a new chapter of her career as a serious dramatic actor and bonafide artist. Pamela joins Tom Power to talk about the film â and why she says itâs never too late to start over.
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At the Munich Olympics on Sept. 5, 1972, the Palestinian militant organization Black September stormed the Olympic Village, where they immediately killed two Israeli athletes and took nine more hostage. Ultimately, all of the Israeli hostages lost their lives. As the crisis unfolded in real-time, the story was being broadcast live on television by ABC Sports. Now, the Swiss director Tim Fehlbaum has made a new film, âSeptember 5,â which follows the small ABC crew that led the live coverage while close to a billion people watched from around the globe. Tim sits down with guest host Talia Schlanger to discuss the film and the questions it opens up about how the media covers a crisis.
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After nearly 40 years of marriage, the Canadian actors Paul Gross and Martha Burns say theyâre still learning new things about each other. Currently, theyâre co-starring as one of theatreâs most dysfunctional married couples, George and Martha, in a new production of Edward Albeeâs âWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?â at Canadian Stage. Paul and Martha sit down with Tom Power to tell us what itâs like playing this famously toxic couple, and what theyâre still learning about each other after all these decades.
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At the height of her fame in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Eve seemed to have it all: stadium tours, a clothing line, and collaborations with the likes of Prince, Missy Elliott and Gwen Stefani. But in her new memoir, âWhoâs That Girl?,â she tells the story of what was actually going on behind the scenes. Eve joins Tom Power to talk about some of the major highlights of her career, the negative side effects of fame, and the hip-hop industryâs double standard.
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For 20 years, the Canadian actor Taylor Kitsch has been disappearing into his roles, whether it be a high school football player in âFriday Night Lightsâ or a loner frontiersman in his latest series âAmerican Primeval.â He joins Tom Power to talk about the intense preparation he does for his roles, why he thinks of acting as service, and his thoughts about appearing in the upcoming âFriday Night Lightsâ reboot.
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Bear Witness of The Halluci Nation joins guest host Talia Schlanger to set up the groupâs first new single of 2025, âBabylon.â The track pays tribute to Ottawaâs Babylon night club, which hosted the groundbreaking electric powwow parties that kickstarted their career.
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If youâve ever thought it was too late for you to try something new, you should listen to Sindhu Vee. Sheâs one of the most talked-about comics in the U.K. right now, but just a few years ago, she was an investment banker who was trying to figure out what to do with her life after having kids. Sindhu joins Tom Power to tell us how she got her start in comedy without ever having seen a live stand-up show, the strange similarities between investment banking and what she does now, and what attracted her to her new series, âThe Pradeeps of Pittsburgh.â
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The comedian, actor and poet ALOK joins guest host Saroja Coelho to talk about their new standup special, âBiology,â and their experience making a cameo appearance on the Peabody-winning show âSort Of.â
Plus, Holly Cole is a Juno-winning Canadian jazz singer whoâs been making music since the early 1990s. Now, sheâs back with her 13th studio album, âDark Moon.â Holly joins Tom Power to talk about the record, how it embraces spontaneity, and the childhood memory that launched her lifelong fascination with the moon.
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At the Golden Globes earlier this month, Brady Corbetâs sprawling historical epic âThe Brutalistâ took home best drama, best director and best actor for Adrien Brody, who stars as the fictional Jewish Hungarian architect LĂĄszlĂł TĂłth. Brady sits down with Tom Power to reflect on the critical acclaim for his latest film, his transition from acting to directing, and why itâs easier to tell historical dramas when the work is fiction.
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The Canadian actor Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle) has spent a good chunk of time playing detectives. Now, he stars in the new police procedural âSaint-Pierre,â which is set on St-Pierre-Miquelon, the French island just off the coast of Newfoundland. Allan drops by to chat with Tom Power about the showâs unique location and why heâs drawn to detective-type roles.
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The Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof risked everything to make his new political thriller, âThe Seed of the Sacred Fig.â He had already been arrested, sentenced and imprisoned in Iran for making films that authorities found to be "propaganda against the system,â so he had to shoot his latest film entirely in secret. Mohammad sits down with Tom Power to explain how he managed to direct the film far away from the set, and why the critical success of âThe Seed of the Sacred Figâ has been bittersweet.
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JosĂ© Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço is a Toronto-based writer and filmmaker whose debut film, âYoung Werther,â reimagines Johann Wolfgang von Goetheâs classic novella âThe Sorrows of Young Wertherâ as a modern-day rom-com. JosĂ© sits down with Tom Power to talk about the film and why he thinks this 18th-century German tragedy is a universal story that we can still learn from today.
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The critically acclaimed new film âNickel Boys,â based on Colson Whiteheadâs Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, is largely shot from the point of view of its two main characters as they try to survive in an abusive reform school called the Nickel Academy. Director RaMell Ross sits down with Tom Power to talk about his decision to tell the story through the eyes of his two leads, how trauma is built across time and distilled across memory, and how basketball has influenced his filmmaking.
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Mark Critch is a Canadian comedian and actor who spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just a month before he made his announcement to resign as leader of the Liberal Party. Mark speaks with Tom Power about landing the only year-end interview with the prime minister, plus, he looks back on some of his favourite Trudeau-era comedic moments. He also discusses the fourth and latest season of âSon of a Critchâ â the hit sitcom based on his life.
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The new sitcom âNorth of Northâ follows a young Inuk mother named Siaja whoâs on a journey to reclaim her life while living in the fictional Arctic community of Ice Cove â a town where everybody knows your business. Co-creators Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril say they made the place up to represent all Inuit communities across the North. They join Tom Power to talk about shooting the series in Iqaluit, where they both live, and how theyâre changing the conversation around Inuit representation on-screen.
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The Grammy-nominated electro-pop duo Sofi Tukker has been igniting dance floors around the world since their hit song âBest Friendâ first blew up after being featured in an iPhone commercial. Now, theyâre back with a new album, âBreadâ (an acronym for âBe Really Energetic and Danceâ), which is a vibrant mix of electronic music and bossa nova. Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern join Tom Power over Zoom to talk about the record and how they developed their Brazilian-inspired sound.
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Jonah Yano is a Montreal-based musician whoâs known for his work with artists like Mustafa, Charlotte Day Wilson and BadBadNotGood. He recently released a new double album, âJonah Yano & The Heavy Loop,â which features a 30-minute improvised experimental noise music piece. Jonah joins Tom Power over Zoom to talk about the track and why he chose that direction for the record.
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The Canadian violinist Lara St. John was a child prodigy who was only two when she started playing her instrument. But her young age also made her extremely vulnerable. When she was 14, Lara was sexually assaulted and raped by her 78-year-old instructor at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. It took more than 35 years for the school to acknowledge the abuse she suffered. Now, Lara is making a documentary to highlight sexual abuse in the classical music world. She sits down with Tom Power to talk about the project and how sheâs trying to make classical music safer moving forward.
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The legendary singer Art Garfunkel made his name with Paul Simon in the celebrated folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. Now, he and his son, Art Garfunkel Jr., have released their first collaborative album, fittingly titled âFather and Son,â which reimagines some of their favourite songs. Dubbing themselves Garfunkel & Garfunkel, the father-son duo join Tom Power to discuss their collaboration. Plus, Art Sr. opens up about his recent reconciliation with Paul Simon.
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The Canadian indie rock/shoegaze band Ombiigizi is a collaboration between Anishnaabe artists Adam Sturgeon (Status/Non Status) and Daniel Monkman (Zoon). Adam joins Tom Power to break down the title track off their new album, âShame,â and what they find helpful about embracing and interacting with negative emotions.
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