Q with Tom Power

Amalie Atkins is a multi-disciplinary Saskatchewan-based artist whose first feature documentary, Agatha’s Almanac, is a love letter to “solitude, seeds, and slow living.” It tells the story of Amalie’s now 92-year-old aunt, Agatha Bock, who lives on her ancestral farm in southern Manitoba, where she spends her days cultivating her garden. The film looks at how Agatha lives a fiercely independent and intentional lifestyle that’s both free from modern technology and deeply rooted in nature. Amalie joins Q guest host Garvia Bailey to talk about capturing her aunt’s quietly radical way of life.

Michaela Slinger is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Vancouver who had an epiphany while listening to Q with Tom Power on CBC. She joins guest host Garvia Bailey to tell us how our show inspired her new album, Green and Trying.

Some artists do their best work alone. Others thrive on collaboration. Grammy-winning bassist, producer and singer-songwriter Thundercat — also known as Stephen Bruner — has always lived in both worlds. But coming from a musical lineage where music feels more like a conversation between artists, collaboration has become central to his creative life. His latest album, Distracted, features collaborations with Willow, A$AP Rocky, Tame Impala and, most importantly, his late friend Mac Miller. Thundercat joins Q guest host Ali Hassan to talk about a song he and Mac recorded together before Mac’s death in 2018, the memories attached to it, and why he felt the time was finally right to share it with the world.

If you’ve watched TV or gone to the movies at any point over the last 25 years, you’ve probably seen Will Forte. The actor and comedian is known for his work on Saturday Night Live, MacGruber, The Last Man on Earth and The Four Seasons. Now, he stars in Coyote vs. Acme, a new Looney Tunes film that follows Wile E. Coyote as he attempts to sue the Acme Corporation for selling him faulty products. Will joins guest host Garvia Bailey in the Q studio to talk about the film’s unlikely journey to the screen, from being shelved indefinitely to being rescued after a passionate fan campaign. Plus, he looks back on some of the most delightfully weird highlights of his career.

Martin Andrijasevic and Hamzah El-Amad, best known for their YouTube channel Slushy Noobz, have experienced a meteoric rise since beginning their collaboration three years ago. Earlier this summer, they livestreamed their way across Canada, introducing their Gen Z audience to some of the country’s biggest attractions, overlooked destinations and classic tourist locales. Martin and Hamzah sit down with Q guest host Garvia Bailey to talk about their eight-stop Canada tour, their approach to their work, and what they’ve come to realize about this country.