MONDAY Kate Bush TUESDAY Slash WEDNESDAY Patrick Watson THURSDAY Good, Pinsent & Keelor FRIDAY Q in Moncton (w/ Radio Radio and more) View full lineup >...
With his debut album, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart" a stammering, deadpan accountant from Chicago proved you didn't need slapstick, sight gags or vaudville to make the top-selling comedy album of all time. His groundbreaking comedic persona led to two...
Q will be live at Moncton's Capitol Theatre next Friday, April 13th, and today we can announce our lineup of musical guests. We'll be joined by French-Acadian hip hop outfit Radio Radio who will be premiering new music from their forthcoming...
Rachel Larris of the Women's Media Center on how to write about women in politics. And, legendary comic and TV sitcom star Bob Newhart reflects on an incredible career and explains why he's still doing stand up. Plus, teen polyglot Timothy Doner on how he has learned 23 languages and counting.
Listen in on Jian's feisty feature interview with legendary sex therapist and broadcaster Dr. Ruth. She reflects on thirty years of talking sex in public.
The ethical quandaries around George Clooney's satellites over Sudan. A feature interview with one of the most important sex educators of our time: Dr. Ruth. Plus, how the sport quidditch has been adapted from the magical world of Harry Potter to our own.
Whether you're an e-book lover or hater, it's clear the books industry is changing. And one of the changes that cause writers the greatest stomach-drop is the sneaking suspicion that it's going to get harder and harder to actually make...
Marketing Guru Seth Godin on why writers should get used to not getting paid. UK singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé makes her Canadian broadcast debut. And Mad Men's Jessica Paré on stealing the show.
On today's show, guest host Brent Bambury talked to blogger and stay-at-home dad Chris Routly about his successful fight to draw attention to a Huggies diaper campaign that portrayed men as bumbling and inattentive caregivers. It's popular on TV to...
Stay-at-home dad Chris Routly on his battle with Huggies over their portrayal of dads as incompetent. Author Tracie McMillan on her new book "The American Way of Eating" about the mass-market food industry. Plus, Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys performs songs from their latest album, "Suck it and See".
Q came to you live today from the Bronson Centre Theatre in Ottawa on the occasion of the JUNO Awards. Jian spoke with Blue Rodeo about their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian electronic band Austra about...
Q presents a live-audience show at the Bronson Centre Theatre in Ottawa on the occasion of the JUNO Awards. Featuring musical performances by Blue Rodeo, Austra, and Dan Mangan. Plus, Ottawa visual artist Jonathan Hobin, a Q Media Panel on the federal budget and much more.
Today, Jian spoke to sex-positive feminist and best-selling author Susie "sexpert" Bright. On Monday, Ontario's Court of Appeal struck down a ban on brothels, on the grounds that it exposes sex-trade workers to added danger. And in the US,...
Tonight, Q will record a special live-audience show in Ottawa on the occasion of the JUNO Awards. The show will feature live music from 2012 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees Blue Rodeo, plus Toronto electronic troupe Austra and Vancouver's...
MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer discusses his work with “Jail Guitar Doors”, a charity delivering music and instruments to incarcerated inmates. Our Lady Peace perform from their new album “Curve”. Jian chats with sex educator and best-selling author Susie Bright.
Q's resident ranter and/or raver, Torquil Campbell, dropped by Studio Q today for a rant that's already landed us tons of feedback in the Q inbox. Listen in below, for Torquil's rant about his disdain for fighting in hockey...and...
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson argues that space exploration isn't only a great economic driver and a creator of technological innovation, he says it's about a country's identity, dreams, and plans for the future. Jian spoke with Neil deGrasse Tyson about why...
Writer Eli Attie on the Obama campaign viral video that makes the case for why Americans should re-elect President Barack Obama. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on how space exploration could help America’s economy. A look at a foreign correspondent's tours of political hotspots. Plus Torquil Campbell's Rant or Rave column.
ABC's Modern Family has emerged as one of the most original and successful TV comedies of the past 3 years. Among an outstanding ensemble cast it is the show's gay parents, played by Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Fergusen, that...
Why youth in Iraq are risking their lives to go "emo." Jane Maas on her memoir "Mad Women" which looks back at her time as an advertising executive during the 1960s and '70s. Q's Sports Culture Panel
Actor Eric Stonestreet who plays the loveable gay dad Cameron on popular TV sitcom “Modern Family”. Toronto-based classic indie-rockers Zeus perform from their sophomore album “Busting Visions”. Comic actor Larry Miller.
Image via mindseyepictures.comIn today's opening essay, Jian reflects on the Saskatchewan government's decision to scrap a key TV and film tax credit that brought lots of production to the province....
After a 17-month-long hiatus, Mad Men is finally back. Today, Jian spoke to ad pioneer Jane Maas, who's been called the "real life Peggy Olson". She started her advertising career as a copywriter at Ogilvy and Mather in 1964,...
Download Flash Player to view this content. This Sunday on Q we've got irrepressible TV personality, Regis Philbin; American siren, Tori Amos; and music from Nova Scotia's favourite son, Joel Plaskett. Tune in this Sunday at 1pm on CBC...
Irish band Fred play live in studio from their album, “Leaving My Empire”. A look at the reaction to a gay storyline option in the hugely popular role-playing videogame “Mass Effect 3”. Public Radio journalist Rob Schmitz who revealed that some of what Mike Daisey said about Apple is false. A Q Debate on the rise in organic, artisanal, and alternative pet foods.