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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. On the 20th anniversary of his smash hit album âJoyful Rebellion,â k-os sits down with Tom Power to share some wild stories from his life and career, like the time he hung out with Prince and how he has Shaquille O'Neal to thank for his first hit in the U.S.
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A few years ago, the musician Tia Wood moved to Los Angeles from her home of Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta. Though she comes from a musical family (her mom is in a drum group, her sister is a Juno winner, and her dad is a founder of the award-winning group Northern Cree), Tia has managed to find her own sound. Now, sheâs the first Indigenous woman to be signed to Sony Music Canada, and sheâs just released her debut EP, âPretty Red Bird.â She sits down with Tom Power to set up a song from the record.
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When the Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Lindsay Ell moved from Calgary to Nashville, she found success, but she didnât feel like she was being her authentic self. So she took a risk, left her record label and started getting more personal in her music, opening up about her experience as a victim of sexual assault and her recovery from an eating disorder. Now, sheâs released her new EP, âlove myself,â which exudes joy and self-acceptance. Lindsay sits down with Tom Power to talk about her journey, from getting discovered by Randy Bachman as a teenager to breaking the boundaries of country music and finding her authentic voice.
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The Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara Quin have been in the public eye for more than 25 years, during which theyâve released 10 studio albums and sold more than a million records. But for nearly 15 years, theyâve been quietly grappling with an elaborate catfishing scheme thatâs changed their lives, careers and relationships. Now, theyâve decided to go public about it in a new documentary, âFanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara,â which explores fandom, parasocial relationships and celebrity. Tegan and Sara join Tom Power to share their story.
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A few years ago, the Canadian musician Brendan McLeod and his band The Fugitives wrote a collection of songs inspired by the real-life experiences of soldiers who fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War. Now, The Fugitives are getting ready to perform those songs in a new stage show, âRidge,â at the Firehall Hall Arts Centre in Vancouver. Brendan joins Tom Power to talk about the project and the significance of Canada's sacrifice at Vimy Ridge.
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The actor, writer and comedian Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Obvious Child) isnât afraid to bare it all in projects that are vulnerable, frank and touching. In her whimsical new book of essays, âLifeform,â Jenny writes about meeting her husband and having her first child during the pandemic. Jenny joins Tom Power to talk about the book and her thoughts on motherhood. Plus, she reads one of her essays for us.
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William Stanford Davis is a veteran actor who waited 40 years until his dream of becoming a series regular finally became a reality. Heâs the breakout star of the hit sitcom âAbbott Elementary,â on which he plays the schoolâs enigmatic janitor Mr. Johnson. William joins Tom Power to share how he landed the role at 70, what his story can tell us about persistence, and how he managed to keep the faith for decades while waiting for his big break.
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Before her sudden death in 2023, Lisa Marie Presley was working on a memoir with the help of her eldest daughter, Riley Keough. After her passing, Riley took it upon herself to finish her motherâs project, relying on hours of audio tapes that Lisa Marie left behind. The result is the posthumous memoir âFrom Here to the Great Unknown,â which looks at what it was like to grow up in the whirlwind of celebrity around Elvis Presley and Graceland. Riley joins Tom Power to explain why she felt so strongly about finishing her motherâs story, plus, she reflects her own legacy as Elvisâ eldest granddaughter.
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Elle Mills doesnât want her life to be the product anymore. She was just a kid when she started posting zany videos about her life on YouTube, racking up millions of views in the process. But by 19, she was burnt out and tired of playing a character. By 24, she quit. Now, Elle has found a new love in directing. Her first short film, âReply,â is up now on her YouTube channel (@ElleOfTheMills). She joins Tom Power to talk about the project, the real-life demands of virtual fame, and how to live a better life online.
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When the Canadian chef Matty Matheson was growing up, first in Nova Scotia and later in Ontario, he liked going to punk shows, he didnât do particularly well in school, and he didnât think he was athletic or cool like his brothers. But once he moved to Toronto to study cooking, he discovered what he was great at. With no big plan or ambition, Matty became one of the best-known chefs and restaurateurs in the world. Not only are his restaurants packed every night, but his YouTube videos have hundreds of millions of views, heâs one of the executive producers of the Emmy-winning series âThe Bear,â and heâs just released his third bestselling cookbook, âSoups, Salads, Sandwiches.â In a conversation with Tom Power recorded in front of a sold-out live audience, Matty shares his story and what he thinks you might be able to learn from it.
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When Steven Spielbergâs âJawsâ came out nearly 50 years ago, the Toronto cartoonist Paul Gilligan (Pooch CafĂ©) remembers cowering in the theatre and having recurring nightmares about the movieâs animatronic shark. He was only 10 at the time, but his fear left him with countless questions about what it means to be a man. Ahead of the filmâs 50th anniversary, Paul has released a new graphic memoir, âBoy vs. Shark.â He joins Tom Power to talk about the book, what he hopes anxious kids might get out of it, and how âJawsâ transformed an entire generationâs definition of manliness.
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After rising to fame as the worldâs highest-paid model in the early â80s, Isabella Rossellini broke away from convention with daring and experimental film roles in âBlue Velvetâ and âDeath Becomes Her.â In recent years, sheâs continued to follow her instincts by opening up her own hobby farm and only choosing to pursue projects that challenge her, like her new film, âConclave,â which lifts the curtain on the Vaticanâs mysterious ceremony to elect a new pope. Isabella sits down with Tom Power to talk about the film, her early life growing up in Rome as the daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini, and how she got into the family business.
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A year ago this month, Matthew Perry suffered a fatal ketamine overdose following a lifelong struggle with addiction. The news became a big Hollywood story, but it was a deeply personal tragedy for Matthewâs family. Tonight, in the actorâs hometown of Ottawa, his family and friends will launch the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada to support people recovering from addiction. Matthewâs stepfather, the Canadian journalist Keith Morrison (Dateline NBC), joins Tom Power to reflect on his stepsonâs life and the work his family is now carrying out in Matthewâs name.
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Ali Abbasi is no stranger to controversy. The Iranian-Danish filmmaker garnered a huge backlash from the Iranian government with his 2022 film, âHoly Spider,â and now his latest film, âThe Apprentice,â is ruffling the feathers of Donald Trump. Thereâs no evidence that the former president has seen the film, but heâs already threatening to sue. Ali joins Tom Power to talk about âThe Apprentice,â the reaction to the film from all sides of the spectrum, and the risk he took to explore one of the worldâs most controversial living figures.
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Earlier this year, the Canadian singer-songwriter Billianne premiered her new single âDaydreamâ live on âThe Today Show.â She joins Tom Power to talk about the song, her big network debut, and what it was like to find out Taylor Swift is a fan.
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CĂ©line Dion is having a moment. Itâs not her first, and millions of fans are hoping it wonât be her last. While CĂ©lineâs international stardom seems obvious now, it was all so unlikely.
Now, as a rare illness threatens to retire Celineâs more-than-four-decade long career, in CĂ©line: Understood culture writer Thomas Leblanc reveals the surprising cultural, political and business alchemy that created one of the most enduring superstars the planet has ever seen.
Understood is an anthology podcast that takes you out of the daily news cycle and inside the events, people, and cultural moments you want to know more about. Over a handful of episodes, each season unfolds as a story, hosted by a well-connected reporter, and rooted in journalism you can trust. Driven by insight and fueled by curiosityâŠThe stories of our time: Understood.
More episodes of Understood are available at: https://lnk.to/CelineUnderstood
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Kaniehtiio Horn (Letterkenny, Reservation Dogs, Alice, Darling) is making her feature-length directorial debut with her genre-bending horror film âSeeds.â She joins Tom Power in studio to talk about the challenge of not only being a first-time director, but writing and starring in her film, what she learned from the late visionary horror director Jeff Barnaby, and what makes the rez such a perfect setting for a horror movie.
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Maev Beaty, the Dora-winning Canadian actor, is taking on the lead role in the Canadian Stage production of the hit Broadway one-person show âMy Name is Lucy Barton.â The play is based on Elizabeth Stroutâs bestselling Booker-nominated novel of the same name. Maev joins Tom Power in studio to talk about why she wanted to take on this 90-minute solo performance, the challenges of that as an actor, and why this play was having so much relevance for her right now in her private life.
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Not many bands get a second chance, but Brooklynâs Nada Surf are one of the lucky few. They hit it big with the mid-â90s smash âPopular,â but only a couple of years later found themselves dropped by their record label. They grabbed their second chance and evolved into one of the great indie-pop bands of the last three decades. Lead singer-songwriter Matthew Caws drops by the studio to chat about second chances and their 10th album, âMoon Mirror.â
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Torquil Campbell and Amy Milan of the Canadian indie-pop band Stars drop by the studio to discuss the 20th anniversary of their landmark album âSet Yourself on Fire,â including how it launched their career and soundtracked weddings and breakups.
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