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8/16/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/16/2013 - Author Melissa Mohr talks about the history of swearing in the West, which has gone back and forth between obscentities rooted in religion and the body. Also, rising rebel country star Kacey Musgraves performs live in studio and talks with Stephen about her debut album, called Same Trailer Different Park. And, from the Best of Q, Jian's interview with veteran film critic David Thomson on his book The Big Screen, and his assessment of the future of movies.
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8/15/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/15/2013 - Our guest host this week is Stephen Quinn. Stephen talks with Piper Kerman, author of the memoir "Orange is the New Black," the inspiration for the hit comedy/drama series of the same name on Netflix. And from the Best of Q, singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk performs and talks with Jian about "North Americana," a 1970s-inspired album recorded live off the floor to analog tape.
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8/14/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/14/2013 - Our guest host this week is award-winning broadcaster and "On The Coast" host Stephen Quinn. With news that visionary South African entrepreneur Elon Musk is out to invent high-velocity tube travel, Stephen checks in with futurist author Daniel H. Wilson ("Where's My Jetpack", "How to Survive a Robot Uprising"). Stephen talks to Robin Thicke, the singer-songwriter behind the summer's biggest -- and most debated -- dancefloor hit, "Blurred Lines". Son of Canadian actor Alan Thicke, the soul/R&B perfomer has been making sexy music that's had him compared to Justin Timberlake for years...but he's broken free of the pack with the help of this controversial, chart-topping hit. And from the Best of Q, Jian's talks with journalist Jennifer Senior about the extent to which our adult lives are actually shaped by our high school experiences.
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8/13/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/13/2013 - Our guest host this week is Stephen Quinn. Stephen talks with revered young adult novelist Judy Blume about the feature film adaptation of her 1981 novel "Tiger Eyes". It's about a teenager coping with a family death and move. From the Best of Q, 10 years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, award-winning reporter Jonathan Landay talks with Jian about the media failures leading up to the war, and why he thinks Twitter might have helped his stories exposing false claims about Saddam Hussein get more traction.
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8/12/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/12/2013 - Our guest host this week is award-winning broadcaster and On The Coast host Stephen Quinn. Stephen talks to Zeke Miller, political correspondent from TIME.com, about the backlash from both American political parties over news of two TV projects about the life of Hilary Clinton. Stephen talks to electronic music pioneer Moby about his collaborative new record "Innocents" and whether, as he nears 50, he may be settling down. From the Best of Q, Jian talks to bestselling "Book of Negroes" novelist Lawrence Hill on his experience of having deeply offended some readers with his book's title, and the history behind their reaction. It's a story he tells in the nonfiction account, "Dear Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book."
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8/9/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/09/2013 - Coming up on Q -- Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri on his film "The Attack", about an Israeli surgeon of Palestinian descent who must deal with the reality that his wife is responsible for a suicide bombing that kills many at a Tel Aviv cafe. Sci-fi and fantasy master Neil Gaiman -- the Hugo and Nebula award winning author of "Sandman", "Coraline", "Anansi Boys" and more -- on his latest, best-selling novel "The Ocean at the End of the Lane". From the Best of Q, 10 years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, award-winning reporter Jonathan Landay talks to Jian about the media failures leading up to the war, and why he thinks Twitter might have helped his stories exposing false claims about Saddam Hussein get more traction.
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8/8/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/08/2013 - Coming up on Q -- How prison architecture reflects ideas of punishment and humanity. Director Edgar Wright on "The World' End", the last film in his genre trilogy (including "Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead") with his long-standing companions Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. From the Best of Q, Jian's conversation with Marina Chapman, a Colombian-born woman who was abandoned in the jungle as a child and has written a memoir, "The Girl With No Name". It describes how she survived by imitating, and then living with, monkeys.
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8/7/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/07/2013 - Our guest host this week is Stephen Quinn. A look into why the Chinese government is restricting one of the nation's most popular TV genres, the singing competition show. Springsteen musician and Sopranos actor Steve van Zandt on how his affection for 60s hitmakers "The Rascals" reunited the band and paved the way for a North American tour. From the Best of Q, Jian's interview with Rasmus Ankerson, author of "The Goldmine Effect".
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8/6/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/06/2013 - Our guest host this week is award-winning broadcaster and On The Coast host Stephen Quinn. Russian-American journalist, and gay-rights activist, Masha Gessen on why she's decided to leave the country for good, having lost hope for the future of Russia. From the Best of Q, Jian talks with the founder of website, now book, "STFU Parents", which collects examples of the way that parents of small children overshare on social media.
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8/5/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/05/2013 - Jian's interview with journalist and academic Shereen El-Feki on her book, "Sex and the Citadel", in which she explores sex culture in countries like Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia, and why she's hopeful sexual taboos in the region could change. Charles Bradley spent most of his life working odd jobs and living in poverty. But those years of hardship fostered one of the most powerful voices in soul music since James Brown. Bradley stopped by Studio Q to tell his amazing story and sing a couple of tracks from his upcoming album "Victim of Love". Musician Torquil Campbell and New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik discuss whether Shakespeare's work should be seen primarily as pop art or high art, and the relevancy of such terms.
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8/2/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/02/2013 - What's it like to be a diagnosed sociopath? In her new book "Confessions of a Sociopath" author M.E. Thomas explains why she's not that different from the rest of us... and why sociopaths are not all inherently evil. From the Best of Q, Jian's interview with 2012 Mercury Prize winners Alt-J. The popular UK indie rockers are poised to break through in North America with their album, "An Awesome Wave", which ended up on many "best of 2012" critics' lists.
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8/1/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 08/01/2013 - Author Thomas Frank wrote "The Conquest of Cool," the landmark 1997 book about how the advertising industry of the 1960s co-opted the counter-culture. He unpacks the multiple layers of nostalgia at work in the series "Mad Men" and discusses the enduring appeal of that era. Plus, legendary consumer advocate Ralph Nader. He's just released a new anthology of his weekly columns. And, from the Best of Q, the social media posts over-enthused parents "over-share" about their children's accomplishments, including everything from potty training, to disrupting restaurants.
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7/31/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/31/2013 - From the Best of Q -- writer and performer David Sedaris stopped by Studio Q to chat about his new book of humourous essays, "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls". He shared some of the stories from the book including his troubled relationship with his father and the upside of having a colonoscopy. Thomas Frank, author of "The Conquest of Cool" the landmark 1997 book about how the advertising industry of the 1960s co-opted the counter-culture, finally gets around to watching "Mad Men". He unpacks the multiple layers of nostalgia at work in the series and discusses the enduring appeal of that era.
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7/30/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/30/2013 - Our guest host this week is broadcaster and acclaimed marketing man, Terry O'Reilly. The new documentary "Springsteen and I" is a close examination of the intense bond between Bruce Springsteen and his fans... told from the view of the fans. Also, From The Best of Q, Jian's interview with physician turned comic actor Ken Jeong, of "Community" and "The Hangover III."
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7/29/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/29/2013 - Slate business correspondent Matthew Yglesias says the summer vacation model no longer makes sense. Not only do our long school breaks result in real learning loss for students. But the break is a "disaster" for lower income families who can barely cope with the cost of child care. From the Best of Q, Jian's interview with French pop-rock band Phoenix -- who are headlining several international music festivals in the coming months, including Coachella. They play from their new album, "Bankrupt!" Miranda July talks about her new email project "We Think Alone", and what it says about our relationship to email and email's affect on us.
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7/26/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/26/2013 - It's time to talk about "Blurred Lines." This summer's big hit song is being called "rapey" by many feminist critics. Andrea Warner of CBC Music and Frannie Kelley, NPR Music's rap and R&B editor, discuss whether it's ok for feminist music lovers to enjoy songs with questionable lyrics. Internationally acclaimed sex-advice columnist Dan Savage on his provocative new book "American Savage: insights, slights, and flights on faith, sex, love, and politics". And from the Best of Q, Darryl DMC McDaniels of rappers Run DMC talks about his views on the 1980s, tied to a new National Geographic TV series on the decade + more talk and music from our Friday Live performer.
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7/25/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/25/2013 - Our guest host this week is writer and broadcaster Gill (Jill) Deacon. Anti-porn advocate Gail Hines and concerned Gigaom writer David Meyer debate the UK's new opt-in internet pornography policy. The iconoclastic Chuck Klosterman, who writes The Ethicist column for the New York Times Magazine, reflects on our love-hate relationship with the villain in pop culture. And from the Best of Q, Jian's interview with violinist Sarah Neufeld of Arcade Fire.
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7/24/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/24/2013 - Our guest host this week is writer and broadcaster Gill Deacon. From the Best of Q, Mary Gordon discusses her program "Roots of Empathy", which teaches empathy to school age children by having them interact with a mother and child. Plus, Style blogger and InStyle Magazine's Plus Size columnist Gabi Gregg on the rise of the "fatkini," loud and colourful bikinis for full-figured women, and what it says about "fat" acceptance today.
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7/23/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/23/2013 - Guest host Gill Deacon talks with Loyiso Gola, who has been called "South Africa's answer to Jon Stewart". Also, Pakistani columnist and novelist Bina Shah says middle-class Pakistanis are divided over the attention Western audiences have given Malala Yousafzai's speech at the UN because it misdirects attention from more important problems the country is facing. And, Slate film critic and Culture Gabfest co-host Dana Stevens makes her case against wearing flip flops in the city, arguing they're unhygienic, unhealthy, a sign of poor etiquette, and just plain lazy.
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7/22/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/22/2013 - Is Rolling Stone's Boston Bomber cover exploitative or brilliant? University of Pennsylvania professor Kathleen Jamieson and Slate magazine writer Mark Stern debate. From the Best of Q, Jian's interview with Greg Graffin, longtime lead singer of the punk band Bad Religion, as well as an author, and a Cornell-trained PhD in zoology whose critical thinking abilities are evident in his music and his writing. Jono Jarrett of Geek's OUT! says people should boycott the film adaptation of "Ender's Game" because to attend is to put money directly in the pocket of Orson Scott Card, who's known for his extreme anti-gay views. He discusses the campaign and responds to criticisms of the boycott being misguided.
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