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7/19/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/19/2013 - Journalist Jon Mooallem on the absurd lengths some people go to to preserve the wildness of wild animals in the 21st century. Canuck comic Michael Cera on his new movie "Crystal Fairy", a film in which he plays a high-strung American searching for a particularly potent cactus in Chile.
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7/18/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/18/2013 - Canuc comic Michael Cera on his new movie "Crystal Fairy", a film in which he plays a high-strung American searching for a particularly potent cactus in Chile. Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, director of "Only God Forgives", the controversial film starring Ryan Gosling and Kristen Scott Thomas
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7/17/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/17/2013 - With the posthumous release of David Rakoff's novel, "Love, Dishonour, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish", Jian talks to the late author's book editor Bill Thomas and close friend, comedian Dave Hill, who reflect on Rakoff's remarkable talent and legacy. Canadian director/producer Ivan Reitman live in studio Q, talking about his life and career, and the enduring influence of "Animal House" on comedy. From the Best of Q, Canadian violinist and Arcade Fire member Sarah Neufeld.
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7/16/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/16/2013 - We talk El Jones, poet laureate of Halifax and women's studies proffessor at Acadia University about the controversy that has erupted around a planned Chris Brown concert in Halifax. From the Best of Q, Timothy Olyphant, star of the critically-acclaimed television drama "Justified". Elizabeth Selby of the London Jewish Museum on their new exhibit on Amy Winehouse that purports to show a more family-oriented side of the controversial artist.
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7/15/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/15/2013 - Michelle Major, director of "Venus and Serena", on her new documentary about the lives and careers of tennis's greatest sister act. From the Best of Q, Greg Graffin, zoologist and frontman of legendary punk band Bad Religion. Tig Notaro on her breakout "cancer survivor" standup set that made her a star - and redefining her career following her diagnosis.
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7/12/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/12/2013 - Toronto electronic pop band Austra returns to "Q" to perform live from their brand new record "Olympia," a more collaborative, dance-focused collection. The JUNO and Polaris Prize nominees burst onto the music scene with their widely-lauded 2011 debut "Feel It Break." And NFL star turned author Chris Kluwe on his essay collection "Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies: On Myths, Morons, Free Speech, Football and Assorted Absurdities."
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7/11/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/11/2013 - Director Morgan Neville on his hot new documentary "20 Feet from Stardom," a film about the hidden world of back-up singers. And, in light of the recent Paula Deen controversy, food writer and culinary historian Michael W. Twitty reflects on how systemic racism has led to the invisibility of black influences on Southern food.
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7/10/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/10/2013 - Comic, actor and S-C-T-V alumnus Rick Moranis on his new album My Mother's Brisket & Other Love Songs. U.K. New Wave synth-pop pioneers "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark" perform live from their 12th studio record English Electric, marking OMD's 35th anniversary together. And from the Best of Q: astronaut Chris Hadfield joins us from space.
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7/9/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/09/2013 - Former Playgirl editor Ronnie Koenig, plus author Daniel Bergner of the book, "What Do Women Want?" on new findings about visual stimulus and women's desire. Neuroscientist Carl Hart on his new myth-busting book on drugs, "High Price", and how growing up in one of Miami's toughest neighbourhood has shaped his research. PLUS, the Best of Q: Comic actor Bruce McCulloch of "Kids in the Hall" fame, on his one-man show, "Young Drunk Punk".
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7/8/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/08/2013 - Egyptian blogger and former parliamentary candidate Mahmoud Salem a.k.a "Sandmonkey" weighs-in on the current crisis and political culture in Egypt. America's sweetheart Debbie Reynolds on her new memoir "Unsinkable." Actor and musician Hugh Dillon of TV's "The Killing" on his band "The Headstones" new record "Love and Fury."
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7/5/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/05/2013 - Morris "El Candigato" has become the most famous local election candidate in Mexico. Too bad he's a cat. We talk to one of Morris' supporters and to a journalist living in Mexico about the cat's fame and why others across the country are also campaigning for animals in their local elections. Sign language interpreter Holly Maniatty specializes in hiphop translation for music festival audiences. Elvira Kurt's last Cultural Hall of Shame column of the season.
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7/4/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/04/2013 - Two recent defectors from the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, Megan and Grace Phelps-Roper. Also, the Canadian who helped them change their minds about everything they'd been brought up to believe, David Abitbol of Jewlicious. Their unlikely friendship started with an argument on Twitter. GQ's DC reporter Marin Cogan on real-life female journalists who cover Washington's politics, versus their fictional counterparts on the Netflix drama "House of Cards". Torquil Campbell's last Rant or Rave column of the season. UK visual artist Michael Landy, whose exhibition at London's National Gallery this summer features kinetic sculptures resembling saints that slowly destroy themselves.
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7/3/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/03/2013 - Marc Naimark of the Federation of Gay Games on gay athletes heading to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia next year. A Q debate on unpaid internships with a former HootSuite intern who defends the practice, and a former intern on the Oscar-nominated film "Black Swan" who successfully sued for back pay. Nigerian afrobeat star Femi Kuti on his new album, "No Place for My Dream".
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7/2/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/02/2013 - Regina-born actress Tatiana Maslany on her critically applauded roles in the science fiction series "Orphan Black". American folk-roots singer-songwriter Patty Griffin performs from her new album, "American Kid". Director David France on his Oscar-nominated documentary "How to Survive a Plague", charting AIDS activism with ACT UP.
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7/1/13 7:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 07/01/2013 - Canada Day Best of Q show. Singer-songwriter and original teen idol Paul Anka on his memoir, "My Way". Breathtaking performance and insightful talk with singer k.d. lang, as recorded at Q's live audience show from this year's Juno Awards in Regina. Twitter phenom Kelly Oxford, author of the essay collection "Everything is Perfect When You're a Liar".
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6/28/13 5:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 06/28/2013 - On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Best of Q! Award-winning journalist David France is the director and co-writer of the Oscar-nominated documentary "How to Survive a Plague", which charts the history of AIDS activism. Canada-raised film and television star Kim Cattrall (of "Sex and the City" fame) explores her return to theatre and what led her there. Cattrall is currently earning rave reviews for her performance in Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Birth of Youth" in London's West End. U.K. post-punk quartet Savages perform in Studio Q. They're touring North America this summer.
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6/27/13 5:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 06/27/2013 - On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Best of Q! With the U.S. government having finally revealed its list of 48 indefinite detainees being held in Guantanamo Bay, we revisit our conversation with Larry Siems from PEN about a former detainee's eye-opening journal about life in the infamous prison. Celebrity-Chef Eddie Huang's memoir "Fresh Off the Boat" made it to the New York Times Best-seller list for good reason: it's a hilarious and smart take on life for a Taiwanese-American kid trying hard not to fit in with white America. The paperback edition of the book set to be released this fall. Earlier this year we spoke to a rising star in the Canadian tennis world, Rebecca Marino, about why that kind of pressure, compounded by her struggles with depression, caused her to quit the game.
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6/26/13 5:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 06/26/2013 - On The Best of Q: In light of the recent court decision allowing women to now pray freely at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Jian revisits a conversation with Rabbi Susan Silverman (sister of comedian Sarah Silverman), who was detained back in February by Israeli police for wearing a prayer shawl traditional to male worshippers at the holy site. Plus, African-American activist and author Angela Davis. Also, the MILF debate. Can the term MILF (Mother I'd Like to F) be re-claimed as a fun term of female empowerment? Or is MILF an offensive acronym that objectifies women?
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6/25/13 5:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 06/25/2013 - On The Best of Q, Jian talks with comic, singer and actress Sandra Bernhard. Facebook's second-in-command and easily one of the most powerful and influential women in the corporate and tech world Sheryl Sandberg talks about her best-seller Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. And, creative writing teacher James Lasdun, author of the memoir Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked.
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6/24/13 5:00pm |
Q With Jian Ghomeshi show on 06/24/2013 - On Q with Jian Ghomeshi: Best of Q! Writer, critic, and activist Naomi Wolf on her latest controversial book, "Vagina: A New Biography", which details the new science of female sexuality.* Outspoken Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan stopped by Studio Q for a frank conversation about his band. Retired NHL enforcer Chris "Knuckles" Nilan of the Montreal Canadians talks about his presence in "The Last Gladiators", a documentary by Alex Gibney that looks at the life and work of hockey tough guys.*Listener advisory: the final segment on today's program with author Naomi Wolf contains language that some listeners may find inappropriate.
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