Alex Garland’s latest film “Civil War” is unsettling even in its premise — maybe because of how real it feels. Set in a dystopian future America, the film follows a team of journalists who travel across the country during a rapidly escalating Second American Civil War. Alex joins Tom in studio for a conversation about his feelings on journalism and media, what inspired the film, and why it’s not just a warning about conflict, but the loss of a collective truth.
Plus, the Canadian medical drama “Transplant” became a surprise hit during the pandemic that completely changed the life of its star, Hamza Haq. On the heels of the series finale, Hamza talks to Tom about his groundbreaking character, saying goodbye to the show, and his latest film “With Love and a Major Organ.”
Green Day: Dookie, American Idiot, and why their new album Saviors is the best they’ve ever recorded
Venus: The first Indigenous winner of Canada’s Drag Race
Nikki Giovanni: Poetry, influencing the birth of hip-hop, and why being talented means being lonely
Matty Matheson: The Bear, his passionate Emmys speech, and bringing his kitchen experience to the show
Jasmeet Raina: Overnight internet fame, misunderstandings about his Sikh faith, and his new show Late Bloomer
Ibrahim Maalouf: Pushing the boundaries of the trumpet, his father’s influence, and how music became a refuge to him
Hayley Williams: Getting Paramore back together, being a woman in the pop-punk scene, and why she’s “addicted to a survival narrative”
R.L. Stine: Goosebumps, writing advice, and how he stumbled into writing horror for kids
Vanessa Morgan: Riverdale, Wild Cards, and receiving death threats for her character's actions
Geoff McFetridge: Beastie Boys, skateboarding in Calgary, and designing for brands like Apple and Nike
D.J. Demers: How growing up hard of hearing and working in a used sporting good store inspired his new sitcom
Nicole Byer on how ADHD can help your comedy + Mark Critch pays tribute to his dad by impersonating him
Sydney Freeland: Echo, Marvel’s first “deaf Native American badass,” and the importance of getting a Chocktaw story right
Bruce Liu: The only Canadian to win the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition
Deantha Edmunds: The first Inuk professional opera singer, the Order of Canada, and the classical music of Labrador Inuit
Marcel Dzama: The fire that destroyed his early work, Group of Seven, and being drawn to nature in his new show
Colman Domingo’s journey from clown to playing civil rights leader Bayard Rustin + Kaia Kater’s new song The Internet
Dan Levy: Good Grief, living with self-doubt, and breaking expectations after Schitt's Creek
Jeffrey Wright on his connection to American Fiction & Jean-Michel Basquiat + Jordan Alexander's new song
Aurora James: Making AOC’s Tax The Rich dress, her memoir Wildflower, and using fashion as a tool for activism
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