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.”
Mike Post on writing some of TV’s greatest theme songs + Joel Plaskett’s new spoken word piece
Ian Williams on courageous conversations, cancel culture and taking risks + Magdalene Odundo on her life in clay
Rudy Mancuso: Música and what it’s like living with synesthesia
Dawn Landes: The Liberated Women’s Songbook and the history of women’s activism through music
Joan Baez: Folk music, “Bobby” Dylan, and what it means to have an honest legacy
Brendan Healy: The Inheritance, learning from the past, and how to stage an epic seven-hour play
Guillaume Côté on retiring from the National Ballet of Canada + TOBi on his big Junos wins
'I went to hell and came back from it': Shakira on the strength and resilience behind her new album
Ani DiFranco: Hadestown and her new chapter on Broadway
Mary Elizabeth Winstead: A Gentleman in Moscow, Ahsoka, and Scott Pilgrim
Shakira on the resilience behind her new album + Zehra Naqvi on her debut poetry collection
Katy O'Brian: From bodybuilding to starring alongside Kristen Stewart in the queer erotic thriller Love Lies Bleeding
Adaline: Making her EP Hymnal, and reconciling her queerness with her evangelical upbringing
Sheryl Crow: How AI is crushing the spirit of music, her new album Evolution, and speaking up through song
Roy Wood Jr.: Why he left The Daily Show and where late-night TV is headed
James Ehnes on the reality of being a child prodigy + How Caroline Rose found healing through their most vulnerable music to date
The Last Dinner Party: Opening for The Rolling Stones, starting out as a live act and their viral hit Nothing Matters
Zelda Williams: On grief, directing the camp comedy Lisa Frankenstein and embracing the unusual
Clement Virgo: Adapting Brother, directing The Wire and maturing as a filmmaker
Regina King: Playing Shirley Chisholm, almost becoming a dentist, and the meaning of success
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