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Q is Canada's liveliest arts, culture and entertainment magazine. Host Jian Ghomeshi talks with tastemakers, rule breakers and risk takers about pop culture and high art. His wide-ranging guests explore provocative topics, big ideas, and new music.

Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi is an award-winning broadcaster, writer, musician and producer. As host of Q, he has led the show to the largest audience of any cultural affairs program in Canada. It is also heard on Sirius and distributed to public radio stations in the U.S. by PRI.

As a singer, songwriter and musician, he was a member of multi-platinum selling folk-rock group, Moxy Früvous. He toured internationally during the 1990s and shared stages with a variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Ani Difranco and Elvis Costello. He continues to write and produce music.

Ghomeshi has worked with many arts groups, including the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company. He is a former member of the Board of Governors at the Stratford Theatre Festival. Born in London and of Iranian descent, he lives in Toronto, where he enjoys supporting a losing hockey team and eating pistachios.

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Jun 19, 2013 - Film writer Joe Queenan on why he thinks we've reached our cultural limits with superhero films. Mexican-American director Guillermo del Toro on his new movie, "Pacific Rim." Author and former hotelier Jacob Tomsky on whether room service is dying.
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Jun 18, 2013 - Author Jerry DeWitt on his conversion from preacher to atheist. Filmmaker Jamie Kastner on his documentary "The Secret Disco Revolution." Sebastian Junger on his film tribute to Tim Hetherington, "Which Way is the Front Line from Here?"
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Jun 17, 2013 - Author Amir Soltani on Zahra, a virtual candidate who fictionally competed online as a contender in last Friday's Iranian presidential election. Brooklyn's The National on their album, "Trouble Will Find Me." French footwear designer Christian Louboutin.
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Jun 14, 2013 - Canadian rocker Reignwolf performs. Comedic actor and "Arrested Development" star Will Arnett. First female President of Ireland Mary Robinson on her memoir, "Everybody Matters." Actor and martial arts master Jackie Chan. Cultural Hall of Shame.
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Jun 13, 2013 - End Revenge Porn founder Holly Jacobs and law professor Danielle Citron on the unauthorized uploading of intimate images. Author and physician Khaled Hosseini on his new novel, "And the Mountains Echoed." Punk musician turned archivist Ian MacKaye.
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Jun 12, 2013 - Russian gay-rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev on the passing of a bill banning "homosexual propaganda." Performance artist Marina Abramovic on "The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic." Philanthropist Mick Ebeling on his work with the EyeWriter.
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Jun 11, 2013 - A Q special and North American broadcast exclusive with Joni Mitchell. Jian interviewed the music legend last week at her home in Los Angeles. The result is an in-depth and revealing conversation about her life, legacy and resistance to being labelled.
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