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Q with Tom Power

Five days a week acclaimed interviewer Tom Power sits down with the artists, writers, actors and musicians who define pop culture.

Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Big laughs. Smart takes. Every day. Commotion is where you go for thoughtful and vibrant conversations about all things pop culture.

Swan Song

After two years of shutdowns, ballet legend Karen Kain begins rehearsals for her legacy-making production of Swan Lake, and a group of young dancers vie for the top roles. Watch now.

Here & Queer

An interview series hosted by Peter Knegt that celebrates and amplifies the work of our greatest LGBTQ artists through unfiltered conversations.

How To Lose Everything

How to Lose Everything is an Indigenous series of animated short films that explore personal stories of loss. The five films’ stories span nations, languages, and perspectives on heartache. Watch now.

Eighty Thousand Steps

Solve a mystery, one step at a time. From artist Crystal Chan, an interactive podcast about family and migration. You power this story.

Canada's A Drag

The time has come for our drag performers to sashay into the spotlight.

digi-Art

An exploration of the tech innovations that artists are using to digitize, disrupt, and reimagine their creative visions. Hosted by Taelor Lewis-Joseph.

CBC Arts: Exhibitionists

Amanda Parris introduces you to the diverse artists who are refreshing, reimagining and revolutionizing art in Canada.

The Filmmakers

A fun, candid master class with some of the minds behind the greatest Canadian films.

In the Making

In The Making is an immersive journey inside the creative process that follows host Sean O'Neill around the world as Canada's leading artists bring new work to life and face pivotal moments of risk and reward.

The Move

Awe-inspiring dancers take you inside the movements that mean the world to them.

Art Is My Country

Art is My Country profiles ten Canadian artists who navigate somewhere in between two cultural identities.

The Artists

The story of the creators at the forefront of the early video game revolution.

Art Kids

Art Kids finds the next generation of groundbreaking creators. Their accomplishments will amaze you.

Off Kilter

Off Kilter documents a man re-making himself into the critically acclaimed jerk he never got to be in the ‘90s.

Interrupt this Program

With POV docs, Interrupt This Program uncovers the underground arts scenes in cities that have experienced major traumas.

Insurgence/Resurgence

A deep dive into a groundbreaking show of contemporary Indigenous art, in collaboration with CBC Indigenous.

Crash Gallery

In each episode of Crash Gallery, three artists create works outside their comfort zone, under pressure and against a ticking clock.

Disrupting Design

Hosted by Matt Galloway, Disrupting Design celebrates innovations in Canadian industrial, urban and graphic design.

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