Vivian Rashotte

Vivian Rashotte is a digital producer, writer and photographer for Q with Tom Power. She's also a visual artist. You can reach her at vivian.rashotte@cbc.ca.

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Paris Hilton drops the character and opens up about the abuse she endured as a teen

Paris Hilton built an empire on being a ditzy blonde heiress, but she says that wasn’t her true self — it was a trauma response. In an interview with Q guest host Talia Schlanger, Hilton shares her story.
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After a dyslexia diagnosis at 31, Henry Winkler was finally able to rebuild himself

Until he was 31, the Happy Days actor struggled with an undiagnosed learning disability. Now, he’s a bestselling children’s author. Winkler joins Q’s Tom Power to talk about his work helping kids with dyslexia.
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'We moved on, Donald': Barry Sonnenfeld recalls the day he fired Trump

The director, cinematographer and producer joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss his new memoir, Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time, which is full of candid stories from his blockbuster career.
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Maggie Rogers explains how going to Harvard Divinity School changed the way she performs onstage

The singer-songwriter joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss her latest album, Don’t Forget Me, and how entering the graduate program at Harvard Divinity School helped prepare her for the next chapter of her career.
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Eve Hewson on Bad Sisters and the boom in Irish stories on screen

As one of Bono’s children, Hewson might be as close to Irish royalty as you can get. The actor talks to Q’s Tom Power about her role in the acclaimed black comedy series Bad Sisters, and where her Irish pride comes from.
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Cillian Murphy on Small Things Like These and how his Irish buddies keep him humble

The Irish actor joins Q’s Tom Power to talk about his latest film, plus, how his friends keep him humble after winning an Oscar for Oppenheimer earlier this year.
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Steve McQueen on Blitz and how it tells a different kind of war story

The Oscar-winning filmmaker joins Q’s Tom Power to talk about his new film, and why the story is still relevant in 2024.
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Anora director Sean Baker shares how a Canadian sex worker's memoir helped shape the film

In an interview with Q’s Tom Power, the director discusses his Palme d'Or-winning film, which follows a sex worker who falls into a whirlwind romance with the son of a Russian billionaire.
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JoJo was a promising young pop star in the mid-2000s — and then she disappeared

In an interview with Q’s Tom Power, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque discusses her new memoir, Over the Influence, which details her traumatic experience of child stardom and how she lost control of her career.
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5 surprising things we learned about k-os on the 20th anniversary of Joyful Rebellion

On the 20th anniversary of his iconic sophomore album, the Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter and producer joins Q’s Tom Power to share some wild stories from his life and career.