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Monday, Sept. 9, 2019: George Takei, Megan Gail Coles and more

Today on q: Actor, activist and author George Takei, q screen panel with John Semley and Lara Zarum, author Megan Gail Coles.
Actor George Takei, Joaquin Phoenix in Joker, author Megan Gail Coles ( Mike Coppola/Getty Images, Warner Bros., Playwrights Canada Press)

Today on q, with Tom Power:

  • Actor, activist and author George Takei opens up about his experience living through the Japanese-American Internment and why he's using art to shed light on this chapter of history. 
  • The q screen panel talk about what makes the evil clown character a staple horror movie archetype, the controversy that surrounds these films and if stories about the anti-hero still resonate with audiences. 
  •  Author Megan Gail Coles discusses her debut novel Small Game Hunting At The Local Coward Gun Club, a tough-love letter to Newfoundland.

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