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Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019: Black Francis, François Girard and more

Today on q: Black Francis of the Pixies, music journalist Danny Schwartz on Juice WRLD, voice actor Yeardley Smith, filmmaker François Girard.
Black Francis of the Pixies, rapper Juice WRLD, voice actor Yeardley Smith, director François Girard. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC, Owen Sweeney/Invision/The Associated Press, Peter Hurley, Yves Lacombe)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • Black Francis of the Pixies talks about touring, folklore and why you should take up painting.
  • Music journalist Danny Schwartz discusses rapper Juice WRLD's death and why so many young artists are overdosing now.
  • Voice actor Yeardley Smith, best known as the voice of Lisa Simpson, talks about the evolution of The Simpsons and what keeps her busy outside of Springfield: her true crime podcast, Small Town Dicks.
  • Director François Girard explains how his latest film, The Song of Names, became the first feature film to shoot at Treblinka death camp.

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