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Friday, Aug. 6, 2021: Barbra Streisand, John Orpheus and more

Today on Q: singer, actor and director Barbra Streisand, singer and writer John Orpheus, filmmaker Emma Seligman.

Today on Q: Barbra Streisand, John Orpheus, Emma Seligman

Singer, actor and director Barbra Streisand, singer and writer John Orpheus, filmmaker Emma Seligman. (Russell James, Patrick Hodgson, The Canadian Press)

Today on Q with guest host Jael Richardson:

  • Show business legend Barbra Streisand explains why after nearly 60 years in music, she decided to revisit her personal archives and share unreleased songs on a new compilation album, Release Me 2.

  • Singer and writer John Orpheus shares how his childhood immigrant journey from Trinidad to Toronto inspired his new memoir, Saga Boy, and companion album, Saga King.

  • Canadian filmmaker Emma Seligman discusses her feature directorial debut, Shiva Baby, about a young Jewish woman who bumps into her ex and her sugar daddy at a funeral.

WATCH | Official trailer for Shiva Baby: