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Thursday, July 8, 2021: Patti LaBelle, Tara Beagan and more

Today on Q: singer Patti LaBelle, playwright Tara Beagan, Washington Post reporter Steven Zeitchik, actor Finn Wolfhard.

Today on Q: Patti LaBelle, Tara Beagan, Steven Zeitchik, Finn Wolfhard

Singer Patti LaBelle, playwright Tara Beagan, Washington Post reporter Steven Zeitchik, actor Finn Wolfhard. (Whitney Thomas, Submitted by Tara Beagan, latimes.com, Getty Images)

Today on Q, with host Tom Power:

  • With the release of the 20th anniversary edition of her bestselling cookbook LaBelle Cuisine: Recipes to Sing About, legendary singer Patti LaBelle dishes on her decades-long legacy of making comfort food and soul music.

  • Nlaka'pamux and Irish Canadian playwright Tara Beagan tells us why she believes the Toronto Catholic District School Board censored her play about residential schools eight years ago — and why she's now releasing the script for free.

  • Washington Post reporter Steven Zeitchik discusses his recent piece about the death of the TV hit, why it's happening and what it means for the creation of a common culture.

  • Actor Finn Wolfhard, the Canadian star of Stranger Things and It, discusses his latest project, a short comedy film he wrote and directed called Night Shifts.

WATCH | Patti LaBelle's full interview with Tom Power:

WATCH | Finn Wolfhard's full interview with Tom Power:

WATCH | Finn Wolfhard's short film Night Shifts: