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Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017: Jennifer Egan, TJ Miller and more

Today on q: author Jennifer Egan, the Lemon Bucket Orkestra's Mark Marczyk, a gateway to the films of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, and actor TJ Miller.
Today on q: author Jennifer Egan, the Lemon Bucket Orkestra's Mark Marczyk, a gateway to the films of Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, and actor TJ Miller. (Melody Lau/CBC, Melody Lau/CBC, courtesy of John Powers, Getty Images)

Today on q, hosted by Tom Power: (1) Jennifer Egan's latest novel is an 'old-fashioned adventure story'; (2) how an old Slavic prison ballad inspired Lemon Bucket Orchestra's new album; (3) a gateway to the films of Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai; (4) TJ Miller's standup comedy is a mix of 'observational, philosophical and car horn noises'; (5) Safia Nolin, Alabama Shakes and more: music from today's episode.