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Tuesday, June 9, 2020: k-os, Riit and more

Today on q: rapper and musician k-os, singer-songwriter Steve Earle, filmmaker Anne Koizumi, throat singer and electronic music artist Riit.
Rapper k-os, singer-songwriter Steve Earle, filmmaker Anne Koizumi, throat singer and electronic music artist Riit. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC, The Associated Press, @AnneKoizumi/Twitter, Bettina Bogar)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • Rapper and musician k-os reflects on his career, his timely new EP, Boshido, the longevity of folk music and the responsibility of artists during times like this.

  • Singer-songwriter Steve Earle tells us why he thinks his new album, Ghosts of West Virginia, can change the minds of Trump voters in the south.

  • Filmmaker Anne Koizumi discusses her new animated short documentary, In the Shadow of the Pines, and how the shame she once felt about her immigrant father as a child has now transformed into something else.

  • Inuk artist Riit talks about throat singing, social distancing and helping kids understand the COVID-19 pandemic with PSAs on her children's show, Anaana's Tent.

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