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Wednesday, April 24, 2019: The National, Karla Welch and more

Today on q: rock band The National, q books columnist Jael Richardson, U-God's Wu-Tang Clan origin story, celebrity stylist Karla Welch, poet Billy-Ray Belcourt.
Rock band The National, rapper U-God of the Wu-Tang Clan, poet Billy-Ray Belcourt, celebrity stylist Karla Welch. (Charlotte Zoller, David Corio, Frontenac House, Submitted by Karla Welch)

Today on q, with guest host Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe:

  • The National performs new songs from their upcoming album, I Am Easy to Find, live in the q studio.
  • Our books columnist, Jael Richardson, fills us in on a new book to check out: SKY WRI TEI NGS by poet Nasser Hussain.
  • Rapper U-God shares his q origin story of the Wu-Tang Clan.
  • Celebrity stylist Karla Welch tells us what it takes to get her A-list celebrity clients (including Justin Bieber and Lorde) ready for the red carpet.
  • Griffin Poetry Prize winner Billy-Ray Belcourt reads his poem Ode to Northern Alberta from his winning book, This Wound is a World.

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