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Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021: Fran Lebowitz, Patrick Watson and more

Today on q: author, public speaker and humourist Fran Lebowitz, Montreal singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, Glamour Ghoul author Sandra Niemi.
Author, public speaker and humourist Fran Lebowitz, Montreal singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, Finnish-born actress and television host Vampira, a.k.a. Maila Nurmi. (Netflix, Ilenia Tesoro, Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • Author, public speaker and humourist Fran Lebowitz talks about her decades-long writer's block, New York in the 1970s and why she chooses to live a virtually technology-free lifestyle.

  • Montreal singer-songwriter Patrick Watson performs a few songs from his latest album, Wave, which was inspired by a long spell of melancholia.

  • Glamour Ghoul author Sandra Niemi reveals details about the life and legacy of her late aunt Maila Nurmi, a.k.a Vampira, Hollywood's original goth.