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Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021: Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, Madisyn Whajne, and more

Today on q: co-writers Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar, tech and culture journalist Alyssa Bereznak, poet and illustrator Jasmin Kaur, singer-songwriter Madisyn Whajne.
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Comedian Amber Ruffin, poet and illustrator Jasmin Kaur, singer-songwriter Madisyn Whajne. (Lloyd Bishop, Tajinder Kaur, madisynwhajne.com)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • Comedian Amber Ruffin and her sister Lacey Lamar comment on Inauguration Day and share some of the stories they write about in their new book, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism.

  • Tech and culture journalist Alyssa Bereznak explains why a group of TikTok content creators are facing a lawsuit from a Los Angeles landlord, and shares her take on the viral sea shanty trend.

  • Vancouver-based writer and illustrator Jasmin Kaur reads her poem Lost and Found from her new young adult novel, If I Tell You the Truth, about the perils facing a Punjabi mother who outstays her visa in Canada.

  • Ontario singer-songwriter Madisyn Whajne talks about her new debut album, Save Our Hearts, and how it culminates years of soul-searching for her.

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