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Thursday, July 18, 2019: Billy Eichner, Colson Whitehead and more

Today on q: singer and rapper TOBi, actor and comedian Billy Eichner, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead, writer, musician and visual artist Vivek Shraya.
Singer and rapper TOBi, actor and comedian Billy Eichner, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead, writer, musician and visual artist Vivek Shraya. (Same Plate Entertainment/Sony Music, Getty Images, Chris Close, Tanja-Tiziana)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • Toronto singer and rapper TOBi brings his "unapologetic soul music" to the q studio.
  • Comedian Billy Eichner talks about voicing Timon — and following in his idol's footsteps — in Disney's live-action remake of The Lion King.
  • Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead discusses his highly-anticipated new novel, The Nickel Boys.
  • Writer, musician and visual artist Vivek Shraya talks about turning her hate mail into a new graphic novel, called Death Threat.

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