[Full episode] Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware, Yo-Yo Ma, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

Q | Aug 3, 2021
Black Lives Matter Canada co-founders Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware talk about the organization's newly created Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism, and the importance of having Black-owned and operated art spaces. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about his album with pianist Kathryn Stott, Songs of Comfort and Hope, and shares what he thinks music can do for us during a pandemic. Married songwriting duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez talk about their Oscar-winning Frozen song Let It Go, as well as their latest work for the sitcom WandaVision.

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