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Ideas · 2026-03-12 · 55 min · 6,830 words

The power of music in the shadow of Iran

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Jesse Eisenberg says community theater saved his life. Without it, we might not know him as Mark Zuckerberg and the social network. We might not have the zombie land as we know it now. But even Jesse Eisenberg knows that a lot of people just don't get musical theater. Musical theater is inherently very silly.

There's something so ridiculously earnest about it. On Cue with Tom Power, Jesse talks about his new film The Debut, starring Julianne Moore as a shy housewife-turned actor, and Paul Giamatti as a theater director who pushes her to her limits and beyond. Hear that conversation now on Cue with me, Tom Power. This is a CBC podcast. Welcome to Ideas.

I'm Nala Ayed. It has been a tumultuous time for Iranian Canadians. This year began with mass protests against the Iranian government, followed by a violent crackdown, and now US and Israeli strikes. Over the past months there has been optimism and hope, as well as fear and sorrow.

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