Sinopsis
Pop Culture, Odd News and the occasional thoughts pouring out of Peter Anthony Holder's headplus The Stuph File Radio Program
Episodios
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#0710: Ben Monroe; Jeff Reitz; & Stuart Nulman
26/03/2023 Duración: 56minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Ben Monroe, author of The Seething; Guinness World Record holder, Jeff Reitz; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Ben Monroe is the author of the horror novel, The Seething. A family's relocation looked like a chance to relax and regroup—but as they settle into their new home, teenage Kimmie Barnes’ special senses make her the target of something primordial, evil, and utterly malign. Jeff Reitz is a Guinness World Record holder. He spent 2,995 consecutive days visiting Disneyland. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book by Jerry Seinfeld (Simon & Schuster, $45). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many of the interviews from the show and take a trip down memory lane to when this show began back in 20
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#0709: Steven Feinberg; Russell Brooks; & Marc Hartzman
19/03/2023 Duración: 57minThe Stuph File Program Featuring relationship coach, Steve Feinberg, author of Do What Others Say Can't Be Done: Play The Meta Game; Russell Brooks, author Jam Run; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Steve Feinberg, a PhD, is the author of Do What Others Say Can’t Be Done: Play The Meta Game. Russell Brooks has just released his 5th thriller novel. This one is called Jam Run. It’s a story set in Jamaica that is based on a real life tragic event. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural is back, with the weird story for March. This one deals with body snatching. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many of the interviews from the show and take a trip down memory lane to when this show began back in 2009, with
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#0708: Sherri Davidoff; Kristen Lopez; & Andrew Fazekas
13/03/2023 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring cyber security expert, Sherri Davidoff; Kristen Lopez, author of But Have You Read The Book?; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download Cyber security expert, Sherri Davidoff, CEO of LMG Security, talks about artificial intelligence, some of the pitfalls, and where it can take us in the future. Sherri is also the author or co-author of several books, including Network Forensics: Tracking Hackers through Cyberspace; Ransomware and Cyber Extortion: Response and Prevention and Data Breaches: Crisis and Opportunity. Kristen Lopez, film editor for TheWrap, is the author of But Have Your Read The Book?. It’s done in collaboration with Turner Classic Movies and features 52 films and the books they were based on. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Kristen and I have a po
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#0707: Jim Marggraff; John Campbell; & Stuart Nulman
05/03/2023 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring educational innovator, Jim Marggraff; John Campbell, author of Beyond The Fading Memories: Guiding Words For Dementia Caregivers; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Educational innovator, Jim Marggraff, inventor of LeapPad, and author of How To Raise A Founder With Heart: A Guide For Parents To Develop Your Child’s Problem-Solving Abilities, talks about keeping grandparents connected with their long-distance grandkids. He also has a great new line of educational products called Kinoo, a child's first smart device. John Campbell, author of Beyond The Fading Memories: Guiding Words For Dementia Caregivers, talks about how Alzheimer and dementia sufferers respond to music. John had first hand experience in dealing with his mother. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Don Rickles: The Merchant of Venom by Michael Seth Starr (Citadel Press, $36). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The M
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#0706: Frank Kermit; Mack Little; & Marc Hartzman
26/02/2023 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring relationship coach, Frank Kermit; Mack Little, author of Daughter Of Hades; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Relationship coach Frank Kermit talks about relationships and social media.. Mack Little, author of Daughter Of Hades, a tale of historical fiction that takes place in the slavery days of the Caribbean. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural is back, with the weird story for February. This one deals with President Eisenhower and aliens. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many of the interviews from the show and take a trip down memory lane to when this show began back in 2009, with over 750 selections to choose from! This week’s guest slate is presented by Gerry
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#0705: Emelyn Rude; Melissa Yi; & Elizabeth Power
19/02/2023 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Emelyn Rude, author of Tastes Like Chicken: A History Of America’s Favorite Bird; Melissa Yi, author of The Shapes Of Wrath; and Elizabeth Power, author of Healer: Reducing Crises Download Emelyn Rude is the author of Tastes Like Chicken: A History Of America’s Favorite Bird and the designer, editor, and publisher of Eaten Magazine, an independent magazine celebrating the past and present of what we eat. She's on to talk about the popularity of chicken, as in the US alone Americans devour about 75 million pounds of chicken a day, which is close to 8.6 billion birds a year. Melissa Yi is back with her latest Dr. Hope Sze medical thriller, her tenth. This one is called The Shapes Of Wrath. Elizabeth Power, founding director of The Trauma-Informed Academy and author of Healer: Reducing Crises, on why we like to watch and share bad news. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea.
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#0704: Philip Fracassi; J.D. Mortmain; & Stuart Nulman
12/02/2023 Duración: 56minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Philip Fracassi, author of Gothic; lawyer J.D. Mortmain, author of The Fuzzy Pink Bathrobe And Other Tales Of The Law; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Philip Fracassi, the author of the horror novel entitled, Gothic, which deals with a horror novelist who has a bout of writers’ block, and the lengths he'll go to combat it. Lawyer J.D. Mortmain looks at the lighter side of the law with his book, The Fuzzy Pink Bathrobe And Other Tales Of The Law. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Spare by Prince Harry (Random House Canada, $47). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many of the interviews from the show and take a trip down memory lane to when this show began back in 2009, with over 750 selections to choose from! This week’s gues
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#0703: Vic Ferrari; Peter McNally; & Andrew Fazekas
05/02/2023 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Vic Ferrari, author of NYPD: Law & Disorder; Palace Watcher, Professor Peter McNally; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download Vic Ferrari is a retired NYPD detective, who has written a number of humorous books about the job, including NYPD: Law & Disorder. How did this writing gig start for him? Peter McNally, Professor Emeritus at the School of Information Studies, Director of the History of McGill Project and a ‘self-proclaimed palace watcher’, discusses the current turmoil within the Monarchy and the alleged battle between Prince William & Prince Harry. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky, talks about the use of Artificial Intelligence in
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#0702: Christopher Pellegrini; Rick Antonson; & Marc Hartzman
29/01/2023 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring spirit maker, Christopher Pellegrini, author of The Shocku Handbook; Rick Antonson, author of Train Beyond The Mountains: Journeys On The Rocky Mountaineer; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Christopher Pellegrini is a spirit maker who has been a contributor to the award-winning Oxford Companion to Spirts & Cocktails and is the author of The Shochu Handbook. He actually started making alcohol as a high schooler. Rick Antonson is excellent at writing travel memoirs. His latest is about a very special train in Western Canada. The book is called Train Beyond The Mountains: Journeys On The Rocky Mountaineer. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural is back, with the weird story for January. This one deals with the story of an unfriendly ghost at the turn of the 20th C
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#0701: Michael Bowker; Chris Jackson; & Stuart Nulman
22/01/2023 Duración: 56minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Michael Bowker, author of Michael Bowker's No Ordinary Days; Chris Jackson, Head Cider Maker at Treasury Cider; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Michael Bowker, who has had a career as an investigative journalist, is the CEO of Sixty Degrees Publishing and the author of Michael Bowker’s No Ordinary Days. He's also the author of the fiction novel, Gods Of Our Time: A Paris Love Story. Musician Chris Jackson, one of the co-hosts of the amazing podcast, The Spoon, but his day job is the Head Cider maker at Treasury Cider in Upstate New York. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta (Scribner, $32.99). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many of the interviews from the show and take a trip down memory
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#0700: Melisa Schonfield & Chelsea Banning
15/01/2023 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Melisa Schonfield, author of Bitter Or Better: The Melisa Schonfield Story & Chelsea Banning, author of Of Crowns And Legends Download Melisa Schonfield, author of Bitter or Better: The Melisa Schonfield Story, which chronicles the story of how she spent three years in jail for trying to hire a hitman to kill the abusive boyfriend of her daughter and his son. Chelsea Banning is the author of the fantasy novel, Of Crowns And Legends. It’s her first novel, but she had a disastrous first book signing. Only two people showed up. So she vented on social media and that post went viral. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many of the interviews from the show and take a trip down memory lane to when this show began back in 2009, with over 700 selections to choose from! This week’s guest slate is presented by Peter Anthony Holder host of The Stuph File
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#0699: Vic Clinco; Matthew Hughes; & Andrew Fazekas
08/01/2023 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring hot sauce collector, Vic Clinco; Matthew Hughes, author of Ghost Dreams; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download Vic Clinco has an unusual collection. He has a basement shrine to display his over 11,000 different bottle brands of hot sauce.(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Vic and I go a little further into the hot sauce world). Matthew Hughes is the author of the chilling novel, Ghost Dreams. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky, talks NASA's plans to get astronauts back from the International Space Station after a Soyuz leak on the Russian rocket, plus what's in store for space exploration in 2023.(Pa
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#0698: Aaron Donaldson; Arlene Duane Hemingway; & Stuart Nulman
01/01/2023 Duración: 57minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Aaron Donaldson, author of The Alien Movie Project: Studying the Narrative, Affective and Production Politics of Alien Stories in Cinema; Arlene Duane Hemingway, author of A Twist of Lemon: 100 Curious Stories in Exactly 100 Words; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Aaron Donaldson is a lecturer at Cal Poly Humboldt in California, in the Department of Communication, teaching critical thinking, persuasive speaking, speech and debate, and rhetorical theory. He's the author of the e-textbook called The Alien Movie Project: Studying the Narrative, Affective and Production Politics of Alien Stories in Cinema. Arlene Duane Hemingway, author of A Twist of Lemon: 100 Curious Stories in Exactly 100 Words, talks about drabbles. A drabble is a short work of fiction of precisely one hundred words in length. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is From Saturday Night to Sunday Night by Dick Ebersol
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#0697: The Year-end “Best Of The Stuph File Program” Show
25/12/2022 Duración: 59minThe Stuph File Program Featuring some of the great guests of 2022 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program Download Les Ansley, the creator of Indlovu Gin in South Africa, makes his gin by filtering the botanical mix from the dung of elephants. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where you can hear more of our conversation with Les). First heard on Stuph File Program #0655. Also heard on Audea under the title Les Ansley - Elephant Dung Gin). Žilvinas Kulvinskis, co-founder of Chazz Chips, who offer a potato chip that has a very distinctive flavour of the nether regions of the female anatomy. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0684. Also heard on Audea under the title Žilvinas Kulvinskis - Pus*y Flavor Chips). Amanda Booth, founder of Trinkets By Amanda, makes jewelry that has elements not normally found in jewelry, such as breast milk and semen. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0691. Also heard on Audea under the title Amanda Bo
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#0696: The Meshach & Malik Christmas Special
17/12/2022 Duración: 59minThe Stuph File Program Featuring a perennial favourite holiday program. It’s The Meshach & Malik Christmas Special Download This is a special one hour show for the holidays. The Meshach & Malik Christmas Show, an irreverent children’s program unlike anything you’ve heard before during the holidays. So just sit back, down another eggnog and enjoy! Music heard on this week’s show includes: The Chipmunk Song – David Seville Chipmunks Roasting On An Open Fire – Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – The Rovers I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson Five Have Yourself A Looney Christmas! – Looney Tunes Folks Jingle Bells – The Singing Dogs I Tawt I Taw Ol’ Tanty Claus – Tweety & Sylvester Twelve Days Of Christmas – Bob & Doug McKenzie The Angel – Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio Who Put The Stump? – Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth – Spike Jones & His City Slickers I Saw Mommy Kis
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#0695: Bob McGrath; Jennifer Khoe; & Andrew Fazekas
10/12/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring actor/singer Bob McGrath; actress Jennifer Khoe; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download We remember Bob McGrath from Sesame Street, who recently died at the age of 90 with part of a conversation from 2004. He was one of the first four humans on the classic children’s program. Jennifer Khoe, from the TV show, Kung Fu. She plays the shapeshifter Xiao. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky, talks about the success of Artemis One’s journey to the Moon from its stellar pictures, to record breaking swings past the Moon. and what it all means for the future.(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about C
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#0694: Bruce Baek; Daniel Ross; & Stuart Nulman
04/12/2022 Duración: 56minThe Stuph File Program Featuring actor Bruce Baek; voice actor, Daniel Ross; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Actor Bruce Baek, whom you’ve seen on shows like HBO’s The Flight Attendant and Netflix’s Jessica Jones is now in the second season of Apple TV+’s anthology series, Little America. Daniel Ross is only the third voice actor to embody the character of Disney’s Donald Duck. And he’s up for an Emmy for it in the first Children & Family Emmy Awards. The category is Outstanding Voice Performance In A Preschool Animated Program. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. It’s our annual roundup of great holiday book ideas. This week’s reviewed titles are: Montreal to Moscow by Terry Mosher (Aislin Publications, $30) Our America: A Photographic History by Ken Burns (Knopf, $99) The West Wing and Beyond by Pete Souza (Voracious/Little, Brown, $63) Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis (Knopf, $54) You can also read Stuart’
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#0693: Mike Barnette; Janeen & Michael Damian; & Marc Hartzman
27/11/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring History Channel diver Mark Barnette; Janeen & Michael Damian, producer/director of Falling For Christmas; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Undersea explorer and marine biologist, Mike Barnette, one of the team of History Channel divers who found a large chunk of the Space Shuttle Challenger at the bottom of the ocean floor. The results are part of the History Channel series, The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters. Janeen & Michael Damian. The former Young & The Restless star and his wife produced and directed the Netflix Christmas movie, Falling For Christmas, starring Lindsay Lohan. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural is back, with the weird story for November. This one deals with George Adamski, who claimed to have several contacts with aliens. Now you c
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#0692: Julian Sher; Mark Everglade; & Andrew Fazekas
20/11/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring investigative journalist, Julian Sher; Mark Everglade, author of Inertia; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Investigative journalist, Julian Sher, has produced the documentary, Kings Of Coke, about Montreal’s West End Gang, who ran the drug trade in the city for decades. Mark Everglade is the author of Inertia, a science fiction novel that explores an ecological crisis of epic proportions. The story takes place on the last remaining colony of the human race, located 20 light years from Earth. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about his latest book, the massive tome entitled National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up with many
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#0691: Amanda Booth; Kevin Beresford; & Stuart Nulman
13/11/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Amanda Booth, founder of Trinkets By Amanda; Kevin Beresford, founder of the Car Park Appreciation Society; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Amanda Booth, founder of Trinkets By Amanda, makes jewelry that has elements not normally found in jewelry, such as breast milk and semen. Kevin Beresford, founder of the Car Park Appreciation Society and the self described “Britain’s Dullest Man” has travelled all over the UK celebrating and photographing car parks for his annual calendar. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s titles were all books that at one time were banned: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kelsey For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Maus by Art Spiegelman You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the n