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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#0690: Natasha Deen; Josh Nalley; & Marc Denis
06/11/2022 Duración: 59minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Natasha Deen, author of The Spooky Sleuths Series; Josh Nalley, aka Living Dead Josh; & Marc Denis, author of Mais Oui Tell You Some Stories? Download Natasha Deen, author of The Spooky Sleuths Series, YA books that share ghost stories from her native Guyana. Josh Nalley, aka TikTok’s “Living Dead Josh” who has done over 300 videos where he portrays a dead body. Legendary Montreal broadcaster, Marc “Mais Oui” Denis, author of Mais Oui Tell You Some Stories? It chronicles just some of the hundreds of celebrity interviews he has done over the years. 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 Frank Koelzow, an old high school best friend who is currently the Manag
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#0689: Jerry Hamza; Jane Baird Warren; & Marc Hartzman
30/10/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Jerry Hamza, co-producer of George Carlin's American Dream; Jane Baird Warren, author of How To Be A Goldfish; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Jerry Hamza was the manager of his best friend, the legendary comic, George Carlin. He recently won an Emmy for co-producing the HBO documentary, George Carlin’s American Dream. Jane Baird Warren is the author of the kids’ book, How To Be A Goldfish. 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 October, and for the second month in a row he features a travelling dead person. This time it's dead outlaw Elmer McCurdy. 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 d
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#0688: Raymond Benson; JD Slajchert; & Stuart Nulman
23/10/2022 Duración: 57minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Raymond Benson, author of The Mad, Mad, Murders Of Marigold Way; JD Slajchert, author of Darling, You're Not Alone; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Author Raymond Benson talks about his new novel, The Mad, Mad Murders Of Marigold Way. You can also check out Raymond's YouTube page to see and enjoy his excellent piano playing. JD Slajchert is the author of Darling, You're Not Alone. He’s also the creator of the You’re Not Alone Letter Writing Project. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s titles are: Lon Chaney Speaks by Pat Dorian (Pantheon Books, $34)The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (originally published in 1971 by Harper & Row)Carrie by Stephen King (originally published in 1974 by Doubleday) 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
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#0687: Francois Brunelle; Val Collins; & Andrew Fazekas
16/10/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring photographer Francois Brunelle; Val Collins, author of Where Loyalties Lie; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Francois Brunelle is a photographer who has created the I’m Not A Look-Alike! project where he has brought doppelgangers together to take their picture. Val Collins is the author of the psychological thriller, Where Loyalties Lie. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, on the success of NASA's DART Impact Mission and SpaceX services missions to the Hubble Telescope. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about the delay NASA's Artemis Moon mission; the Ingenuity Mars helicopter; China's mission to Mars and more). Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up wit
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#0686: Judy Tenuta; Nick Santora; & Miles Cameron
09/10/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring comic Judy Tenuta, author of Full Frontal Tenudity; Nick Santora, TV executive producer & writer; & Miles Cameron, author of Against All Gods Download We remember stand up comic Judy Tenuta, author of Full Frontal Tenudity, who died recently. We feature a chat we had with Judy from 2012. TV producer/writer Nick Santora on how TV writers and novelists pick character names and how they get them cleared. Nick is also the author of a couple of favourite books of mine. Slip & Fall and the excellent page turner Fifteen Digits. Miles Cameron, author of the fantasy novel, Against All Gods. 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 Erin Bond, Program Director at CHSR 9
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#0685: Matt Deutsch; Margaret McLean; & Stuart Nulman
01/10/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Matt Deutsch, founder of Bettor Sports Network; Margaret McLean from Babyland General Hospital; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Matt Deutsch is the founder of Bettor Sports Network, a new sports talk outlet for sports bettors, fantasy sports players and collectors. Margaret McLean is the Director of Corporate Communications at Babyland General Hospital, the place where you can experience the birth and adopt a Cabbage Patch Kid. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. We talk about some of the popular titles released for the fall. This week’s mentioned titles are: Like A Rolling Stone by Jann S. Wenner (Little, Brown, $44)In Retrospect by Robert S. McNamara (Vintage Books, $24) 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
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#0684: Linda Finstad; Žilvinas Kulvinskis; & Marc Hartzman
25/09/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring artist Linda Finstad; Žilvinas Kulvinskis, co-founder of Chazz Potato Chips; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Linda Finstad who is known as The Coffee Artist, for using coffee as her paint. She's also the author of several books including Coffee Time With God and Just Not That Kind Of Angel. 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. 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 September, talking about the afterlife of Oliver Cromwell’s head, which roamed Britain for about 300 years after his death in 1658. It's also the topic of one of Marc' previous books, The Embalmed Head Of Oliver Cromwell: A Memoir. Now you can listen
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#0683: Alan Hustak; Marni Goldman; & Andrew Fazekas
18/09/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring journalist Alan Hustak; Marni Goldman, author of True To Myself: Peace, Love, Marni; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Journalist, broadcaster and author, Alan Hustak, talks about the Monarchy, it's future in Canada and his connection to King Charles III. (Alan is also the author of Titanic, The Canadian Story Centennial Edition). Marni Goldman, author of True To Myself: Peace, Love, Marni, talks about dealing with PTSD. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, on the delay of NASA's Artemis Moon launch and a Blue Origin rocket failure. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks more about NASA's Artemis Moon plans; more discoveries by The James Webb Telescope; the sounds of a black hole and more). Now you can listen to selected items from The Stup
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#0682: Oreste D’Aversa; William Robinson; & Stuart Nulman
11/09/2022 Duración: 57minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Oreste D'Aversa, author of Life Beyond The Pandemic; William Robinson, Product Development Associate with Tamworth Distilling; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download We pause for a brief moment, to remember our dearly departed sovereign leader, Queen Elizabeth II, with words that she uttered at the tender, but wise age of only 21 Oreste D'Aversa, author of Life Beyond The Pandemic, talks about the post pandemic workforce and the idea of “quiet quitting”. William Robinson from Tamworth Distilling, makers of Green Crab Flavored Whiskey, which is made from the tiny invasive crustacean. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. We talk about some of the popular titles released for the fall. This week’s mentioned titles are: Mother of all Degrassi by Linda Schuyler (ECW, $36.58)The Series by Ken Dryden (M&S, $19.99)Montreal to Moscow by Terry Mosher (Aislin Publications. $30)Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan (Simon &
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#0681: Michael Fenster; Josef Azam; & Bob Salem
04/09/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Dr. Michael S. Fenster, author of Food Shaman: The Art Of Quantum Food; entrepreneur & philanthropist, Josef Azam; & peanut pusher, Bob Salem Download Dr. Michael S Fenster, better known as Chef Dr. Mike is both an interventional cardiologist and also a professional chef who practices and teaches culinary medicine. He hosts a show on PBS called House Calls With Chef Dr. Mike and is the author of Food Shaman: The Art Of Quantum Food. Entrepreneur & philanthropist Josef Azam talks about the work he does to help those who are less fortunate to get a hand up, especially the youth. Bob Salem is only one of four people who has ever managed a particular feat. He pushed a peanut up Pikes Peak, a 14,115-foot mountain, in Manitou Springs, Colorado with his nose. 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 dow
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#0680: Neil Senturia; Sam Liebman; & Marc Hartzman
28/08/2022 Duración: 59minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Neil Senturia, co-author of I Did It; real estate developer, Sam Liebman, author of Harvard Can't Teach: What You Learn From The Streets; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Neil Senturia, co-author of I Did It, the true story of Gina Champion-Cain, the mastermind behind the largest female-led Ponzi scheme in US history. Sam Liebman is a real estate developer and author of Harvard Can’t Teach: What You Learn From The Streets. He’s talks about how office space has to change in a post pandemic world. 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 August, this time talking about a spiritualist medium, Madame Vesta, and the magician who exposed her fraud. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio servi
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#0679: Roger Leslie; Cindy Bertram; & Stuart Nulman
21/08/2022 Duración: 56minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Roger Leslie, author of My First Last Year; travel expert, Cindy Bertram, author of How Six Women Executives Steer The Cruise Industry Today; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Roger Leslie is the author of My First Last Year. It’s a guide to how to live your life to the fullest. Cindy Bertram, a travel expert and the author of How Six Women Executives Steer The Cruise Industry Today, shares some tips on taking a cruise. She's also the author of Message From The Dog . . . Learning From Great Humans. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. We talk about great books that were made into successful motion pictures. This week’s reviewed titles are: The Godfather by Mario Puzo (New American Library, $22.77)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (Penguin Classics, $22.77)Jaws by Peter Benchley (Ballantine Books, $22.53)To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Grand Central Publishing, $20.79) You can also read Stua
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#0678: Lamont Dozier; Larry Carlson; & Charles Breakfield & Rox Burkey
14/08/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring composer Lamont Dozier; Larry Carlson, President & CEO of United Methodist Communities; & Charles Breakfield & Rox Burkey, authors of The Enigma Factor Download We remember legendary songwriter, Lamont Dozier, part of the number one writing team of all time, Motown’s Holland Dozier Holland. He died recently at the age of 81. We feature part of an interview with him from 2004, when he was promoting his album, Reflections. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra featuring the full hour long visit with Lamont, including featuring three songs from his album). Larry Carlson is the President & CEO of United Methodist Communities and author of Avandell: Reimagining The Dementia Experience. He wants to create a whole new way of taking care of those with dementia. Charles Breakfield & Rox Burkey are the authors of The Enigma Factor, the first techno thriller in a series of books. Now you can listen to selected it
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#0677: Lesley Michaels; Sean Ferraro; & Andrew Fazekas
07/08/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Lesley Michaels, author of On The Shoulders Of Mighty Women; Sean Ferraro, owner of Madison Avenue Pizza; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Lesley Michaels talks feminism. She's the author of On The Shoulders Of Mighty Women. Sean Ferraro, owner of Madison Avenue Pizza in Florida, also known as The Pizza Skiff Guy who sells pizzas from a boat. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, on the announcement by Russia of pulling out of the International Space Station after 2024. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about the amazing pictures coming from The James Webb Telescope and what they mean, plus NASA announcing they will use drone helicopters for a Mars sample return mission). Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Progra
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#0676: Brian Acosta Arya; Dan Conlin & Patricia Acheson; & Stuart Nulman
30/07/2022 Duración: 58minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Brian Acosta Arya, owner/operator of the Lincoln Tunnel Motel; flag fans, Dan Conlin & Patricia Acheson; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Brian Acosta Arya is the owner/operator of the Lincoln Tunnel Motel in New Jersey. He’s been doing his part to help the less fortunate in his community with accommodations ever since the start of the pandemic, and he continues to do so. Husband and wife, Dan Conlin & Patricia Acheson are fans of flags. They display a new one outside of their Halifax home every morning. Another great idea borne out of the recent pandemic. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Going There by Katie Couric (Back Bay Books, $23.99). 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 tr
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#0675: D. Brent Nelson; Lynne Harley; & Marc Hartzman
24/07/2022 Duración: 59minThe Stuph File Program Featuring composer D. Brent Nelson from Days Of Our Lives: Beyond Salem; Lynne Harley, author of What If You Could?; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download D. Brent Nelson is the Emmy-winning co-composer on the popular Peacock spinoff series, Days Of Our Lives: Beyond Salem. They've done a 44-minute musical score with a full 44-piece live string orchestra, that is now available wherever you stream audio, such as Apple Music & Spotify. Lynne Harley, author of What If You Could?, is cycling across Canada to raise funds and awareness for mental health for the organization, Jack.org. She’s doing it in memory of her late brother, who took his own life. 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 July, this time talking about the 75th anniversary of talk ab
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#0674: Humphrey Hawksley; Frances Jones; & Guy Arcuri
17/07/2022 Duración: 57minThe Stuph File Program Featuring BBC foreign correspondent, Humphrey Hawksley, author of Ice Islands; Frances Jones, author of Overcoming The Emotional Stigmas Of Infertility: Barren But Not Ashamed; & Guy Arcuri, author of Toxic Mothers: A Son’s Guide To Healing And Moving On Download BBC foreign correspondent and thriller writer, Humphrey Hawksley, is back to talk about his latest Major Rake Ozenna novel, this one called Ice Islands. Frances Jones is the author of Overcoming The Emotional Stigmas Of Infertility: Barren But Not Ashamed. Guy Arcuri is a PhD who suffered for years as the son of an abusive mother. He’s the author of Toxic Mothers: A Son’s Guide To Healing And Moving On. 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 650 selections to choose from! Th
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#0673: Christian Ganiere; Derrex Brady; & Stuart Nulman
10/07/2022 Duración: 57minThe Stuph File Program Featuring actor Christian Ganiere; actor Derrex Brady; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download 13-year-old actor Christian Ganiere, who plays the role of Ten in the latest season of Stranger Things on Netflix. Actor Derrex Brady, one of the stars of the dramedy, Johnson, on Bounce, which just premiered its second season. The show is about four life-long friends who all happen to have the same last name. You can watch the Season 2 trailer here. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Brit Happens: Or Living the Canadian Dream by James Mullinger (Goose Lane Editions, $24.95). 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 650 selections to ch
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#0672: Brad C. Anderson; Sally Denton; & Andrew Fazekas
03/07/2022 Duración: 59minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Brad C. Anderson, author of Duatero; Sally Denton, author of The Colony: Faith And Blood In A Promised Land; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Brad C. Anderson is the author of the science fiction novel, Duatero. Investigative reporter and author, Sally Denton has written about a true crime in her book, The Colony: Faith And Blood In A Promised Land, which deals with women and children who were ambushed and murdered by masked gunmen on a desolate road in Mexico. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, on alien signals, the James Webb Telescope hit by micro meteoroids and a Canadian couple in Ontario who have created their own environmentally friendly space rocket company. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep u
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#0671: Natasha Deen; Yogi Akal; & Marc Hartzman
26/06/2022 Duración: 57minThe Stuph File Program Featuring Natasha Deen, author of The Signs And Wonders Of Tuna Rashad; Yogi Akal; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Natasha Deen is the author of the YA novel, The Signs And Wonders Of Tuna Rashad. Our old friend, Yogi Akal, is celebrating a milestone birthday, but he wants a special organization to get all the presents. He's organized Yogi Akal’s Walk For Health, Hope And Haven Toronto, raising funds for a day shelter for homeless men over 50. 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 June, talking about a unique car in the early 30’s that was billed as the car of the future, called The Dynasphere. 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 inte