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The Stuph File Program Featuring Amjad Tadros, author of The Fixer: A Journalist’s Accidental Journey Through The Middle East; Tom Cladis, author of The Age Of Serpents And Scorpions; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Amjad Tadros spent 30 years behind the scenes in the Middle East as a producer and fixer for CBS’ 60 Minutes. He’s the author of The Fixer: A Journalist’s Accidental Journey Through The Middle East.  We take some time to remember a frequent guest on the program who recently passed away. Journalist & foreign correspondent, Ivor Davis, who has written many books including, The Devil In My Friend, which chronicles the story of a friend who committed murder, The Beatles And Me On Tour: 60th Anniversary Edition & Manson Exposed: A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder just to name a few. (There is a very heartwarming tribute to him written by a close friend of 65 years and colleague of his named Norman Gille

The Stuph File Program Featuring Scott Weidensaul, author of The Return Of The Oystercatcher: Saving Birds To Save The Planet; Ben Leman, author of Between The Tines; & Marc Hartzman, author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s Download Scott Weidensaul is the author of The Return Of The Oystercatcher: Saving Birds To Save The Planet. Ben Leman wrote Between The Tines, a story set in 17th Century Scotland. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com, is the author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s. In this episode, he shares an April story about a fake medium who eventually confessed. The tale also appears in his earlier book, Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural. This week’s opening slate is presented by Francois Joly, a freelance cameraman who works on corporate events for a company called Captiv8. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part

The Stuph File Program Featuring Karen Horwitz, author of A Graver Danger: White Chalk Crime; Gary May, author of Unburdening; & dog trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan’s Dog Squad Download Karen Horwitz is an award-winning school teacher, whistleblower and author of A Graver Danger: White Chalk Crime. You can also visit her other website, EndTeacherAbuse.org and her Substack columns. Former journalist, Gary May, is the author of the novel Unburdening. Dog Trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan’s Dog Squad, is back on the show, with some tips, and she says that whether it’s young puppies, or older dogs, training really never ends. Kathleen is also the author of a YA detective mysteries, whose titles include Never Believe A Lie Twice and Never Believe A Con Artist Twice. This week’s guest slate is presented by Bob Dorigo Jones, author of Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever! Cl

The Stuph File Program Featuring Mitra Manesh, author of The Attentionist: New Choices For A New World; Lauren C. Johnson, author of The West Façade; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Mitra Manesh, a mindfulness educator, and author of The Attentionist: New Choices For A New World, discusses our almost addictive use of cell phones and other devices. Lauren C. Johnson is the author of the speculative fiction novel, The West Façade. It’s the story of a statue that comes to life. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Montreal’s Winter Carnival Frosty Frolic — 1885 by Robert N. Wilkins (Corner Studio, $24.99).You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented by Chris Jackson, who is a musician, Head Cider Maker at Treasury Cider, in upstate New York, and co-host of The Spoon. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the

The Stuph File Program Featuring Jocelyn King, founder of Smarter Online Safety; Dwayne Brenna, author of The Laundryman; & Marc Hartzman, author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s Download Jocelyn King is the founder of Smarter Online Safety. She encourages cyber security and online safety. Dwayne Brenna is the author of a murder mystery that takes place in 1883 in Saskatchewan. It’s called The Laundryman. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s, shares the story for March. This one has to do with magician Chung Ling Soo, whose claim to fame was bullet catching. This week’s opening slate is presented by Tim O’Brien, Emeritus “Ambassador of Odd” at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! & author of, Tim O’Brien’s Roadside Pics & Picks.  He was recently on show #0861. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this s

The Stuph File Program Featuring Mark Leslie, author of I Think It’s A Sign That The Pun Also Rises; psychologist Hannah B. Waldfogel; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download Mark Leslie is back on the show, this time with a book that will tickle your funny bone, called I Think It’s A Sign That The Pun Also Rises: Dad Jokes, Puns, Quips, Laughs, Groaners and Playful Pensive Ponderings. Psychologist Hannah B. Waldfogel has an interesting article in Behavioral Scientist about why people don’t return their shopping carts to the proper place after they go to their cars (she also wrote an excellent article in the same magazine called What If We Thought of Our Daily Commute as a Team Sport?) Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geogr

The Stuph File Program Featuring Dr. Allen Saxon, author of Training In Charity;  K.T. Anglehart, author of The 8 Gateways; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Dr. Allen Saxon, a retired general surgeon, shares his medical drama novel, Training In Charity. While it’s a fictional story, it is set in a real hospital that deals with indigent populations. A hospital that Dr. Saxon trained in. K.T. Anglehart is back with the third book in The Scottish Scrolls trilogy. This book is called The 8 Gateways. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. March 8th was the start of Daylight Saving Time, so this week we share classic books that deal with time travel. The titles include: 11/22/63 by Stephen King (originally published in 2011) The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (originally published in 1895) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (originally published in 1889) You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slat

The Stuph File Program Featuring Elaine Rock, author of Dusty Roads; & Ellen Bassuk, co-author of Between Two Worlds: A Psychiatrist And Her Son’s Quest For Compassionate Mental Health Care Download Elaine Rock, author of Dusty Roads, talks about the women’s movement and the trailblazer flight attendant that was Barbara “Dusty” Roads. Ellen Bassuk is the co-author, along with her son Daniel, who has schizophrenia, of Between Two Worlds: A Psychiatrist And Her Son’s Quest For Compassionate Mental Health Care. This week’s guest slate is presented by Tim Richter, the President & CEO of The Canadian Alliance To End Homelessness. We had him back on show #0858. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more.  Just click on the donate b

The Stuph File Program Featuring Rob Curnock, author of Dead Man Running; Nzondi, author of, DeathCon; & KD Law, author of, Call Me Lawless Download Rob Curnock, back in the day, ran as a congressional candidate in Texas. He shares his story in the book, Dead Man Running. Nzondi is back on the show with a new novel called DeathCon. It’s about a different kind of convention, with a lot of cosplay and costumes on a cruise ship. KD Law is the author of the thriller novel, Call Me Lawless, the first book in a trilogy. This week’s guest slate is presented by Mark Morton, author of The Headmasters. We had him on the program on show #0856 talking about his debut science fiction novel. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more.  Just click o

The Stuph File Program Featuring Michael Gerber, publisher/editor & co-founder of The American Bystander; Tim O’Brien, author of Tim O’Brien’s Roadside Pics & Picks & The Maine Roadshow; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download Michael Gerber, editor, publisher and co/founder of the humour magazine, The American Bystander. Tim O’Brien was the VP of Communications at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, the host of their podcast, and we talked to him for decades, but that came to an end over 15 years ago when he retired, however he’s still keeping busy. Currently he’s the founder and operator of Casa Flamingo Literary Arts and is the author a several books, including Tim O’Brien’s Roadside Pics & Picks and also The Maine Roadshow. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic’s B

The Stuph File Program Featuring actor Demond Wilson; Jennifer Jones, author of On The Line: My Story Of Becoming The First African American Rockette and also Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm Of Resilience; & Marc Hartzman, author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s Download We remember Demond Wilson, who recently passed away at the age of 79, with an interview we did in 2019 talking about his book, Second Banana: The Bitter Sweet Memories of ‘Sanford and Son’. Jennifer Jones was the first Black woman who became a Rockette. She’s the author of two books, On The Line: My Story Of Becoming The First African American Rockette and also her memoir, Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm Of Resilience. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s, shares the story for February of the strange case of the guy who killed himself, to prove he can communicate from b

The Stuph File Program Featuring David Dunaway, author of A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed The Way We See; Rodney Phillips, author of Dissension: A Disagreement That Leads To Discord & dog trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan’s Dog Squad Download David Dunaway is the author of A Four-Eyed World: How Glasses Changed The Way We See. Rodney Phillips is the author of the suspense novel Dissension: A Disagreement That Leads To Discord. Dog Trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan’s Dog Squad, is back on the show, with some tips. This time it’s about adopting a dog before you shop for one. Kathleen is also the author of a YA detective mysteries, whose titles include Never Believe A Lie Twice and Never Believe A Con Artist Twice. This week’s guest slate is presented by Shaun Starr who is the co-host on the TSN 690 Morning Show. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If y

The Stuph File Program Featuring Tim Richter, President & CEO of The Canadian Alliance To End Homelessness; David Shoffner from SpotBowl.com; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Tim Richter is the President & CEO of The Canadian Alliance To End Homelessness. David Shoffner is the PR Manager at Pavone Advertising, the people behind SpotBowl.com, where you can rate the Super Bowl commercials. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. January 26, 2026 is the 27th International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In honour of that day we feature several books dealing with the Holocaust. The titles include: The Wall by John Hersey (originally published in 1950) Mila 18 by Leon Uris (originally published in 1961) A Mother To My Mother by Malka Pischanitskaya Hide and Seek: In Pursuit of Justice by Ben Carniol Between the Lines: The Diary of Margit Kassai by Margit Kassai  Lament by Moishe Kantorowitz (The last four titles are published by t

The Stuph File Program Featuring Aaron Argueta, co-founder of Bailey’s CBD; James L. Hill, author of The Moth: And Other Tantalizing Tales; & Marc Hartzman, author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s Download Aaron Argueta is one of the co-founders of Bailey’s CBD, which is CBD for pets. James L. Hill is the author of the short story compilation called The Moth: And Other Tantalizing Tales. It features mysteries, thrillers and science fiction stories. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s, shares the story for January of the strange case where initially, you wouldn’t think that there were enough legs to go around. This week’s opening slate is presented by Michael Rudder, an extremely versatile actor, who has been in films like The Adventures Of Pluto Nash, been the voice of video games like Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within and

The Stuph File Program Featuring Mark Morton, author of The Headmasters; Pat Daily, author of The Spark Chronicles; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download Mark Morton is the author of The Headmasters. It’s his science fiction debut, for which he is getting plenty of accolades for. (Mark was also on the show talking about The Headmasters in March 2024 on show #0760. And the re-release of his non fiction book, Cupboard Love: A Dictionary Of Culinary Curiosities, was what we talk about on show #0829 back in July of last year). Former NASA Engineer and Air Force pilot, Pat Daily, is the author of The Spark Chronicles, a near-future science fiction series. The book series includes Spark, Fire & Embers. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guid

The Stuph File Program Featuring Mark Leslie, author of Haunted Hamilton; illusionist & magician, Brian Glow; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Mark Leslie is on to share ghost stories with his new book, Haunted Hamilton. Back on the show is Brian Glow. We had him back on show #0837 talking about his anti bullying advocacy, and we didn’t get a chance to talk about his career as an international illusionist and comedy magician, so we’ll do that this time. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe by James Patterson & Imogen Edwards-Jones (Little, Brown, $42).You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented by video editor Tyson Hodgson. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program plea

The Stuph File Program Featuring some of the great guests of 2025 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program Download Actress Stefanie Powers, best known from shows like Hart To Hart & The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.  (First heard on Stuph File Program #0804. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Stefanie Powers – Legendary Actress & Founder Of The William Holden Wildlife Foundation). David Samuels is the co-founder and editor of the newspaper County Highway, who talks about conspiracy theories. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0805). Former mobster, Louis Ferrante, talks about the second book in his Mafia history trilogy. This one is called Borgata: Clash Of Titans, A History Of The American Mafia. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0806. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Louis Ferrante – Borgata: Clash Of Titans, A History Of The American Mafia). Natasha Marsh&nb

The 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 – S

The Stuph File Program Featuring Mark Graves, Director, AI & Faith; Valentina Ganeva, director of, Schindler Space Architect; & Kristina Rienzi, author of Winter Road Download Mark Graves is the Director of AI & Faith, which is a meeting of the minds between Artificial Intelligence and religion. Valentina Ganeva, director of the documentary film, Schindler Space Architect, that explores the life and legacy of visionary modernist architect Rudolph M. Schindler, whose innovative designs helped shape the Southern California lifestyle. Kristina Rienzi, author of the thriller, Winter Road. This week’s guest slate is presented by Terry DiMonte, legendary broadcaster & co-host of Standing By: The Terry & Ted Podcast, which he hosts with his partner in crime, Ted Bird. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount

The Stuph File Program Featuring Glen Swanson, author of Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, The Smithsonian, And The Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek; Claude Haggerty, aka “The Super Sponsorship Man”; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Glen Swanson is the author of Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, The Smithsonian, And The Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek. Claude Haggerty is known as “The Super Sponsorship Man” who primarily helps performers to get sponsorships. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. It’s our annual roundup of great holiday book ideas. The reviewed titles are: Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run by Paul McCartney (Liveright, $60) Talk Of The Devil: The Collected Writings Of Ian Fleming by Ian Fleming (Morrow/The Ian Fleming Estate, $37) No Lessons Learned: The Making Of Curb Your Enthusiasm as told by Larry David and the Cast and Crew (Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, $51) Christmas Weekend by Monique Polak