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The Stuph File Program Featuring Edward Willett, author of Fireboy; Clifford Samuels, administrator of the Aurora Awards; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Edward Willett is back on the show show. He's the author of the YA mystery novel, Fireboy. He’s also the editor of the fantasy anthology featuring a host of award winning writers called Shapers of Worlds, plus he hosts the podcast, The Worldshapers. The 2025 Aurora Awards coming up, part of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. We touch base with Clifford Samuels, the Aurora Awards Administrator. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie (Celadon Books, $40).You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented by Steve Williams, a leadership coach and the author of Notorious: Leadership Lessons From History’s Most Notorious Leaders. He was a guest

The Stuph File Program Featuring composer, Lalo Schifrin; Mark Morton, author of Cupboard Love; & dog trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan’s Dog Squad Download We remember legendary composer, Lalo Schifrin, who passed away on June 26th, just five days after his 93rd birthday. We remember him from an interview we did back in June 1996. Mark Morton is back on the show. He just re-released, for the third edition, his famed book, Cupboard Love: A Dictionary Of Culinary Curiosities, a book that first came out almost 30 years ago. Dog Trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan’s Dog Squad. She's back on the show, this time to talk about travelling with dogs. 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 Pat Caporali, Communications Specialist at Firestone Racing Communications in the NTT INDYCAR series, a former radio colleag

The Stuph File Program Featuring Darrell Berry, author of Early This Morning; Richard Dagenais, author of Clare The Bear; & 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 Darrell Berry is a gay, former military man who has written a military thriller called Early This Morning, that takes place in the "Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell" era. Richard Dagenais, a reporter & anchor and one of my former colleagues from my Global News days, is also an author of rhyming children’s books. His latest one, his 9th, is called Clare The Bear. 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, is back to talk about the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, the world's most powerful telescope; the latest from The James W

The Stuph File Program Featuring actress Brian Graff, CEO & co-founder, Solar Forma Design; Dr. Philip Agrios, author of Life's One Law; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Brian Graff is the CEO & co-founder of Solar Forma Design. They have managed to create artful solar panels that also take up a very small footprint. Dr. Philip Agrios is the author of Life’s One Law. After 30 years of searching, he claims he has the answer for turning off one’s self sabotage. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. It's our annual roundup of light vacation reading as summer begins. The reviewed titles are: Talk of the Devil by Ian Fleming (Morrow, $30) Steve Martin Writes the Written Word by Steve Martin (Grand Central Publishing, $30) Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze (Grand Central Publishing, $40) The First Gentleman by James Patterson & Bill Clinton (Little, Brown, $32) A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Atria Books, $19.99) You can also rea

The Stuph File Program Featuring Ross Halperin, author of Bear Witness: A Crusade For Justice In A Violent Land; Tara Hodgson, author of Chasing Through Time; & Marc Hartzman, co-author of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History Of Sword Swallowing Download Ross Halperin is the author of Bear Witness: A Crusade For Justice In A Violent Land. It shares the story of two ordinary men who braved the crime and corruption in Honduras to seek justice. Tara Hodgson is the author of the YA novel, Chasing Through Time. It’s about two teenage girls who go to the same school, but in two different time generations, yet they manage to connect with each other. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the co-author of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History Of Sword Swallowing is back, with the weird story for June. This one deals with an armless knife thrower. This week’s opening slate is presented by Bob Steele, a longtime listener to The Stuph File Program, and before that

The Stuph File Program Featuring NASA expert, Rod Pyle; Donna Rowley, manager of The Canadian Potato Museum; & Mike Bezemek, author of Mysteries Of The National Parks Download NASA expert Rod Pyle is back on the show to talk about the NASA budget cuts and the effects it will have on US space exploration. Rod is also the author of 20 books, including First On The Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience & Destination Mars, plus he’s Editor-in-Chief for Ad Astra Magazine, and the co-host of the podcast, This Week In Space. Donna Rowley is the manager of The Canadian Potato Museum, in O’Leary, Prince Edward Island. Mike Bezemek is the author of Mysteries Of The National Parks. This week’s guest slate is presented by Bob Charlap, who is a freelance TV technician at FOX Sports in Dallas.

The Stuph File Program Featuring actress Loretta Swit, co-author of SwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit; Chris Berdik, author of Clamor: How Noise Took Over The World - And How We Can Take It Back; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download We remember actress Loretta Swit, best known for her Emmy winning television role on the long running hit CBS series M*A*S*H. Loretta died of natural causes at her home in New York City on May 30th. We feature an interview done in January 2017, which highlights that she was also an artist and an animal activist and combined those two traits in a book entitled, SwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit. Science journalist, Chris Berdik, is the author of Clamor: How Noise Took Over The World – And How We Can Take It Back, a book about urban noise pollution and how society can combat it. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is When T

The Stuph File Program Featuring  Jeff Margolis, author of We’re Live In 5: My Extraordinary Life In Television; Jerry Jamison, author of Vanishing Act: A Crashed Airliner, Faked Death, & Backroom Abortions; dog trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan's Dog Squad; & 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 Emmy Award winning uber producer/director, Jeff Margolis, author of We’re Live In 5: My Extraordinary Life In Television, who passed away on May 23rd at the age of 78. (You can visit our YouTube page to experience the full interview with Jeff. Clicking on YouTube will take you directly to it). Jerry Jamison is the author of Vanishing Act: A Crashed Airline, Faked Death And Backroom Abortions. This was the true story of Dr. Robert Spears who blew up a plane, killing all the passengers, just to avoid justice himself

The Stuph File Program Featuring Andrew Forbes, author of Field Work: On Baseball And Making A Living; musician, Jackiem Joyner, author of Bold Moves: Quotes And Reflections For Building Confidence And Resilience; & Marc Hartzman, co-author of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History Of Sword Swallowing Download Sports journalist, Andrew Forbes, author of Field Work: On Baseball And Making A Living, is back to discuss Major League Baseball's decision about Pete Rose and the other list of players from 1919 who were banned for life from baseball's Hall Of Fame. Saxophonist, music producer and author, Jackiem Joyner, talks about his career and his book, Bold Moves: Quotes And Reflections For Building Confidence And Resilience. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the co-author of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History Of Sword Swallowing is back, with the weird story for May. This one deals with getting messages to the Martians. (This story is from Marc's previo

The Stuph File Program Featuring film producer, Peter Samuelson, author of Finding Happy: A User's Guide To Your Life, With Lessons From Mine; Natasha Marsh, co-owner of The Dorchester Jail Bed & Breakfast; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Legendary film producer, Peter Samuelson, the author of Finding Happy: A User’s Guide To Your Life, With Lessons From Mine. He’s also the founder of The Starlight Children’s Foundation and FirstStar.org. Natasha Marsh is the co-owner, along with her husband, Bill Steele, of the Dorchester Jail Bed & Breakfast in New Brunswick. They live in the 150 year old prison and have turned it into a bed and breakfast where people can spend the night behind bars. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live by Susan Morrison (Random House, $48).You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented

The Stuph File Program Featuring Steve Williams, author of Notorious: Leadership Lessons From History's Most Notorious Leaders; Jonni Jordyn, author of The Calling Of The Grull; & Andrew Forbes, author of Field Work: On Baseball And Making A Living Download Steve Williams is the author of Notorious: Leadership Lessons From History’s Most Notorious Leaders. Jonni Jordyn is the author of The Calling Of The Grull. The Grull are an ancient clan of people that lived 10,000 years ago. Andrew Forbes is the author of Field Work: On Baseball And Making A Living. It’s a book about the jobs that early baseball players also had during their playing career off the diamond as well. This week’s guest slate is presented by Hudson Foga, a writer, translator and broadcaster.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Doug Lawrence, author of Grief: The Silent Pandemic; D. H. Morris, author of The Girl Of Many Crowns; & 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 Doug Lawrence is the author of Grief: The Silent Pandemic. D. H. Morris is the author of the novel, The Girl Of Many Crowns, a story that is set in the 9th Century and deals with a princess named Judith 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, is back to talk about the latest Blue Origin space flight that featured an all female crew; and cleaning up the human waste left behind on the Moon from the Apollo astronauts over 50 years ago.(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where we

The Stuph File Program Featuring game show host, Wink Martindale; author, software engineer & indie game developer, Ziah Miller; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download We remember game show legend, Wink Martindale, who recently passed away at the age of 91, with a conversation we had a quarter of a century ago, from May 2000. Ziah Miller is a best-selling author, a software engineer and an indie game developer. He’s currently writing a book called 101 Bullets In 101 AD. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Countdown 1960 by Chris Wallace and Mitch Weiss (Dutton, $48).You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented by military historian, documentary filmmaker, David O’Keefe. He has several books out, and he’s currently working on his latest one coming out in 2026 called Missing: Presumed Dead about the mysterious actions of Canadian bomber crewmen shot down ove

The Stuph File Program Featuring Aaron LaPedis, author of How To Become A Garage Sale Millionaire; W. G. "Bill" Williams, author of 20 Years Of Internet Humor . . . And Other Interesting Things; & Marc Hartzman, co-author of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History Of Sword Swallowing Download Aaron LaPedis is The Garage Sale Millionaire. He’s written the book, How To Become A Garage Sale Millionaire. W. G. "Bill" Williams is the author of 20 Years Of Internet Humor . . . And Other Interesting Things. He started this venture just to get his employees to read their emails.. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the co-author of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History Of Sword Swallowing is back, with the weird story for April. This time it’s The Great Airship Flap. (This story is from Marc's previous book, We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO’s And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies). This week’s guest slate is presented by Biko Skal

The Stuph File Program Featuring Peter Thomas Pontsa, author of Sanctity Of Freedom; Joseph Bolton, author of Old Grandmother's Tree; & Albert Bramante, author of Rise Above The Script: Confronting Self Doubt And Mastering Self Sabotage For Performing Artists Download Peter Thomas Pontsa is the author of another Inspector William Fox mystery. This one is called Sanctity Of Freedom. Joseph Bolton is a storyteller of folk tales called Old Grandmother’s Tree. He’s an American with deep Canadian roots, and he shares some of the stories of his ancestors. Albert Bramante is a veteran talent agent, plus he has a PhD in psychology and he’s the author of Rise Above The Script: Confronting Self Doubt And Mastering Self Sabotage For Performing Artists. This week’s guest slate is presented by Aaron Smith, author of Natural Born! Circus, Sideshow And The Art Of Being Human. He was featured on show #0812.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Jim Mandeville, Senior VP, First Onsite Property Restoration; Bob Brill, author of :05-Seconds To Die; & & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Jim Mandeville is the Senior Vice President for First Onsite Property Restoration. He’s here to talk about building insurance and climate change. Bob Brill is a journalist and radio news anchor, who has written the thriller :05 Seconds To Die. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Norman Lear: His Life and Times by Tripp Whetsell (Applause Books, $48).You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented by Dr. Linda Gannaway, who is the author of FINALLY Stop Procrastinating. She was a guest back on show #0800.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Cynthia Moore, author of Dancing On Coals; & 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 Cynthia Moore is an award-winning playwright and performer who shifted gears and become a clinical psychologist. She shares her journey in the book, Dancing On Coals. 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, is back to talk about the long-awaited return of two NASA astronauts who were stranded in space for months on the International Space Station; the Blue Ghost Moon lander; the Starlink satellite train; the James Webb Space Telescope; & the new streaming service from the ISS. This week’s guest slate is presented by Louis Ferrante, the former mobster turned autho

The Stuph File Program Featuring NASA expert, Rod Pyle; Guinness World Record holder, John Loghry; & Marc Hartzman, co-author of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History Of Sword Swallowing Download NASA expert Rod Pyle is back on the show to talk about the current space race to the Moon between the US & China. Rod is also the author of 20 books, including Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age & Destination Mars, plus he’s Editor-in-Chief for Ad Astra Magazine. John Loghry is the latest person who has broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest motorized wheelbarrow. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the co-author of To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History Of Sword Swallowing is back, with the weird story for March. This one is about Jim The Wonder Dog. This week’s guest slate is presented by Tom Locke is the author of Moments In Time and Moments In Time 2.0. Tom was a guest on

The Stuph File Program Featuring Aaron Smith, author of Natural Born! Circus, Sideshow And The Art Of Being Human; Joshua Bronfman, creator of The Dreamer baby sound machine; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Aaron Smith is the author of Natural Born! Circus, Sideshow And The Art Of Being Human. Joshua Bronfman is the creator of The Dreamer. It’s the ultimate baby sound machine. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen Press, $26.95).You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times and his articles in The Main. This week’s guest slate is presented by Susan Hensley, author of Art For Your Sanity: How Art Journaling Can Help You Manage Chaos And Unleash Joy. Susan was a guest on #0800.

The Stuph File Program Featuring TV & movie producer, Alan Katz; John Mahaffey, author of Hoodwinked; & Leighton Campbell, author of Your Happiness Equation Download Alan Katz is a TV & movie writer/producer and also a podcaster. He hosts several podcasts, including The Hall Closet Podcast and The Donor Podcast. John Mahaffey is a former PGA Championship winner and golf broadcaster, who is also a thriller writer. His latest cybercrime thriller is called Hoodwinked, the fifth book in the series. Leighton Campbell is the author of Your Happiness Equation. This week’s guest slate is presented by Burt Kearns, author of Shemp!: A Biography Of The Three Stooges’ Shemp Howard, The Face Of Film Comedy. Burt was a guest on #0793.