The Stuph File Program

The Stuph File Program Featuring Nate Hendley, author of Atrocity On The Atlantic: Attack On A Hospital Ship During The Great War; Josee Gautreau, owner of Llamazing Adventures; & Jay Watson & Kyle Wiltshire, author of The Dead Rock Stars Download Nate Hendley is the author of Atrocity On The Atlantic: Attack On A Hospital Ship During The Great War. Josee Gautreau is the operator of Llamazing Adventures, which gives people the opportunity to take walks with llamas and alpacas. Jay Watson & Kyle Wiltshire are the authors of The Dead Rock Stars, a humorous tale of famous rock stars faking their deaths to become secret agents. This week’s guest slate is presented by Shell Beckwith, a Stuph File Program listener from Winnipeg, Manitoba and a Patreon subscriber.

The Stuph File Program Featuring actor Drew Moerlein; Gretchen McCullough, author of Shahrazad’s Gift; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Actor Drew Moerlein has, not only a new horror film coming out this month called Bloodline Killer, he’s also part of a hush-hush cinematic video game coming out next year within the Marvel Universe called Marvel’s 1943: Rise Of Hydra. Gretchen McCullough is the author of a collection of short stories, called Shahrazad’s Gift, that center around an apartment complex in Cairo. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The Dead of Winter by Jean Rabe (Boone Street Press, $15.95). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. This week’s guest slate is presented by by Yogi Akal, who is a speaker, activist, teacher, counsellor, healer & numerologist.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Steve Fredlund, author of Do The Unright Thing: Memoir Of A People Pleaser; gardening expert, Christine Milks; & Marc Hartzman, author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies Download Steve Fredlund is the author of Do The Unright Thing: Memoir Of A People Pleaser. Christine Milks is a gardening expert who writes the column, The Constant Gardener, in Vista Magazine. She has tips for the first-time gardener. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies is back, with the weird story for April. This one deals with Galileo’s fingers. This week’s guest slate is presented by Biko Skalla is the broadcast entertainer for the baseball team, The Savannah Bananas. We had him on the show back on #0755, which you can always go back and listen to.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Doug Worple, operator of Golden Retriever Experience; Peter Sacks, author of Libertyland; & 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 Worple, along with his wife, Becca, are operators of what’s called Golden Retriever Experience, in which people can visit their farm and play with their dogs and those of their neighbours. Peter Sacks is the author of the political conspiracy thriller, Libertyland. 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 this month’s upcoming solar eclipse. This week’s guest slate is presented by Harrison Barconnor, a model train enthusiast and popular YouTuber who shares his model railroading expertise with thousands on his site SMT Mainline. We had him as a guest on show #0747.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Jeff Margolis, author of We’re Live In 5: My Extraordinary Life In Television; Candace MacPhie, author of Finding Color; Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Emmy winning uber producer/director, Jeff Margolis, author of We’re Live In 5: My Extraordinary Life In Television, is back on the show to share some stories about some of the eight Oscar telecasts that he directed. Candace MacPhie is the author of Finding Color, the first of a five-part series called Back In The Year, which tells her true story of her youthful journey backpacking around the world. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is C’mon Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock by David Fantle & Tom Johnson (University Press of Mississippi, $43.95). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. This week’s guest slate is presented by Fiona Wilson, co-owner of Dumble Farms in the UK, where they let people come in to cuddle with the cows. She was a guest back on #0751.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Amilee Weaver Selfridge, editor of The Bad Day Book; DC Gomez, author of Tales Of Disastrous Dates; & Takiyah Smith, creator of I Love Me! Colorful and Creative: An Empowering Coloring Book for Girls & I Love Me! Colorful and Creative, Boys: An Empowering Coloring Book for Boys Download Amilee Weaver Selfridge is the editor of The Bad Day Book. DC Gomez is a publisher and one of the authors of a collection of short stories called Tales Of Disastrous Dates. Takiyah Smith is the creator of a series of kids’ colouring books called I Love Me! Colorful and Creative: An Empowering Coloring Book for Girls & I Love Me! Colorful and Creative, Boys: An Empowering Coloring Book for Boys. This week’s guest slate is presented by K.T. Anglehart. She’s the author of the mystical, witch-like fantasy novel filled with Celtic folklore called The Wise One. We had her on the show back on #0735. Since then, she has released her follow-up book called The Twin Flame, the second book in her The Scottish Scrolls series.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Mark Morton, author of The Headmasters; Diane Bator, author of Written In Stone; & Marc Hartzman, author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies Download Mark Morton is the author of his first YA science fiction novel, called The Headmasters. Diane Bator is the author of the mystery novel, Written In Stone. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies is back, with the weird story for March. This one tries to answer the question of what was the phenomenon? Was it UFO’s or just swamp gas? This week’s guest slate is presented by Katherine Hayes, author of A Fifth Of A Story. She was a guest on #0756, so you can go back and check out her visit to the show.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Raymond Benson, author of James Bond: The Raymond Benson Years; journalist Alan Hustak, author of One Long Line Of Marvel: 200 Years Of Montreal's St. Patrick's Parade; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Raymond Benson was the first American to write an original James Bond novel. He wrote six of them, and now they are all about to be rereleased in an omnibus edition for the Kindle called James Bond: The Raymond Benson Years. Alan Hustak is the author of One Long Line Of Marvel: 200 Years Of Montreal's St. Patrick's Parade. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The Jazz Club Spy by Roberta Rich (Simon & Schuster Canada, $24.99). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. This week’s guest slate is presented by Oksana Kukurudza, author of Sunflowers Bend But Rarely Break, a nonfiction narrative about her Ukrainian parents and their experience in Nazi slave camps. She was a guest on the show back on #0743.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Ivor Davis, author of The Beatles And Me On Tour: 60th Anniversary Edition; & 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 Journalist Ivor Davis is back on the show to reminisce about being imbedded and travelling with the Beatles on tour, with the release of his book, The Beatles And Me On Tour: 60th Anniversary Edition. 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 US recently landing a spacecraft on the Moon, making it the first American landing on the lunar surface in over 50 years. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where we’ll discuss NASA’s plan to have more astronauts spending more than a full year in space; the plight of Voyager 1; what’s known as a misbehaving toddler star, and more). This week’s guest slate is presented by Terence Bowman, who is an actor, comedian & writer. He was also one-third of the comedy troupe, The Vestibules.

The Stuph File Program Featuring producer/writer Nick Santora & Marc Hartzman, author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies Download Producer/writer Nick Santora is back on the show. He has two hit shows on with two different streamers. FUBAR, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is on Netflix and Reacher is on Amazon. Nick is also the author of a couple of favourite books of mine. Slip & Fall and the excellent page turner Fifteen Digits. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies is back, with the weird story for February. This one deals with the US, during WWII, attempting to weaponize goat poop. This week’s guest slate is presented by photographer Tim Shields, who runs The Photography Academy, and is the author of several books to make you a better photographer. He was also a guest on the show just last week (#0741).

The Stuph File Program Featuring astronomy buff, Brian Michel; Katherine Hayes, author of A Fifth Of A Story; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Brian Michel is an astronomy buff who has created telescopes with a 3D printer. Katherine Hayes is the author of the thriller novel, A Fifth Of A Story. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week Stuart lovingly suggests some classic titles appropriate for Valentine's Day: Love Story by Erich Segal (originally published in 1970 by Harper) Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (originally published in 1936 by Macmillan) Tracy and Hepburn by Garson Kanin (originally published in 1971 by Viking) Bogart and Bacall: A Love Story by Joe Hyams (originally published in 1975 by McKay) You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. This week’s guest slate is presented by voice over artist, Donald James, a lifelong friend.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Biko Skalla, from The Savannah Bananas; University Of Toronto biology professor Dr. Nicholas Mandrak; & airplane fishing shack owner, Lee Saretsky Download Biko Skalla is the broadcast entertainer for the baseball team, The Savannah Bananas. Dr. Nicholas Mandrak is a professor of biological sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He has been studying the problems we have with invasive goldfish in the wild. Lee Saretsky is the proud co-owner of the fuselage of a decommissioned British Aerospace turboprop plane that has been turned into an ice fishing shack. This week’s guest slate is presented by Dylan Black, the Afternoon Drive Announcer and Assistant Music Director at Boom 99.7FM in Ottawa.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Melanie; Word Warrior, Christopher Williams; & 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 On January 23, 2024, legendary folk singer Melanie, died at the age of 76. We feature part of an interview that we did with her back at the beginning of 2021. (You can hear the full interview from 2021, via YouTube under the title Melanie - Folk Singing Icon). Christopher Williams, from the Wayne State University Word Warriors with their annual list of long-lost words. They also have a Facebook group that is a lot of fun on a daily basis. 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 some of the space missions to look forward to in 2024. This week’s guest slate is presented by Rebecca Whitlinger, who has travelled the world, and been photographed wearing a bridesmaid dress that she has worn since 1988. She was on show #0736, and just last week her appearance was also featured on my podcast, Business Beyond Bizarre.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Jeff Margolis, author of We're Live In 5: My Extraordinary Life In Television & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Legendary television producer/director, Jeff Margolis, has just written his memoir called We're Live In 5: My Extraordinary Life In Television. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The Road Years by Rick Mercer (Doubleday Canada, $36.95). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. This week’s guest slate is presented by Alex Sanfilippo, the founder of PodMatch, a podcast and radio booking service that automatically matches ideal guests and hosts together. PodMatch has generated over 75,000 interviews among their almost 11,000 members, of which The Stuph File Program is one of them. Alex is also the host of the entrepreneurship podcast called Creating A Brand.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Bart King author of Time Travel Inn: 2; Dodgeballers Xaysana Phavone & Melissa Phavone & Marc Hartzman, author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies Download Bart King is back on the show with the follow up to his Choose Your Own Adventure book called Time Travel Inn: 2. Xaysana Phavone & Melissa Phavone are brother and sister, who are part of Canada’s Dodgeball Team and hope to travel this August to Austria to play in the World Dodgeball Championships. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies is back, with the weird story for January. This one deals with the world's heaviest man. This week’s guest slate is presented by Scott Overton, author of the science fiction novel, Indigent Earth. He was also a guest on the show just last week (#0751). He’s also the former radio morning man, a gig he did for 30 plus years, which led to his first novel called Dead Air.

The Stuph File Program Featuring UK farmer Fiona Wilson; Scott Overton, author of Indigent Earth; & Joyce Merwin from The Train Mount Railroad Museum Download Fiona Wilson is the co-owner of Dumble Farms in East Yorkshire in the UK. You can visit the farm to experience cow cuddling. Scott Overton is the author of the science fiction novel, Indigent Earth. Joyce Merwin is the office manager at The Train Mountain Railroad Museum in Oregon, which features the world’s largest miniature railroad with over 36 miles of 7.5-gauge track on over 2,000 acres of pine forest. (Also mentioned in the segment is the excellent video done by Mike Downey entitled, Riding the WORLD'S LONGEST Model Train Track! from his YouTube channel, DownieLive. This week’s guest slate is presented by actor Bruce Dinsmore, who has worked in many animated TV shows, such as being Binky Barnes in Arthur, Tubby Tompkins from The Little Lulu Show, and a host of other animated voices. He also plays a police detective in the live action thriller, Charlie Tango, which will be released in February.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Titanic VHS film collector, JD; Madame Maven, author of Death Maven: Having Everyday Conversations About Death And Dying; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download JD is a collector. He has over 2,500 copies of the movie, Titanic, on VHS and he’s hoping to reach a million copies. Madame Maven is the author of the humorous book, Death Maven: Having Everyday Conversations About Death And Dying. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This time it's a look ahead to some of the anticipated titles that will be released in 2024. This week’s suggested titles are: Knife by Salman Rushdie (Knopf Canada, April) The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown Publishing, April) The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson (Little, Brown, April) The House of Hidden Meanings by Ru Paul (Dey Street Books, March) The Search Party by Hannah Richell (Atria Books, January) You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. This week’s guest slate is presented by Julie Gedeon, a writer, editor and writing coach.

The Stuph File Program Featuring some of the great guests of 2023 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program 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. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0700. Also heard on Audea under the title Melisa Schonfield - Jailed For Hiring A Hitman). Markus Pukonen spent the last eight years travelling around the globe, but he did it without a plane, train or automobile. In fact, he made the trek without involving anything that had a motor. He even avoided elevators. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0727. Also heard on Audea under the title Markus Pukonen - Travelling The Globe Without A Motor). Dennis Palumbo, one of my favourite mystery writers, is also a psychotherapist. He talks about how his profession is depicted in film & television. He wrote an essay for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine about this topic entitled Your Shrinks Might Need To Be Shrunk. He was also the Consulting Producer on the recent Hulu series, The Patient, which is about a therapist held hostage by a serial killer hoping to be cured of his homicidal tendencies. His thriller series contains six Dr. Daniel Rinaldi novels, with the latest one being Panic Attack. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0713. Also heard on Audea under the title Dennis Palumbo - How Therapists Are Depicted In Film & Television). Julian Sher, author of The North Star: Canada And The Civil War Plots Against Lincoln. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0715. Also heard on Audea under the title Julian Sher - The North Star). Liz Deacle, author of The Travel Bog Diaries, whose family uprooted themselves to live in New Zealand, then later decided to travel around the world backpacking with her husband and teenage children. She’s also co-hosts the podcast, It’s A Drama: A Wife & Husband Podcast; plus she’s a YouTuber, entrepreneur and professional storyteller. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0723. Also heard on Audea under the title Liz Deacle - The Travel Bog Diaries). Gothic horror novelist, Jennifer Anne Gordon is back with her latest book that is a collection of stories called, The Japanese Box And Other Stories. She’s also the co-host of a podcast that features discussions with other authors called Vox Vomitus. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0732. Also heard on Audea under the title Jennifer Anne Gordon – The Japanese Box). Christopher Bouzy is a tech entrepreneur who is the creator of the new social media platform called Spoutible. (You can also find me on Spoutible as paholder) (First heard on Stuph File Program #0739. Also heard on Audea under the title Christopher Bouzy - Spoutible). Doogie Lish Sandtiger is a collector. He’s also known as the King of Crocs because he has over 2,100 pairs of the colourful shoes. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0714. Also heard on Audea under the title Doogie Lish Sandtiger - King Of Crocs). Fashion model Paul Mason, better known as Fashion Santa. He started Fashion Santa back in the middle of the last decade as a way to help raise funds for worthy causes, such as Save A Child’s Heart. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0725. Also heard on Audea under the title Paul Mason - Fashion Santa). Rebecca Whitlinger is one of those rare women who not only got to wear her bridesmaid dress more than once, she’s worn it in many different circumstances and in many parts of the world, ever since she first wore it just six months after the wedding, back in 1988. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0736. Also heard on Audea under the title Rebecca Whitlinger - The Bridesmaid Dress That Has Seen The World). This week’s guest slate is presented by Don Deschamp, a long time listener of The Stuph File Program.

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 – Spike Jones & His City Slickers Christmas Dragnet – Stan Freberg & Daws Butler Silent Night – Mahalia Jackson This week’s opening slate is presented by Biff Wellington, the manager of The North Pole Reindeer Stables. (If you want a little background into how this special Christmas show was created, Patreon subscribers to The Stuph File Program can enjoy a Patreon Rewards Extra that features info on how the show was created and outtakes of the boys!)

The Stuph File Program Featuring Herbie J Pilato, author of The Bionic Book: The Six Million Dollar Man And The Bionic Woman Reconstructed; model railroader, Harrison; & 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 Herbie J Pilato is the author of The Bionic Book: The Six Million Dollar Man And The Bionic Woman Reconstructed. Model railroader Harrison has quite the YouTube following on his site SMT Mainline, where he shares information, tips and layouts about model trains. 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, among other things, the Peregrine Lunar Lander, the first time that NASA will be launching rockets by a private company. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where we’ll discuss the latest from the James Webb Telescope; plus scientists finding hydrogen in the Moon rocks collected by the Apollo astronauts; looking into Mercury’s exotic glaciers; oxygen on Mars and more). This week’s guest slate is presented by Andrew Caddell, the Principal Partner for QIT Canada. He’s also Town Councillor in Kamouraska, Quebec and President of the Task Force on Linguistic Policy.