Peter Anthony Holder's "stuph File"

The Stuph File Program Featuring mentoring expert Doug Lawrence, author of You Are Not Alone; pop culture critic, Nathan Rabin, author of The Joy of Trash: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to the Very Worst of Everything; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Doug Lawrence is a mentoring expert who is also the author of You Are Not Alone.  Nathan Rabin is a pop culture critic and the author of The Joy of Trash: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to the Very Worst of Everything. (You can also hear Nathan’s previous appearance on show from 2010 on #0063, or you can hear the conversation via Audea: Nathan Rabin - My Year In Flops). Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Talking to Canadians: A Memoir by Rick Mercer (Doubleday Canada, $32.95). 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 gre

The Stuph File Program Featuring actor Dwayne Hickman; actress Nika King from HBO's Euphoria; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download We remember Dwayne Hickman, who died recently at the age of 87. He had a long career in entertainment as a director, television executive, child star, and of course as the lead in the hit sitcom, The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where you can hear the full interview with Dwayne, which is three times the length of what was featured on this week's show). Comedian and actress Nika King, who plays the mother of Zendaya in the hit HBO drama Euphoria, which has just started its second season. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about the status of the mission of The James Webb Telescope; the Netflix movie Don't Look Up; and the probe t

The Stuph File Program Featuring director and film historian, Peter Bogdanovich; chiropractor Dr. Mike Bhatt; & Professor Kenyon Wilson Download We remember legendary director and film historian, Peter Bogdanovich, who recently died at the age of 82, with a conversation from 1997. At the time we talked a bit about his career but also a lot on the amazing book he wrote about directors called Who the Devil Made It: Conversations With Legendary Film Directors, which showed Peter's love of the history of filmmaking. Dr. Mike Bhatt is a chiropractor who works for the PGA Tour and the inventor of The SwingBak Foam Roller. Professor Kenyon Wilson from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, who put a very interesting Easter egg in his prepared syllabus for his students to find. 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

The Stuph File Program Featuring scuba diving YouTuber, Jeremy Sides; Freddy Cruz, author of They Canceled the DJ; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Jeremy Sides is a scuba diving YouTuber who recently cracked, in two weeks, the 20-year-old cold case of two Tennessee teenagers who went missing in 2000. Broadcaster Freddy Cruz is the author of the dark comedy novel, They Canceled the DJ. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The Judge's List by John Grisham (Doubleday, $39). 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 600 selections to choose from! This week’s guest slate is presented by Elysia Bryan-Baynes, a former Global News anchor and colleague who is curre

The Stuph File Program Featuring some of the great guests of 2021 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program Download Shawn Peterson is the Pez Candy Company historian and the author of the book PEZ: From Austrian Invention to American Icon. As a Pez collector he actually went to the company and created his own job. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0594. Also heard on Audea under the title Shawn Peterson - Pez Historian). Shane Rhinewald is the Senior Director of Public Relations for the innovative and fun Museum Of Play in Rochester, New York. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0632. Also heard on Audea under the title Shane Rhinewald - The Museum Of Play). Phil Sklar, the co-founder & CEO of The National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame & Museum.  They have turned Senator Bernie Sanders’ look at the recent Presidential Inauguration into a best selling bobblehead. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0598. Also heard on Audea under the title National Bobblehead Hall Of

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 SevilleChipmunks Roasting On An Open Fire – Bob Rivers & Twisted RadioGrandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – The RoversI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson FiveHave Yourself A Looney Christmas! – Looney Tunes FolksJingle Bells – The Singing DogsI Tawt I Taw Ol’ Tanty Claus – Tweety & SylvesterTwelve Days Of Christmas – Bob & Doug McKenzieThe Angel – Bob Rivers & Twisted RadioWho Put The Stump? – Bob Rivers & Twisted RadioAll I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth – Spike Jones & His City SlickersI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson FiveChristmas Drag

The Stuph File Program Featuring Steve Williams, CEO of Pillow Fight Championship; David Horowitz, creator of Frequent Flyer; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Steve Williams is the CEO of Pillow Fight Championship, a battle that turns a childhood horseplay into a professional combat sport. David Horowitz is the creator of the new board game with travel in mind.  It’s called Frequent Flyer. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. It's our annual roundup of great holiday book ideas. This week’s reviewed titles are: The Beatles: Get Back (Callaway Arts & Entertainment/Apple, $80)A Small Book of Jewish Comedians by Bobby Slayton & Tony Nourmand (Reel Art Press, $39.95)A Confederacy of Dumptys: Portraits of American Scoundrels in Verse by John Lithgow (Chronicle Prism, $22.95)All in the Family: The Show that Changed Television by Norman Lear (Universe, $53.95)Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir by Eddie Muller (Running Press, $38)The Essential Direc

The Stuph File Program Featuring actress Dee Wallace, author of Born: Giving Birth to a New You; crime historian, Eric Ulis; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Actress Dee Wallace is back on the show to talk about her new book, Born: Giving Birth to a New You, which talks about how you can get past fear, the unknown, and self creation in a post pandemic world.(Dee also mentioned her therapeutic bear, Buppalapaloo, which is still going strong and more important than ever! Since she brought it up, you can go to Audea and listen to a conversation from back in 2015 when she talked in detail about the friendly little bear. You'll find it on the site as Dee Wallace - Buppalapaloo). Crime historian, Eric Ulis, is an expert on the case of D.B. Cooper, the man who hijacked a plane and escaped with $200,000 50 years ago. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard G

The Stuph File Program Featuring actor/director Terence Bowman; Jorge Contreras, author of The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Montreal actor, Terence Bowman, is directing a live table read for charity that will be streamed.  It’s that holiday classic, Die Hard: A Live Online Table Read. The table read benefits The Canadian Women’s Foundation and will be available for streaming during the 24 hours after the live performance on December 2nd at 8pm eastern, available via Facebook, YouTube and Twitch.(You can also check out Terence's work as part of the renowned comedy troupe, The Vestibules). Jorge Contreras is the author of The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA, which looks at a court case that delved into the question of who owns your DNA. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.c

The Stuph File Program Featuring thriller novelist Peter James, author of Left You Dead; Merlin Batchelor, from Tank Taxi; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download My favourite novelist, Peter James is back with his 17th Detective Superintendent Roy Grace novel.  This one is called Left You Dead.  Merlin Batchelor has a unique side business in Norwich, England.  He bought a used armoured personnel carrier and he now uses it as a Tank Taxi. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The Beatles: Get Back (Callaway Arts & Entertainment/Apple, $80). 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 600 selections to choose from! This week’s guest slate is presented by Derek Marinos

The Stuph File Program Featuring comic Ron James, author of All Over the Map: Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Comic Ron James, is the author the memoir called All Over the Map: Rambles and Ruminations from the Canadian Road. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about the Lucy asteroid mission; the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart); and peeing in space. 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 600 selections to choose from! This week’s guest slate is presented by members of my family.  My brother-in-law Charles Goddard, my niece, his daughter Cheryl Alleyne, her

The Stuph File Program Featuring actor Petri Hawkins Byrd; photographer John Noltner; and Loren Stephens, author of All Sorrows Can Be Borne Download Petri Hawkins Byrd who is best known as Bailiff Byrd on the show, Judge Judy.  The Judge has a new show, but he wasn’t asked to be on it. Petri also hosts a YouTube show with his wife, Makita, called Bonding With Byrd. John Noltner, an award-winning photographer, who sold his house, bought an RV and along with his wife travels around the United States gathering stories for a project called A Peace Of My Mind. Loren Stephens, author of All Sorrows Can Be Borne.  Since November is Family Stories Month, Loren, who is also a storyteller, has tips on how you can gather family stories to chronicle your family legacy. For more tips on how to gather information for your family’s history, visit Loren's writer site at WriteWisdom.com. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A

The Stuph File Program Featuring Marc Abrahams, from the annual Ig Nobel Awards; JP McLean, author of Blood Mark; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Marc Abrahams, the man behind the annual Ig Nobel Awards.  This year was the 31st annual event.  JP McLean is the author of the urban fantasy and supernatural thriller, Blood Mark. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Billy Summers by Stephen King (Scribner, $39.99). 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 lane to when this show began back in 2009, with over 600 selections to choose from! This week’s guest slate is presented by voice over specialist, David Tyler. Canadians will recognize him as the voice of CTV News.  David is getting ready to launch his ke

The Stuph File Program Featuring Nate Hendley, author of The Beatle Bandit: A Serial Bank Robber's Deadly Heist, a Cross-Country Manhunt, and the Insanity Plea that Shook the Nation; Guinness World Record holder, Gary Feng; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Nate Hendley is the author of the true crime novel, The Beatle Bandit: A Serial Bank Robber's Deadly Heist, a Cross-Country Manhunt, and the Insanity Plea that Shook the Nation, the story of 24-year-old Matthew Kerry Smith. Gary Feng is the Guinness World Record holder for the largest collection of soft drink cans of the same brand.  He has over 11,000 Coca-Cola cans. 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 of October.  The one with the bizarre third-party Presidential candidate in the United States who had the backing of ex

The Stuph File Program Featuring Richard Kahan, producer of Killing Eleanor; Lauri Schoenfeld, author of Little Owl; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Richard Kahan is the producer of the indie film, Killing Eleanor, a funny, yet poignant movie with a dark story line and a leading lady who is 80. Lauri Schoenfeld is the author of Little Owl, a psychological thriller that features a crumbling marriage and daughters that are missing and presumed dead. Lauri is also the host of The Enlightenment Podcast. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about William Shatner's journey into space via Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew and I discuss Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s space company to clean up space debris, the three day orbit and return of SpaceX’s Inspira

The Stuph File Program Featuring Cadwell Turnbull, author of No Gods, No Monsters; Margot Holmes, co-producer of Music From The Edges Of Canada; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Cadwell Turnbull returns to the show to talk about his second sci-fi novel. This one is called No Gods, No Monsters. Margot Holmes is one of the producers of Music From The Edges Of Canada.  A new national music series bringing 22 artists together in 11 different venues across the country that can be streamed into your homes. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Inside Comedy: The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades by David Steinberg (Knopf, $40). 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 wh

The Stuph File Program Featuring historian David Edey, author of Executor Help: How to Settle an Estate Pick an Executor and Avoid Family Fights; Christopher Turner, founder of The Ring Finders; & Peter Franklin the Gabby Cabby Download Financial advisor and Certified Executor Advisor, David Edey, is the author of Executor Help: How to Settle an Estate Pick an Executor and Avoid Family Fights. Christopher Turner is the founder of The Ring Finders, an international group of metal detector enthusiasts who will help you find your lost rings.  (You can also check out some of their heartwarming videos on YouTube). Peter Franklin the Gabby Cabby, shares a slice of the Big Apple, from his yellow mobile conveyance lounge. 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 almost 600 selections

The Stuph File Program Featuring Dennis Palumbo, author of Panic Attack; Shane Rhinewald, Senior Director of Public Relations at The Museum Of Play; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural Download Author Dennis Palumbo has released his 6th Daniel Rinaldi mystery.  This one is called Panic Attack. (You can also hear Dennis’ previous appearance on the show where he talks about writing during the pandemic. You can hear the conversation via Audea: Dennis Palumbo – Writing In A Pandemic). Shane Rhinewald is the Senior Director of Public Relations for the innovative and fun Museum Of Play in Rochester, New York. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com is back, but he’s here to talk about his brand new book.  It’s called Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural. Now you can listen to selected items from The Stuph File Program on the new audio service, Audea. A great way to keep up

The Stuph File Program Featuring Larry Strauss, author of Light Man; entrepreneur Alex Sanfilippo, founder of Podmatch; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Author Larry Strauss, a teacher, who is also the son of the late comedic TV star, Charlotte Rae, is on to talk about his fifth novel called Light Man, which pays homage to the quasi-dystopian New York City of his childhood. Alex Sanfilippo is an entrepreneur and the founder of Podmatch. He’s also a podcaster himself. His show is called Creating A Brand. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The President's Daughter: A Thriller by Bill Clinton & James Patterson (Little, Brown/Knopf, $38). 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

The Stuph File Program Featuring historian David O'Keefe; Reid Forgrave, author of Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy; & Bart King, author of Time Travel Inn Download Military historian and documentarian, David O’Keefe, author of Seven Days in Hell: Canada's Battle for Normandy and the Rise of the Black Watch Snipers, answers the hypothetical question of if we had social media and today’s press during WWII, could we have pulled off the D-Day Invasion in Normandy? We also talk about the History Channel show he worked on called History's Greatest Mysteries, hosted by Laurence Fishburne. Reid Forgrave is the author of Love, Zac: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy, the true story of Zac Easter, a high school football player who suffered multiple head traumas playing the game and eventually took his own life. Bart King is back talking about his latest book for kids.  This one is a choose your own adventure novel ca