Peter Anthony Holder's "stuph File"

The Stuph File Program Featuring Michael J. Raupp, Professor Emeritus of Entomology and Extension Specialist at The University of Maryland; Ralph Blumenthal, author of The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Michael J. Raupp is Professor Emeritus of Entomology and Extension Specialist at The University of Maryland. He’s known as The Bug Guy and he's here to talk about the current extremely noisy mating season of the cicadas. Ralph Blumenthal, a former staffer at The New York Times and the author of The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack, talks about the increased interest in the sightings of UFO’s and what the US Government does or doesn't know about them. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor by Art Bell (Ulysses Press, $24.95). You can al

The Stuph File Program Featuring actor Gavin MacLeod; Alison Tedford, author of Chronic Profit: Building Your Small Business While Managing Persistent Pain; & science writer, Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download We remember actor Gavin MacLeod, who passed away at the age of 90.  He was a star on two long running television shows, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Love Boat. We feature part of a conversation from 1994, when he dropped by our studios. Alison Tedford is the author of Chronic Profit: Building Your Small Business While Managing Persistent Pain.  As a person who works from home she’s not so sure that people will want to head back to the office whenever we get to the new normal. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, is back talking about future missions to the Moon.  This week’s guest slate is presented by Marc “Mais Oui” Denis,

The Stuph File Program Featuring Ian Usher, author of A Life Sold – What ever happened to that guy who sold his whole life on eBay?; Clifford Samuels, administrator for the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download A return visit with Ian Usher, who we spoke to eleven years ago.  He’s the guy who sold his entire life on eBay, and wrote the book,  A Life Sold – What ever happened to that guy who sold his whole life on eBay?  He brings us up-to-date with his life, including his new website, HouseSittingMagazine.com. Clifford Samuels, the administrator for the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association, on the upcoming Aurora Awards. You can become a member and members are getting ready to vote on the nominees. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com with the story of when stories were circulating about life on the Moon.  This week’s guest slate is presented by broadcaster & writer, Richard Deschamps.

The Stuph File Program Featuring acting teacher, Howard Fine, author of Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft; Trevor Cork, owner of Speedy Glass; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download A return visit with renowned Hollywood acting teacher, Howard Fine, author of Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft, as he shares acting tips for the budding thespian. He also offers acting courses online at VisionOfTheCraft.com. Trevor Cook is the owner of Speedy Glass in Listowel, Ontario. He started a sign war that has now gone viral. You can check out the Facebook pages for both the Perth County Sign Wars and also the Christiansburg, VA Sign Wars where it all began. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is My West Side Story: A Memoir by George Chakiris (Lyons Press, $24.95). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.  This week’s guest slate is presented by Howard “Stretch” Carr, host of West Indian Rhythms, heard on CK

The Stuph File Program Featuring Dr. Daniel Kalla, author of Lost Immunity; farm owner, Lainey Morse, creator of Goat Yoga; & Chris Humphreys, author of One London Day Download Dan Kalla, who writes amazing medical thrillers, is also an ER doctor.  His latest book is a vaccine thriller called Lost Immunity. Lainey Morse runs a farm in Oregon and is the creator of Goat Yoga. We first met up with her back in 2016 on #0369, so it was time to catch up with her to find out how Goat Yoga has thrived. Chris Humphreys has long been an actor on stage and screen and he's also an international selling, award winning novelist with 20 successful titles to his name. His latest thriller is called One London Day. This week’s opening slate is presented by Sherley Joseph, of the Chonilla Network and the Black Canadian Content Creators Facebook Group. For those of you who would like to try out Audea, the new audio service that is currently in beta testing, here's your chance. A

The Stuph File Program Featuring NASA expert, Rod Pyle; Ross Hall of Dying Art; & Sean Tyler Foley author of The Power To Speak Naked Download NASA expert, Rod Pyle, author of First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience & Space 2.0: How Private Spaceflight, a Resurgent NASA, and International Partners are Creating a New Space Age, talks about the current mission to Mars, the successful helicopter flight on The Red Planet and the future of Mars missions going forward. Ross Hall, who operates Dying Art in New Zealand, a company that custom builds colourful coffins that are extremely creative. Sean Tyler Foley is an actor, instructor and keynote presenter. He's also the author of The Power To Speak Naked.  This week’s guest slate is presented by Dino Conganidis, a Freelance Cameraman and Video Editor

The Stuph File Program Featuring Hollywood icon, Ruta Lee, author of Consider Your Ass Kissed; Amit Kukreja, co-founder of Audea; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Hollywood legend Ruta Lee is back on the show now that her memoir has been published. It shares stories of her illustrious career and is called Consider Your Ass Kissed. Amit Kukreja, one of the founders of the new audio distribution platform, Audea. Think of it as an audio version of Youtube. The Stuph File Program is putting selected interviews from through the years up on Audea. Right now it’s still in beta, so if you’d like to listen to them, feel free to sign up on their website, then put in The Stuph File Program promo code, EGWQ4J. That promo code will sign you up as a subscriber to the Audea page of The Stuph File Program. You can also learn more about Audea by checking out one of Amit's YouTube videos. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is Mike

The Stuph File Program Featuring Sara Dykman, author of Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration; V.K. Tritschler, author of A Town Called Nowhere; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download Sara Dykman is the author of Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration. V.K. Tritschler is the author of the paranormal romance novel, A Town Called Nowhere.  It’s a story that deals with were-panthers. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com with the story of Toby the Sapient Pig.  This week’s guest slate is presented by voice over specialist, Donald James, a radio pal from back in the day.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Francis Bradley, CEO & President of The Canadian Electricity Association; comedian John Poveromo; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Francis Bradley, is the CEO & President of the Canadian Electricity Association. It's an organization that this year is celebrating its 130th anniversary. Francis is also the host of the electricity-centric podcast called The Flux Capacitor. John Poveromo is a standup comic. He talks about his new film called Duppet. It deals with depression in the form of a puppet. John is also the host of the podcast, Dystopia Tonight. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed titles are: A Canadian Werewolf in New York by Mark Leslie (Stark Publishing, $19.99)Stowe Away: A Canadian Werewolf Novella by Mark Leslie (Stark Publishing, $14.99)Fear and Longing in Los Angeles by Mark Leslie (Stark Publishing, $19.99) You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. (Pa

The Stuph File Program Featuring Marilyn Kriete, author of Paradise Road: A Memoir; relationship coach, Frank Kermit; & science writer Andrew Fazekas Download Marilyn Kriete is the author of Paradise Road: A Memoir. She was a girl with wanderlust, who ran 1,000 miles away from home when she was just 14.  And she spent a lot of time also traveling the world, visiting four continents and 16 cities. Relationship coach, Frank Kermit talks about dating in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. It's a topic that Frank has written articles about, one of which you can find here. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, celebrates April being Global Astronomy Month. Check out the Calendar Of Events, a video trailer and the Beauty Without Borders Photo Campaign.  (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about SpaceX's ongoing launch pad explosions; Virgin Galactic's rocke

The Stuph File Program Featuring Glenn Frankel, author of Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic; Bruce Olav Solheim, author of Snarc 2; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download Glenn Frankel is the author of Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic. Bruce Olav Solheim is the author of Snarc 2, the follow up to the graphic novel that follows the continuing saga of Snarc, an intergalactic traveller and his companion, Cosmic Staff. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com with the story of Lady Wonder, the Nostradamus of horses.  This week’s guest slate is presented by Rino Varricchio, the co-owner of The Podcast Station, which is also one of the homes of The Stuph File Program.  He’s also the host of The Let's Talk Montreal Podcast that streams on The Podcast Station on Thursday’s at 8pm.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Mark Leslie, author of Fear and Longing in Los Angeles; Paul Karwatsky, Marketing & Communications Director of Giant Steps Foundation; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Mark Leslie is the author of Fear and Longing in Los Angeles.  It follows the ongoing adventures of Michael Andrews, a small town Canadian who turns into a wolf during the full Moon. It's a follow up to the novel, A Canadian Werewolf in New York. Former CTV Montreal News anchor, Paul Karwatsky, quit his job to become the Marketing & Communications Director for Giant Steps Foundation, to do his part in autism awareness. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is Downfall by Robert Rotenberg (Simon & Schuster, $22).  You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.  This week’s guest slate is presented by David Edey, financial planner with The Wealth Management Group.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Art Bell, author of Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor; Martha Bolton, co-author of Dear Bob . . .: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II; & Peter Franklin the Gabby Cabby Download Art Bell is the creator of the cable network, Comedy Central, which is just about to celebrate its 30th anniversary. He's also the author of his memoir entitled, Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor. Martha Bolton, is the first woman staff writer for Bob Hope, helping to write his television shows, personal appearances and military shows. She's also the co-author of Dear Bob . . .: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II. Peter Franklin the Gabby Cabby, shares a slice of the Big Apple, from his yellow mobile conveyance lounge. This week's opening slate is presented by reporter & video journalist, Domenic Fazioli, who runs the news site

The Stuph File Program Featuring Marty Essen, author of Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer; emergency physician and thriller writer, Melissa Yi, author of Scorpion Scheme: Death and Danger on the Nile; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Adventure writer Marty Essen is back with his latest book, a humorous memoir called Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer. (You can also listen to a previous conversation with Marty from 2016 on show #0333). Melissa Yi is an emergency physician who also writes medical thrillers.  Her latest is Scorpion Scheme: Death and Danger on the Nile. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is Five Minutes, Mr. Byner: A Lifetime of Laughter by John Byner with Douglas Wellman (Writelife Publishing, $20.95).  You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.  This week’s guest slate is presented by Bob Welch who is an Ag

The Stuph File Program Featuring Oscar winning actor, George Chakiris, author of My West Side Story: A Memoir; & science writer Andrew Fazekas Download Oscar winning actor, George Chakiris, is the co-author of his life story called My West Side Story: A Memoir. (You can also listen to a previous conversation with George from 2011 on show #0116). Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about the multiple missions from different countries that are currently focused on Mars. This week’s guest slate is presented by video editor Tyson Hodgson.

The Stuph File Program Featuring former Secret Service agent, Melanie Lentz, author of Agent Innocent: How the Secret Service Changed My Life; psychotherapist & author, Dennis Palumbo; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download Former Secret Service agent, Melanie Lentz who became an agent at the age of 22 in a job that traditionally has very few women in its ranks.  She’s the author of Agent Innocent: How the Secret Service Changed My Life. Author Dennis Palumbo, who is also a psychotherapist specializing in dealing with writers and creative types, talks about how the current pandemic period has been for writers. It's a follow up to an article he wrote for Writers Guild Of America West. Dennis is also the author of the amazing Daniel Rinaldi series of mysteries.  He has five in the series so far, starting with Mirror Image, followed by Fever Dream, Night Terrors, Phantom Limb, and Head Wounds, with a sixth coming out in September. He's also the author of the page turn

The Stuph File Program Featuring folk singer, Melanie; & Robert G. Penner, author of Strange Labour Download Folk music icon, Melanie, who was one of only three solo women to perform at Woodstock, has just been nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Folk Music Awards. Robert G. Penner is the author of the post apocalyptic novel, Strange Labour. This week’s guest slate is presented by me, Peter Anthony Holder, as we mark another milestone with our 600th show.

The Stuph File Program Featuring actor Christopher Plummer; Jennifer Anne Gordon, author of Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Legendary classically trained actor, Christopher Plummer, the oldest living actor to ever win an Oscar, has died at 91. The Oscar, Tony & Emmy winner was the pride of his hometown of Montreal, Canada. We remember him with part of a conversation we had with him from June 18, 1993. Gothic horror novelist, Jennifer Anne Gordon, is the author of a ghost novel with a twist called Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent. She's also one of the three hosts of a podcast that features discussions with other authors called Vox Vomitus. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $38).  You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.  This week’s guest slate is presented by Luc Gauthier, a freelance director/

The Stuph File Program Featuring Phil Sklar, co-founder & CEO of The National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame & Museum; actress Cloris Leachman; & science writer Andrew Fazekas Download 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. We remember Oscar and multiple Emmy winning actress, Cloris Leachman, who died this past week, by featuring a conversation we had which ironically, was live on the radio, 16 years to the day before her death. A conversation from January 26, 2005. We also talked about her ex-husband, George Englund's book, The Way It's Never Been Done Before: My Friendship with Marlon Brando. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra featuring almost 40 minutes of this same conversation from 2005 with more details and interaction with the audience). Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky

The Stuph File Program Featuring photographer Peter Alessandria, author of Be Bigger Than You Think You Are!: Overcoming Our Self-Imposed Limits To Have The Life We Want; Steve Kettmann, editor of Now What?: The Voters Have Spoken—Essays on Life After Trump; Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Peter Alessandria is a former lawyer who became an award winning photographer.  He’s the author of Be Bigger Than You Think You Are!: Overcoming Our Self-Imposed Limits To Have The Life We Want. (Peter also conducts a free weekly online Zoom meeting every Wednesday at 8pm Eastern as they go through each chapter of his book. To find out more information about how you can attend. go to BeBiggerToday.com). Steve Kettmann is the editor of a collection of essays about a post Donald Trump world entitled, Now What?: The Voters Have Spoken—Essays on Life After Trump. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship,