Featuring Jack Goldsmith, author of In Hoffa’s Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth; Gregory Meade, CEO of Crossnet; & Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky

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Jack Goldsmith, the author of In Hoffa’s Shadow: A Stepfather, a Disappearance in Detroit, and My Search for the Truth, a book aimed at clearing his stepfather’s involvement in Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance.

Gregory Meade, the CEO of Crossnet, a combination of volleyball and foursquare.

Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about the impending explosion of Betelgeuse.

This week’s opening slate is presented by my niece, Yvette Samuel.

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Featuring some of the great guests of 2019 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program

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Demond Wilson best known as Lamont on Sanford & Son talks about his life and career. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0490)

Marty Vargas, author of A Place for You by Marty Vargas: How I Found My Homeless Mom and How it Changed My Life, shares the story of the search for his homeless birth mother, who was on the streets for over 20 years. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0494)

Astronaut Terry Virts, author of View From Above: An Astronaut Photographs the World. (Patreon subscribers can listen to a Patreon Reward Extra with bonus interview content with Terry Virts). (First heard on Stuph File Program #0495)

Claus Böbel is a fourth generation butcher in Germany who just opened theBöbel Bratwurst Bed & Breakfast, an all bratwurst themed hotel. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0497)

We remember Broadway legend Carol Channing, who passed away last week at the age of 97 with part of an interview we did back in 2002.  She was also the author of Just Lucky I Guess: A Memoir of Sorts. (

Featuring a perennial favourite holiday program. It’s The Meshach & Malik Christmas Special

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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* I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson Five* Christmas Dragnet – Stan Freberg & Daws Butler* Silent Night – Mahalia Jackson

This week’s opening slate is presented by Jingle & Jangle, two of Santa Elves.  Much thanks to them for taking the time out of their busy schedule at this time of the year to do the slate.  Also, thanks to Local 802 of the Elves Union for allowing it to happen.

(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!)

Featuring Rick Antonson, author of Walking with Ghosts in Papua New Guinea: Crossing the Kokoda Trail in the Last Wild Place on Earth; Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives & Save Theirs; & teen actor, Marcus Zane

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Travel writer, Rick Antonson, author of Walking with Ghosts in Papua New Guinea: Crossing the Kokoda Trail in the Last Wild Place on Earth.

Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives & Save Theirs.

Teen actor Marcus Zane.

This week’s opening slate is Keith Perron, host of Happy Station Show, from his home base in Taipei. He also runs PCJ Radio International, one of the homes of The Stuph File Program. And we used to work together back in the day at Radio Canada International.

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Featuring Jeffrey A. Carver, author of The Reefs of Time: Part One of the “Out of Time” Sequence (The Chaos Chronicles Book 5) & Crucible of Time: Part Two of the “Out of Time” Sequence (The Chaos Chronicles Book 6); Andrew Caddell, Principal Partner at QIT Canada; & Clinical Forensic Psychologist Dr John Huber

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Science fiction writer, Jeffrey A. Carver, author of The Reefs of Time: Part One of the “Out of Time” Sequence (The Chaos Chronicles Book 5) and Crucible of Time: Part Two of the “Out of Time” Sequence (The Chaos Chronicles Book 6).

Andrew Caddell, Principal Partner at QIT Canada, a company that produces a software suite providing intuitive disaster management software and incident management solutions.  You can get an idea of what they offer in a 60 second YouTube commercial.

Clinical Forensic Psychologist, Dr John Huber, on why Santa Claus needs therapy.

This week’s opening slate is presented by Coral Snow a YouTuber who features makeup & beauty tips.

Featuring Rod Pyle, author of First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience; Angela Crocker, author of Digital Life Skills for Youth: A Guide for Parents, Guardians, and Educators; & Brad Schreiber, author of Music is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change

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NASA expert, Rod Pyle, author of First on the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Experience, looks back on the space race and why the Soviets abandoned their goal of reaching the Moon after the Americans got there first.

Angela Crocker, author of Digital Life Skills for Youth: A Guide for Parents, Guardians, and Educators.

Brad Schreiber, author of Music is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change.

This week’s opening slate is presented by Michael Kukura an old college friend and later a TV station colleague.

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Featuring William D. Chalmers, Event Director for The Global Scavenger Hunt; Aime Ginsburg Bikel, co-author of Theodore Bikel’s The City of Light ; & Caroline Weaver, owner of CW Pencil Enterprise

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William D. Chalmers, the Event Director for The Global Scavenger Hunt, an annual travel adventure that takes travellers to ten countries over 23 days in a competitive scavenger hunt to exotic locales. (Patreon subscribers can listen to a Patreon Reward Extra featuring bonus interview content with William D. Chalmers, talking about other travel issues, such as changes in travel through the years, how light or heavy to pack, what he thinks about airports and more).

Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, the widow of Theodore Bikel and the co-author of Theodore Bikel’s The City of Light.

Caroline Weaver, owner of CW Pencil Enterprise, a unique pencil store in New York City.

This week’s opening slate is presented by Andrew Caddell, Principal Partner at QIT Canada. Their Guardian software suite provides intuitive disaster management software and incident management solutions.

Featuring TV writer/producer Chris Barbour; Dr. Anne Andrew, author of What They Don’t Teach in Prenatal Class: The Key to Raising Trouble-Free Kids & Teens; & Ernie Smith, founder of Tedium

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Chris Barbour a television writer and producer who has worked on such shows at CBS’ Criminal Minds & CSI to name a few.

Dr. Anne Andrew, author of What They Don’t Teach in Prenatal Class: The Key to Raising Trouble-Free Kids & Teens, talks about the idea of a happy childhood is a reality or a myth.

Ernie Smith, founder of Tedium, on the idea of fax machines being used by newspapers to deliver their product.

This week’s opening slate is presented by Mike Babins, the co-owner of Evergreen Cannabis Society in Vancouver, BC.

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Featuring Kingsley Guy, author of Piercing the Veil: A Skeptical Journalist Discovers Unseen Worlds; comedian William Lee Martin; and Peter Franklin the Gabby Cabby

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Kingsley Guy, author of Piercing the Veil: A Skeptical Journalist Discovers Unseen Worlds.

Standup comic William Lee Martin, who has two new specials coming out.

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 Teagen Schmalhaus, a young entrepreneur who operated Vanderlust a Whistler, BC based used vehicle dealership creating custom van conversions for your dreams of road tripping Canada and the United States. He’s currently back at school for his last at Concordia University finishing his bachelors in Management. And he’s the nephew of my best friend of over 40 years, Detlev Schmalhaus.

Featuring science writer, Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky; Renae Baker, author of Defeating Scrooge: How to Harness the Power of Christmas Carols to Revive Your Spirit Any Time of Year; & Pete Trabucco, author of A Personal Guide to the Best Thrill Rides and Amusement/Water Parks

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Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about the US Air Force’s mystery unpiloted shuttle that just made history with the longest, continuous flight without landing of 780 days in orbit.

Renae Baker, author of Defeating Scrooge: How to Harness the Power of Christmas Carols to Revive Your Spirit Any Time of Year, on keeping the holiday spirit year round.  You can also find out more information at I Smile In New York.

Theme park expert, Pete Trabucco, author of A Personal Guide to the Best Thrill Rides and Amusement/Water Parks, talks about the largest indoor theme park and mall in North America, which is about to open in New Jersey.

This week’s opening slate is presented by PR specialist, Tony Cutillo who runs