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Featuring Oscar winning actor, George Chakiris, author of My West Side Story: A Memoir; & science writer Andrew Fazekas

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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.

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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

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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,

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Featuring folk singer, Melanie; & Robert G. Penner, author of Strange Labour

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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.

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Featuring actor Christopher Plummer; Jennifer Anne Gordon, author of Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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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/cameraman currently working in Brazil.

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Featuring Phil Sklar, co-founder & CEO of The National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame & Museum; actress Cloris Leachman; & science writer Andrew Fazekas

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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 Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about, among other things, space trash and also wine in space.

This week’s guest slate is presented by writer Steven Taibbi, a double heart transplant recipient and author of Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of My Heart.  He’s been on the show a couple of times in the past. You can listen to him on #0545 & #0525.

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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

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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, and Purpose by Joe Biden (Flatiron Books, $23.50).  You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by writer Dennis Palumbo, the author of the amazing Daniel Rinaldi series of mysteries.  He has five in the series so far, starting with

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Featuring actress Carolyn Hennesy from General Hospital; actor Peter Mark Richman; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com

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Actress Carolyn Hennesy, who plays lawyer Diane Miller on the hit ABC soap opera, General Hospital, recently celebrated her 500th episode on the daytime drama.

We remember veteran character actor, Peter Mark Richman, who spent his lengthy career appearing on many television shows, usually as the heavy. He died on January 14th at the age of 93. In the 60's & 70's it was almost impossible to turn on your TV and not see him in something. In addition to guest roles he had recurring roles in such shows as Dynasty, Three's Company, & Beverly Hills 90210 just to name a few. We feature part of a conversation with him from May of 2011. (You can also hear another interview with Peter Mark Richman from April 2018 on show #0450).

Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com with the bizarre tale of the reluctant executioner who came from a long line of executioners in France. 

This week's opening slate is presented by Montreal based actor, Terence Bowman.

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Featuring sports broadcaster Tim Ryan, author of On Someone Else's Nickel: A Life in Television, Sports, and Travel; & Dannielle Ward from Australia's Trundle Hotel

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Legendary sports broadcaster, Tim Ryan, who spent a half a century broadcasting more than 30 different sports in more than 20 different countries, is the author of On Someone Else's Nickel: A Life in Television, Sports, and Travel.

Dannielle Ward from Australia's Trundle Hotel is back on the program after more than ten years to talk about the plan they had to entice population growth by offering to rent farm houses in the area to interested families for one Australian dollar a week. What was the result of the experimental offer? Find out. Also, you can listen to Dannielle's first appearance on the show way back on #0064.

This week’s guest slate is presented by literary publicist Kim Plumley from Publicity Mavens in British Columbia.

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Featuring actress Dawn Wells from Gilligan's Island; Pez Candy Company historian, Shawn Peterson, author of PEZ: From Austrian Invention to American Icon; & David Rich, author of The Mirrored Palace: A Historical Novel

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We remember actress Dawn Wells, of Gilligan's Island fame, who recently passed away from Covid-19, with part of a conversation we had back in 2001.(Patreon Stuph File patrons can hear the full conversation by following this Patreon link. Also, you can listen to a more recent conversation with Dawn from December 2012 on show #0172).

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.

David Rich is the author of The Mirrored Palace: A Historical Novel. A spy story that features the real life character of explorer and author Richard Francis Burton.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Ernie Smith from the great newsletter Tedium, which has just celebrated its 6th year anniversary. Ernie has been a guest several times on this show and his newsletter is a great bi-weekly read.

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Featuring some of the great guests of 2020 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program

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Actress Donna Mills, best known for her role as Abby Cunningham on Knots Landing.  She also owns a winery in California called Mandeville Vineyards. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0556)

Investigative journalist, Ivor Davis, author of Manson Exposed: A Reporter’s 50-Year Journey into Madness and Murder and also The Beatles and Me On Tour, is back talking about The Beatles, Elvis, Manson, and being a witness to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.  (First heard on Stuph File Program #0575)

Actress Alison Arngrim, best known for playing Nellie Oleson on Little House On The Prairie, has been reading chapters of the original Little House books every day live on Facebook. You can also check out the site SpinCycleNYC.com to find out more about the upcoming digital version of her acclaimed show, Confessions Of A Prairie Terror. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0558)

Paul Derham is the operator of Ghost Cruise Tours.  He takes passengers on a ferry around the anchored cruise ships off the English Coast that have all ceased operations due to the pandemic. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0578)

We remember Broadway legend Jerry Herman who composed many smash hits, such as Hello Dolly, Mame and La Cage aux Folles, just to name a few.  He passed away on Boxing Day of 2019 at the age of 88.