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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

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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.

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Featuring filmmaker, Catherine Gray; producer Marty Krofft; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Catherine Gray is one of the executive producers of the new documentary film, Show Her The Money, which exposes the gender gap in financing women in business.

We remember Marty Krofft, one half of the iconic sibling TV production company, Sid & Marty Krofft Productions.  Marty passed away last week at the age of 86 and we remember him with an interview that we did with the legendary showman in 2018.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. It’s our annual roundup of great holiday book ideas. This week’s suggested titles are:

1964: Eyes of the Storm by Paul McCartney (Liveright, $99)

Picturing the Game by Don Weekes (McGill-Queen's University Press, $50)

The Disney Book, 2nd Edition by Jim Fanning & Tracey Miller-Zarneke (Darling Kindersley, $54)

The History of Sketch Comedy by Keegan-Michael Key & Elle Key (Chronicle Books, $40)

You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Sam Fisher who is the Beverage Manager at Montreal’s Restaurant Hélicoptère.

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Featuring fly cast painter, Ben Miller; Nzondi, author of Oware Mosaic; and puzzlemaker Bill Shunn, creator of Tylogram

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Ben Miller is the world’s only fly-cast painter, who makes amazing pieces of art using a rod & reel and pinpoint precision.

Nzondi is a triple threat. He’s an actor, musician and the Bram Stoker award winning author of Oware Mosaic, a novel about a futuristic young, Black female medical examiner, but with several twists.

Bill Shunn is an author and puzzle maker. He is the creator of the bi-weekly game, Tylogram, plus, he's the creator of The Spelling Bee Solver. (Bill is also the author of The Accidental Terrorist: Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary, which chronicles the true story of his service as a Mormon missionary and the events that led to his arrest and conviction on terrorism related charges. You can hear that chat on show #0328).

This week’s guest slate is presented by Lisa Christensen, a licensed mechanic and the host of CJAD’s Car Show. She is also a Montreal City Councillor for the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.

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Featuring singer/songwriter Lars; JP McLean, author of Scorch Mark; & Marc Hartzman, author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies

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Lars, a singer/songwriter from Sweden who is an internet sensation with a huge fanbase. His songs went viral with about 400 million streams, including over 330 million on Spotify alone.

JP McLean is the author of Scorch Mark, which is the third book in her Dark Dreams series.

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 November. This one deals with the plot to steal Abraham Lincoln's body.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Zoe Chee who is the Program Director at Astronomers Without Borders.

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Featuring Oksana Kukurudza, author of Sunflowers Bend But Rarely Break; Kalee Boisvert, author of MoneyWise Mabel’s Bursting Bank; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Oksana Kukurudza is an American-born Ukrainian-American who is writing a non-fiction narrative about her Ukrainian parents and their experience in Nazi slave camps. The book will be called Sunflowers Bend But Rarely Break.

Kalee Boisvert is a financial planner who has written a book about money managing for children called MoneyWise Mabel’s Bursting Bank. She's also the author of a money managing book for women called Make Money Your Thing: Ditch the Shame and Design your Dream Life.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Killin' Generals by Dwayne Epstein (Citadel Books, $37.99). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Yvette Samuel, my niece in Ottawa.

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Featuring sci-fi writer, Robert J. Sawyer, author of The Downloaded; Professor Sheldon H. Jacobson; & 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

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Canadian sci-fi legend, Robert J. Sawyer, has his 25th novel out, called The Downloaded. But what’s unique is, for the first six months of its release, it’s only out as an audio book via Audible.

The biannual time change is once again upon us, meanwhile the debate over why we still have to do this rages on. Sheldon H. Jacobson, a professor of computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, proposes a simple compromise between Daylight Saving and Standard time.

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 use of AI in space exploration. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where we give some love to Venus; learn about kilonova explosions that can kill us all; plus, just how old is the Moon?).

This week’s guest slate is presented by Bilal Butt, the afternoon host at Montreal’s CHOM 97.7, "The Spirit of Rock".  He’s also in to voiceovers, event hosting, music production.

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Featuring Tim Shields, founder of The Photography Academy; Ann Charles, author of TimeReaping In Deadwood; & Matthew Kressel, creator of the Moksha submissions system

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Tim Shields is an award-winning landscape photographer and founder of The Photography Academy. He created a four-step system that he teaches to photographers worldwide for taking great landscape pictures.

Ann Charles is the author of TimeReaping In Deadwood, the 13th book in her Deadwood series.

Matthew Kressel is a writer, coder and the creator of the Moksha submissions system for writers. He first created the system for a magazine that he was publishing called Sybil’s Garage.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Patrick Henry Charles, a broadcaster, musician and web content creator.

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Featuring Shawn Leggett, founder & president of Ground Up Eco Ventures; Jean-Benoit Nadeau & Julie Barlow, authors of Going Solo: Everything You Need To Start Your Business And Succeed As Your Own Boss; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Shawn Leggett is the founder and President of Ground Up Eco Ventures, a company that uses clean technology to upcycle the waste streams of both the coffee and craft brewery industries.

Jean-Benoit Nadeau & Julie Barlow are the authors of Going Solo: Everything You Need To Start Your Business And Succeed As Your Own Boss.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week, in honour of Halloween, several classic books are reviewed. They are:

Salem's Lot by Stephen King (originally published in 1975)

Misery by Stephen King (originally published in 1987)

None Of This is True by Lisa Jewell (Atria Books, $24.99)

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (originally published in 1951)

You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by Virgil Alleyne, my nephew-in-law, who is an engineer who lives in Toronto and is an avid New York Giants fan.  Pray for him.

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Featuring Christopher Bouzy, creator of Spoutible; Philip Fracassi, author of Boys In The Valley; & Marc Hartzman, author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies

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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).

Horror writer, Philip Fracassi, is the author of Boys In The Valley. It’s the story of a turn of the 20th Century orphanage, where boys just disappeared!

Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com is the author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies.

This week’s guest slate is presented by thriller novel writer, Russell Brooks, author of Jam Run.  You can hear him on The Stuph File Program episode #0709.

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Featuring Gail Merrifield Papp, author of Public/Private: My Life With Joe Papp At The Public Theater; Marta McDowell, author of Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, And Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers; & 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

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Gail Merrifield Papp is the collaborator and widow of the legendary Joe Papp of New York theatre fame. She’s the author of Public/Private: My Life With Joe Papp At The Public Theater.

Marta McDowell is the author of Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, And Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers.

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 and you know what’s back in the news . . . Bennu! Yes, Bennu’s coming, but we also have some samples.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Gothic horror novelist, Jennifer Anne Gordon, author of The Japanese Box And Other Stories. She’s also the co-host of a podcast that features discussions with other authors called Vox Vomitus.