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Featuring world traveller, Markus Pukonen; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural

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Markus Pukonen spent the last eight years travelling around the globe, but he did it without a plane, train or automobile.  In fact, he made the trek without involving anything that had a motor. He even avoided elevators.

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 for July. This one deals with early rise of miracle cures.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Fréderic Serre, cartoonist, writer, translator, photographer, media relations guy for Quebec's RCMP union and occasional actor.

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Featuring Dr. Chris Whaley; Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com; & W.L. Hawkin, author of Lure: Jesse & Hawk

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Dr. Chris Whaley has had an interesting life. He started out as a pro wrestler, known as The Saint, became a pastor, and then a vigilante. His first book was called The Masked Saint, which was based on his true story and made into an award-winning movie. His second book, Harold’s Heavenly Christmas will be a Movie of the Week.

Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com talks about Stories Of Space, which will be sending stories into the atmosphere on a rocket that’s launching in August. Marc is also the author of The Big Book of Mars: From Ancient Egypt to The Martian, A Deep-Space Dive into Our Obsession with the Red Planet.

W.L Hawkin is the author of the indigenous thriller, Lure: Jesse & Hawk.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Christine Milks, a floral designer in Gananoque, Ontario who, for the last 15 years has written The Constant Gardener, a gardening column in Vista Magazine, a publication of the Kingston Seniors Centre.

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Featuring model Paul Mason aka Fashion Santa; Mo Moshaty, author of Love The Sinner; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Fashion model Paul Mason, better known as Fashion Santa.  He started Fashion Santa back in the middle of the last decade as a way to help raise funds for worthy causes, such as Save A Child’s Heart.

Mo Moshaty is the author of the horror novel, Love The Sinner. She is also the co-founder of the Nyx Horror Collective.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe by Frank Murphy (St. Martin’s Griffin, $24.99). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by retired CBC broadcaster, Dave Bronstetter, who spent 33 years at the network, including lengthy stints hosting the CBC Radio One shows Homerun and Daybreak.

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Featuring Andrew Luciano, Expansion Director of The Lizzie Borden House; Aron Sharpe, owner of Peck & Snyder; & 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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Andrew Luciano is the Expansion Director for The Lizzie Borden House, the home where, allegedly, Lizzy Borden took an axe and give her father forty whacks back in 1892. The scene of the very famous murder in the 19th Century, can be the site of your visit or even stay at their bed and breakfast. They’re updating the house, but they want to keep the original charm of the dwelling for visitors.

Aron Sharpe is the owner of the resurrected company, Peck & Snyder, who were the original creators of what we now know today as the baseball cap. (Check out this pdf link that has some of the original Peck & Snyder mail order catalogues from the late 1800's).

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, talks about the search for alien life within our Milky Way galaxy and also the origins of what's being called the "cosmic hum". (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about the galaxy group that blasts out record-breaking tail of hot gas; how long space missions can take a toll on astronaut’s brains; the brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen; & Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, and King Charles working together to protect the Moon).

This week’s guest slate is presented by Brian Deacle, who along with is wife, Liz, are the hosts of the podcast It’s A Drama: A Wife & Husband Podcast.  You may remember that just last week (show #0723) we spoke to Liz, who is the author of The Travel Bog Diaries, and together they travelled the world backpacking with their two teenage kids in tow.

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Featuring Liz Deacle, author of The Travel Bog Diaries; Anthony "The Big Cheese" Mongiello, CEO of Formaggio Cheese; & naval architect, Kurt Hughes

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Liz Deacle, author of The Travel Bog Diaries, whose family uprooted themselves to live in New Zealand, then later decided to travel around the world backpacking with her husband and teenage children. She's also co-hosts the podcast, It's A Drama: A Wife & Husband Podcast; plus she's a YouTuber, entrepreneur and professional storyteller.

Anthony "The Big Cheese" Mongiello, the CEO of Formaggio Cheese, is the official inventor of Stuffed Crust Pizza (see the story in the documentary, Stolen Dough) and he has a patent to prove it. He did battle in court against Pizza Hut.

Kurt Hughes is a naval architect who built his own tiny home that replicates the Lunar Lander used in the Apollo Moon missions. (You can also watch a YouTube video, done by Architectural Digest where you can see and hear more about this very impressive house).

This week’s guest slate is presented by cameraman David Sedell, from Global News Montreal. One of the best cameramen and digital editors around anywhere.

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Featuring science fiction writer, Robert J. Sawyer; Luna Rey Hall, author of The Patient Routine; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Legendary science fiction writer and Canadian icon, Robert J. Sawyer, has recently won another award.  This one is the L. Ron Hubbard Lifetime Achievement Award. (You can also check out the Trek fan series that he wrote the series finale for called Star Trek Continues).

Luna Rey Hall is the author of the horror novel, The Patient Routine.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Warner Bros.: 100 Years of Storytelling by Mark A. Viera (Running Press, $50). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by Andres Toke, a childhood grade school friend.

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Featuring Keith Saltojanes, author of The Improv Mindset; Jamie Tennant, author of River, Diverted; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural

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Keith Saltojanes is the founder of Improv-LA, he has been teaching improv for over a decade around the world, and now he’s also the author of The Improv Mindset.

Jamie Tennant is the author of the dark fairy tale called River, Diverted. He's also Program Director at CFMU in Hamilton, a station that plays the Stuph File Program.

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 for June. This one deals with Mike the Headless Chicken, who lived a headless life for about 18 months.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Elizabeth Hirst, a consultant and McGill University instructor in Communications.

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Featuring Jason Chatfield & Scott Dooley, authors of You're Not A Real Parent Until . . .; world traveller, Randy Williams; & 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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Jason Chatfield & Scott Dooley are a cartoonist/writing team for such publications as The New Yorker, who are the authors of the book You’re Not A Real Parent Until . . .. Together they also host a podcast called Is There Something in This?

Randy Williams, aka Ramblin’ Randy has visited all 193 countries in the world. He's also created his own country called The People's Republic of Slowjamistan.

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, talks about Blue Origin selected by NASA to build the Moon lander; the discovery of a new exoplanet and more.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Anthony Turk, who is a PR Specialist out in California who runs Turk Entertainment PR. Over the years he has supplied dozens of his clients as guests for The Stuph File Program.

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Featuring actress & comic, Aisha Alfa; Lady Patricia Farmer, author of Tea Under The Palms: From Leaf To Kettle – A History Of Tea And The Art Of A Proper Tea Party; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Aisha Alfa is a comic and actress and one of the stars of the Peacock series, Based On A True Story. She also recently released her debut comedy album, All The Parts, and she has her own podcast called The Shout Out Show.

Lady Patricia Farmer is the author of Tea Under The Palms: From Leaf To Kettle – A History Of Tea And The Art Of A Proper Tea Party.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster, $36.99). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by Brandon Logan, Station Manager & Program Director CFMH-FM – Local 107.3FM, Saint John, New Brunswick, where The Stuph File Program is heard on Sundays at 10pm.

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Featuring Sebastien de Castell, author of The Malevolent Seven; Ky Michaelson, inventor of the beer-powered motorcycle; & Ron Degenfelder, owner & operator of The Puzzle Barn

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Sebastien de Castell is the author of the fantasy novel, The Malevolent Seven. It's a story that deals with wizards. Think you know wizards? Think again!(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Sebastien and I not only have a post interview chat, but a pre-interview chat. We bonded over the fact that we both grew up as the youngest children of much older parents and we had much older siblings too).

Ky Michaelson is an inventor who has created several odd items such as a rocket-powered toilet and a jet powered coffee pot. His latest creation is a motorcycle that is powered by beer. Ky has been inventing weird things since he was a kid. For more info, check out Ky's Facebook page.

Ron Degenfelder is the owner and operator of The Puzzle Barn where you can rent hundreds of jigsaw puzzles from his converted chicken coop in Boston, New York. For more info, check out Ron's Facebook group.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Jamie Tennant, the Program Director at CFMU FM 93.3 in Hamilton, Ontario, which plays The Stuph File Program every Thursday at 2pm.