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Featuring some of the great guests of 2022 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program

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Les Ansley, the creator of Indlovu Gin in South Africa, makes his gin by filtering the botanical mix from the dung of elephants.  (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where you can hear more of our conversation with Les). First heard on Stuph File Program #0655. Also heard on Audea under the title Les Ansley - Elephant Dung Gin).

Žilvinas Kulvinskis, co-founder of Chazz Chips, who offer a potato chip that has a very distinctive flavour of the nether regions of the female anatomy. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0684. Also heard on Audea under the title Žilvinas Kulvinskis - Pus*y Flavor Chips).

Amanda Booth, founder of Trinkets By Amanda, makes jewelry that has elements not normally found in jewelry, such as breast milk and semen. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0691. Also heard on Audea under the title Amanda Booth - Jizzy Jewellery).

Thordur O. Thordarson is the manager of The Icelandic Phallological Museum, probably the only museum in the world to contain a collection of phallic specimens belonging to all the various types of mammal found in a single country. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0668. Also heard on Audea under the title Thordur O. Thordarson - The Icelandic Phallological Museum).

We remember legendary director and film historian, Peter Bogdanovich, who recently died on January 6th at the age of 82, with a conversation from 1997. At the time we talked a bit about his career but also a lot on the amazing book he wrote about directors called Who the Devil Made It: Conversations With Legendary Film Directors, which showed Peter’s love of the history of filmmaking. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0647. Also heard on Audea under the title Remembering Peter Bogdanovich).

We remember actress Sally Kellerman, the original Hot Lips Houlihan, from the film MASH, who died in February at the age of 84. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0655. Also heard on Audea under the title Remembering Sally Kellerman).

We remember comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who passed away in April.  We share an interview from 1994 when he performed in Montreal at Just For Laughs. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0661. Also heard on Audea under the title Remembering Gilbert Gottfried).

We remember legendary songwriter, Lamont Dozier, part of the number one writing team of all time, Motown’s Holland Dozier Holland.  He died in August at the age of 81. We feature part of an interview with him from 2004, when he was promoting his album, Reflections.(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra featuring the full hour long visit with Lamont, including featuring three songs from his album). (First heard on Stuph File Program #0678. Also heard on Audea under the title Remembering Lamont Dozier).

We remember Bob McGrath from Sesame Street, who died in December at the age of 90 with part of a conversation from 2004. He was one of the first four humans on the classic children’s program. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0695. Also heard on Audea under the title Remembering Bob McGrath).

Journalist, broadcaster and author, Alan Hustak, talks about the Monarchy, it’s future in Canada and his connection to King Charles III. (Alan is also the author of Titanic, The Canadian Story Centennial Edition). (First heard on Stuph File Program #0683. Also heard on Audea under the title Alan Hustak - Canada, The Monarchy & The Commonwealth).

TV producer/writer Nick Santora on how TV writers and novelists pick character names and how they get them cleared. Nick is also the author of a couple of favourite books of mine. Slip & Fall and the excellent page turner Fifteen Digits. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0686. Also heard on YouTube under the title Nick Santora - Character Name Clearance.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Matthew Knight, the Station Manager at KZZH-LP 96.7, in Humboldt County in Eureka, California.

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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 Edna Sugarplum, Santa’s clerical & secretarial elf. Special thanks to Local 802 of the Elves’ Union for allowing her to participate at this very busy time of the year.

(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!)

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Featuring actor/singer Bob McGrath; actress Jennifer Khoe; & 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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We remember Bob McGrath from Sesame Street, who recently died at the age of 90 with part of a conversation from 2004. He was one of the first four humans on the classic children’s program. 

Jennifer Khoe, from the TV show, Kung Fu. She plays the shapeshifter Xiao.

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 success of Artemis One’s journey to the Moon from its stellar pictures, to record breaking swings past the Moon. and what it all means for the future.(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about China’s astronauts going to their own space station; a historical mega tsunami on Mars and more).

This week’s guest slate is presented by history professor, military historian and filmmaker, David O’Keefe, author of many books including One Day in August: The Untold Story Behind Canada’s Tragedy at Dieppe and Seven Days in Hell: Canada's Battle for Normandy and the Rise of the Black Watch Snipers.

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Featuring actor Bruce Baek; voice actor, Daniel Ross; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Actor Bruce Baek, whom you’ve seen on shows like HBO’s The Flight Attendant and Netflix’s Jessica Jones is now in the second season of Apple TV+’s anthology series, Little America.

Daniel Ross is only the third voice actor to embody the character of Disney’s Donald Duck. And he’s up for an Emmy for it in the first Children & Family Emmy Awards. The category is Outstanding Voice Performance In A Preschool Animated Program.

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

Montreal to Moscow by Terry Mosher (Aislin Publications, $30)

Our America: A Photographic History by Ken Burns (Knopf, $99)

The West Wing and Beyond by Pete Souza (Voracious/Little, Brown, $63)

Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis (Knopf, $54)

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

This week’s guest slate is presented by Clay Campbell, host of the show And Now . . . on CKLU 96.7FM in Sudbury.  His show is on Saturday morning from 10 to noon, just before The Stuph File Program.  Clay plays audio drama’s, classic comedy bits, strange and obscure music, plus he shares interesting bits of information that will make you the star of your next dinner party.

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Featuring History Channel diver Mark Barnette; Janeen & Michael Damian, producer/director of Falling For Christmas; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural

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Undersea explorer and marine biologist, Mike Barnette, one of the team of History Channel divers who found a large chunk of the Space Shuttle Challenger at the bottom of the ocean floor. The results are part of the History Channel series, The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters.

Janeen & Michael Damian. The former Young & The Restless star and his wife produced and directed the Netflix Christmas movie, Falling For Christmas, starring Lindsay Lohan.

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 November. This one deals with George Adamski, who claimed to have several contacts with aliens.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Jacquie Jordan, a film & TV producer and the brains behind TVGuestPert.

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Featuring investigative journalist, Julian Sher; Mark Everglade, author of Inertia; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky

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Investigative journalist, Julian Sher, has produced the documentary, Kings Of Coke, about Montreal’s West End Gang, who ran the drug trade in the city for decades. 

Mark Everglade is the author of Inertia, a science fiction novel that explores an ecological crisis of epic proportions. The story takes place on the last remaining colony of the human race, located 20 light years from Earth.

Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about his latest book, the massive tome entitled National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Carrie Milks who works at the Box Office of The Thousand Islands Playhouse, Canada’s Dockside Theatre, located in Gananoque, Ontario.

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Featuring Amanda Booth, founder of Trinkets By Amanda; Kevin Beresford, founder of the Car Park Appreciation Society; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Amanda Booth, founder of Trinkets By Amanda, makes jewelry that has elements not normally found in jewelry, such as breast milk and semen.

Kevin Beresford, founder of the Car Park Appreciation Society and the self described “Britain’s Dullest Man” has travelled all over the UK celebrating and photographing car parks for his annual calendar.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s titles were all books that at one time were banned:

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kelsey

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Maus by Art Spiegelman

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

This week’s guest slate is presented by Andy Riga, a reporter for The Montreal Gazette.

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Featuring Natasha Deen, author of The Spooky Sleuths Series; Josh Nalley, aka Living Dead Josh; & Marc Denis, author of Mais Oui Tell You Some Stories?

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Natasha Deen, author of The Spooky Sleuths Series, YA books that share ghost stories from her native Guyana.

Josh Nalley, aka TikTok’s “Living Dead Josh” who has done over 300 videos where he portrays a dead body.

Legendary Montreal broadcaster, Marc “Mais Oui” Denis, author of Mais Oui Tell You Some Stories?  It chronicles just some of the hundreds of celebrity interviews he has done over the years.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Frank Koelzow, an old high school best friend who is currently the Managing Director of an IT company in Hong Kong.

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Featuring Jerry Hamza, co-producer of George Carlin's American Dream; Jane Baird Warren, author of How To Be A Goldfish; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural

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Jerry Hamza was the manager of his best friend, the legendary comic, George Carlin. He recently won an Emmy for co-producing the HBO documentary, George Carlin’s American Dream.

Jane Baird Warren is the author of the kids’ book, How To Be A Goldfish.

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 October, and for the second month in a row he features a travelling dead person. This time it's dead outlaw Elmer McCurdy.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Kirk Bennett, a cinematographer and director.  He’s currently writing and directing a Hitchcock style thriller called Entity.

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Featuring Raymond Benson, author of The Mad, Mad, Murders Of Marigold Way; JD Slajchert, author of Darling, You're Not Alone; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Author Raymond Benson talks about his new novel, The Mad, Mad Murders Of Marigold Way. You can also check out Raymond's YouTube page to see and enjoy his excellent piano playing.

JD Slajchert is the author of Darling, You're Not Alone. He’s also the creator of the You’re Not Alone Letter Writing Project.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s titles are:

Lon Chaney Speaks by Pat Dorian (Pantheon Books, $34)

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (originally published in 1971 by Harper & Row)

Carrie by Stephen King (originally published in 1974 by Doubleday)

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

This week’s guest slate is presented by Zsolt Patakfalvi, a former TV director and a good friend.  He was instrumental in so many of the local TV shows here in Montreal that were produced at CFCF, the CTV local station, that took place in the 80’s & 90’s and we also worked together both in my CFCF days and also later in syndicated productions.