The Stuph File Program

The Stuph File Program

Featuring Sean O'Neil, author of The Omega Variant; Jeffrey Gurian author of Facing Adversity: Stories Of Courage And Inspiration; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural

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Author Sean O’Neil talks about his new novel, The Omega Variant, which deals with a deadly new Covid strain in the not-to-distant future.

Dentist turned comic, Jeffrey Gurian, is the author of Facing Adversity: Stories Of Courage And Inspiration. Jeffrey is someone who has faced more than his share of adversity.

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 of March. This one deals with J. Fred Muggs, the chimpanzee who was a co-host on The Today Show.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Allan Schwartz who for decades has worked as security to the stars at Just For Laughs. There are three organizations that are near and dear to his heart. They are Dreams Take Flight Canada which takes children with special needs and gives them a very special day at Walt Disney World, from Montreal via Air Canada. There is also The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada, and the third is ComedyCures.

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Featuring actor/musician Conrad Janis; Leigh Cooney, owner & operator of Little Prince Micro-Cinema; & Nicole Fanning, author of Ignite

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We remember actor and musician, Conrad Janis, best known for his role of Mindy’s Dad on the sitcom, Mork & Mindy, who died recently at the age of 94. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where you can hear more of our conversation with Conrad, including a chat with his lovely wife, Maria).

Leigh Cooney, owner & operator of the Little Prince Micro-Cinema in Stratford, Ontario, which is now in the Guinness World Records for being the world’s smallest purpose-built cinema in operation, with only 13 seats.

Nicole Fanning, author of Ignite, the second novel in her Heart Of The Inferno Series that follows the story of a dangerous Mafia don and his romantic entanglement with a nurse. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by Evangelos Bantourakis, owner of Peddler’s Restaurant in Montreal, Canada, which has the best breakfasts in town!

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Featuring actress Sally Kellerman; Les Ansley creator of Indlovu Gin; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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We remember actress Sally Kellerman, the original Hot Lips Houlihan, from the film MASH, who died recently at the age of 84.

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).

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Welcome To Dunder Mifflin by Brian Baumgartner & Ben Silverman (Custom House, $36.99). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by plumber, David Soroka.

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Featuring voice over specialist, David Tyler;  Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky

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Voice over specialist, David Tyler, who is the imaging voice, both regionally and nationally for CTV News. He’s also embarked on another venture called David Tyler Speaks.

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 of February which deals with a big telepathy experiment.

Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about the plans for missions to Mars with Starship from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and more. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew and I go deeper into space to talk about China's 2022 plans for space; the latest on the James Webb Telescope; the Mars Curiosity Rover and its busted wheel and more).

This week’s guest slate is presented by Rob Braide, a broadcaster and my former boss. He was the general manager at Astral Media, which before that was Standard Broadcasting.  He’s also a Member of Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. And he’s a Board Chair for Studio Bell, which is home of The National Music Centre in Calgary, a place that amplifies the love, sharing and understanding of music.

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Featuring actor Christopher Knight & Bizarro cartoonist Wayno

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Actor Christopher Knight, best known as Peter Brady, the middle son from the classic sitcom, The Brady Bunch. He's also the co-host of a new podcast with his TV brother, Barry Williams, called The Real Brady Bros.

Cartoonist Wayno, who draws the weekly comic strip Bizarro. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by Meshach Scantlebury, my nephew who is a Business Development Manager at CIBC Asset Management. I'm sure his voice sounds a little more grown up from when he co-hosted The Meshach & Malik Christmas Special.

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Featuring Beverly Gray, author of Seduced By Mrs. Robinson: How "The Graduate" Became the Touchstone of a Generation; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Beverly Gray is the author of Seduced By Mrs. Robinson: How "The Graduate" Became the Touchstone of a Generation, a book that looks back over 50 years to the 1967 film that catapulted an unknown actor, Dustin Hoffman, to stardom with a role that is now permanently engraved in our collective memories.  (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Beverly and I have a bit of an unfiltered chat after our official conversation. Also you can hear our 2013 conversation by going to Audea to listen to the file, Beverly Gray – Working For Legendary Director Roger Corman).

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is The Annotated Godfather (50th Anniversary Edition): The Complete Screenplay, Commentary on Every Scene, Interviews, and Little-Known Facts by Jenny M. Jones (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, $38). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by Phil Carpenter, a reporter/VJ at Global News in Montreal.

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Featuring Allen Wittman & Andrew Masters, creators of Liquid Ass; Nicole Nattrass, author of Just the Two of Us: A Soft Place for Tender Hearts to Land; & Carla Malden, author of Shine Until Tomorrow

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Allen Wittman and Andrew Masters are the creators of Liquid Ass, an overwhelming, stinky, prank product. Once unleashed, this power packed, super concentrated liquid begins to evaporate filling the air with a genuine, foul butt crack smell with hints of dead animal and fresh manure. It's a follow-up to a conversation we had with them back in 2016.

Nicolle Nattrass is a front line Addiction Counselor and the mother of a child who experienced trauma at a very young age. She's the author of the guide book, Just the Two of Us: A Soft Place for Tender Hearts to Land.

Carla Malden is the author of a young adult novel called Shine Until Tomorrow, a delightfully nostalgic romp.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Pat Caporali, a Communications Specialist for Dodge//SRT Mopar Motorsports.

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Featuring Angela Crocker, author of Work From Home Zone: Helping Entrepreneurs and Employees Integrate Work and Life; Charlie Angus, author of Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower; & Marc Hartzman, author of Chasing Ghosts: A Tour of Our Fascination with Spirits and the Supernatural

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Angela Crocker, author of Work From Home Zone: Helping Entrepreneurs and Employees Integrate Work and Life.

NDP MP Charlie Angus, author of Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower.

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 of January dealing with a very foul fowl that was a profane parrot.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Maureen Gibbons a friend from our teenage years when we worked together at movie theatres.

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Featuring mentoring expert Doug Lawrence, author of You Are Not Alone; pop culture critic, Nathan Rabin, author of The Joy of Trash: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to the Very Worst of Everything; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Doug Lawrence is a mentoring expert who is also the author of You Are Not Alone. 

Nathan Rabin is a pop culture critic and the author of The Joy of Trash: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to the Very Worst of Everything. 

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is Talking to Canadians: A Memoir by Rick Mercer (Doubleday Canada, $32.95). You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by Peter Jarrette, an author who is also a childhood friend.

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Featuring actor Dwayne Hickman; actress Nika King from HBO's Euphoria; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky

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We remember Dwayne Hickman, who died recently at the age of 87. He had a long career in entertainment as a director, television executive, child star, and of course as the lead in the hit sitcom, The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where you can hear the full interview with Dwayne, which is three times the length of what was featured on this week's show).

Comedian and actress Nika King, who plays the mother of Zendaya in the hit HBO drama Euphoria, which has just started its second season.

Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about the status of the mission of The James Webb Telescope; the Netflix movie Don't Look Up; and the probe that's touching the Sun. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew and I go deeper into space to talk about what's up in space exploration for 2022, the plight of Pluto and more).

This week’s guest slate is presented by Kelly Alexander, host of The Kelly Alexander Show, a great program that you can find just about everywhere you find podcasts.  She gets great guests on her show.  For instance, she recently interviewed Nikki Sixx from Motley Crüe.