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The Stuph File Program

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 Mirror Image, followed by Fever Dream, Night Terrors, Phantom Limb, and Head Wounds.

#0596: The Stuph File Program

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. We feature part of an interview from October 2001. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0543)

We remember the late Lyle Waggoner, best known from the TV shows, The Carol Burnett Show and Wonder Woman, who passed away this week at the age of 84, with part of an interview done in 1999. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0553)

We remember actress Naya Rivera from Glee, who sadly passed away in a drowning accident last week. We feature a Stuph File Program chat from October 2009. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0570)

We remember the phenomenal actress, Conchata Ferrell, who recently passed away.  She was best known for playing Berta on Two & A Half Men.  (First heard on Stuph File Program #0583)

Kevin Beresford the founder of The Roundabout Appreciation Society.  He takes pictures and sells calendars of roundabouts in the UK. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0582)

Geert Weggen, who spends his time in Sweden humorously photographing squirrels, from which he has published several books and many calendars.  Check out his YouTube page and smile! (First heard on Stuph File Program #0543)

Magician Walt Noon who also operates a flea circus. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0546)

Cordelia Oxley, founder of The Book Fairies, who leave books for total strangers to find.(First heard on Stuph File Program #0574)

This week’s opening slate is presented by science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky.

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 SevilleChipmunks Roasting On An Open Fire – Bob Rivers & Twisted RadioGrandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – The RoversI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson FiveHave Yourself A Looney Christmas! – Looney Tunes FolksJingle Bells – The Singing DogsI Tawt I Taw Ol’ Tanty Claus – Tweety & SylvesterTwelve Days Of Christmas – Bob & Doug McKenzieThe Angel – Bob Rivers & Twisted RadioWho Put The Stump? – Bob Rivers & Twisted RadioAll I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth – Spike Jones & His City SlickersI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson FiveChristmas Dragnet – Stan Freberg & Daws ButlerSilent Night – Mahalia Jackson

This week’s opening slate is presented by Kris Kringle, better known by his stage name of Santa Claus.  Much thanks to the big guy for taking time out of his extremely busy schedule at this time of the year to do the slate.

(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!)

#0591: The Stuph File Program

Featuring actress/stuntwoman, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard; realtor Andrew-Paul Ragusa; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Janeshia Adams-Ginyard is an actress, an award winning stuntwoman who has appeared in such films as Black Panther and has been a US National bobsledder and a pro wrestler.

In these tough economic and pandemic times, how difficult would it be for Santa to sell his house at the North Pole? We put that question to Long Island Realtor, Andrew-Paul Ragusa, CEO/Broker of REMI Realty.

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

Professional Heckler: The Life and Art of Duncan Macpherson by Terry Mosher (McGill-Queen’s University Press, $40)Subway: The Curiosities, Secrets, and Unofficial History of the New York City Transit System by John E. Morris (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, $38)The Beatles Book by Hunter Davies (Penguin Books, $35.99)A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection by Steve Martin and Harry Bliss (Celadon Books, $35) 

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

This week's opening slate is presented by Kai Nagata the Communications Director at Dogwood in British Columbia. They organize local people to win back control of our environment, energy and democracy.

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Featuring science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky; Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com; & Paul J.J. Payack from the Global Language Monitor

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Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, talks about the recent collapse of the iconic giant telescope at The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. (You can also see a drone video of the collapse on Andrew's Facebook page).

Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com with the bizarre holiday tale of the stolen body of Charlie Chaplin. 

What are the top words and phrases for 2020? We discuss this with Paul JJ Payack, President and Chief Word Analyst at Global Language Monitor and the founding president of YourDictionary.com.

This week’s guest slate is presented by Charles Quenneville from the web site Localis.com, a search engine for locally made products in Quebec.

Featuring David Ossman, founding member of The Firesign Theatre; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky

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David Ossman is one of the founding members of The Firesign Theatre. They have just released a double album on actual vinyl called Dope Humor Of The Seventies, released by Stand Up Records. We'll also hear some featured clips from the new release.

Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, and author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, is back to talk about the the discovery of water on the Moon and China sending a rocket to the lunar surface. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about the ongoing Voyager mission 43 years after it's launch, and the Erasmus Comet). 

This week’s guest slate is presented by Neil Schwartzman, the spamfighter from Cauce.org.

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Featuring Bob Innes from RentAHitman.com; Ralph F. Frank, author of Lady B Spots Trouble; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter

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Bob Innes runs a joke website called RentAHitman.com, but to some people it's really no joke. Some people have tried to hire his services to remove someone they loathe from the planet. Needless to say, they're not getting the results they desire. (Here's a link written about Bob and his website that you can find from Rolling Stone Magazine).

Ralph F. Frank is the author of Lady B Spots Trouble, the first book of a trilogy that teaches personal safety skills to young children. A child friendly way for adults and children to talk about body safety.

Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld (Simon & Schuster, $40).   You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times. 

This week’s guest slate is presented by film composer Shayne Gryn.