Peter Anthony Holder's "stuph File"

The Stuph File Program Featuring former Secret Service agent, Melanie Lentz, author of Agent Innocent: How the Secret Service Changed My Life; psychotherapist & author, Dennis Palumbo; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download Former Secret Service agent, Melanie Lentz who became an agent at the age of 22 in a job that traditionally has very few women in its ranks.  She’s the author of Agent Innocent: How the Secret Service Changed My Life. Author Dennis Palumbo, who is also a psychotherapist specializing in dealing with writers and creative types, talks about how the current pandemic period has been for writers. It's a follow up to an article he wrote for Writers Guild Of America West. Dennis is also 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, with a sixth coming out in September. He's also the author of the page turn

The Stuph File Program Featuring folk singer, Melanie; & Robert G. Penner, author of Strange Labour Download Folk music icon, Melanie, who was one of only three solo women to perform at Woodstock, has just been nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Folk Music Awards. Robert G. Penner is the author of the post apocalyptic novel, Strange Labour. This week’s guest slate is presented by me, Peter Anthony Holder, as we mark another milestone with our 600th show.

The Stuph File Program Featuring actor Christopher Plummer; Jennifer Anne Gordon, author of Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Legendary classically trained actor, Christopher Plummer, the oldest living actor to ever win an Oscar, has died at 91. The Oscar, Tony & Emmy winner was the pride of his hometown of Montreal, Canada. We remember him with part of a conversation we had with him from June 18, 1993. Gothic horror novelist, Jennifer Anne Gordon, is the author of a ghost novel with a twist called Beautiful, Frightening, and Silent. She's also one of the three hosts of a podcast that features discussions with other authors called Vox Vomitus. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $38).  You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.  This week’s guest slate is presented by Luc Gauthier, a freelance director/

The Stuph File Program Featuring Phil Sklar, co-founder & CEO of The National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame & Museum; actress Cloris Leachman; & science writer Andrew Fazekas Download Phil Sklar, the co-founder & CEO of The National Bobblehead Hall Of Fame & Museum.  They have turned Senator Bernie Sanders' look at the recent Presidential Inauguration into a best selling bobblehead. We remember Oscar and multiple Emmy winning actress, Cloris Leachman, who died this past week, by featuring a conversation we had which ironically, was live on the radio, 16 years to the day before her death. A conversation from January 26, 2005. We also talked about her ex-husband, George Englund's book, The Way It's Never Been Done Before: My Friendship with Marlon Brando. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra featuring almost 40 minutes of this same conversation from 2005 with more details and interaction with the audience). Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky

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 Download 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,

#0596: The Stuph File Program Featuring actress Carolyn Hennesy from General Hospital; actor Peter Mark Richman; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download 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

The Stuph File Program 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 Download 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.

The Stuph File Program 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 Download 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 present

The Stuph File Program Featuring some of the great guests of 2020 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program Download 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

Featuring a perennial favourite holiday program. It’s The Meshach & Malik Christmas Special Download 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

#0591: The Stuph File Program Featuring actress/stuntwoman, Janeshia Adams-Ginyard; realtor Andrew-Paul Ragusa; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download 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

The Stuph File Program 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 Download 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 Download 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.

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

The Stuph File Program Featuring Hank Garrett, actor & author of From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight; & Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download Veteran character actor Hank Garrett has written his memoir called From Harlem Hoodlum to Hollywood Heavyweight.  He went from being a cop in real life to acting as a not-so-bright cop on the classic sitcom, Car 54, Where Are You? Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com is back with a November story of a clown who ran for President. This week’s opening slate is presented by historian David O’Keefe, who is the author of several great wartime histories, including One Day in August: The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy at Dieppe, his book about Canada’s efforts during the Dieppe raids of the WWII.

Featuring actress Dedee Pfeiffer; Craig DiLouie, author of The Children of Red Peak; & Kate Delaney, author of Deal Your Own Destiny: Increase Your Odds, Win BIG and Become Extraordinary Download Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is one of the stars of the upcoming David E. Kelly drama on ABC & CTV called Big Sky. It’s her return to TV after a ten year hiatus to raise her boys and also to go back to school. Craig DiLouie is the author of his latest horror story, The Children of Red Peak. Sports commentator and talk show host, Kate Delaney, is the author of Deal Your Own Destiny: Increase Your Odds, Win BIG and Become Extraordinary. This week’s guest slate is presented Michel R. Magnan, who is a Stuph File Program fan in Montreal.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Gary Wietgrefe, author of Destination North Pole: 5,000 km by bicycle; NYU PhD student Anni Sternisko; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Gary Wietgrefe, the author of Destination North Pole: 5,000 km by bicycle about his 5,000 kilometre bike ride from South Dakota to North Pole, Alaska.  Anni Sternisko, a PhD student at The Van Bavel Lab of the Psychology Department at New York University, who is studying the psychology of those who believe in conspiracy theories.  Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is Forever Terry: A Legacy in Letters edited by Darrell Fox (Viking, $29.95).   You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.  This week’s guest slate is presented by David Segelstein who is a friend and an old colleague from back in the day at both CFCF TV and CFCF radio.

Featuring Ivan Obolensky, author of Eye of the Moon; Rachael Tamayo, author of Carnal Knowledge and science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download Ivan Obolensky, author of the Gothic thriller, Eye of the Moon, talks about the art of conversation.  Rachael Tamayo, author of the Deadly Sins book series, on her latest thriller title, Carnal Knowledge, which deals with lust.  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 next SpaceX launch and also Osiris-Rex landing on and scooping up bits of an asteroid.  This week’s guest slate is presented by Dimitrios Moraitis, a punk rocker and avid Stuph File Program fan.

Featuring actress Conchata Ferrell; actress Dee Wallace star of Stay Home; &  Marc Hartzman from WeirdHistorian.com Download We remember the phenomenal actress, Conchata Ferrell, who recently passed away.  She was best known for playing Berta on Two & A Half Men.  Scream Queen, Dee Wallace, who managed to stay busy during quarantine by creating her own horror film with a few famous friends called Stay Home.  Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com on how Thomas Edison wanted to talk to the dead.  This week's opening slate is presented by Marcy Zweitkaft who is a financial services representative. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com

#0582: The Stuph File Program Featuring Kevin Beresford, founder of The Roundabout Appreciation Society; Steve McChesney, author of Rearranging Change; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Kevin Beresford the founder of The Roundabout Appreciation Society.  He takes pictures and sells calendars of roundabouts in the UK.  Steve McChesney a former stuntman who is now a marketing expert and the author of Rearranging Change. Visit Steve's website and you can get a free pdf copy of his book.  Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter.  This week’s reviewed title is Creature Feature: A Horrid Comedy by Steven Paul Leiva (Magpie Press, $15).  You can also read Stuart’s reviews in The Montreal Times.  This week's opening slate is presented by Bill Funt, who is a writer/producer/performer and a teacher, who has his Masters in education.  He’s also a very funny guy.  And he’s the son of Alan Funt, the mastermind behind the classic TV show, Candid Camera. Click below