The Stuph File Program

Peter Anthony Holder

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#0802: The Year-End “Best Of The Stuph File Program” Show
29-12-2024
#0802: The Year-End “Best Of The Stuph File Program” Show
The Stuph File Program Featuring some of the great guests of 2024 in this “Best-Of” year ender Stuph File Program Download Fiona Wilson is the co-owner of Dumble Farms in East Yorkshire in the UK. You can visit the farm to experience cow cuddling. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0751. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Fiona Wilson - Cow Cuddling). Doug Worple, along with his wife, Becca, are operators of Golden Retriever Experience, where people can visit their farm and play with their dogs and those of their neighbours. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0763. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Doug Worple - Golden Retriever Experience). Josee Gautreau is the operator of Llamazing Adventures, which gives people the opportunity to take walks with llamas and alpacas. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0766. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Josee Gautreau - Llamazing Adventures). Biko Skalla is the broadcast entertainer for the baseball team, The Savannah Bananas. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0755. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Biko Skalla - The Savannah Bananas). Chris Martin is the owner of The Tri-City Chili Peppers, a minor league baseball team in Colonial Heights, Virginia. They’ve created something called Cosmic Baseball, where they play at night under only black light and the balls, bats, bases and uniforms glow in the dark. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0778. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Chris Martin - Cosmic Baseball). Journalist & foreign correspondent, Ivor Davis, is back with a new book that’s very personal. It’s called The Devil In My Friend, and it chronicles the story of a friend who committed murder. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0797). Louis Ferrante, a former mobster who spent eight years in prison. Since he came out, he’s written several books. His latest, called Borgata: Rise Of Empire, A History Of The American Mafia, is the first of a trilogy. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0798. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Louis Ferrante - Borgata: Rise Of Empire, A History Of The American Mafia). On January 23, 2024, legendary folk singer Melanie, died at the age of 76. We feature part of an interview that we did with her back at the beginning of 2021. First heard on Stuph File Program #0754. (You can hear the full interview from 2021, via YouTube under the title Melanie – Folk Singing Icon). We remember Peter Marshall, actor, singer, Broadway star, and the original host of The Hollywood Squares. Peter died August 15, 2024 at the age of 98. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0783. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Remembering Peter Marshall).(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Peter talks about his singing career, and you’ll hear some of his music, plus he shares stories about his sister, actress Joanne Dru, his major league baseball player son, his work on stage and in film, and much more). We remember The Amazing Kreskin, who passed away on December 10, 2024 at the age of 89, with part of an interview we did with him from September 2004. (First heard on Stuph File Program #0800. Also heard & seen on YouTube under the title Remembering The Amazing Kreskin). This week’s guest slate is presented by broadcaster Blair Bartrem.
#0791: Anna Rosner; Bernie Finkelstein; & Marc Hartzman
13-10-2024
#0791: Anna Rosner; Bernie Finkelstein; & Marc Hartzman
The Stuph File Program Featuring Anna Rosner, author of Eyes On The Ice; documentary filmmaker, Bernie Finkelstein, maker of Atomic Reaction; & Marc Hartzman, author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies Download Anna Rosner is the author of the historical book for young readers called Eyes On The Ice, which deals with two hockey playing brothers who live in Czechoslovakia in 1963. (You can also check out Anna's other site called Books With Wings). Bernie Finkelstein has produced a documentary called Atomic Reaction, which touches on Canada’s role in the creation of the atomic bomb. It’s a documentary that initially started focussing on the uranium cleanup of Port Hope, Ontario. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and the author of We Are Not Alone: The Extraordinary History Of UFO's And Aliens Invading Our Hopes, Fears And Fantasies is back, with the weird story for October. This one deals with Mark Twain, who apparently continued writing long after his death. It's a story that can be found in one of Marc's re-publications from Curious Publications called The Talking Dead. This week’s guest slate is presented by actor Jesse Camacho, whom you may have seen in such shows as Locke & Key and also FUBAR, both on Netflix. He also had a five-year run on the TV series, Less Than Kind.  And he’s the lead voice of Binky on the animated series Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe.
#0788: John Paizis; Christine Milks; & Andrew Fazekas
22-09-2024
#0788: John Paizis; Christine Milks; & Andrew Fazekas
The Stuph File Program Featuring John Paizis, Founder & Director of Performing Arts Studio West; gardening expert, Christine Milks; & 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 Download John Paizis is the Founder & Director of Performing Arts Studio West in California. They train and support performers with disabilities, elevating their visibility in the media. They have a book out called Mother Goose Reanimated. Gardening expert, Christine Milks, who writes the column, The Constant Gardener, in Vista Magazine, is back with tips to prepare your garden for the winter.  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, is back to talk about, among other things, the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs.(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where we discuss other countries, besides The US, Russia and China, who are carving out their own space programs; the recent Polaris space walk; why we should regulate the Moon to share its possible resources and more). This week’s guest slate is presented by Lorne Wolf, who works for Zara, in customer service, and he also moonlights working on the TV shows, Dragon’s Den & Family Feud Canada for CBC.