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  • #0851: Glen Swanson; Claude Haggerty; & Stuart Nulman

    #0851: Glen Swanson; Claude Haggerty; & Stuart Nulman
    Dec 6 2025
    The Stuph File Program Featuring Glen Swanson, author of Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, The Smithsonian, And The Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek; Claude Haggerty, aka “The Super Sponsorship Man”; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Glen Swanson is the author of Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, The Smithsonian, And The Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek. Claude Haggerty is known as “The Super Sponsorship Man” who primarily helps performers to get sponsorships. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. It’s our annual roundup of great holiday book ideas. The reviewed titles are: Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run by Paul McCartney (Liveright, $60)Talk Of The Devil: The Collected Writings Of Ian Fleming by Ian Fleming (Morrow/The Ian Fleming Estate, $37)No Lessons Learned: The Making Of Curb Your Enthusiasm as told by Larry David and the Cast and Crew (Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, $51)Christmas Weekend by Monique Polak (Ruelle/Linda Leith Publishing, $16.95) You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented by John Roberts, the co-founder and Director of Muttley’s Estate, the New Zealand makers of wine for pets. He was back on show #0846 talking about his unique business. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more. Just click on the donate button to the left. It will be greatly appreciated. This website is powered by PubNIX a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service that was instrumental in helping to structure the look of this very site! The computer used for this site was built by InfoMontreal.ca, serving individuals, commercial & industrial companies in Quebec with computers, software and networks. Your needs are unique and InfoMontreal.ca believes the solutions should be too.
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    59 min
  • #0850: Sheetal Puri; Kathleen Troy; & W.G “Bill” Williams

    #0850: Sheetal Puri; Kathleen Troy; & W.G “Bill” Williams
    Nov 30 2025
    The Stuph File Program Featuring Sheetal Puri, from Wikimedia Foundation; dog trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan’s Dog Squad; & W. G. “Bill” Williams, author of 20 Years Of Internet Humor . . . And Other Interesting Things Download Sheetal Puri is the Senior Director of Digital Fundraising at Wikimedia Foundation, the people who bring us Wikipedia. Dog Trainer, Kathleen Troy, author of Dear Dylan’s Dog Squad, is back on the show, with tips on how to deal with your pets during the holidays. Kathleen is also the author of a YA detective mysteries, whose titles include Never Believe A Lie Twice and Never Believe A Con Artist Twice. W. G. “Bill” Williams, author of 20 Years Of Internet Humor . . . And Other Interesting Things, is about to release the second volume in his ongoing series. (You can listen to his first appearance on the show back in April on #0817). This week’s guest slate is presented by Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals Of Improbable Research and the people who put out the annual Ig Nobel Awards. He was back on show #0845. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more. Just click on the donate button to the left. It will be greatly appreciated. This website is powered by PubNIX a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service that was instrumental in helping to structure the look of this very site! The computer used for this site was built by InfoMontreal.ca, serving individuals, commercial & industrial companies in Quebec with computers, software and networks. Your needs are unique and InfoMontreal.ca believes the solutions should be too.
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    59 min
  • #0849: Carla Kaplan; Betty Jane Hegerat; & Andrew Fazekas

    #0849: Carla Kaplan; Betty Jane Hegerat; & Andrew Fazekas
    Nov 22 2025
    The Stuph File Program Featuring Carla Kaplan, author of Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life Of Jessica Mitford; Betty Jane Hegerat, author of Elephants In The Room; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download Carla Kaplan is the author of Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life Of Jessica Mitford. Betty Jane Hegerat is the author of a collection of short stories under the title of Elephants In The Room. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky, is back to talk about how tracking Comet 3I/Atlas could hone our skills in planetary defence; plus milestones for both SpaceX and Blue Origin. This week’s guest slate is presented by Brenda Prater Sellers, author of You Slept Where?: Calamities Of A Clumsy Businesswoman. She was a guest back on show #0845. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more. Just click on the donate button to the left. It will be greatly appreciated. This website is powered by PubNIX a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service that was instrumental in helping to structure the look of this very site! The computer used for this site was built by InfoMontreal.ca, serving individuals, commercial & industrial companies in Quebec with computers, software and networks. Your needs are unique and InfoMontreal.ca believes the solutions should be too.
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    59 min
  • #0848: John Bacon; Seth Voorhees; & Stuart Nulman

    #0848: John Bacon; Seth Voorhees; & Stuart Nulman
    Nov 16 2025
    The Stuph File Program Featuring John Bacon, author of The Gales Of November; Seth Voorhees, author of Immune; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download John Bacon is an award-winning journalist, who is the author of The Gales Of November: The Untold Story Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. Seth Voorhees is the author of the post-apocalyptic suspense novel called Immune. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. This week’s reviewed title is John Candy: A Life in Comedy by Paul Myers (House of Anansi Press, $34.95).You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented by Wink Sterrett, a broadcaster and the morning man at radio station KMBZ in Kansas City. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more. Just click on the donate button to the left. It will be greatly appreciated. This website is powered by PubNIX a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service that was instrumental in helping to structure the look of this very site! The computer used for this site was built by InfoMontreal.ca, serving individuals, commercial & industrial companies in Quebec with computers, software and networks. Your needs are unique and InfoMontreal.ca believes the solutions should be too.
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    58 min
  • #0847: Zay Harding; Michael Perry; & Marc Hartzman

    #0847: Zay Harding; Michael Perry; & Marc Hartzman
    Nov 8 2025
    The Stuph File Program Featuring Zay Harding, host of The Visioneers With Zay Harding; Michael Perry, author of Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents; & Marc Hartzman, author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s Download Zay Harding is the host of the hit CBS environmental show called The Visioneers With Zay Harding. He travels the world sharing environmental stories. Best selling author, Michael Perry, has a new book out called Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents. Marc Hartzman, from WeirdHistorian.com and author of The Talking Dead: A Collection Of Messages From Beyond The Veil, 1850’s to 1920’s, shares the story for the month of November. of November. This one deals with a goat who could have been a blast. This week’s opening slate is presented by Al Gravelle, a broadcaster, voice specialist and a former radio colleague. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more. Just click on the donate button to the left. It will be greatly appreciated. This website is powered by PubNIX a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service that was instrumental in helping to structure the look of this very site! The computer used for this site was built by InfoMontreal.ca, serving individuals, commercial & industrial companies in Quebec with computers, software and networks. Your needs are unique and InfoMontreal.ca believes the solutions should be too.
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    59 min
  • #0846: John Roberts; Gilles Gignac; & Jeffery Haskell

    #0846: John Roberts; Gilles Gignac; & Jeffery Haskell
    Nov 1 2025
    The Stuph File Program Featuring John Roberts, co-owner, Muttley’s Estate; Gilles Gignac, Ig Nobel Award winner; Jeffrey Haskell, author of, Against All Odds Download John Roberts is the co-owner of Muttley’s Estate, a New Zealand company that makes wine for pets. Gilles Gignac is one of the recipients of the Psychology Prize of this year’s Ig Nobel Awards. They investigated what happens when you tell narcissists, or anyone else that they are intelligent. Jeffery Haskell is the author of the sci-fi novel, Against All Odds. This week’s guest slate is presented by Andrew Webster, owner of Pubnix Inc, a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service. It’s the place that the Stuph File Program’s website has been powered by for over 15 years. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more. Just click on the donate button to the left. It will be greatly appreciated. This website is powered by PubNIX a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service that was instrumental in helping to structure the look of this very site! The computer used for this site was built by InfoMontreal.ca, serving individuals, commercial & industrial companies in Quebec with computers, software and networks. Your needs are unique and InfoMontreal.ca believes the solutions should be too.
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    58 min
  • #0845: Marc Abrahams; Brenda Prater Sellers; & Stuart Nulman

    #0845: Marc Abrahams; Brenda Prater Sellers; & Stuart Nulman
    Oct 26 2025
    The Stuph File Program Featuring Marc Abrahams, editor of Annals Of Improbable Research; Brenda Prater Sellers, author of You Slept Where?: Calamities Of A Clumsy Businesswoman; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals Of Improbable Research is back with the 35th edition of the Ig Nobel Awards. Brenda Prater Sellers is the author of You Slept Where?: Calamities Of A Clumsy Businesswoman. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. As the Halloween season approaches, this week Stuart looks at some of the scary entries you can read. Here’s the list of titles: Do Not Disturb by Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen Press, $26.95)Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories That Scared Even Me (originally published in 1967)Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin (originally published in 1967)Night Shift by Stephen King (originally published in 1978). You can also read Stuart’s articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week’s guest slate is presented by Vassilios Bantourakis, one of the co-owners of my favourite breakfast eatery, Peddler’s Restaurant in LaSalle, Quebec. Great food and amazing staff! Open everyday from 7am to 2pm, except Mondays. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more. Just click on the donate button to the left. It will be greatly appreciated. This website is powered by PubNIX a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service that was instrumental in helping to structure the look of this very site! The computer used for this site was built by InfoMontreal.ca, serving individuals, commercial & industrial companies in Quebec with computers, software and networks. Your needs are unique and InfoMontreal.ca believes the solutions should be too.
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    59 min
  • #0844: Rachel Corbett; David Eliot; & Andrew Fazekas

    #0844: Rachel Corbett; David Eliot; & Andrew Fazekas
    Oct 20 2025
    The Stuph File Program Featuring Rachel Corbett, author of The Monsters We Make: Murder, Obsession, And The Rise Of Criminal Profiling; David Eliot, author of Artificially Intelligent: The Very Human Story Of AI; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky Download Rachel Corbett is the author of The Monsters We Make: Murder, Obsession, And The Rise Of Criminal Profiling. David Eliot is the author of Artificially Intelligent: The Very Human Story Of AI. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, author of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky and National Geographic’s Stargazer Atlas: The Ultimate Guide To The Night Sky, is back to talk about Blue Origin’s next mission: Canada putting nuclear reactors on the Moon; & mining helium-3 on the Moon.(Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where we discuss South Korea’s future Moon base; tumbleweeds on Mars; plus NASA’s plan for a nuclear powered rocket to Mars; The Hubble telescope captures a star eating a Pluto-like planet and more). This week’s guest slate is presented by Matthew Corey, author of “Q-Me?” My Star Trek Story: The True Story Behind the Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode “True Q”, and also Remember The Rollerdogs. Click below to order directly from Amazon.com Part of the success of this show depends on the generosity of its listeners worldwide. If you enjoy the program please feel free to make a donation in any amount, no matter how small, in any denomination of $1, $5, $10, $20 or more. Just click on the donate button to the left. It will be greatly appreciated. This website is powered by PubNIX a boutique Internet service provider with great personalized service that was instrumental in helping to structure the look of this very site! The computer used for this site was built by InfoMontreal.ca, serving individuals, commercial & industrial companies in Quebec with computers, software and networks. Your needs are unique and InfoMontreal.ca believes the solutions should be too.
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    58 min