HOLDER TONIGHT with PETER ANTHONY HOLDER The Week Of DECEMBER 8-12, 2008

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008
12:35am		Tim Rideout is Mr. Multimedia. He does it all. He's a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, producer, graphic artist, web site designer and filmmaker. He's on to talk about the latest project that he has been working on.
1:05am		Doug Lennox, author of the Now You Know series of books, and the voice behind the segment of the same name, has a new book out. Now You Know: Big Book of Answers-2. You can also check out the website, www.nowyouknowitall.com (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca). (Click the icon at left to order directly from Amazon.com).
1:35am		Did you know that a real "St. Nicholas" lived centuries ago...in what is now Turkey? How did he become "Santa Claus" worldwide, and synonymous with Christmas gift-giving? Secret midnight visits? Stockings by the fireplace? A big red suit and rosy cheeks? What's the connection to the North Pole and reindeer? We talk to historian William Federer to share fascinating, little-known facts about Santa and other holiday customs and history. He is the author of There Really Is A Santa Claus: History of Saint Nicholas & The Christmas Holiday. (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca). (Click the icon at left to order directly from Amazon.com).
2:05am		One of the pressing issues in society today is that of naked squirrels. Luckily, someone has come up with a solution to the problem. We speak to David Wahl, creator of Squirrel Underpants.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008
12:35am		Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby, is in New York to share a slice of the Big Apple from his yellow mobile conveyance lounge. He's also the author of the book Gabby Cabby: The Inside Scoop from New York's Last English-Speaking Cabdriver. (Click the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca). (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.com).
1:05am		Janet & Greta Podleski are the host of their own show, Eat, Shrink and Be Merry, on The Food Network, where they take favourite high calorie foods and create waist-and-heart-friendlier versions that taste just as great, if not better!
1:35am		Scrapbooks and photo albums are the traditional methods of storing precious family mementoes, but without the stories that go along with them, they’ll lose their meaning. We talk to Jonathan Hull, whose passion for preserving the past led him to setting up the website, WereYouThere.com.
2:05am		We talk to the woman who is billed as America's funniest grandmother. She's the YouTube sensation, Mrs. Hughes who is also depicted in Mrs. Hughes Doozy Cards.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008
12:35am		Arnold Bennett, Director of the Housing Hotline, will be on to answer questions for tenants & landlords. (For more info check the Alpha-file under "Bennett")
1:05am		If you're watching your furniture floating by perhaps it's time to call a plumber. We have one. David Soroka is in to answer your plumbing questions around the house. (For more info check the Alpha-file under "Soroka")
2:05am		Myles Edwin Lee is a cardiothoracic surgeon who is also the author or a new medical thriller called The Donation which asks what if deathrow inmates were given a choice to become mandatory organ donors? (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca). (Click the icon at left to order directly from Amazon.com).

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008
12:35am		CFCF News anchor Debra Arbec is in to talk about her career and the work she does on the nightly late local newscast.
1:05am		Simon McDermott, editor of Our Canada Magazine, talks about the latest issue that features Your 2009 To-Do List. You can find it on newsstands now.
1:35am		David Rambo is the Supervising Producer on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He's on to share some insight into how the number one drama on television is put together.
2:05am		Darius Bashar is the president of DailyChallenge.org, a new Toronto based social networking site created to encourage random acts of kindness on a daily basis.
2:35am		In this competitive market, it helps to have a degree in Santa Claus studies, especially if you're looking to land holiday work. We talk to Timothy Connaghan, director of the International University of Santa Claus.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008
12:35am		Stuart Nulman is in with another edition of Book Banter. The reviewed books are: Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, published by LIttle, Brown, $30.99. Just After Sunset: Stories by Stephen King, published by Scribner, $32. Are You Grumpy, Santa? by Gregg & Evan Spiridellis, published by Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, $9.99. Click on the links above to order directly on-line from amazon.com and amazon.ca You can also read selected Kiddie's Korner reviews from Stuart at Sandbox World
12:45am		Steve Walsh, with another segment of Steve Walsh: Our Man In The Heart Of America: Checking Out The Nation's Pulse. Find out what wacky things our Jefferson City, Missouri based correspondant has found in the U.S.
1:05am		Home entertainment expert Richard Zidel is back in studio to answer your electronic questions about home theatre and other entertainment room needs.
2:05am		Dr. Stephen Juan is an anthropologist, educator, journalist and the author of such books as The Odd Body: Mysteries of Our Weird & Wonderful Bodies Explained. He's back with his monthly feature to share some of stories about the human body. (Click the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca). (Click the icon at left to order directly from amazon.com).