What’s On HOLDER TONIGHT with Peter Anthony Holder

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HOLDER TONIGHT

with
PETER ANTHONY HOLDER
The Week Of
JULY 27-31, 2009

MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009

12:35am
We welcome back Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, the founder and CEO of Teshkeel Media Group, to talk about the success of the Muslim-based superhero comic book that he started, The 99, and the opening of The 99 Village Theme Park in Kuwait based on the comic. He now has some even bigger news. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the heroes of the Justice League will join forces with THE 99.

1:05am
Why are you a sports fan? We put that question to Tim Delaney, a professor of sociology and the co-author of Sports: Why People Love Them!
(Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca).
(Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.com).

2:05am
Actress Katie Amanda Keane stars as Audie Gallagher on the ABC Family comedy Ruby and the Rockits

2:35am
Gary Clarkson and his friends in the UK created a game that has now become a worldwide phenomenon known as The Laying Down Game.

TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009

12:35am
Lucy Izon is a travel journalist and the person behind the amazing website, CanadaCool.com, which has fun facts and sights of this great land of ours.

1:05am
If an inventor dreams it, they'll patent it. Ted VanCleave runs TotallyAbsurd.com, a website featuring America's goofiest patents.

1:35am
Charlie Pellerin ran the Hubble project for NASA. He shares the story of the telescope, both the highs and the lows. He's also the author of How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers and Project Teams.
(Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca).
(Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.com).

2:05am
Actor Steven Christopher Parker is also the person behind the webseries Bible Cliff Notes.

2:35am
Now, devoted Trekkies can have their very own Tribble, the furry creature from Star Trek. We talk to Miles Rinis of tribbletoys.com

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009

12:35am
The study of physics doesn't have be a daunting experience. Robert Piccioni is the author of Everyone's Guide to Atoms, Einstein and the Universe: Real Science for Real People.
(Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.com).

1:05am
Criminal defence lawyer Darren Kavinoky is back to discuss the ongoing case of the death of Michael Jackson.

1:35am
People will do anything to break a mime down. Don McLeod's Living Statues is a company that hires out professionally trained mimes that pretend to be statues for parties and events. Don was also the guy who played the suitcase-smashing gorilla on the award-winning American Tourister Luggage ads on TV.

2:05am
Carlos Owens of Wasilla, Alaska, has built an 18-foot, ton-and-a-half "Mecha," or humanlooking mechanical being, in his backyard. We talk to him to find out why.

2:35am
Celebrities have a new weapon in their arsenal to use in the war against paparazzi. Tabloid fixtures like Lindsay Lohan have a new best friend in designer Adam Harvey, who created the Anti-Paparazzi Handbag line, set to debut in Spring 2010.

THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009

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
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
Richard Tuck is the "Master of Fun" at Playland-Not-At-The-Beach Museum, a museum in San Francisco dedicated to all things fun, with weekly themes, treasure hunts, free games, and prizes that help anyone channel their inner kid.

FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009

12:35am
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.

12:45am
Stuart Nulman is in with another edition of Book Banter. The reviewed books are:

Under Their Thumb: How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (and Lived to Tell About It) by Bill German, published by Villard Books, $28.
1959: The Year Everything Changed by Fred Kaplan, published by Wiley, $33.95.
You?re Mean, Lily Jean by Frieda Wishinsky & Kady MacDonald Denton, published by North Winds Press/Scholastic Canada, $19.99.

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

1:05am
numbers gif Numerologist Agia Akal Singh Khalsa will be on to have a little fun with numbers plus tell a fable or two! Warning! For entertainment purposes only. No medical questions.

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HOLDER TONIGHT
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MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009
12:35am		We welcome back Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa, the founder and CEO of Teshkeel Media Group, to talk about the success of the Muslim-based superhero comic book that he started, The 99, and the opening of The 99 Village Theme Park in Kuwait based on the comic. He now has some even bigger news. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the heroes of the Justice League will join forces with THE 99.
1:05am		Why are you a sports fan? We put that question to Tim Delaney, a professor of sociology and the co-author of Sports: Why People Love Them! (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca). (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.com).
2:05am		Actress Katie Amanda Keane stars as Audie Gallagher on the ABC Family comedy Ruby and the Rockits
2:35am		Gary Clarkson and his friends in the UK created a game that has now become a worldwide phenomenon known as The Laying Down Game.

TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009
12:35am		Lucy Izon is a travel journalist and the person behind the amazing website, CanadaCool.com, which has fun facts and sights of this great land of ours.
1:05am		If an inventor dreams it, they'll patent it. Ted VanCleave runs TotallyAbsurd.com, a website featuring America's goofiest patents.
1:35am		Charlie Pellerin ran the Hubble project for NASA. He shares the story of the telescope, both the highs and the lows. He's also the author of How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers and Project Teams. (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.ca). (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.com).
2:05am		Actor Steven Christopher Parker is also the person behind the webseries Bible Cliff Notes.
2:35am		Now, devoted Trekkies can have their very own Tribble, the furry creature from Star Trek. We talk to Miles Rinis of tribbletoys.com

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009
12:35am		The study of physics doesn't have be a daunting experience. Robert Piccioni is the author of Everyone's Guide to Atoms, Einstein and the Universe: Real Science for Real People. (Click or roll over the icon at left to order directly from amazon.com).
1:05am		Criminal defence lawyer Darren Kavinoky is back to discuss the ongoing case of the death of Michael Jackson.
1:35am		People will do anything to break a mime down. Don McLeod's Living Statues is a company that hires out professionally trained mimes that pretend to be statues for parties and events. Don was also the guy who played the suitcase-smashing gorilla on the award-winning American Tourister Luggage ads on TV.
2:05am		Carlos Owens of Wasilla, Alaska, has built an 18-foot, ton-and-a-half "Mecha," or humanlooking mechanical being, in his backyard. We talk to him to find out why.
2:35am		Celebrities have a new weapon in their arsenal to use in the war against paparazzi. Tabloid fixtures like Lindsay Lohan have a new best friend in designer Adam Harvey, who created the Anti-Paparazzi Handbag line, set to debut in Spring 2010.

THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009
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		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		Richard Tuck is the "Master of Fun" at Playland-Not-At-The-Beach Museum, a museum in San Francisco dedicated to all things fun, with weekly themes, treasure hunts, free games, and prizes that help anyone channel their inner kid.

FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
12:35am		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.
12:45am		Stuart Nulman is in with another edition of Book Banter. The reviewed books are: *Under Their Thumb: How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (and Lived to Tell About It)* by Bill German, published by Villard Books, $28. *1959: The Year Everything Changed* by Fred Kaplan, published by Wiley, $33.95. *You?re Mean, Lily Jean* by Frieda Wishinsky & Kady MacDonald Denton, published by North Winds Press/Scholastic Canada, $19.99. 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
1:05am		Numerologist Agia Akal Singh Khalsa will be on to have a little fun with numbers plus tell a fable or two! Warning! For entertainment purposes only. No medical questions.