#0715: Julian Sher; Samuel West; & Andrew Fazekas

The Stuph File Program Featuring Julian Sher, author of The North Star: Canada And The Civil War Plots Against Lincoln; Dr. Samuel West, founder of The Museum Of Failure; & 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 Julian Sher, author of The North Star: Canada And The Civil War Plots Against Lincoln. Dr. Samuel West is the founder of The Museum Of Failure. 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, talks about the recent SpaceX liftoff explosion and also the NASA satellite that crashed in Sahara Desert. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about how dangerous the Sun’s solar flare activity can be, plus Airbus’ design for a new space station and students heading to the Moon with a lunar rover). This week’s guest slate is presented by Rick Blue, who is half of the legendary satirical musical duo of Bowser & Blue.  Bowser & Blue are part of the 3-day NDG Comedy Fest taking place May 19-21.  They’ll be performing at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall on May 20th along with Joey Elias.