My Summer Lair

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Charles Soule who has written for Marvel Comics (Daredevil, Darth Vader) and Image Comics (Undiscovered Country, Curse Words). His second novel Anyone (a sci-fi follow up to his debut novel The Oracle Year) is out now. My Summer Lair Chapter #136: Did You Hear About The Sci-Fi Novel Inspired by Pretty Woman? Recorded: Thursday, November 21 at 5:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan is at Blood In The Snow Film Festival media day: the first interview is with the Dead Dicks duo Chris Bavota and Lee Paula Springer followed by actress Paula Brancati and director Erin Berry who are behind Majic. My Summer Lair Chapter #135: What Happens When Dead Dicks Meets Majic? Recorded: Saturday November 23, 2019 at 1:30 pm (EST) at Super Wonder Gallery For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with director Audrey Cummings whose genre movie She Never Died (sister sequel to the 2015 Henry Rollins movie: He Never Died) at Blood In The Snow Film Festival. My Summer Lair Chapter #134: What Are Finger Cookies? Recorded: Friday November 8, 2019 at 5:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.  

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director John Walker whose documentary Assholes: A Theory (heh) is based on the 2012 book also called Assholes: A Theory by Aaron James (a Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Irvine). My Summer Lair Chapter #133: Have I Ever Been An Asshole? Recorded: Monday, December 2 at 11:30 am (EST) at The NFB For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks basketball and hip hop with director Darby Wheeler co-creator of Netflix's Hip-Hop Evolution. 3 seasons are on Netflix with the fourth and final season out on January 17, 2020. My Summer Lair Chapter #132: So What Happened When You Hung Out With...A Bad Boy? Recorded: Friday November 1, 2019 at 6:00 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks horror and heroes with Benjamin Percy writer of Suicide Woods (a short story collection), X-Force and Wolverine for Marvel Comics. My Summer Lair Chapter #131: When Was The Last Time You Went Out Into The Woods...Alone? Recorded: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 6:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan happily talks with Nicholas Parisi writer of Rod Serling: His Life, Work & Imagination which explores Serling’s entire, massive body of work including The Twilight Zone. My Summer Lair Chapter #130: How Much Do We Know About The Fifth Dimension's Narrator? Recorded: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 6:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer Kat Rosenfield who co-wrote/co-created A Trick of Light with Stan Lee. Together along with Ryan Silbert and Luke Lieberman they created Stan Lee's final marvelous universe: Stan Lee's Alliances! My Summer Lair Chapter #129: What If...Stan Lee Gave Us One More Amazing and Spectacular Universe Before He Passed Away? Recorded: Friday September 27, 2019 at 6:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk featured in the TIFF 2019 documentary: This Is Not A Movie directed by Yung Chang. My Summer Lair Chapter #128: Is This A Documentary About Robert Fisk Or Is This A Documentary About Journalism? Recorded: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 10:30 am (EST) at NFB For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer Henry Glassie a folklorist and featured in the TIFF 2019 documentary: Henry Glassie: Field Work. My Summer Lair Chapter #127: What Is Field Work? Recorded: Sunday, September 8, 2019 at 3:30 pm (EST) at NFB For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with casting director Laray Mayfield who has worked with David Fincher since Fight Club as well as casting Marvel's Netflix series (Luke Cage, Daredevil, Punisher and Jessica Jones). My Summer Lair Chapter #126: How Do You Look For A Serial Killer? Recorded: Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 6:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with musician Bif Naked about her new music an upcoming memoir and a poetry book as well as looking back at Lilith Fair. My Summer Lair Chapter #125: How Are You Still Here? Recorded: Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 6:30 pm (EST) at Streaming at CF (Toronto Eaton Centre) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with comedian Myles Anderson about his debut comedy album Myles From Home. My Summer Lair Chapter #124: Did You Hear The One About A Classical Pianist Who Became A Comedian? Recorded: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 2:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.  

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with comic book historian Jennifer DeRoss; her recent comic book biography is Forgotten All-Star: A Biography of Gardner Fox. My Summer Lair Chapter #123: What Is The Good Tickle? Recorded: Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 6:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to comic book writer Steve Orlando who has written Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Midnighter and Batman/The Shadow. My Summer Lair Chapter #122: What Are You Writing Next? Recorded: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 6:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to legendary photographer Jamel Shabazz about hip hop, old school New York City and being a light in the community. My Summer Lair Chapter #121: As In Photography As In Life...Follow The Light. So What's It Like To Follow The Light? Recorded: Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 11:30 am (EST) in his Long Island Studio For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with Sam Wils ceo of WingaDoos: online animated, interactive financial literacy lessons for elementary kids, parents and educators. My Summer Lair Chapter #120: Who Are The WingaDoos? Recorded: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Noon (EST) in Brooklyn For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with Marcus Thompson a lead columnist at The Athletic who latest NBA biography is KD: Kevin Durant’s Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest. My Summer Lair Chapter #119: Who Is Kevin Durant? Recorded: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 6:30pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with Jonah Babins magician and co-founder of The Toronto Magic Company. My Summer Lair Chapter #118: When You Think Of A Magician What Do Picture In Your Head? Recorded: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 12:00 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.  

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to biographer by Brian Jay Jones whose latest biography is Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American. My Summer Lair Chapter #117: Name Thing One You Know About Dr. Seuss! Recorded: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 12:00 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't stand for Fun. Stress free pop culture (TV shows! Books! Movies! Music! So Many Recommendations!!) tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Magic or Science? You decide.