My Summer Lair

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks memes and comedy with stand-up comic Dave Merheje. My Summer Lair Chapter #29: Are Memes The New Standup? Recorded: Tuesday May 17, 2016 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 talks TV magic with magician David Minkin as featured in the documentary Magicians: Life in the Impossible. My Summer Lair Chapter #28: How Is That Possible? Recorded: Tuesday May 3, 2016 1:00 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 magic, comic books and theme parks with magician Jon Armstrong as featured in the documentary Magicians: Life in the Impossible. My Summer Lair Chapter #27: What's It Like To Have Your Face On The Box Of A Japanese Magic Toy? Recorded: Tuesday May 2, 2016 1:00 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 magic with Marcie Hume & Christoph Baaden directors of Magicians: Life in the Impossible. My Summer Lair Chapter #26: When I Say Magic...What Is The First Image That Comes Up? Recorded: Friday April 29, 2016 5:00 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 Andrew Young co-host of the Geek Hard Show talking comics, movies and other fine nerdery. My Summer Lair Chapter #24: What's The Difference Between A Nerd And A Geek? Recorded: Thursday April 7, 2016 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 Charles Ross the solo stage performer of One Man Star Wars. My Summer Lair Chapter #23: What Is Your Favourite Star Wars Sound? Recorded: Tuesday March 29, 2016 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 to Paul Vermeersch poet, Artist and the man behind a cryptoreligion called the Holy Order of the Sasquatch. My Summer Lair Chapter #22: What Kind Of Religion Would You Create? Recorded: Friday June 10, 2016 11:30am (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 Lana Gay Toronto Ambassador of A Good Book Drive. My Summer Lair Chapter #21: What is your favourite children's book? Recorded: Friday February 5, 2016 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 to artist and puppeteer Andrew Lamb. My Summer Lair Chapter #20: If you could have any do-gooder, comic book, pop culture icon protect your neighbourhood who would you pick? Recorded: Thursday January 21, 2016 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 The Dead Kid Detective Agency author and illustrator and comic book creator Evan Munday. My Summer Lair Chapter #19: What Is Your Favourite Dance Movie? Recorded: Saturday October 24, 2015 4:30 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 artist Gary Taxali. My Summer Lair Chapter #18: My favourite quote from Gary Taxali's visit to My Summer Lair: "Trust the hand and stop giving the mind so much credit." Bam! Recorded: Thursday October 15, 2015 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 the artist Liz Knox. My Summer Lair Chapter #16: What does meaning mean to you? Recorded: Sunday September 6, 2015 5:00 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 standup comic Gavin Stephens. My Summer Lair Chapter #17: Gavin Stephens is one of the first (and fellow) Scarborough Sons to properly articulate a distinct definition of that unique Scarborough Voice. Ah-mazing. Recorded: Thursday September 3, 2015 7:30 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 Kathleen Hepburn director of Never Steady, Never Still playing at TIFF 2015. My Summer Lair Chapter #15: You Know How Hard It Is To Google Kathleen Hepburn? Recorded: Tuesday September 15, 2015 3:30 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 Sherren Lee director of Benjamin playing at TIFF 2015. My Summer Lair Chapter #14: I invited director Sherren Lee to My Summer Lair to celebrate her TIFF short yet we ended up Sherren-ing love perspectives... Recorded: Thursday August 20, 2015 7:30 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 filmmakers Jerome Skeete & Philip Leung co-writers & co-directors of movie Hum. My Summer Lair Chapter #13: Ain't nothing ho-hum about this chapter of My Summer Lair... Recorded: Saturday August 22, 2015 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 talks to Olivia Marshman actress and co-producer of Eigengrau a Stratford play. My Summer Lair Chapter #12: I'd call this episode...Child's Pay! Recorded: Tuesday August 25, 2015 6:00pm (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 Barry Taylor the stand up comedian behind Comedy Records. My Summer Lair Chapter #11: Ladies and germs...here is the Wu-Tang of Canadian comedy...Comedy Records! Recorded: Monday July 27, 2015 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 Laura Danowski half of the comedy duo Cheap Smokes. My Summer Lair Chapter #10: Farts are funny. Recorded: Tuesday July 14, 2015 1:00 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 Andrew Keen author of The Internet Is Not the Answer. My Summer Lair Chapter #9: You know when you see a movie trailer and think: “Man that looks funny, I so gotta see that!” and you put on pants and go and...it’s not funny: it’s cancer serious or the movie is not what you expected. The trailer let you down...it lied to you. That's the Internet. Recorded: Friday June 19, 2015 3:00 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.