Synopsis
My Summer Lair is a podcast celebrating the fringe and fun of pop culture. Host Sammy Younan connects with dynamic creators whose name you will not always know but whose work you will always know. You Know?
Episodes
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Jesse Cook (Tempest 25)
21/04/2020 Duration: 50minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews musician and guitarist Jesse Cook who was all set to embark on the Tempest 25 Tour. My Summer Lair Chapter #152: Are You Ready To Dance? Recorded: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 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.
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Daniel Stern (James vs His Future Self)
07/04/2020 Duration: 23minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews actor and director Daniel Stern who stars in James vs His Future Self. My Summer Lair Chapter #150: What Would You Want Your Future Self To Come To Your Present To Warn You About? Recorded: Tuesday, April 7 at 2:45 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. 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.
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Reyan Ali (NBA Jam)
31/03/2020 Duration: 51minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Reyan Ali whose book NBA Jam is out now from Boss Fight Books. My Summer Lair Chapter #149: Do You Have Any NBA Jam Feelings? Recorded: Wednesday, April 8 at 4:30 pm 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.
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Yaron Weitzman (Tanking to the Top)
24/03/2020 Duration: 26minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Yaron Weitzman about his NBA book Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports. My Summer Lair Chapter #148: In Professional Sports What Matters More...The Past Or The Future? Recorded: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 12:30 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.
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My Pal Sammy: Under House Arrest (My Corona!)
17/03/2020 Duration: 20minAs we're all under House Arrest thanks to (sing it!) My Corona!! I decided to hit record. Nothing else to do so I may as well work. I thought about the other time we've been cut off from culture. This is about the early 2000s, 9/11, R.E.M., radio and friendship. Thanks for listening. -28-
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Joe Posnanski (The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini)
10/03/2020 Duration: 55minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews sports journalist Joe Posnanski author of The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini. My Summer Lair Chapter #147: How Did Harry Houdini Come Into Your Life? Recorded: Thursday, March 12 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.
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David Ben (Illusions: The Art of Magic)
03/03/2020 Duration: 35minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer, conjuror, magic creative consultant David Ben for the AGO's exhibition Illusions: The Art of Magic. My Summer Lair Chapter #146: What Is The Art Of Magic? Recorded: Wednesday, March 4 at 1:00 pm (EST) at AGO 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.
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Anne Nelson (Shadow Network)
25/02/2020 Duration: 51minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews author and journalist Anne Nelson whose latest political book is Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right. My Summer Lair Chapter #145: Do You Know What The Council For National Policy Is? Recorded: Sunday, January 26 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.
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Dave Harris (Pointless)
18/02/2020 Duration: 21minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews comedian Dave Harris whose comedy album Pointless is out now. My Summer Lair Chapter #144: Did You Hear The One About Potato Salad? Recorded: Tuesday, February 4 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.
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Andy Palmer (Camp Cold Brook)
11/02/2020 Duration: 42minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Andy Palmer whose latest horror movie is Camp Cold Brook starring Chad Michael Murray and Danielle Harris. My Summer Lair Chapter #143: Have You Heard The Legend Of Camp Cold Brook? Recorded: Sunday, February 9 at 9:00 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.
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Meghan Daum (The Problem with Everything)
04/02/2020 Duration: 48minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Meghan Daum whose latest and greatest book is The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars. My Summer Lair Chapter #142: Is This Book (In A Way) Thinking Out Loud? Recorded: Tuesday, January 28 at 1:30 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.
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Laura Mennell (Project Blue Book)
28/01/2020 Duration: 20minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews actress Laura Mennell who plays Mimi Hynek on History Channel's Project Blue Book. Mimi is the real-life wife of ufologist Josef Allen Hynek on which this fantastic Robert Zemeckis sci-fi tv show is based. My Summer Lair Chapter #141: What Is Project Blue Book? Recorded: Tuesday, January 21 at 3:00 pm (EST) at Corus 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.
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My Pal Sammy: Kobe Bryant (RIP Black Mamba)
27/01/2020 Duration: 18minAround 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2020, I heard Kobe Bryant had died. Which is one of those times when your brain sputters and fails to turn over like an old car trying to start on a cold winter morning. This...does not compute. It still hasn't fully sunk in; even as I see all the tributes from fans, from NBA players, from celebrities. Are we sure he is gone? I made a strong tea and hit record. I did not know what else to do or how else to process this. To accept this new reality. Thanks for listening. (My Summer Lair will return this is just a one-off!) -28-
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Featurette (Dream Riot)
21/01/2020 Duration: 01h04minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews supa dope band Featurette about their latest album Dream Riot. (One of the singles off Dream Riot is You Do You a video that features...Sammy all smiling and he's joined by so many other cool and creative individuals. Check it out!) My Summer Lair Chapter #140: Who Is The White Rabbit? Recorded: Wednesday January 15, 2020 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.
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Richard Lowenstein (Mystify: Michael Hutchence)
14/01/2020 Duration: 53minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Richard Lowenstein whose documentary Mystify: Michael Hutchence deftly explores the life and tragedy of the INXS front man we lost in 1997. My Summer Lair Chapter #139: Who Was Michael Hutchence? Recorded: Tuesday, January 7 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.
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My Pal Sammy: Round 2 Episode 2 (The Chosen 3)
28/12/2019 Duration: 18minShortly after Midnight, a recap of my 2019 Christmas Break TV viewing including my thoughts and feeling on The Chosen 3: For All Mankind (Apple TV) Drake's Plan (CBC Gem) Kevin Hart: Don't Fuck This Up (Netflix) Thanks for listening. -28- p.s. Cover Photo by Culture Snap Photography p.s. Intro/Outro Music by Yung Kartz "Forget Me" p.s. Middle Music by Mela "Pegasus"
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My Pal Sammy: Round 2 Episode 1 (Come With Me If You Want To Live)
26/12/2019 Duration: 07minEvery Christmas break I pantlessly sit and watch and absorb a lot of pop culture (books, comic books, tv shows and movies) and then I have tea and I think a lot and I write a lot I’m recording a handful of My Pal Sammy episodes; this is my Captain’s Log...a record of some of the pop culture I've been consuming and some of the stuff I've been thinking about over my 2019 Christmas Break. I did this last year hence...Round 2!! Tonight...Santa has come and gone...Christmas is kinda over. Shortly after Midnight, my tea-fuelled-thinking is focused on Come With Me If You Want To Live. Or...trust. This topic was prompted by: I'm Going to Break Your Heart Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another by Matt Taibbi Thanks for listening. -28- p.s. Cover Photo by Culture Snap Photography p.s. Intro/Outro Music by Yung Kartz "Forget Me"
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My Pal Sammy: Round 2 (The Trailer)
24/12/2019 Duration: 01minEvery Christmas break I pantlessly sit and watch and absorb a lot of pop culture (books, comic books, tv shows and movies) and then I have tea and I think a lot and I write a lot so this time I’m recording a handful of My Pal Sammy episodes; this is my Captain’s Log...a record of some of the pop culture I've been consuming and some of the stuff I've been thinking about over my 2019 Christmas Break. I did this last year and so I'm back with Round 2! Yo: Welcome to My Pal Sammy I am your pal Sammy Younan and this is my 2019 Christmas Break podcast!
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Ali Hassan (We Ain’t Terrorists/Muslim Interrupted)
17/12/2019 Duration: 45minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Ali Hassan stand up comic (We Ain’t Terrorists), performer of his one-man show Muslim, Interrupted and his fantastic CBC work: as host of Laugh Out Loud and Canada Reads; and the occasional guest host of Q. We also happily talk about ribs! My Summer Lair Chapter #138: What's Your Recipe For Delicious Ribs? Recorded: Monday, December 23 at 11:30 am (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.
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Elizabeth Semmelhack (Sneaker X Culture: Collab)
10/12/2019 Duration: 39minMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Elizabeth Semmelhack the Creative Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum and author of two excellent books on sneakers and sneaker culture: Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture and Sneaker X Culture: Collab. My Summer Lair Chapter #137: It Is Weird To Use Nike (A Billion Dollar Business) For Self-Expression? Recorded: Tuesday, December 11 at 10:00 am (EST) at Bata Shoe Museum 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.