My Summer Lair

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to the director Nick Davis and Jane Mendelsohn, who co-wrote and produced You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... My Summer Lair Chapter #367: Where Do You Spark A Comedy Revolution? Recorded: Wednesday, September 2, 2026 12:35 p.m. (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter be...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Christie Burke who plays Captain Sharon Garnet on 3 seasons of The Ark on Syfy. My Summer Lair Chapter #368: Where Does Your Programming End & Your Personality Begin?  Recorded: Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 11:45 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 Fu...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Gabriel Carter who plays Clint in the horror movie Sawtooth Mountain. (Now streaming on Tubi.) My Summer Lair Chapter #362: Is Bigfoot Real?  Recorded: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 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...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to filmmaker Mike Christie about his documentary: Wham! 10 Days In China. Which opens on July 28, 2026. My Summer Lair Chapter #364: How Well Do You Remember Your First Concert? Recorded: Thursday, July 16, 2026 1:10 p.m. (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...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Chloe Van Landschoot who plays Kristi Miller on From on MGM+ (in the US) and on Paramount+ Canada (in Canada) and Sara in the horror movie Son of Sara. My Summer Lair Chapter #359: How Do You Express Dread?  Recorded: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 2:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to the director David Shadrack Smith and the producer Anne-Marcelle Ngabirano of Public Access: a public access documentary that screened during Hot Docs 2026. My Summer Lair Chapter #356: What Did You Watch On Public Access?  Recorded: Friday, April 24, 2026 11:00 a.m. (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter bec...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Amy Goodman host and journalist of Democracy Now! and the directors of Amy's documentary Steal This Story, Please! : Carl Deal and Tia Lessin. My Summer Lair Chapter #358: Does Good Journalism Inspire You To Press On? Recorded: Monday, April 20, 2026 at 6:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because t...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to author Keith O'Brien about his latest book Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird. My Summer Lair Chapter #354: Do You Know Larry Bird's Origin Story As Well As You Know Superman's?  Recorded: Friday, April 17, 2026 3:30 p.m. (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter bec...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Matt Schicter about his documentary CFNY: The Spirit of Radio which is part of TV Docs My Summer Lair Chapter #346: What's A Song You Taped Off The Radio? Recorded: Thursday, January 11, 2026 at 9:00 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 po...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actors Tamara Podemski and  Tattiawna Jones for Murderbot: Season 1; now streaming on Apple TV. #SetTheVCR My Summer Lair Chapter #331: Am I The Only One Who Agrees With Murderbot's Assessment Of Humans?  Recorded: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 12:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FO...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor David Alpay who plays Jade Herrera on From on MGM+ (in the US) and on Paramount+ Canada (in Canada). My Summer Lair Chapter #360: Are The Monster Here To Terrify Or Here To Help?  Recorded: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 2:10 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 F...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to film editor for The Globe and Mail and now author Barry Hertz about his dynamic book Welcome to the Family: The Explosive Story Behind Fast & Furious, the Blockbusters that Supercharged the World. My Summer Lair Chapter #349 Does Your Heart Race When You Talk About Your Family? Recorded: Monday, January 30, 2026 at 10:30 am (EST) For more show notes vi...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to journalist Molly Thomas host and journalist of TVO's Big [If True]. My Summer Lair Chapter #326: What’s Fact And What’s Fiction And What's Big...If True? Recorded: Monday, June 2, 2025 at 11:00 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 s...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to pop culture writer Shea Serrano about his b-ball book: Expensive Basketball. My Summer Lair Chapter #339: What Are Some Of Your Strongest Basketball Feelings? Recorded: Friday, October 17, 2025 at 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 cultu...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Daniel Claridge & Pacho Velez the directors of They're Here, a UFO documentary that screened at Hot Docs 2025 . My Summer Lair Chapter #322: What Would Make You Believe They're Here? Recorded: Friday, May 16, 2026 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 F...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to the  Reese Eveneshen, the producer and editor of Heather O'Rourke: She Was Here. (The documentary was directed by Brian Pocrass and Nick Bailey.) My Summer Lair Chapter #353: What Is Heather O'Rourke's Cultural Narrative? Recorded: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 2:45 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Bif Naked; the focus of Bif Naked: A Documentary now streaming on Super Channel. My Summer Lair Chapter #343: How Do You Balance Nostalgia With Ambition? Recorded: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 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 cultur...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to the cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on the blue carpet about what to expect for a brand new Star Trek TV series: Robert Picardo, Zoë Steiner, Karim Diané, George Hawkins and Dale Whibley. Starfleet Academy is no streaming on Paramount+ (and they're currently shooting Season 2).  My Summer Lair Chapter #347:  Would You Join Starfleet Academy? Recorded:...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer and director Adam MacDonald about his zombie movie This Is Not a Test. My Summer Lair Chapter #352: If The Zombie Apocalypse Was A Test Would You Pass? Recorded: Monday, February 16, 2026 at 10:45 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 cul...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Jonny Campbell about his gross horror-comedy movie Cold Storage. My Summer Lair Chapter #350: Has Anything You've Put In Cold Storage Heated Up? Recorded: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 11:40 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 cultu...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Tim Kowalski & Colin Brunton & Kevan Byrne; the filmmakers behind Nash the Slash Rises Again! (The documentary played at Blood In The Snow Film Festival .) My Summer Lair Chapter #342: Who Was That Masked Man? Recorded: Monday, November 17, 2025 at 6:45 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter becaus...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director John Maggio about documentary Paul Anka: His Way; now streaming on HBO Max & Crave. My Summer Lair Chapter #345: What Does Paul Anka Mean To You? Recorded: Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10:30 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 cult...

https://mysummerlair.com/podcast/richard-young-champions-of-magic My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan  talks to Richard Young half of the Young & Strange magic duo who perform in the touring Champions of Magic. (The Champions Of Magic: Holiday Spectacular visits Toronto on December 27 - 30.) My Summer Lair Chapter #344: Who Is The Champion Of Magic? Recorded: Monday, December 8, 2025 1:00 pm (EST...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to smooth sax duo Mills & Hunte about their album Resound , an album of Christian covers. My Summer Lair Chapter #334: What's The Good News You Hear When You Listen To Resound?  Recorded: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 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. Str...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to documentary director Julien Elie about Shifting Baselines about his Elon Musk based space race documentary. (Which screened at Hot Docs 2025 .) My Summer Lair Chapter #323: How Much Space Does Space Need? Recorded: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:00 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO...