My Summer Lair

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Siddhartha Khosla composer and soundtrack creator of Only Murders in the Building and This Is Us. My Summer Lair Chapter #223: What's Your Favourite TV Show Theme? Recorded: Monday, December 13, 2021 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 c...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer Kat Rosenfield whose latest novel is No One Will Miss Her a fantastic murder mystery thriller. My Summer Lair Chapter #221: Are You Going To Miss Her? Recorded: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 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 cultur...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Dani Doucette whose new EP is Run With Me. My Summer Lair Chapter #230: Are You Prepared To Enter The Daniverse? Recorded: ‎Wednesday, ‎January ‎19, ‎2022 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 Ma...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Penny Lane director of the Bill Simmons produced Listening to Kenny G. Now streaming on HBO Max as part of the Music Box film series. My Summer Lair Chapter #229: Have You Listened...Not Heard...Have You Listened To Kenny G? Recorded: Tuesday, ‎November ‎30, ‎2021 11:30 am (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newslett...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Will Di Novi Special Programs Curator at Hot Docs and co-curator of the Hot Doc Podcast festival. My Summer Lair Chapter #231: What Makes You Push Play On A Podcast? Recorded: Friday January 21, 2022 at 2:30pm (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 po...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Paul Kemp for his sports/running documentary Nike's Big Bet. (Now streaming on Peacock, CBC Gem and other worldwide platforms.) My Summer Lair Chapter #196: Has Nike's Big Bet Paid Off? Recorded: Monday, November 8, 2021 at 1:00pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO doesn't...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Heather Ross for her comedy documentary For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close. (Streaming Hulu and On Demand Platforms.) My Summer Lair Chapter #209: Have You Heard About The One About Del Close? Recorded: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 4:00 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Fanny Curtat an art historian behind Beyond Monet an Immersive Experience. (The exhibition closed in Toronto on February 27, 2022! But it may be in in your city check the sites for dates/locations.) My Summer Lair Chapter #213: When I Say Monet What Do You Picture? Recorded: Wednesday August 11, 2021 at 1:30 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair....

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to photographer Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap Photography whose exhibition Old World Shoes : ran from January 21st to February 19th, 2022. My Summer Lair Chapter #228: It's Gotta Be The Shoes...Right? Recorded: Friday November 26, 2021 at 11:30 am (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter because the F in FOMO...

Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony broadcast on HBO Max on Saturday, November 20 at 8 p.m. -Foo Fighters -Dave Chappelle -Jay-Z -The Go-Gos -Carole King -Kraftwerk plus many more! Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces on November 23 at 4 p.m. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Andrew Farago curator and organizer of The Cartoon Art Museum's exhibition of The Legend of Wonder Woman. For her 80th anniversary: the exhibition ran from July 1st to 2021 to February 27, 2022. My Summer Lair Chapter #208: What Makes An 80 Year Old Woman Wonderful? Recorded: Friday August 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.co...

Figured since The Simpsons have a lot of fun every Halloween with Treehouse of Horror I could do the same with 3 Halloween vignettes. That kinda borderline comedy. Because the border between horror and comedy is so thin. And for those who do not enjoy Halloween I attached a non-horror related episode of My Summer Lair . A recent guest was Sean Sirianni "videographer, hack comedian and host" of the...

Sammy & Stephanie discuss their Top 5 Favourite Monsters: from vampires to They Live aliens to Hal 9000 to Annie Wilkes and much more! Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces. Happy Halloween!! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mypalsammy.substack.com

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Sean Sirianni "videographer, hack comedian and host" of The Creative Imbalance podcast. My Summer Lair Chapter #211: Is Your Creativity In Balance? Recorded: Thursday August 19, 2021 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 show...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Johnny Sweet whose documentary Last Call: The Shutdown of NYC Bars "explores the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitality industry in Queens." My Summer Lair Chapter #198: Do You Have A Neighbourhood Bar? Recorded: Wednesday August 23, 2021 at 1pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Virginia Abramovich whose multiverse thriller is Between Waves. My Summer Lair Chapter #210: Are You Ready To travel Between Dimensions? Recorded: Wednesday September 22, 2021 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 s...

Yo...shout out to my MSL Space Station Oddity co-short Stephanie who is running in the Boston Marathon this weekend. To quote KRS-One: “I'm not the run of mill, cause for the mill I don't run.” Indeed. My friend Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap Photography ran the New York City Marathon a few years back (yeah…I dunno how I have these people in my life either.). He and I recently went to Montreal...

Sammy & Stephanie discuss Being James Bond. The 45 minute documentary special is available on Apple TV from September 7 through October 7 and on Crave in Canada from September 24 until October 24. Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mypalsammy.substack.com

Sammy & Stephanie discuss Netflix's Clickbait. An 8 episode limited series released on August 25, 2021. Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mypalsammy.substack.com

Yo...the temperature is dropping as we ease into Fall so it looks like yet again Canadian children are gonna hafta wear jackets over their Halloween costumes. That’s a significant childhood disappointment that just doesn’t heal right. So...on this attached episode of MSL: Space Station Oddity Stephanie and I get into Clickbait on Netflix. Family man Nick Brewer is abducted and suddenly appears in...

So Twitter Spaces is this ah…space…oh Yo and S’up by the way. It’s been a while. My bad. Anyways Twitter Spaces is this sonic version of Twitter; you host live conversations. So Stephanie a social media lass from NYC with a nerd bent and I got on our mics and turned on Twitter Spaces and had a conversation. Which is attached. The topic is Pop Cornerstones & Culture Touchstones. You know those foun...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Gay AF Comedy producer and host Robert Watson whose latest live show in association with Campbell House Museum presents Courtyard Comedy. An outdoor physically distanced summer comedy series of four shows, taking place Saturday afternoons in August 2021 in the Campbell House. My Summer Lair Chapter #212: Are You Ready To Welcome Back Live Comedy?! Recorded...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to designers Bruce Mau and Bisi Williams whose work, lives and their Massive Change Network are celebrated and examined in the Mau: Documentary. My Summer Lair Chapter #200: Which Of The MC24 Design Principles Is Your Favourite? Recorded: Tuesday May 4, 2021 at 4:45 pm (EST) For more show notes visit MySummerLair.com. Bonus Fun? Sign up for my newsletter beca...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Mads Hedegaard whose documentary is Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest. "With the help of his friends from Bip Bip Bar, Kim Cannon Arm attempts to be the first in the world to play Gyruss for 100 hours." My Summer Lair Chapter #199: What Old School Video Game Could You Play For 100 Hours? Recorded: Wednesday April 27, 2021 at 12:30pm (EST) For more...

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Craig Pryce who wrote and directed the feature film The Marijuana Conspiracy. My Summer Lair Chapter #197: Who Would You Rather Hang Out With: Franken Berry or Count Chocula? Recorded: Wednesday April 14, 2021 at 3:30pm (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. Stre...