Think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith: My Summer Lair with host Sammy Younan: interviews & impressions on Pop Culture.
Episodes
3 days ago
3 days ago
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm and Alex Lee Williams the filmmakers behind the Eli Roth produced Dream Eater.
My Summer Lair Chapter #340: How Hungry Are Your Nightmares?
Recorded: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 4:30 pm (EST)
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5 days ago
5 days ago
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to comic book writer and author Benjamin Percy about The End Times physical subscription, an immersive, serialized, post-apocalyptic storytelling experience with guest columns by Stephen King.
My Summer Lair Chapter #338: When It Comes To The End Times Are You Only Reading The Headlines?
Recorded: Friday, August 22, 2025 at 1:30 pm (EST)
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Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to author Paul Myers for his biography John Candy: A Life in Comedy.
My Summer Lair Chapter #338: What Does John Candy Mean To You?
Recorded: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 4:30 pm (EST)
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Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Brandon Cohen, the writer and Vivieno Caldinelli, the director of the horror-comedy movie Scared Shitless out on VOD on October 3, 2025.
My Summer Lair Short: Who Puts The Toil In Toilet?
Recorded: Friday, September 12, 2024 at 3:00 pm (EST) at Hotel Intercontinental
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Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Takahide Hori the creator and director of Junk World, a stop-motion animated feature from Japan which screened at TIFF 2025.
My Summer Lair Chapter #337: Why Does Junk World Have So Much Value?
Recorded: Friday, September 12, 2025 at 2:45 pm (EST) at Hotel Intercontinental
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Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Claudia Wells who played as Marty McFly's OG girlfriend Jennifer Parker in the first Back to the Future.
My Summer Lair Chapter #336: When Was The Last Time You Went Back To The Future?
Recorded: Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 10:30 am (EST)
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Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to comic book creator Jeff Lemire about his memoir 10,000 Ink Stains, published by Dark Horse Comics.
My Summer Lair Chapter #333: How Inspiring Is A Blank Page?
Recorded: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 2:00 pm (EST)
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Friday Jul 11, 2025
Friday Jul 11, 2025
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Simon Ennis, the director of The Hobby: Tales from the Tabletop. A board game documentary.
My Summer Lair Chapter #327: Are Board Games The Meaning Of Life?
Recorded: Friday, June 13, 2025 at 1:20 pm (EST)
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Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau about his latest retrospective: Jaws @ 50. Now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. #SetTheVCR
My Summer Lair Chapter #330: As The Jaws Shark's BFF For The Past 50 Years: What's Your Favorite BFF Memory?
Recorded: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 2:40 pm (EST)
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Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to producer director Kourtney Roy about her horror movie Kryptic.
My Summer Lair Chapter #324: Have You Seen The Canadian Sooka?
Recorded: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:30 am (EST)
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