Think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith: My Summer Lair with host Sammy Younan: interviews & impressions on Pop Culture.
Episodes
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
Sunday Apr 28, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Hamoody Jaafar and former River Rouge, Michigan Panthers player Legend Geeter about their documentary Rouge now playing at Hot Docs.
My Summer Lair Chapter #283: When Was The Last Time You Hustled As Hard As Detroit Hustles?
Recorded: Friday February 19, 2024 at 1:30 pm (EST)
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Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to poet Alicia Cook whose latest poetry collection is The Music Was Just Getting Good. It follows the previous two books in her poetry mixtape trilogy Stuff I’ve Been Feeling Lately (2018) and Sorry I Haven’t Texted You Back (2020).
My Summer Lair Chapter #272: Do You Leave Or Stay When The Music Is Just Getting Good?
Recorded: Tuesday February 13, 2024 at 12:30 pm (EST)
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Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Alexandre O. Philippe about his latest pop culture documentary: William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill.
My Summer Lair Chapter #280: Is Death The Final Frontier?
Recorded: Monday, March 18, 2024 at 11:00 am (EST)
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Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Lenore Zann who voiced Rogue in the mid-90s Marvel cartoon X-Men: The Animated Series. She's back as Rogue in X-Men '97.
My Summer Lair Chapter #281: You're supposed to know everything, Beast. What makes us like we are anyway?
Recorded: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 3:00 pm (EST)
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks Heidy M. an Arts & Culture writer and host of Hye's Musings about the 2024 Podcamp.
My Summer Lair Chapter #279: What's A Podcamp?
Recorded: Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7:30 pm (EST)
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Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Alex Mallari Jr. about his role in Code 8: Part II (now streaming on Netflix) and the joys of being from Scarborough.
My Summer Lair Chapter #276: Is Winning Too Much A Real Issue?
Recorded: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 1:00 pm (EST)
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Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Nenad Cicin-Sain about his documentary Kiss The Future about the siege of Sarajevo and U2's special concert.
My Summer Lair Chapter #277: How Do You Kiss The Future If You're Already Married To The Past?
Recorded: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 2:20 pm (EST)
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Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Matthew Hamachek about his ten-part docuseries The Dynasty: New England Patriots now streaming in Apple TV+.
My Summer Lair Chapter #276: Is Winning Too Much A Real Issue?
Recorded: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 11:00 am (EST)
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Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to singer-songwriter Sam Roberts about his sensational album The Adventures Of Ben Blank.
My Summer Lair Chapter #275: When Was The Last Time You Faced A Blank Page?
Recorded: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 12:45 pm (EST)
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Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Sherren Lee the co-writer and director of Float. A Wattpad adaptation of the popular book (also called Float) out now in limited release.
My Summer Lair Chapter #274: If Love Is The Deep End...When You Get Into The Pool: Will You Sink or Swim?
Recorded: Friday, February 2, 2024 at 2:00 pm (EST)
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