Podcast
My Summer Lair
Hosted by Sammy Younan · EN
Think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith: My Summer Lair with host Sammy Younan: interviews & impressions on Pop Culture.
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Champions of Magic (Richard Young)
Dec 1900:30:15Tap to summarizehttps://mysummerlair.com/podcast/richard-young-champions-of-magicMy 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) 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.
Transcribe →Mills & Hunte (Resound)
Dec 1900:45:17Tap to summarizeMy 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. 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.
Transcribe →Julien Elie (Shifting Baselines)
Dec 100:40:36Tap to summarizeMy 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 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.
Transcribe →Paul Myers (John Candy: A Life in Comedy)
Nov 3001:10:15Tap to summarizeMy 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) 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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Cory Doctorow (Radicalized)
Apr 2, 2019Tap to summarizeMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews science fiction writer Cory Doctorow whose new sci-fi book is Radicalized. My Summer Lair Chapter #110: Are You Radicalized? Recorded: Sunday, March 21, 2019 at 4:00 pm (EST) at Toronto Reference Library 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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Conor McCreery (Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini)
Oct 23, 2018Tap to summarizeMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews comic book writer Conor McCreery whose comics include Kill Shakespeare, Assassin's Creed and Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini. My Summer Lair Chapter #90: Who Would Win...Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini? Recorded: Saturday October 13, 2018 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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