My Summer Lair
@mysummerlair.bsky.social
My Summer Lair with affable host Sammy Younan: interviews & impressions on Pop Culture.
Think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith.
Think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith.
Who is up for sarcastic art with @gavinbstephens.substack.com?! #PantsWorthy
Keep a Straight Face — Art + Comedy Tour
This weekend at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
This weekend at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Nov 17–19 · 6:30–7:30 PM
Tickets required.
www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/aghfest/
#AGHFest #AGHFest25 #Hamilton #ArtComedy
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Who is up for sarcastic art with @gavinbstephens.substack.com?! #PantsWorthy
From Misery’s 35th to The Shining in IMAX on Dec 12 for its 45th — & #TheRunningMan sprinting back...yo: Stephen King is haunting 2025 like a recourring nightmare.
If you grew up terrified, thrilled or inspired by his strange stories...stream King on Screen on @Tubi. #SetTheVCR
If you grew up terrified, thrilled or inspired by his strange stories...stream King on Screen on @Tubi. #SetTheVCR
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
From Misery’s 35th to The Shining in IMAX on Dec 12 for its 45th — & #TheRunningMan sprinting back...yo: Stephen King is haunting 2025 like a recourring nightmare.
If you grew up terrified, thrilled or inspired by his strange stories...stream King on Screen on @Tubi. #SetTheVCR
If you grew up terrified, thrilled or inspired by his strange stories...stream King on Screen on @Tubi. #SetTheVCR
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I am truly humbled to be nominated for Outstanding Documentary, Outstanding Production, & Outstanding Society & Culture for the 2025 @canpodawards.bsky.social
Thus it is with extreme humility that I ask all Canadian Podcasters to sample the episode I submitted and vote for me on merit. 🥹❤️
Thus it is with extreme humility that I ask all Canadian Podcasters to sample the episode I submitted and vote for me on merit. 🥹❤️
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I am truly humbled to be nominated for Outstanding Documentary, Outstanding Production, & Outstanding Society & Culture for the 2025 @canpodawards.bsky.social
Thus it is with extreme humility that I ask all Canadian Podcasters to sample the episode I submitted and vote for me on merit. 🥹❤️
Thus it is with extreme humility that I ask all Canadian Podcasters to sample the episode I submitted and vote for me on merit. 🥹❤️
Voting for @canpodawards is open until Nov 22!
@opinionated_lushes has 4 noms including People’s Choice!
@deepintohistory earned 3 noms including Outstanding Documentary!
While @thecreativeimbalance scored a nod for Outstanding Arts Series.
And lots more. Ch-Ch-Check It Out!
@opinionated_lushes has 4 noms including People’s Choice!
@deepintohistory earned 3 noms including Outstanding Documentary!
While @thecreativeimbalance scored a nod for Outstanding Arts Series.
And lots more. Ch-Ch-Check It Out!
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Voting for @canpodawards is open until Nov 22!
@opinionated_lushes has 4 noms including People’s Choice!
@deepintohistory earned 3 noms including Outstanding Documentary!
While @thecreativeimbalance scored a nod for Outstanding Arts Series.
And lots more. Ch-Ch-Check It Out!
@opinionated_lushes has 4 noms including People’s Choice!
@deepintohistory earned 3 noms including Outstanding Documentary!
While @thecreativeimbalance scored a nod for Outstanding Arts Series.
And lots more. Ch-Ch-Check It Out!
In the 80s Eddie’s 2 specials sculpted humour.
Especially at schools and on playgrounds...there is a defined and notable Eddie periodic table element to so many of the jokes we told.
We only flexed because we used Eddie Murphy as a comedy gym.
I Miss 80's Him. #SetTheVCR
Especially at schools and on playgrounds...there is a defined and notable Eddie periodic table element to so many of the jokes we told.
We only flexed because we used Eddie Murphy as a comedy gym.
I Miss 80's Him. #SetTheVCR
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In the 80s Eddie’s 2 specials sculpted humour.
Especially at schools and on playgrounds...there is a defined and notable Eddie periodic table element to so many of the jokes we told.
We only flexed because we used Eddie Murphy as a comedy gym.
I Miss 80's Him. #SetTheVCR
Especially at schools and on playgrounds...there is a defined and notable Eddie periodic table element to so many of the jokes we told.
We only flexed because we used Eddie Murphy as a comedy gym.
I Miss 80's Him. #SetTheVCR
We tend to view American history through 2 recent wars: WW II & Vietnam.
Before this @appletv Vietnam docuseries Caroline Marsden produced a WW II doc.
So for this #TalkyTuesday clip from her #MSL visit I asked: how are those 2 wars different...how did they impacted America?
Before this @appletv Vietnam docuseries Caroline Marsden produced a WW II doc.
So for this #TalkyTuesday clip from her #MSL visit I asked: how are those 2 wars different...how did they impacted America?
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We tend to view American history through 2 recent wars: WW II & Vietnam.
Before this @appletv Vietnam docuseries Caroline Marsden produced a WW II doc.
So for this #TalkyTuesday clip from her #MSL visit I asked: how are those 2 wars different...how did they impacted America?
Before this @appletv Vietnam docuseries Caroline Marsden produced a WW II doc.
So for this #TalkyTuesday clip from her #MSL visit I asked: how are those 2 wars different...how did they impacted America?
Before hashtags & headlines, there was draft, protests, & generation divided.
Vietnam wasn’t just fought overseas — it was fought at home. See it: Vietnam is streaming on @AppleTV.
Producer Caroline Marsden visits #MSL to talk on why that still echos.
mysummerlair.com/podcast/caro...
Vietnam wasn’t just fought overseas — it was fought at home. See it: Vietnam is streaming on @AppleTV.
Producer Caroline Marsden visits #MSL to talk on why that still echos.
mysummerlair.com/podcast/caro...
My Summer Lair featuring Caroline Marsden (Vietnam: The War That Changed America)
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to producer Caroline Marsden about Vietnam: The War That Changed America streaming on Apple TV+.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Before hashtags & headlines, there was draft, protests, & generation divided.
Vietnam wasn’t just fought overseas — it was fought at home. See it: Vietnam is streaming on @AppleTV.
Producer Caroline Marsden visits #MSL to talk on why that still echos.
mysummerlair.com/podcast/caro...
Vietnam wasn’t just fought overseas — it was fought at home. See it: Vietnam is streaming on @AppleTV.
Producer Caroline Marsden visits #MSL to talk on why that still echos.
mysummerlair.com/podcast/caro...
November 11th is Singles' Day. (The 11 looks like 2 people. Not sure where November fits in.)
However Singles Day means it’s a perfect day to crank up some Citizen Dick.
However Singles Day means it’s a perfect day to crank up some Citizen Dick.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
November 11th is Singles' Day. (The 11 looks like 2 people. Not sure where November fits in.)
However Singles Day means it’s a perfect day to crank up some Citizen Dick.
However Singles Day means it’s a perfect day to crank up some Citizen Dick.
⚔️ Prepare For Mayhem: @ravenbannerent's #Deathstalker is out today on Digital & VOD.
A sword & sorcery remake of Roger Corman’s classic with practical effects, curses, monsters and roaring battle-scenes scored by Slash. Who is hungry for a fantasy feast? #CouchWorthy
A sword & sorcery remake of Roger Corman’s classic with practical effects, curses, monsters and roaring battle-scenes scored by Slash. Who is hungry for a fantasy feast? #CouchWorthy
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
⚔️ Prepare For Mayhem: @ravenbannerent's #Deathstalker is out today on Digital & VOD.
A sword & sorcery remake of Roger Corman’s classic with practical effects, curses, monsters and roaring battle-scenes scored by Slash. Who is hungry for a fantasy feast? #CouchWorthy
A sword & sorcery remake of Roger Corman’s classic with practical effects, curses, monsters and roaring battle-scenes scored by Slash. Who is hungry for a fantasy feast? #CouchWorthy
Eddie has always been a Running Man, which seems strange for TV Recommendations. And yet as you'll see there's so much classics to celebrate in this week's #SetTheVCR. Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️
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#SetTheVCR: November 10-16, 2025
Eddie has always been a Running Man, which seems strange for TV Recommendations. And yet as you'll see there's so much classics to celebrate in this week's #SetTheVCR.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Eddie has always been a Running Man, which seems strange for TV Recommendations. And yet as you'll see there's so much classics to celebrate in this week's #SetTheVCR. Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/setthevcr/se...
mysummerlair.com/setthevcr/se...
🎤 Ready to Rock & Roll All Nite?
Disney+ has your backstage pass to Break On Through, Start Me Up & We Will Rock You wild fun with the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; tonight 8pm.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw your TV outta a hotel window, now? #SetTheVCR
Disney+ has your backstage pass to Break On Through, Start Me Up & We Will Rock You wild fun with the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; tonight 8pm.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw your TV outta a hotel window, now? #SetTheVCR
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🎤 Ready to Rock & Roll All Nite?
Disney+ has your backstage pass to Break On Through, Start Me Up & We Will Rock You wild fun with the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; tonight 8pm.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw your TV outta a hotel window, now? #SetTheVCR
Disney+ has your backstage pass to Break On Through, Start Me Up & We Will Rock You wild fun with the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; tonight 8pm.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw your TV outta a hotel window, now? #SetTheVCR
🎬 Tonight #RunTerryRun takes over Roy Thomson Hall. This is a one-night-only cinematic tribute to Terry Fox.
Experience his Marathon of Hope with behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen footage scored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing live. Hope is always #PantsWorthy.
Experience his Marathon of Hope with behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen footage scored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing live. Hope is always #PantsWorthy.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🎬 Tonight #RunTerryRun takes over Roy Thomson Hall. This is a one-night-only cinematic tribute to Terry Fox.
Experience his Marathon of Hope with behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen footage scored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing live. Hope is always #PantsWorthy.
Experience his Marathon of Hope with behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen footage scored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing live. Hope is always #PantsWorthy.
Way to go, Sean!! 🎙️
Today's #FreshFriday is for @thecreativeimbalance. Sean Sirianni's podcast is among the nominees for Outstanding Arts Series. Voting for the 8th annual @canpodawards is now open until Nov 22nd. Help Sean crush all of his enemies. 🙌
Today's #FreshFriday is for @thecreativeimbalance. Sean Sirianni's podcast is among the nominees for Outstanding Arts Series. Voting for the 8th annual @canpodawards is now open until Nov 22nd. Help Sean crush all of his enemies. 🙌
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Way to go, Sean!! 🎙️
Today's #FreshFriday is for @thecreativeimbalance. Sean Sirianni's podcast is among the nominees for Outstanding Arts Series. Voting for the 8th annual @canpodawards is now open until Nov 22nd. Help Sean crush all of his enemies. 🙌
Today's #FreshFriday is for @thecreativeimbalance. Sean Sirianni's podcast is among the nominees for Outstanding Arts Series. Voting for the 8th annual @canpodawards is now open until Nov 22nd. Help Sean crush all of his enemies. 🙌
Take the red pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Step into “Neo-territory.” Experience #TheMatrix at @cosm where bullets fly at you, digital rain falls around you and the world bends under your feet.
Follow the white rabbit in LA, clearly this is #PantsWorthy.
Step into “Neo-territory.” Experience #TheMatrix at @cosm where bullets fly at you, digital rain falls around you and the world bends under your feet.
Follow the white rabbit in LA, clearly this is #PantsWorthy.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Take the red pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Step into “Neo-territory.” Experience #TheMatrix at @cosm where bullets fly at you, digital rain falls around you and the world bends under your feet.
Follow the white rabbit in LA, clearly this is #PantsWorthy.
Step into “Neo-territory.” Experience #TheMatrix at @cosm where bullets fly at you, digital rain falls around you and the world bends under your feet.
Follow the white rabbit in LA, clearly this is #PantsWorthy.
Oh happy Days that Run Away Like Horses Over the Hills: A fresh @thisispattismith memoir is Gloria-ious news; I'm so Dancing Barefoot.
Just Kids is a brilliant, bold and beneficial biography. I’m elated to consume Bread of Angels between my Piss Factory shifts. #NewBookSmell
Just Kids is a brilliant, bold and beneficial biography. I’m elated to consume Bread of Angels between my Piss Factory shifts. #NewBookSmell
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Oh happy Days that Run Away Like Horses Over the Hills: A fresh @thisispattismith memoir is Gloria-ious news; I'm so Dancing Barefoot.
Just Kids is a brilliant, bold and beneficial biography. I’m elated to consume Bread of Angels between my Piss Factory shifts. #NewBookSmell
Just Kids is a brilliant, bold and beneficial biography. I’m elated to consume Bread of Angels between my Piss Factory shifts. #NewBookSmell
I called it: Ebon Moss-Bachrach isn't close to Ben Grimm. That's not Jewish-Brooklyn at all. And Pedro Pascal isn't intelligent...at all.
#TheFantasticFour isn't First Steps it's more like Backward Steps. Is this better than Corman's Fantastic Four? Time to find out. #SetTheVCR
#TheFantasticFour isn't First Steps it's more like Backward Steps. Is this better than Corman's Fantastic Four? Time to find out. #SetTheVCR
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I called it: Ebon Moss-Bachrach isn't close to Ben Grimm. That's not Jewish-Brooklyn at all. And Pedro Pascal isn't intelligent...at all.
#TheFantasticFour isn't First Steps it's more like Backward Steps. Is this better than Corman's Fantastic Four? Time to find out. #SetTheVCR
#TheFantasticFour isn't First Steps it's more like Backward Steps. Is this better than Corman's Fantastic Four? Time to find out. #SetTheVCR
🔥 From algorithms to activism, the #CuriousMindsFestival at @HotDocsCinema invites you to explore how we shape technology...and how it’s reshaping us.
Don’t just doomscroll past the future...deploy the technology to manufacture hope.
#PantsWorthy link for more details: hotdocs.ca/festivals/cu...
Don’t just doomscroll past the future...deploy the technology to manufacture hope.
#PantsWorthy link for more details: hotdocs.ca/festivals/cu...
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🔥 From algorithms to activism, the #CuriousMindsFestival at @HotDocsCinema invites you to explore how we shape technology...and how it’s reshaping us.
Don’t just doomscroll past the future...deploy the technology to manufacture hope.
#PantsWorthy link for more details: hotdocs.ca/festivals/cu...
Don’t just doomscroll past the future...deploy the technology to manufacture hope.
#PantsWorthy link for more details: hotdocs.ca/festivals/cu...
Daylight Saving Time continues to be a flea market time machine.
There's an eerie sense the time you see is not accurate.
Daylight Saving Time is all of the anxiety of a time traveler without the legit time machine.
There's an eerie sense the time you see is not accurate.
Daylight Saving Time is all of the anxiety of a time traveler without the legit time machine.
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Daylight Saving Time continues to be a flea market time machine.
There's an eerie sense the time you see is not accurate.
Daylight Saving Time is all of the anxiety of a time traveler without the legit time machine.
There's an eerie sense the time you see is not accurate.
Daylight Saving Time is all of the anxiety of a time traveler without the legit time machine.
In this #MSL episode you’ll meet journalist/writer Tricia Romano who assembled a dynamic oral history of The Village Voice.
I asked her about The Voice's perspective on objectivity and first person journalism.
Super cool #TalkyTuesday moment. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/podcast/tric...
I asked her about The Voice's perspective on objectivity and first person journalism.
Super cool #TalkyTuesday moment. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/podcast/tric...
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In this #MSL episode you’ll meet journalist/writer Tricia Romano who assembled a dynamic oral history of The Village Voice.
I asked her about The Voice's perspective on objectivity and first person journalism.
Super cool #TalkyTuesday moment. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/podcast/tric...
I asked her about The Voice's perspective on objectivity and first person journalism.
Super cool #TalkyTuesday moment. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/podcast/tric...
Cannabis culture meets cult comedy: a throwback to My Pal Sammy from 4-20 which explores Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong’s wild ride, from stand-up trenches to cinematic legends.
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie is out on 4K Blu-ray. Pass That On... #CouchWorthy
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Cheech & Chong's Last Movie is out on 4K Blu-ray. Pass That On... #CouchWorthy
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All The Smoke With Cheech & Chong
A 4-20 Approved Review of Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie
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November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Cannabis culture meets cult comedy: a throwback to My Pal Sammy from 4-20 which explores Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong’s wild ride, from stand-up trenches to cinematic legends.
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie is out on 4K Blu-ray. Pass That On... #CouchWorthy
mypalsammy.substack.com/p/all-the-sm...
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie is out on 4K Blu-ray. Pass That On... #CouchWorthy
mypalsammy.substack.com/p/all-the-sm...
Wanna know how greasers “stay gold”?
From casting unknowns on the Coppola film to preserving the house where it all went down, Staying Gold is the definitive story of class, rebellion & brotherhood.
Brought to by Danny Boy O'Connor; yes the dude in House of Pain. #NewBookSmell
From casting unknowns on the Coppola film to preserving the house where it all went down, Staying Gold is the definitive story of class, rebellion & brotherhood.
Brought to by Danny Boy O'Connor; yes the dude in House of Pain. #NewBookSmell
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Wanna know how greasers “stay gold”?
From casting unknowns on the Coppola film to preserving the house where it all went down, Staying Gold is the definitive story of class, rebellion & brotherhood.
Brought to by Danny Boy O'Connor; yes the dude in House of Pain. #NewBookSmell
From casting unknowns on the Coppola film to preserving the house where it all went down, Staying Gold is the definitive story of class, rebellion & brotherhood.
Brought to by Danny Boy O'Connor; yes the dude in House of Pain. #NewBookSmell
Last night’s #TrackerCBS had a famous cameo. Remember the Essex Corp orphanage in #Deadpool 2?
That infamous Insane Asylum has been in numerous movies/TV shows shot in B.C.
I heard the following creepy Scooby-Doo ghost story featuring...#RyanReynolds?!
mypalsammy.substack.com/p/that-time-...
That infamous Insane Asylum has been in numerous movies/TV shows shot in B.C.
I heard the following creepy Scooby-Doo ghost story featuring...#RyanReynolds?!
mypalsammy.substack.com/p/that-time-...
That Time Deadpool & Cable Went Full Scooby-Doo
My Summer Lair | Getting Goosebumps Making Marvel Movies
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November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Last night’s #TrackerCBS had a famous cameo. Remember the Essex Corp orphanage in #Deadpool 2?
That infamous Insane Asylum has been in numerous movies/TV shows shot in B.C.
I heard the following creepy Scooby-Doo ghost story featuring...#RyanReynolds?!
mypalsammy.substack.com/p/that-time-...
That infamous Insane Asylum has been in numerous movies/TV shows shot in B.C.
I heard the following creepy Scooby-Doo ghost story featuring...#RyanReynolds?!
mypalsammy.substack.com/p/that-time-...
From God blessing others to playing God these are Holy TV Recommendations this week. There's so much Fantastic on TV this week, you gotta #SetTheVCR. Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️
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#SetTheVCR: November 03-09, 2025
From God blessing others to playing God these are Holy TV Recommendations this week. There's so much Fantastic on TV this week, you gotta #SetTheVCR.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
From God blessing others to playing God these are Holy TV Recommendations this week. There's so much Fantastic on TV this week, you gotta #SetTheVCR. Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/setthevcr/se...
mysummerlair.com/setthevcr/se...
🎤 Before social media, there was MTV's TRL...a sonic chaotic mix of pop stars, fans and some online fandom.
Yourgo Artsitas’ doc TR(ol)L rewinds to the time a Chain Letter That Changed The Internet.
#EarJoy
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Yourgo Artsitas’ doc TR(ol)L rewinds to the time a Chain Letter That Changed The Internet.
#EarJoy
mysummerlair.com/podcast/your...
284 | Yourgo Artsitas (TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, TRL & the Chain Letter) My Summer Lair featuring Yourgo Artsitas (TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, TRL & the Chain Letter)
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Yourgo Artsitas about his doc TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, TRL & the Chain Letter.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
🎤 Before social media, there was MTV's TRL...a sonic chaotic mix of pop stars, fans and some online fandom.
Yourgo Artsitas’ doc TR(ol)L rewinds to the time a Chain Letter That Changed The Internet.
#EarJoy
mysummerlair.com/podcast/your...
Yourgo Artsitas’ doc TR(ol)L rewinds to the time a Chain Letter That Changed The Internet.
#EarJoy
mysummerlair.com/podcast/your...
To Serve Man I’ma let you know to check out #TheTwilightZone on Paramount+ and on The Twilight Zone channel on Pluto TV. But only #SetTheVCR when you have Time Enough At Last…
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
To Serve Man I’ma let you know to check out #TheTwilightZone on Paramount+ and on The Twilight Zone channel on Pluto TV. But only #SetTheVCR when you have Time Enough At Last…