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Author: Sammy Younan

Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Featurette

Posted on February 2, 2016February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Featurette

As inspired by listening to Featurette’s Crave Vol.1 & 2

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Hidden Gem: Sia “Unstoppable”

Posted on February 1, 2016March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: Sia “Unstoppable”
Hidden Gem: Sia “Unstoppable”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Sia is back…with the infectious confidence and strut of a bold lion. 2014’s 1000 Forms of Fear is her best work yet; early indications This Is Acting her 2016 album extends her winning streak.

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Illuminated Chronicles: Pusha T Vice Autobiographies

Posted on January 29, 2016 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Illuminated Chronicles: Pusha T Vice Autobiographies
Illuminated Chronicles: Pusha T Vice Autobiographies

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Early indications were 2015 belonged to Big Sean with the noise Dark Sky Paradise was making. That album is fantastic and doesn’t disappoint. This year…2016 Pusha T is putting the free market on notice with King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude to…King Push. Which should be out sometime this year.

As such you have to let the people who you are before they can give you a thumbs up or thumbs down in the Show Business arena.

Vice launched Autobiographies a new series that wants to know more about the magic trick than the magic.

Upcoming guests include Vince Staples, Cillian Murphy, Empress Of, Jackie Cruz, Ty Dolla $ign, Joshua Oppenheimer, Alex G, A$AP Ferg, Wilson Tang, Bully, Bubba Wallace, D.R.A.M., Venus X

Not a lot there for me; I’m happy Pusha’s episode kicks it off…doubtful I’ll be back.

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Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Laila Biali

Posted on January 28, 2016February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Laila Biali

As inspired by listening to Laila Biali & The Radiance Project’s House of Many Rooms

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020 | Andrew Lamb (Neighbourhood Watch)

Posted on January 26, 2016March 4, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 020 | Andrew Lamb (Neighbourhood Watch)
020 | Andrew Lamb (Neighbourhood Watch)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to artist and puppeteer Andrew Lamb.

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Hidden Gem: Saul Williams “The Noise Came From Here”

Posted on January 25, 2016March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: Saul Williams “The Noise Came From Here”
Hidden Gem: Saul Williams “The Noise Came From Here”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

2016 starts with an emphatic and fantastic bang with the release of Saul Williams’ MartyrLoserKing on January 29. Here is The Noise Came From Here one of 3 or 4 singles he’s released online to promote the album:

Did you see Saul Williams when he opened for k-os on November 20, 2015?

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Hidden Gem

#CouchWorthy: The X-Files Returns!

Posted on January 24, 2016September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: The X-Files Returns!
#CouchWorthy: The X-Files Returns!

Tonight…set your VCR (#SetTheVCR) for 10:00-11:00 PM EST for X-Files returns! Cue the undead hand punching its way out of the grave: may God have mercy on our souls. Like using Tinder as a dating app…oh how I want to believe this will be good.

I fear revivals like a monster of the week and yet like a Lone Gunman I’m compelled to check it out and get to the truth. Problem is I trust no one. Hopefully it’s not a Fluke…man. (That was the last one, I’m done now).

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Snoop Dogg’s adidas Talk Show: Turf’d Up

Posted on January 22, 2016 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Snoop Dogg’s adidas Talk Show: Turf’d Up
Snoop Dogg’s adidas Talk Show: Turf’d Up

We’ve lived through the East Coast-West Coast rivalry, the Cola Wars, a couple of battles for Late Night and now it appears in 2016 we’re in the early stages of The Sneaker Wars: adidas vs Nike. Which for the most part has been a cold war:

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Trailer Alert: Legends of Tomorrow – Tonight!

Posted on January 21, 2016 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trailer Alert: Legends of Tomorrow – Tonight!
Trailer Alert: Legends of Tomorrow – Tonight!

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Alright let’s get into it:

1) My Philosophy: I don’t drink the kool-aid this is the golden era of television…there’s a lot more tv options for true but most of it is not golden.

2) My Legacy: I dropped Smallville around the second or third episode, same with Arrow. Shield…barely lasted the first episode. Jessica Jones got stuck at episode 5, probably won’t go back. Haven’t checked out Flash (though the bits I’ve seen already put it ahead of Arrow).

All this to say Legends of Tomorrow has an uphill climb. It premieres tonight at 8:00pm on CW.

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Host Haiku In Session With Girth…For Esmé

Posted on January 21, 2016February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…For Esmé

As inspired by listening to For Esmé’s Sugar

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    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome to Derry is not the sole vanishing children TV Recommendation this week. #SetTheVCR has lots of Happy Halloween offerings so keep that G.I. Joe nightlight handy.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 13-19, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations is loaded with TV We Love to Happy Halloween suggestions that'll leave you Scared Shitless. A wonderful range like that can only be: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 06-12, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    With these week's TV recommendations say goodbye to John Candy and the Woman In Cabin 10. But say hello to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 29 – October 05, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Like a man in the basement I got TV recommendations that are a Chef's Kiss. On The Lost Bus, this is your stop: It's #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: September 22-28, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I got the Lowdown on this week's TV Recommendations so you don't hafta Go Into The Void all Wayward and lost. Just as The Simpsons keep going, so too does #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 15-21, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations are not a Stop Gap Measure. Rather it's a Lilith Fair celebration of charming TV presented as #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 08-14, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Lots of TV Recommendations for you to Sheen this week. Like your Cable Guy, I got you hooked up with #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 01-07, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Have I Got News for You: I got TV Recommendations for you Winter Spring Summer or Fall. From the Highest 2 Lowest this is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 25-31, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's #SetTheVCR is dedicated to my Stans.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 18-24, 2024
    by Sammy Younan
    Night Always Comes and like a TV Gambler you seek bold TV Recommendations without going Eenie Meanie. Once again #SetTheVCR is here to help, always cooler than Devo.
  • #CouchWorthy: Smell Ya Later Ozzy OsbourneOctober 3, 2025
    Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home is one documentary way to say...Smell Ya Later Ozzy Osbourne. Thanks for the music.
  • #TIFF50: Eleanor the GreatSeptember 25, 2025
    In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to life the proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a dangerous tale.
  • The Savant vs The Idiot…September 24, 2025
    The series follows The Savant an undercover investigator as she infiltrates online hate groups to stop domestic extremists before they act.
  • New Book Alert: Cesar Romero: The Joker Is WildAugust 26, 2025
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
  • Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!July 2, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.
  • Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)July 1, 2025
    Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case...a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?

  • New Book Alert: Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
  • Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
  • New Book Alert: California Bear
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
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    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
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    by Sammy Younan
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