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008 | Scott McCloud (The Sculptor)

Posted on May 12, 2015March 2, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 008 | Scott McCloud (The Sculptor)
008 | Scott McCloud (The Sculptor)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to comic book creator Scott McCloud whose latest graphic novel is The Sculptor.

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Under-Review: The Circle by Dave Eggers

Posted on May 12, 2015January 4, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Under-Review: The Circle by Dave Eggers
Under-Review: The Circle by Dave Eggers

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

The future inconveniences us by forcing us to go through the present.

It’s the decisions we make now, powered by a compelling vision of the future that determine our fate. Want to ditch winter weight for a beach body by Summer means going on a diet now.

In theory the futures we court and cultivate tend to be positive, nobody dreams of being poor or homeless. It’s the classic crystal ball seduction. Yet in reality we make bad decisions all the time, we smoke, we tweet, get into draining relationships, we compromise willingly and often because the present (with its present pain) is ruthlessly demanding.

We don’t want to feel good in the future; we want to feel good now.

We live in the consequences of past nows.

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Hidden Gem: Tom West “Easy, Love”

Posted on May 11, 2015March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: Tom West “Easy, Love”
Hidden Gem: Tom West “Easy, Love”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

From the recent In Session With Girth…Tom West there’s something…sublime, easy about this song. Plus its connection to surfing instantly sparked many formidable images.

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Hidden Gem

Last Night’s Culture Snap: Girth Radio Launch

Posted on May 9, 2015 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Last Night’s Culture Snap: Girth Radio Launch

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Trailer Alert: I Am What I Play

Posted on May 8, 2015 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trailer Alert: I Am What I Play
Trailer Alert: I Am What I Play

Today is the Canadian Premiere of I Am What I Play at the Royal Cinema as part of CMW. Having recently launched Girth Radio I’m keen to check this doc out: often when you mine the past you uncover the future.

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Hidden Gem: Garrison Starr feat. PJ Pacifico “Gin And Juice”

Posted on May 4, 2015March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: Garrison Starr feat. PJ Pacifico “Gin And Juice”
Hidden Gem: Garrison Starr feat. PJ Pacifico “Gin And Juice”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Ah yes, Snoop Dogg’s Gin and Juice, one of hip hop’s finest anthems. Sing it you know it:

“Rollin down the street, smokin endo, sippin on gin and juice / Laid back with my mind on my money and my money on my mind.” Yes Guy!

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Hidden Gem

Autumn Portrait In Session With Girth…

Posted on May 3, 2015February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on Autumn Portrait In Session With Girth…
Autumn Portrait In Session With Girth…

Autumn Portrait (aka Freddie Mojallal) joins In Session With Girth’s host Sammy Younan…check out the calculator watch styles: Wonder Twins Activate!

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Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Demi Louise

Posted on May 3, 2015February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Demi Louise

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Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Tom West

Posted on May 3, 2015February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Tom West

As inspired by listening to Tom West’s Oncoming Clouds

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Host Haiku In Session With Girth…The Autumn Portrait

Posted on May 3, 2015February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…The Autumn Portrait

As inspired by listening to The Autumn Portrait’s Tired Love

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  • #SetTheVCR: December 01-07, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Your Mission Impossible is to enjoy this week's TV Recommendations which range from Paul Anka to Jeff Buckley. Clearly with music that good it's time to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: November 24-30, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendation is all about Conjuring Stranger Things. Which is fun because if I start Acting My Age #SetTheVCR isn't as cool.
  • #SetTheVCR: November 17-23, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I bet if you are a Good Boy you'll enjoy these TV Recommendations. Funny You Should Say That as it is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: November 10-16, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    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.
  • #SetTheVCR: November 03-09, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    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.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 27 – November 02, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Happy Halloween with lots of horror and non-horror TV Recommendations. Like the hand bursting outta the grave, #SetTheVCR always comes back; it's never dead.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 20-26, 2025
    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!
  • #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?
  • New Book Alert: The Music Was Just Getting Good
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Ascent
    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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