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Category: Girth Radio Blog

PantsWorthy: TIFF 2019

Posted on September 6, 2019 By Sammy Younan
PantsWorthy: TIFF 2019

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

One of the more puzzling aspects of a film festival—most film festivals—is that the present project is what gets celebrated. The present is the focus. Kevin Smith got Clerks into Sundance which is a great accomplishment. However the present only creates potential. It is the follow up…that matters: the relationship with the festival and now the relationship with the audience grows out of that potential. In music one hit wonders are fine and fun they do not in any way shape or form suggest a career or a body of work.

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 5, 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Final Day of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. What did you see? What did you unlearn? Today ‘s offering two portraits of mental health and…I dunno maybe the suggestion doggies are good for your mental health? One last time…Here we go!

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 4, 2019

Posted on May 4, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 10 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. Today’s Pantsworthy recommendations has lots of jerks! From the NFL to assholes to the Pickup Game to those who oppose sanitation? Yup. Jerks! Here we go!

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 3, 2019

Posted on May 3, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 9 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. Today we get profiles of 2 cool people and 1 type of person who thinks they are cool. Here we go!

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 2, 2019

Posted on May 2, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 8 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. Today’s documentaries cover culture from the NFL to gun culture to pop culture. Here we go!

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 1, 2019

Posted on May 1, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 7 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. Today we get profiles of 2 cool people and 1  type of person who thinks they are cool. Here we go!

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – April 30, 2019

Posted on April 30, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 5 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. How are you holding up? The following are Pantsworthy documentaries from corporate coups to selling lies. We got dogs to people who treat other people like dogs. Here we go!

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Hot Docs: Assholes: A Theory

Posted on April 24, 2019 By Sammy Younan
Hot Docs: Assholes: A Theory

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Watching Assholes: A Theory I thought about Kanye West.

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Trailer Alert: ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

Posted on February 3, 2019March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Trailer Alert: ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Back in October Netflix quietly released ReMastered a music documentary series focusing on seminal musical moments: basically it was their 30 for 30 but instead of sports it was music.

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Girth Radio Next Steps Pitch

Posted on January 9, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan

So I dunno what to do now. Met with the new owner of Pacific Junction Hotel or whatever it’ll be called now. She wants to convert the upstairs…the back of the bar into fine dining. Tablecloths. Err…I dunno that’s more King WEST than East, you know? When I pointed out George Brown is literally around…

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    by Sammy Younan
    Wanna Manifest some excellent TV week? Then #SetTheVVCR we got Tough Love to TLC.
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    by Sammy Younan
    This week prepare: TV & #SetTheVCR are taking it to the #Max. If you're SmartLess about what to watch - perhaps your week has gone all #FUBAR - then you'll enjoy all these suggestions and puns so much Moore.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 15 – 21, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Did you hear the one about a Black Knight and an Ant-Man who were Missing? Why yes it's #SetTheVCR where it's all Love To Love You when it comes to TV.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 08 – 14, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    A Time Traveler, A Man Who Can Fly, A Shapeshifter plus…lots more. Clearly it can only be #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
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    by Sammy Younan
    Citadel on the couch as it's a fresh #SetTheVCR where we say goodbye to James Corden and David Bowie but say hello to lots of new TV.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Anybody who has been Ghosted with enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR: From Tupac to Duran Duran. So Scrap your plans; no need to be a Diplomat and Bring It On!
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    by Sammy Younan
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  • #SetTheVCR: April 03 – 09, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    From Beef to Beats to Babies to Boris Becker this week's #SetTheVCR is beautifully bodacious. Believe that!
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    by Sammy Younan
    It’s hard to believe but we’re basically into April. Spring has sprung. However, before we leave March behind here are some TV highlights that are #CouchWorthy. Maybe you missed em or didn’t hear about em. What about something fresh? Or something different? Or fun! Then here ya go!
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: DCEU Is Pee-Ew | Batgirl vs HBO MaxAugust 5, 2022
    Sammy & Rob Gaudette discuss and review the status of the DCEU following the cancellation of Batgirl on HBO Max. Rob still has hope.
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  • MSL Space Station Oddity: A Taylor Hawkins MemorialMarch 28, 2022
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss the shocking and sad passing of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: All The Batmans | Keaton To Nipples to BatfleckMarch 10, 2022
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  • MSL Space Station Oddity: 2021 Induction Ceremony | Rock & Roll Hall of FameNovember 25, 2021
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

  • Yaron Weitzman (Tanking to the Top) and Sammy Younan in My Summer Lair 148
    Under-Review: Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers
    by Sammy Younan
    Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sportsby Yaron WeitzmanPublished by Grand Central Publishing on March 17, 2020NBA // Non-Fiction // 76ers One of the best lines in Yaron Weitzman’s NBA book: “Hinkie triggered a culture war.” Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and...

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    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

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    by Sammy Younan

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    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

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