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Category: Girth Radio Blog

2017 Wrap Up and Highlights

Posted on January 3, 2018 By stephrc79

2017 was a good year over at Girth Radio. We continued to bring in guests that got our hosts excited to be there. We gave them a drink or two to get their secrets out and recorded for your listening pleasure and we laughed, high fived and from time to time bro hugged it out….

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Trailer Alert: The X-Files I Want To Believe

Posted on July 7, 2017February 16, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trailer Alert: The X-Files I Want To Believe

I finally finished the X-Files…last year.

Back in the show’s original run (which wrapped in 2002 a delightfully stone age era with dial up internet, black and white Game Boys) I left when the show moved to LA aka Season 6. In 2014 my restless heart desired to finish the series…watch all 202 episodes and the 2 movies. What a marvelous and flawed run.

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Illuminated Chronicles: Why Pop Culture? (TED Talk)

Posted on April 28, 2017March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Illuminated Chronicles: Why Pop Culture? (TED Talk)

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

“Why must we be so serious about what divide us and trivialize what bring us together?”

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Pantsworthy: CMW – April 23, 2017

Posted on April 23, 2017February 17, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Pantsworthy: CMW – April 23, 2017

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Last day of CMW. (The hint is in the festival name…Canadian Music Week! Man I’d so clean up on a American game shows). But before you rip off your wristband and expose the pale skin underneath to the light there are 3 final #Pantsworthy shows that you should check out:

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Pantsworthy: CMW – April 22, 2017

Posted on April 22, 2017February 17, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Pantsworthy: CMW – April 22, 2017

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Last day of CMW. (The hint is in the festival name…Canadian Music Week! Man I’d so clean up on a American game shows). But before you rip off your wristband and expose the pale skin underneath to the light there are 3 final #Pantsworthy shows that you should check out:

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Pantsworthy: CMW – April 21, 2017

Posted on April 21, 2017February 17, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Pantsworthy: CMW – April 21, 2017

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Because last night’s CMW activities required mucho rolling in the deep (don’t feel like I am using that phrase correctly) tonight is just 1 show recommendation.

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Pantsworthy: CMW – April 20, 2017

Posted on April 20, 2017February 17, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Pantsworthy: CMW – April 20, 2017

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

This is the Biggest Day at CMW!! So much amazing is happening; as it’s 2017 if you can use a home cloning kit to make party-duplicates of yourself, I strong advise it. Even at Girth Radio we’re hosting 2 bands. Visit Pacific Junction Hotel bar (234 King St E) and bring your single friends!

At 6pm Sean Sirianni takes over In Session… and hosts Cat Clyde for an acoustic performance and interview.

At 7pm I’m hanging out with Hillsburn for an acoustic performance and interview.

After my work is done I’m gonna check out what the Bucks-Raptors score is at (Game 3 starts at 8pm!) then I’m off to see what the evening has for me and my posse.

It’s all happening!

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Pantsworthy: CMW – April 19, 2017

Posted on April 19, 2017February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Pantsworthy: CMW – April 19, 2017

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Oh man…you hafta, you must, you really should see The Balconies live. If I had their dense sonic energy oh the things I could accomplish. Good Gravy! Also on tonight’s CMW 2017 bill is Ivory Hours: yo a fantastic double bill. If that’s not your cup of tea there is also Look Vibrant. CMW is always about choices.

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Pantsworthy: CMW – April 18, 2017

Posted on April 18, 2017February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Like a boomerang lovingly thrown on a warm Summer Day CMW has returned. And we’re easing into 2017’s Festival Fun with one #Pantsworthy show you should totally check out:

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Trailer Alert: I Am Not Your Negro

Posted on February 22, 2017 By Sammy Younan
Trailer Alert: I Am Not Your Negro

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

It is difficult to convey the profound impact James Baldwin has on other writers…and on the discussions and debates we continue to have about race and racism. He died in 1987; yet we’re still grappling with the complex issues he so eloquently expressed in writing and speaking.

I come from comic books; from sci-fi and all too often encounter nerd-centric click-bait posts on diversity. Not only have we grown comfortable championing facile notions of diversity often to the cheers/likes/retweets of our passionate echo chamber (Yes Men for true) we lazily challenge the numbers not the issues.

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    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.
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    I bet if you are a Good Boy you'll enjoy these TV Recommendations. Funny You Should Say That as it is #SetTheVCR.
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    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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    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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