Skip to content
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • PodBean
  • Subscribe To My Pal Sammy Newsletter
  • ABOUT
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms

My Summer Lair

Think NPR's Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith: My Summer Lair with host Sammy Younan: interviews & impressions on Pop Culture.

  • Home
  • Podcast
    • My Summer Lair
    • Space Station Oddity
  • Set The VCR
  • New Book Alert
  • True Sammy Stories
  • Toggle search form
More Or Les (The Human Condition)

178 | More Or Les (The Human Condition)

Posted on November 17, 2020April 13, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 178 | More Or Les (The Human Condition)

My Summer Lair Chapter #178: How Has This Pandemic Affected Your Human Condition?

The best science fiction be it a TV show like Doctor Who or Star Trek: The Next Generation (and we mention both in this nerdy My Summer Lair conversation) or books or even comics (Les and I talk about Professor X in X-Men comics) effectively contemplate the human condition.

We are frail creatures not just physically where so much can harm us but also we’re mentally vulnerable.

And from this stew of sci-fi mixed with the unique human perspective comes More or Les’ latest rap album: The Human Condition. More or Les is on a sonic mission to connect…as we endure this pandemic with endless lockdowns devoid of human contact but also literally fresh pop culture with spellbinding tales. The mental ends can become frayed.

We can get lost emotionally and spiritually.

More Or Les (The Human Condition) My Summer Lair 178

However this isn’t a totally serious album or even a serious discussion there is fun and nerdery and nostalgia. Such as Transformers, Back to the Future, The Prime Directive, Secret Avengers, Conan The Barbarian, Predator and Terminator. Whew.

Buckle up nerds! “Where we’re going we don’t need roads.”

More or Les @ W • T • F

Host Sammy Younan

Recorded: Thursday November 26, 2020 at 11:30 am

Stress free pop culture tastefully harvested for your divine delight. Once a week a carefully curated edition of My Pal Sammy goes directly to your inbox. Sign up for my newsletter so we can have some fun…discussing The Human Condition!

My Summer Lair, Podcast Tags:Doctor Who, More or Les, Movies, Music, Science-Fiction, The Human Condition, Wordburglar, X-Men

Post navigation

Previous Post: 177 | Kyle Thrash (Maybe Next Year)
Next Post: 179 | Zack O’Malley Greenburg (A-List Angels)

More Related Articles

Charles Officer (Invisible Essence: The Little Prince) 106 | Charles Officer (Invisible Essence: The Little Prince) My Summer Lair
227 | Mo Zeighami (Tehranto) My Summer Lair
201 | Fabian Nicieza (Suburban Dicks) My Summer Lair
Podcast cover for My Summer Lair hosted by Sammy Younan Episode 320 with photographer Henry VanderSpek, featuring his Urban Scrawl exhibition from the Contact Photography Festival. The image shows graffiti text reading 'Bully The System' with sci-fi-style framing. 320 | Henry VanderSpek (Urban Scrawl) My Summer Lair
024 | Andrew Young (Geek Hard) My Summer Lair
186 | Shirley Gnome (Quantity Time) My Summer Lair

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • #SetTheVCR: August 10-16, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Need Lanterns for bright TV Recommendations? It’s Normal to read #SetTheVCR and Reacher for your TV remote.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 03-09, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Shard of TV Recommendations make watching TV feel like Moral Kombat. No worries I got dope #SetTheVCR recommendations for all kinds of Family Ties.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 27 – August 02, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    TV You can be Furious about these TV Recommendations from The Devil's Mouth. Or you can just #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 20-26, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Lots of Nouvelle Vague TV Recommendations this week: 72 Hours will be just Gone watching TV. #SetTheVCR is just as rare as a Blue Heron.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 13-19, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    You got Lucky…have I got TV Sweetness for you. Your next TV Obsession awaits like a patient Hawk. You won’t put this week’s #SetTheVCR in Cold Storage.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 06-12, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    No need to attend Burning Man to go on a vision quest for TV Recommendations. Your TV Protector is back with another #SetTheVCR that’s as recklessly fun as Evel Knievel.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 29 – July 05, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    These aren't TV Recommendations. Rather this week's #SetTheVCR is a TV time machine back when TV was a Keeper. Cue the fireworks!
  • #SetTheVCR: June 22-28, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Here's How To Make A Killing with TV recommendations. Ignore the Undertone and trust your Little Brother #SetTheVCR who'll always be Family like we're in Fast & Furious.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 15-21, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    You Never Change and neither do I. These Project Hail Mary TV Recommendations can only be #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 08-14, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    If your goal is to enjoy TV Recommendations that don't involve The World Cup or America's 250th Anniversary well...I did my best. Still, shall we #SetTheVCR?
  • Nepo Baby Exceptions vs Expectations: Sunny Sandler Is Overcast…August 14, 2026
    High resources demand high talent. Why (nepo baby) Sunny Sandler falls short of the Universal Gold Standard.
  • #PantsWorthy: Nimrods Is A Green Day Word SearchAugust 13, 2026
    Nimrods is a fun road trip movie & so here is my Nimrods review as a Green Day word search.
  • #CouchWorthy: From Mixtapes to The King of Pop BiopicsAugust 11, 2026
    A cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known: Respect Gen X.
  • Happy National Pinball Day! Buying Bold Dreams with QuartersAugust 1, 2026
    Celebrating National Pinball Day: a salute to tactile storytelling, analog chaos, and buying bold dreams with quarters in neon-lit arcades.
  • #CouchWorthy: Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2July 29, 2026
    Batman: Caped Crusader is a hard-boiled animated series that follows the fearsome vigilante in his early years.
  • #CouchWorthy: 10 Years of Stranger Things Is Strange…Hype Is For HeathensJuly 15, 2026
    10 years later is Stranger Things world-building or just nostalgic hype? A retrospective look at the Duffer Brothers’ pop culture legacy.

  • 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?

Copyright © 2026 My Summer Lair.

Powered by PressBook Premium theme