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300 | Sammy Younan (Celebrating 300: The Journey Of My Summer Lair)

Posted on July 30, 2024December 25, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 300 | Sammy Younan (Celebrating 300: The Journey Of My Summer Lair)

My Summer Lair Chapter #300: How Did My Summer Lair Get To 300?


Welcome to the 300th episode of My Summer Lair.

Join host Sammy Younan as he marks this incredible milestone, celebrating 300 episodes of insightful conversations with diverse guests.

Sammy prompted ChatGPT for 10 questions about My Summer Lair (the podcast) and My Pal Sammy (the newsletter) and about who he is and about pop culture.

Hear about his unique approach to podcasting, the evolution of the show, and the special moments that have left a lasting impression.

Explore the themes of nostalgia (bah!), the challenges of crafting engaging content (ha!), and the responsibility of being a curator in the ever-evolving online space (ya!).

This episode is a deep dive into the passion, dedication, and gratitude that have fuelled Sammy’s success in reaching this notable milestone.

Thank you for joining us on this incredible journey!

Indeed.

I was given the rare and blessed opportunity to simultaneously celebrate the 300th My Summer Lair episode and the 300th My Pal Sammy; which is also now at 300 issues or newsletters or dispatches or whatever they’re called.

300 episodes: wow.

All these different guests,
All these different interviews,
It’s been a remarkable run.

For my episodes since I usually interview a prominent guest and ask them about their accomplishments; I figured I should be the guest.

For the 300th episode I asked Chat GPT…how do you as an active citizen and consumer of the online world see me?

I prompted the SkyNet AI to ask me 10 questions about this remarkable feat of 300 My Summer Lair episodes and 300 My Pal Sammy dispatches.

That’s the choppy voice you’ll hear on this recording following my standard long-winded introduction. (Can we pretend that’s become my endearing signature slash trademark?)

So Yeah & So Yo: 300.

I don’t know if the audience would agree, but for me, personally, like, it’s just been surreal. “Surreal but nice” to quote Hugh Grant in Notting Hill.

When you start a podcast you’re basically just throwing something online. Like cooked spaghetti on the wall: does it stick? You have no idea where it’s going to go or how it’s going to connect.

When you start a podcast you just don’t have any way to understand what’s going to happen to you and where it’s going to go.

A podcast is a road trip without a destination.

That’s why the only word I keep coming back to is surreal.
It is surreal.
How did I end up here?

This is that story…

My Summer Lair @ W • T • F

Host Sammy Younan

Recorded: Friday December 13, 2024 at 12:30 pm (EST)

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