Podcasts
030 | Jeff Chang (Who We Be: The Colorization of America)
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks race and politics in America with journalist Jeff Chang author of Who We Be: The Colorization of America.
Hidden Gem: Banks and Steelz “Giant”
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
The chorus is a manifesto:
“I’ll stop at nothing
I will play this game
That’s so easily started
Not so easily parted
Giants, giants
Everything is shaking through the walls
‘Cause we are giants, giants
Heart of David, you know it takes just one
To tee off”
Sold. I’m in. I appreciate the macho aggressive nature of this anthem as RZA confirms: “Fuck CNN, this is ghetto editorial.” Word…what do you have to say to us today Banks and Steelz?
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Ghost Caravan
As inspired by listening to Ghost Caravan’s Music
Trailer Alert: O.J.: Made in America
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
“The first eight years of schooling was with all white people. So that helped me to understand how white people think. I think that transition is what helped me bridge the gap, because that’s what my success has really been about: bridging the gap between the black community and the white community.”
Hidden Gem: Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine “Hotline Bling”
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Richard Cheese is the Frank Sinatra version of Weird Al. Does that even make sense?
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Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Old Man Canyon
As inspired by listening to Old Man Canyon’s Delirium
Hidden Gem: South of France “Tribeca”
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Excellent Summer jam! Turn this one up…
Artst Tlk Episode 4: Pharrell Williams Interviews Tony Hawk
Sammy Younan
Girth Radio Presents…
Tony Hawk!!
I so made tea for this episode don’t even doubt that. My generation got to witness (and build up) The King of Pop…the other MJ (Air Jordan) and Tony Hawk. We’ve seen the best of the best. How astonishingly blessed are we! Icons! Renegades!
It’s why so many of us struggled in school…teachers keeping us down like gravity. And winter…boo to winter and snow. I grew up on the wrong coast…
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029 | Dave Merheje (Standup Comedy)
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to standup comic Dave Merheje co-staring in the Hulu show Ramy.