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#SetTheVCR: May 30-June 5, 2022

Posted on May 30, 2022November 10, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: May 30-June 5, 2022
#SetTheVCR: May 30-June 5, 2022

Assemble your Boys because the NBA Finals begin on the same day Orville is charting New Horizons. This is going to be an unforgettable #SetTheVCR week.

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#SetTheVCR: May 23-29, 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022November 10, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: May 23-29, 2022
#SetTheVCR: May 23-29, 2022

It’s blockbuster week at #SetTheVCR. New Star Wars; New Stranger Things. It’s all happing; so are you in or are you out?

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#SetTheVCR: January 31-February 6, 2022

Posted on January 31, 2022November 10, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: January 31-February 6, 2022
#SetTheVCR: January 31-February 6, 2022

We got football and monsters! I mean that’s an excellent week right there; #SetTheVCR or not right?

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#CouchWorthy: Untold: So I’m Telling You (Also Music Box on HBO)

Posted on August 3, 2021March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Untold: So I’m Telling You (Also Music Box on HBO)

Untold on Netflix is a five-part sports docuseries event that brings fresh eyes to some of the greatest stories in sports.

Music Box is an HBO original documentary series featuring six films exploring pivotal moments in the music world.

Garbage Time - NBA, Television

196 | Paul Kemp (Nike’s Big Bet)

Posted on April 13, 2021November 10, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 196 | Paul Kemp (Nike’s Big Bet)
196 | Paul Kemp (Nike’s Big Bet)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Paul Kemp for his sports/running documentary Nike’s Big Bet.

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#SetTheVCR: February 01-07, 2021

Posted on February 1, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: February 01-07, 2021

Another week of TV and another set of TV recommendations. It’s also the first time Britney Spears has ever been acknowledged here. So that’s Super Cool right?

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#SetTheVCR: December 13-19, 2020

Posted on December 13, 2020August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: December 13-19, 2020

TV On…Pants off! What’s Good on TV this week…

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037 | Dave O’Connor (Abstract: The Art Of Design)

Posted on February 14, 2017November 22, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 037 | Dave O’Connor (Abstract: The Art Of Design)
037 | Dave O’Connor (Abstract: The Art Of Design)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks creating documentaries, storytelling, Netflix’s Abstract: The Art of Design with RadicalMedia’s Dave O’Connor.

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  • #SetTheVCR: March 20 – 26, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Big Names in this week's #SetTheVCR: The Sandman, Mr. October, David Koresh and Tom Cruise. All they require is a Watcher, Britpop supplies the soundtrack.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 13 – 19, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's #SetTheVCR is a fantastic TV tour: from Local comedy, to Irish hospitality to an Essex County visit after seeing Changeland you'll want to wear comfortable pants. Or no pants…even better!
  • #SetTheVCR: March 06 – 12, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    We got historical farts, spies in a cold war and a talking seashell…that can only mean it's #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: February 27 – March 05, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Selective Outrage, a ghost and a Lil Yoda…obviously it's time for #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: February 20 – 26, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Smile! It's a fresh week of TV; you don't need The Consultant to know the Circus is back in town. It's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: February 13 – 19, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    This week in #SetTheVCR we go to space, technology runs amok and the American Government has been keeping UFOs secret. Welcome to the future…in this week's TV.
  • #SetTheVCR: February 06 – 12, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    A #SetTheVCR week that starts with a #GOAT…but will it end with a #GOAT?
  • #SetTheVCR: January 30 – February 05, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Ark you excited for another #SetTheVCR? Train your Watchful Eye on these fresh recommendations that'll make you Stand and cheer.
  • #SetTheVCR: January 23 – 29, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Can you read my Poker Face? You People are gonna enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR selections.
  • #SetTheVCR: January 16 – 22, 2023
    by Sammy Younan
    Two Canadians: one esteemed, one disgraced, Al Pacino is hunting Hitler and The Daily Show host is regenerating…kinda. It's not strange if it's on TV; it's #SetTheVCR!
  • 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.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Contact Photography Festival 2022 | Culture SnapMay 12, 2022
    Sammy is joined by photographer Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap to discuss and recommend a happy handful of Contact Photography Festival exhibitions.
  • 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
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss All The Batmans: from Michael Keaton to Ben Affleck.
  • 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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  • New Book Alert: January 10-14, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

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

  • New Book Alert: January 3-7, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

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

  • New Book Alert: November 8-12, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

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

  • New Book Alert: November 1-5, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

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

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