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117 | Brian Jay Jones (Becoming Dr. Seuss)

May 21, 2019March 28, 2022 Sammy Younan No Comments

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with biographer by Brian Jay Jones whose latest biography is Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American.

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#SetTheVCR: August 08-14
by Sammy Younan
Dreams, Devils, and the Dead: ah yes welcome back to #SetTheVCR.
#SetTheVCR: August 01-07
by Sammy Younan
Taking a Quantum Leap you'll dig this week's #SetTheVCR: it's got Jokes. And if not the Sandman will come to you with dreams. All win!
#SetTheVCR: July 25-31, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Pennywise gets a Last Dance. It's that kind of #SetTheVCR week.
#SetTheVCR: July 18-24, 2022
by Sammy Younan
This is The Captain speaking: We got all kinds of Last Dances for this week's #SetTheVCR. From The Gray Man, a Last Dance from assassins, to Don McLean, to O.J. Simpson, there's something for everyone here. Let's face the music and Last Dance, shall we?
#SetTheVCR: July 11-17, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Let's have an Uncharted and Unprecedented Hart to Heart about this week's #SetTheVCR.
#SetTheVCR: July 4-10, 2022
by Sammy Younan
It's a Teen-Tastic week at #SetTheVCR: with characters struggling with Trigger Points seeking their Independence Day. Let's reach for the Moon…haven on TV this week…shall we begin?
#SetTheVCR: June 27-July 03, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Welcome to #SetTheVCR where this week it is murder most howl! We got a woman's basketball team eliminating the competition, black comics who are killing it, Chris Pratt has gone Terminal, Bond's stylish watch says it's No Time To Die and murders in a building. My "body" of work includes many puns. Let's investigate what's on TV this week.
#SetTheVCR: June 20-26, 2022
by Sammy Younan
This week starts off with revenge and ends with mindfulness and Zen. In between is a multiverse of possibilities. It's what you'd expect from the Man from Toronto who writes #SetTheVCR.
#SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022
by Sammy Younan
We got miracles and music, high stakes baseball and basketball...so it's either The Summer I Turned Pretty or the latest #SetTheVCR.
#SetTheVCR: June 6-12, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Netflix Geeks Hustle for stand up-comedy: it's that type of #SetTheVCR week.

MSL Space Station Oddity: Contact Photography Festival 2022 | Culture SnapMay 20, 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: 2021 Induction Ceremony | Rock & Roll Hall of FameNovember 26, 2021
Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony broadcast on HBO Max on Saturday, November 20 at 8 p.m.

MSL Space Station Oddity: Top 5 Favourite ”Monsters”October 30, 2021
Sammy & Stephanie discuss their Top 5 Favourite Monsters: from vampires to They Live aliens to Hal 9000 to Annie Wilkes and much more!

MSL Space Station Oddity: Being James BondOctober 8, 2021
Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces: Sammy & Stephanie discuss Being James Bond. The 45 minute documentary TV special in anticipation of No Time To Die.

MSL Space Station Oddity: ClickbaitOctober 1, 2021
Sammy & Stephanie discuss Netflix's Clickbait. An 8 episode limited series released on August 25, 2021.

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.

221 | Kat Rosenfield (No One Will Miss Her)
by Sammy Younan
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Kat Rosenfield whose latest novel is No One Will Miss Her a fantastic murder mystery thriller.