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117 | Brian Jay Jones (Becoming Dr. Seuss)

May 21, 2019November 5, 2022 Sammy Younan No Comments

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan talks with Brian Jay Jones whose wrote Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel & the Making of an American.

My Summer Lair, Podcast

#SetTheVCR: December 05 – 11, 2022
by Sammy Younan
This week's #SetTheVCR features the return of Doom Patrol, the fifth George Clooney and Julia Roberts movie, Bugs Bunny talk to other cartoons about the meaning of life and…Brad Pitt on a Bullet Train. Get cozy even as your cheeks get rosey.
#SetTheVCR: November 28 – December 04, 2022
by Sammy Younan
We're wrapping up November and easing in December. You know what that means right? Indeed. So to help here's some non-Christmas #SetTheVCR selections for this week. You're welcome!!
#SetTheVCR: November 21 – 27, 2022
by Sammy Younan
It's (American) Thanksgiving so this week's #SetTheVCR celebrates the Land of Hope and Dreams while giving you an Opportunity to Smile.
#SetTheVCR: November 14 – 20, 2022
by Sammy Younan
The Boss wants you to enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR which is filled with Wonder and zombies and an invitation to party like it's 1899? Eh, sure just listen to The Boss.
#SetTheVCR: November 07 – 13, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Well, you survived Halloween and here you are; a horror-free #SetTheVCR week just for you. Some TV enjoyment for you to pair with your discount Halloween candy.
#SetTheVCR: October 31 – November 06, 2022
by Sammy Younan
An Inside Man says this week's #SetTheVCR is for Titans who like to Manifest their Weird. It's hard to explain so you gotta see it to believe it.
#SetTheVCR: October 24 – 30, 2022
by Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR is like a TV Pandora's box. Well…more like a Cabinet of Curiosities: open it up and you never know what you'll discover.
#SetTheVCR: October 17 – 23, 2022
by Sammy Younan
The NBA Returns, Krusty is Pennywise and The Lazarus Project is resurrected in Canada. Welcome back to #SetTheVCR.
#SetTheVCR: October 10 – 16, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Halloween is a time for family gatherings: High School kids, a butler-slash-spy, hating on Barney (apparently), and 007.
#SetTheVCR: October 03 – 09, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Merry Halloween! Tis a wonderful season filled with much warm fearpee and the grave isn't always the final resting spot. The #SetTheVCR recommendations are coming...from inside the house!

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.

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.

Under-Review: Steve Kerr: A Life
by Sammy Younan
Steve Kerr: A Lifeby Scott Howard-CooperPublished by HarperCollins Publishers on June 15, 2021NBA // Non-Fiction // Bulls & Warriors From the “diary” of sportswriter Scott Howard-Cooper: On August 10, 2019…he wrote:“Beginning work on a biography of Warriors coach Steve Kerr, to be published by William Morrow in Fall 2020. Kerr’s journey through triumph and tragedy...
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