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Tag: Hot Docs

248 | Kat Jayme (The Grizzlie Truth)

Posted on December 13, 2022March 23, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 248 | Kat Jayme (The Grizzlie Truth)
248 | Kat Jayme (The Grizzlie Truth)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Kathleen Jayme about her Vancouver Grizzlies documentary: The Grizzlie Truth.

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236 | Rob Freeman (Drop The Needle)

Posted on October 25, 2022March 23, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 236 | Rob Freeman (Drop The Needle)
236 | Rob Freeman (Drop The Needle)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Rob Freeman about his Play De Record documentary (a freshtastic record shop in downtown Toronto) called Drop The Needle.

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#PantsWorthy: Hot Docs 2022 – Part 2

Posted on April 28, 2022November 10, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #PantsWorthy: Hot Docs 2022 – Part 2
#PantsWorthy: Hot Docs 2022 – Part 2

The 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival runs from Thursday, April 28 to Sunday, May 8 in downtown Toronto. (Though if ya can’t get to Toronto you can as a Canadian stream many of the documentaries: so that’s #CouchWorthy nice!) Part 1 of my #PantsWorthy recommendations can be enjoyed HERE while details on Packages,…

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#PantsWorthy: Hot Docs 2022 – Part 1

Posted on April 27, 2022April 29, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #PantsWorthy: Hot Docs 2022 – Part 1
#PantsWorthy: Hot Docs 2022 – Part 1

The 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival runs from Thursday, April 28 to Sunday, May 8 in downtown Toronto. (Though if ya can’t get to Toronto you can as a Canadian stream many of the documentaries: so that’s #CouchWorthy nice!) Packages, Passes and Tickets details are all HERE. If you can go…go; this is…

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231 | Will Di Novi (Hot Docs Podcast Festival)

Posted on January 11, 2022March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 231 | Will Di Novi (Hot Docs Podcast Festival)
231 | Will Di Novi (Hot Docs Podcast Festival)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Will Di Novi Special Programs Curator at Hot Docs and co-curator of the Hot Doc Podcast Festival.

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202 | Shalini Kantayya (TikTok, Boom)

Posted on May 25, 2021February 12, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 202 | Shalini Kantayya (TikTok, Boom)
202 | Shalini Kantayya (TikTok, Boom)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Shalini Kantayya for her PBS documentary TikTok, Boom.

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200 | Bruce Mau & Bisi Williams (Mau: Documentary)

Posted on May 11, 2021March 5, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 200 | Bruce Mau & Bisi Williams (Mau: Documentary)
200 | Bruce Mau & Bisi Williams (Mau: Documentary)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to designers Bruce Mau & Bisi Williams whose work, lives & their Massive Change Network are celebrated and examined in the Mau: Documentary.

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199 | Mads Hedegaard (Cannon Arm And The Arcade Quest)

Posted on May 4, 2021March 7, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 199 | Mads Hedegaard (Cannon Arm And The Arcade Quest)
199 | Mads Hedegaard (Cannon Arm And The Arcade Quest)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Mads Hedegaard whose documentary is Cannon Arm &the Arcade Quest about Kim Cannon Arm.

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#SetTheVCR: April 26-May 02, 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: April 26-May 02, 2021

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

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195 | Patrick Dell (Shooting War)

Posted on April 6, 2021March 7, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 195 | Patrick Dell (Shooting War)
195 | Patrick Dell (Shooting War)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Patrick Dell director of Shooting War a documentary from The Globe and Mail.

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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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