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Tag: Hot Docs 2019

116 | Fred Peabody (The Corporate Coup D’Etat)

Posted on May 14, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 116 | Fred Peabody (The Corporate Coup D’Etat)
116 | Fred Peabody (The Corporate Coup D’Etat)

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan talks with Fred Peabody director of The Corporate Coup D’État, Phillip Martin & producer Jeff Cohen at Hot Docs.

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115 | Johnny Sweet (Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story)

Posted on May 7, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 115 | Johnny Sweet (Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story)
115 | Johnny Sweet (Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story)

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan talks with Johnny Sweet director of Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story during Hot Docs 2019.

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 5, 2019

Posted on May 5, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Final Day of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. What did you see? What did you unlearn? Today ‘s offering two portraits of mental health and…I dunno maybe the suggestion doggies are good for your mental health? One last time…Here we go!

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 4, 2019

Posted on May 4, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 10 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. Today’s Pantsworthy recommendations has lots of jerks! From the NFL to assholes to the Pickup Game to those who oppose sanitation? Yup. Jerks! Here we go!

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 2, 2019

Posted on May 2, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 8 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. Today’s documentaries cover culture from the NFL to gun culture to pop culture. Here we go!

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – May 1, 2019

Posted on May 1, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 7 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. Today we get profiles of 2 cool people and 1  type of person who thinks they are cool. Here we go!

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114 | Minnie Lane (The Pickup Game)

Posted on April 30, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 114 | Minnie Lane (The Pickup Game)
114 | Minnie Lane (The Pickup Game)

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan talks with Dating Coach Minnie Lane who appears in the documentary The Pickup Game during Hot Docs 2019.

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Pantsworthy: Hot Docs – April 30, 2019

Posted on April 30, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Day 5 of the 2019 Hot Docs festival. How are you holding up? The following are Pantsworthy documentaries from corporate coups to selling lies. We got dogs to people who treat other people like dogs. Here we go!

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Hot Docs 2019: Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story

Posted on April 26, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hot Docs 2019: Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story
Hot Docs 2019: Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story

A Hot Docs 2019 Recommendation: Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story.

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Hot Docs 2019: Memory: The Origins of Alien

Posted on April 25, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hot Docs 2019: Memory: The Origins of Alien

A Hot Docs 2019 Recommendation: Memory: The Origins of Alien.

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    by Sammy Younan
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    If you're a Remarkably Bright Creature seeking TV Recommendations well then good news: #SetTheVCR means you're Finally Home!
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