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Tag: Magic

184 | Jamie Allan (Illusionarium)

Posted on January 19, 2021March 5, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 184 | Jamie Allan (Illusionarium)
184 | Jamie Allan (Illusionarium)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Jamie Allan an iMagician who has conceived Illusionarium an experiential exhibition that employs state-of-the-art technology to reveal the history of magic.

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#SetTheVCR: January 17-24, 2021

Posted on January 18, 2021March 30, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: January 17-24, 2021
#SetTheVCR: January 17-24, 2021

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

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Modern Magic With Jamie Allan

Posted on December 12, 2020September 18, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Modern Magic With Jamie Allan

Jamie Allan is an iMagician & creator of Illusionarium an experiential exhibition on the history of magic.

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My Pal Sammy (Season 2) | The Umbrella Academy Mariachi Band

Posted on August 7, 2020November 10, 2022 By Sammy Younan
My Pal Sammy (Season 2) | The Umbrella Academy Mariachi Band

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho with Alexandre O. Philippe director of 78/52 a documentary on the iconic Psycho shower scene. Yes just the shower scene…not the whole movie.

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#CouchWorthy: Magic for Humans – Season 3

Posted on May 15, 2020January 1, 2024 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Magic for Humans – Season 3

“He’s back to pull a rabbit out of a…piñata? Justin Willman always surprises with frisky magic skills that amuse and charm, trick and disarm.” Yes Yes Y’all: Magic for Humans is back for a third season. Woot! Woot!

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

155 | Justin Willman (Magic for Humans: Season 3)

Posted on May 12, 2020March 7, 2023 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on 155 | Justin Willman (Magic for Humans: Season 3)
155 | Justin Willman (Magic for Humans: Season 3)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Justin Willman comedian, magician, and host of Magic for Humans now on Season 3 on Netflix.

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#SetTheVCR: May 10-16, 2020

Posted on May 10, 2020March 29, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: May 10-16, 2020

We got Happy Days and Perfect Dudes. We got The Wrong Missy and a Joker. This is either #SetTheVCR or one strange week. Either way, you will not be bored.

READ ON “#SetTheVCR: May 10-16, 2020” »

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147 | Joe Posnanski (The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini)

Posted on March 10, 2020March 21, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 147 | Joe Posnanski (The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini)
147 | Joe Posnanski (The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews sports journalist Joe Posnanski author of The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini.

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146 | David Ben (Illusions: The Art of Magic)

Posted on March 3, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan 2 Comments on 146 | David Ben (Illusions: The Art of Magic)
146 | David Ben (Illusions: The Art of Magic)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer, conjuror, magic creative consultant David Ben for the AGO’s exhibition Illusions: The Art of Magic.

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Hot For Harry Houdini

Posted on March 3, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hot For Harry Houdini
Hot For Harry Houdini

I went to the Art Gallery of Ontario. They’re currently hosting Illusions: The Art Of Magic so I’m brown and down with that.

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    by Sammy Younan
    If you're a Remarkably Bright Creature seeking TV Recommendations well then good news: #SetTheVCR means you're Finally Home!
  • #SetTheVCR: April 27 – May 03, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    I am a Man on Fire with these TV Recommendations. Be a Good Son and enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 20 – 26, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Like a Real American, you’ll wanna go to White Castle before you take a hit of these TV Recommendations that’ll leave you Speechless. This week’s #SetTheVCR a Good Girl compliment.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 13-19, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    If you have Beef with lousy TV Recommendations where you’re From, never no worries. Adulthood is reading #SetTheVCR every week.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 06 – 12, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    No need to Trash through bogus TV Recommendations making Big Mistakes because of what The Boys told you to watch. I’m here with #SetTheVCR so your TV Outcome isn’t a Crime 101.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 30 – April 05 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    This week’s TV recommendations are fit for a Primate and a Deathstalker. So if you like #SetTheVCR that’s Made for March get your pizza ready.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 23-29, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's Pretty Lethal TV Recommendations show no Mercy. You don't need to be a Daredevil to know you can trust #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Now You See These TV Recommendations; Now You’ll Be None Too Pleased. If that fails to make sense know that #SetTheVCR is your TV Meal Ticket.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 09-15, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Free TV Recommendations that'll have you go Nuclear. Enjoy the March Madness of #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Ted is back and so is SCTV, that's as good as TV Recommendations get. For #SetTheVCR March comes in like a fuzzy teddy bear and it leaves with a Daredevil.
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    Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from Democracy Now!
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    What happens when a society loses the ability to tolerate disagreement and power decides who gets to speak?
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    Sammy Vibes are the compelling connective tissue between my deep-dive writing on Substack and my curated cultural recommendations.
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    800 Episodes of The Simpsons proves one thing: Outrage has a shorter lifespan than great comedy. Eat it Hari Kondabolu.
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    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
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    by Sammy Younan
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