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Tag: Magic

#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!

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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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118 | Jonah Babins (The Toronto Magic Company)

Posted on May 28, 2019October 20, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 118 | Jonah Babins (The Toronto Magic Company)
118 | Jonah Babins (The Toronto Magic Company)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with Jonah Babins magician and co-founder of The Toronto Magic Company.

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  • #SetTheVCR: November 24-30, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendation is all about Conjuring Stranger Things. Which is fun because if I start Acting My Age #SetTheVCR isn't as cool.
  • #SetTheVCR: November 17-23, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I bet if you are a Good Boy you'll enjoy these TV Recommendations. Funny You Should Say That as it is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: November 10-16, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Eddie has always been a Running Man, which seems strange for TV Recommendations. And yet as you'll see there's so much classics to celebrate in this week's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: November 03-09, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From God blessing others to playing God these are Holy TV Recommendations this week. There's so much Fantastic on TV this week, you gotta #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 27 – November 02, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Happy Halloween with lots of horror and non-horror TV Recommendations. Like the hand bursting outta the grave, #SetTheVCR always comes back; it's never dead.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 20-26, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome to Derry is not the sole vanishing children TV Recommendation this week. #SetTheVCR has lots of Happy Halloween offerings so keep that G.I. Joe nightlight handy.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 13-19, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations is loaded with TV We Love to Happy Halloween suggestions that'll leave you Scared Shitless. A wonderful range like that can only be: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 06-12, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    With these week's TV recommendations say goodbye to John Candy and the Woman In Cabin 10. But say hello to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 29 – October 05, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Like a man in the basement I got TV recommendations that are a Chef's Kiss. On The Lost Bus, this is your stop: It's #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: September 22-28, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I got the Lowdown on this week's TV Recommendations so you don't hafta Go Into The Void all Wayward and lost. Just as The Simpsons keep going, so too does #SetTheVCR.
  • #CouchWorthy: Smell Ya Later Ozzy OsbourneOctober 3, 2025
    Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home is one documentary way to say...Smell Ya Later Ozzy Osbourne. Thanks for the music.
  • #TIFF50: Eleanor the GreatSeptember 25, 2025
    In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to life the proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a dangerous tale.
  • The Savant vs The Idiot…September 24, 2025
    The series follows The Savant an undercover investigator as she infiltrates online hate groups to stop domestic extremists before they act.
  • New Book Alert: Cesar Romero: The Joker Is WildAugust 26, 2025
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
  • Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!July 2, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.
  • Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)July 1, 2025
    Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case...a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?

  • New Book Alert: Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
  • Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
  • New Book Alert: California Bear
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Music Was Just Getting Good
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Ascent
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?

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