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#SetTheVCR: April 07-13, 2025

Posted on April 7, 2025April 6, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: April 07-13, 2025
#SetTheVCR: April 07-13, 2025

For this week’s TV Recommendations we stare into The Abyss and a Black Mirror stares back. Welcome to #SetTheVCR which is about as comfortable and as cool as Morningside.

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#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – April 2025

Posted on March 28, 2025May 4, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – April 2025
#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – April 2025

#SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.

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#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – March 2025

Posted on February 28, 2025March 31, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – March 2025
#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – March 2025

#SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.

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#CouchWorthy: July 2024 TV Highlights

Posted on August 3, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: July 2024 TV Highlights
#CouchWorthy: July 2024 TV Highlights

In July we said Smell Ya Later to Prime Video’s Outer Range after 2 seasons (nooo! Really enjoyed this sci-fi show). Prime also killed off American Rust. Beyond that Reginald the Vampire on Syfy, Halo on Paramount+ and Life & Beth over at Hulu all were cancelled. Clearly we didn’t watch em. Here are the…

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#SetTheVCR: July 22-28, 2024

Posted on July 22, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: July 22-28, 2024
#SetTheVCR: July 22-28, 2024

Like The Boy in the Woods it’s easy to get lost in the Wild Wild Space of streaming and TV Recommendations. No worries: #SetTheVCR offers history ruckus to contract killer ruckus and lots more…ruckus.

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243 | Jeff Pearlman (The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson)

Posted on October 25, 2022March 21, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 243 | Jeff Pearlman (The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson)
243 | Jeff Pearlman (The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to sports writer Jeff Pearlman about his book The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson.

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#SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022September 1, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022
#SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022

We got miracles and music, high stakes baseball and basketball…so it’s either The Summer I Turned Pretty or the latest #SetTheVCR.

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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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  • #SetTheVCR: July 28 – August 03, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From a Red Eye to Area 51 this week’s TV Recommendations will make you put up your Twisted Metal. I dunno what that means, either, though I do know it’s #SetTheVCR time.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    OPEN Happy Gilmore 2 is the TV Pick. TEXT This week’s TV Recommendations range from a Holy War to a Code of Silence. And Happy Gilmore is back…with a (golf) range like that it can only be #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome To The Summer I Turned on The TV enjoying an Apocalypse and many Home Runs. With these recommendations #SetTheVCR is for TV Rif Raf and Amateurs.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 7-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    #SetTheVCR is your Institute for TV Recommendations: from Trainwrecks to Jaws I drop it like it's hot!
  • #SetTheVCR: June 30 – July 6, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    New Sandman means new TV dreams for this week to let your Old Guard down and enjoy TV Recommendations just like Sinners. It’s #SetTheVCR so let’s get Lost Together.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 23-29, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here's a Countdown of TV Recommendations. For those who're Young Werther or those with an Ironheart this is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 16-22, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations for a Magic Lover you can watch week down by The Waterfront just watch out for Sharks. I'm not a Liar...look it's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 09-15, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Without a TV Guide TV Recommendations can quickly go FUBAR quickly like checking into a Hell Motel. To avoid that Trainwreck #SetTheVCR is your TV Revival.
  • #SetTheVCR June 2–8, 2025 TV recommendations image from My Summer Lair, featuring a retro-style television graphic promoting a weekly pop culture column by podcast host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: June 02-08, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Your Presence is required for these TV Recommendations which range from Power Moves to a Resident Alien. #SetTheVCR for Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • #SetTheVCR TV recommendations cover for May 26 – June 1, 2025, from My Summer Lair podcast, highlighting curated weekly streaming and television picks by Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 26 – June 01, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here stories from Birbiglia to Bono: it’s a Brave New World filled with TV Recommendations. Wanna Live The Good Life? Enjoy this week’s #SetTheVCR.
  • 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?
  • #CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me EverythingJune 22, 2025
    Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.
  • #CouchWorthy: Bono: Stories of SurrenderMay 29, 2025
    Bono: Stories of Surrender is a vivid reimagining of his one-man stage show Stories of Surrender now streaming on Apple TV.
  • #CouchWorthy: Super Team CanadaMay 16, 2025
    Super Team Canada follows six lesser known and underrated Canadian superheroes, tasked with saving the world.
  • #CouchWorthy: Murderbot: Season 1 May 15, 2025
    Murderbot a private security cyborg hides its acquired autonomy, while completing dangerous assignments is simultaneously drawn to humans.

  • 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?
  • New Book Alert: Fantastic Four by Ryan North Volume 2
    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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