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Tag: New Book Smell

#CouchWorthy: J.K. Rowling’s Strike: The Ink Black Heart

Posted on December 16, 2024January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: J.K. Rowling’s Strike: The Ink Black Heart
#CouchWorthy: J.K. Rowling’s Strike: The Ink Black Heart

“Strike and Robin are hired to investigate a murder involving a creator of a cult TV cartoon and an anonymous online troll known as “Anomie.””

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300 | Sammy Younan (Celebrating 300: The Journey Of My Summer Lair)

Posted on July 30, 2024December 25, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 300 | Sammy Younan (Celebrating 300: The Journey Of My Summer Lair)
300 | Sammy Younan (Celebrating 300: The Journey Of My Summer Lair)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan was given the blessed opportunity to celebrate the 300th My Summer Lair episode.

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293 | Tricia Romano (The Freaks Came Out to Write: Village Voice)

Posted on June 11, 2024March 7, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 293 | Tricia Romano (The Freaks Came Out to Write: Village Voice)
293 | Tricia Romano (The Freaks Came Out to Write: Village Voice)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Tricia Romano author of The Freaks Came Out To Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice.

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292 | Matt Singer (Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever)

Posted on June 4, 2024October 7, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 292 | Matt Singer (Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever)
292 | Matt Singer (Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer Matt Singer whose book is Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.

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288 | Michael Hirsh (Animation Nation)

Posted on May 7, 2024April 8, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 288 | Michael Hirsh (Animation Nation)
288 | Michael Hirsh (Animation Nation)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to poet Alicia Cook whose latest poetry collection is The Music Was Just Getting Good.

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282 | Cassidy McFadzean (Crying Dress)

Posted on March 26, 2024August 11, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 282 | Cassidy McFadzean (Crying Dress)
282 | Cassidy McFadzean (Crying Dress)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to poet Cassidy McFadzean whose latest poetry collection is Crying Dress.

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Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman – Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,

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272 | Alicia Cook (The Music Was Just Getting Good)

Posted on January 16, 2024April 8, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 272 | Alicia Cook (The Music Was Just Getting Good)
272 | Alicia Cook (The Music Was Just Getting Good)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to poet Alicia Cook whose latest poetry collection is The Music Was Just Getting Good.

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270 | Brian “Box” Brown (The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood)

Posted on December 19, 2023May 15, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 270 | Brian “Box” Brown (The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood)
270 | Brian “Box” Brown (The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to cartoonist Brian “Box” Brown about his non-fiction graphic novel: The He-Man Effect.

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Morning Tea: Purple Freedom For The Beautiful Ones

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Purple Freedom For The Beautiful Ones
Morning Tea: Purple Freedom For The Beautiful Ones

What’s popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

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  • #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.
  • #SetTheVCR cover for May 19–25, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, featuring weekly streaming and TV recommendations curated by host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From Pee-wee Herman to Sherlock Holmes this week’s TV Recommendations are loaded with comedy, angst and drama. Plus for this week’s #SetTheVCR you get to shake it like a Polaroid picture.
  • #SetTheVCR TV guide cover for May 12–18, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, with curated streaming and broadcast recommendations by Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: May 12-18, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Do you have Heart Eyes for fresh TV Recommendations without all the Overcompensating puns? The puns are here to stay that’s what makes it #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 05-11, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Even with your Poker Face I can tell you’re seeking TV Recommendations for your Safe House. No worries with this week’s #SetTheVCR I got it in The Black Bag.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 28 – May 04, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    April showers bring May TV listings: these TV recommendations cover all Four Seasons. It’s #SetTheVCR where I put the On in Conan.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations can be Havoc; You need help. Well Babygirl: I got you; it's your TV Companion: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I hope you're a light Nightsleeper because the NBA Playoffs start this week. Will a new champion be Minted? Only way to know is to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 07-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    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.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 31 – April 06, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Secrets and Serial Killers pepper this week’s TV Recommendations. A combo like that can only mean it’s #SetTheVCR.
  • #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.
  • #CouchWorthy: Ernest Cole: Lost and Found April 29, 2025
    Raoul Peck's portrait of South African photographer Ernest Cole offers a harrowing history of Apartheid and chronicles an artist in exile.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – April 2025March 28, 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.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – March 2025February 28, 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.

  • 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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