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202 | Shalini Kantayya (TikTok, Boom)

May 25, 2021November 10, 2022 Sammy Younan No Comments

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Shalini Kantayya for her PBS documentary TikTok, Boom.

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#SetTheVCR: March 29-April 04, 2021

March 29, 2021August 11, 2022 Sammy Younan

How did we get to April??? TV On…Pants off! What’s Good on TV this week.

Set The VCR

#SetTheVCR: November 28 – December 04, 2022
by Sammy Younan
We're wrapping up November and easing in December. You know what that means right? Indeed. So to help here's some non-Christmas #SetTheVCR selections for this week. You're welcome!!
#SetTheVCR: November 21 – 27, 2022
by Sammy Younan
It's (American) Thanksgiving so this week's #SetTheVCR celebrates the Land of Hope and Dreams while giving you an Opportunity to Smile.
#SetTheVCR: November 14 – 20, 2022
by Sammy Younan
The Boss wants you to enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR which is filled with Wonder and zombies and an invitation to party like it's 1899? Eh, sure just listen to The Boss.
#SetTheVCR: November 07 – 13, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Well, you survived Halloween and here you are; a horror-free #SetTheVCR week just for you. Some TV enjoyment for you to pair with your discount Halloween candy.
#SetTheVCR: October 31 – November 06, 2022
by Sammy Younan
An Inside Man says this week's #SetTheVCR is for Titans who like to Manifest their Weird. It's hard to explain so you gotta see it to believe it.
#SetTheVCR: October 24 – 30, 2022
by Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR is like a TV Pandora's box. Well…more like a Cabinet of Curiosities: open it up and you never know what you'll discover.
#SetTheVCR: October 17 – 23, 2022
by Sammy Younan
The NBA Returns, Krusty is Pennywise and The Lazarus Project is resurrected in Canada. Welcome back to #SetTheVCR.
#SetTheVCR: October 10 – 16, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Halloween is a time for family gatherings: High School kids, a butler-slash-spy, hating on Barney (apparently), and 007.
#SetTheVCR: October 03 – 09, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Merry Halloween! Tis a wonderful season filled with much warm fearpee and the grave isn't always the final resting spot. The #SetTheVCR recommendations are coming...from inside the house!
#SetTheVCR: September 26 – October 02, 2022
by Sammy Younan
Nothing Compares to fresh puns and fresher #SetTheVCR recommendations, good thing we got both!

MSL Space Station Oddity: DCEU Is Pee-Ew | Batgirl vs HBO MaxAugust 5, 2022
Sammy & Rob Gaudette discuss and review the status of the DCEU following the cancellation of Batgirl on HBO Max. Rob still has hope.
MSL Space Station Oddity: Contact Photography Festival 2022 | Culture SnapMay 12, 2022
Sammy is joined by photographer Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap to discuss and recommend a happy handful of Contact Photography Festival exhibitions.

MSL Space Station Oddity: A Taylor Hawkins MemorialMarch 28, 2022
Sammy & Stephanie discuss the shocking and sad passing of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022.

MSL Space Station Oddity: All The Batmans | Keaton To Nipples to BatfleckMarch 10, 2022
Sammy & Stephanie discuss All The Batmans: from Michael Keaton to Ben Affleck.

MSL Space Station Oddity: 2021 Induction Ceremony | Rock & Roll Hall of FameNovember 25, 2021
Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

New Book Alert: January 10-14, 2022
by Sammy Younan
My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

New Book Alert: January 3-7, 2022
by Sammy Younan
My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

New Book Alert: November 8-12, 2021
by Sammy Younan
My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

New Book Alert: November 1-5, 2021
by Sammy Younan
My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

Under-Review: Steve Kerr: A Life
by Sammy Younan
Steve Kerr: A Lifeby Scott Howard-CooperPublished by HarperCollins Publishers on June 15, 2021NBA // Non-Fiction // Bulls & Warriors From the “diary” of sportswriter Scott Howard-Cooper: On August 10, 2019…he wrote:“Beginning work on a biography of Warriors coach Steve Kerr, to be published by William Morrow in Fall 2020. Kerr’s journey through triumph and tragedy...
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