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#SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025

Posted on May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025
#SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025

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.

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#SetTheVCR: March 24-30, 2025

Posted on March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: March 24-30, 2025
#SetTheVCR: March 24-30, 2025

You’ll wanna Bogart these fantastic TV Recommendations: they go from Holland to MobLand. Of course it’s not a Complete Unknown, why yes it’s #SetTheVCR.

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#SetTheVCR: March 03-09, 2025

Posted on March 3, 2025March 5, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: March 03-09, 2025
#SetTheVCR: March 03-09, 2025

Venom has a Last Dance while Daredevil is Born Again: that’s Life. It’s also #SetTheVCR for this week.

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#SetTheVCR: January 13-19, 2025

Posted on January 13, 2025January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: January 13-19, 2025
#SetTheVCR: January 13-19, 2025

A new week of TV Recommendations: from Rock n Roll to Lonely Flowers…if you find discovering quality TV is a Real Pain never no worries: #SetTheVCR is Back in Action.

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#SetTheVCR: December 09-15, 2024

Posted on December 9, 2024December 16, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: December 09-15, 2024
#SetTheVCR: December 09-15, 2024

Even if you Carry On it’s Never Too Late to enjoy these TV Recommendations. #SetTheVCR is What Had Happened all this week.

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307 | Ali Hassan (Chef’s Kiss)

Posted on September 17, 2024March 10, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 307 | Ali Hassan (Chef’s Kiss)
307 | Ali Hassan (Chef’s Kiss)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to stand up comic and actor Ali Hassan about his fresh comedy album Chef’s Kiss.

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#SetTheVCR: April 29-May 05, 2024

Posted on April 29, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: April 29-May 05, 2024
#SetTheVCR: April 29-May 05, 2024

From Unfrosted Pop Tarts to Live Comedy this week’s TV recommendations are all raw. But that’s what makes #SetTheVCR so fun, right?

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#SetTheVCR: April 08-14, 2024

Posted on April 8, 2024October 20, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: April 08-14, 2024
#SetTheVCR: April 08-14, 2024

From Silent Night to Night Swim, this week’s TV Recommendations are Crazy Good. Still, there’s bound be be some Fallout in this week’s #SetTheVCR.

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#SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024

Posted on April 1, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024
#SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024

Welcome back…TV recommendations this week include A Brief History of the Future and Magic Pranks. Talk about a Two For One. Oh, Sugar this could only be #SetTheVCR.

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#SetTheVCR: March 18-24, 2024

Posted on March 18, 2024October 20, 2024 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on #SetTheVCR: March 18-24, 2024
#SetTheVCR: March 18-24, 2024

Some March Madness for your TV Recommendations. #SetTheVCR: The X-Men are back in 97…the past is prologue. That’s TV for ya.

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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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