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Tag: Toronto Raptors

248 | Kat Jayme (The Grizzlie Truth)

Posted on December 13, 2022March 4, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 248 | Kat Jayme (The Grizzlie Truth)
248 | Kat Jayme (The Grizzlie Truth)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Kathleen Jayme about her Vancouver Grizzlies documentary: The Grizzlie Truth.

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Morning Tea: White Trash Thor Is A Maverick

Posted on April 18, 2022September 18, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: White Trash Thor Is A Maverick
Morning Tea: White Trash Thor Is A Maverick

What’s popping in popular culture? Sammy steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

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NBA Playoffs 2022: Raptors vs Sixers – Game 1

Posted on April 17, 2022September 19, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on NBA Playoffs 2022: Raptors vs Sixers – Game 1
NBA Playoffs 2022: Raptors vs Sixers – Game 1

The Ghost of Kyle Lowry strikes! How many Game 1s did that loser come up (literally) short? Think he’s 1 for 9, 1 for 10? in Game 1s with the Raptors. (Good Luck Miami Heat!) That clown even lost to the Magic! Now with Kyle Lowry gone it appears as if Toronto Raptors are the…

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Garbage Time - NBA, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

225 | In Session With…Shad (A Short Story About A War)

Posted on November 9, 2021October 27, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 225 | In Session With…Shad (A Short Story About A War)
225 | In Session With…Shad (A Short Story About A War)

Shad joins Host Sammy Younan for In Session With… from 2018 to talk about his new album A Short Story About A War and Season 2 of Hip-Hop Evolution on Netflix..

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NBA Playoffs 2020: Game 7!

Posted on September 11, 2020 By Sammy Younan No Comments on NBA Playoffs 2020: Game 7!
NBA Playoffs 2020: Game 7!

Game 7! That’s the hook.

Garbage Time - NBA, NBA

158 | Nick Reynoldson (I’ll Be Fine)

Posted on June 2, 2020March 21, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 158 | Nick Reynoldson (I’ll Be Fine)
158 | Nick Reynoldson (I’ll Be Fine)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews co-host of Talking Raptors and comedian Nick Reynoldson whose debut comedy album is I’ll Be Fine.

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The Agents Are Free

Posted on June 30, 2019 By Sammy Younan
The Agents Are Free

NBA Free Agency!! NBA’s free agency era began in 1988 with the first free agent: Tom Chambers left Seattle to go play in Phoenix. (Which was a minor miracle because contracts were almost much longer back then…ain’t nobody signing a 7-year contract now!). Anyways…let’s get down to business! If (IF…) Raptors sign Kawhi then: I’m…

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NBA

Masai’s Mess

Posted on June 19, 2019 By Sammy Younan

This whole story is so convoluted. Security at NBA Finals games especially when a team wins is vastly different than a typical regular season NBA game. It’s supposed to be tighter and more restrictive because you don’t want fans bum-rushing the floor. Most NBA Finals have a “do you know who I am!” moment because…

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Garbage Time - NBA, NBA

099 | Martin Leblanc (Sid Lee Architecture)

Posted on January 15, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 099 | Martin Leblanc (Sid Lee Architecture)
099 | Martin Leblanc (Sid Lee Architecture)

My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan interviews Martin Leblanc a partner at Sid Lee Architecture which approaches projects from a multidisciplinary perspective.

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Ball or Fall: Lowry’s Bad Back?

Posted on January 2, 2019 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Ball or Fall: Lowry’s Bad Back?
Ball or Fall: Lowry’s Bad Back?

You can do it, put your back into it.

NBA

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    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?
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    Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.
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    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
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    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
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    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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    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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