My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor David Alpay who plays Jade Herrera on From on MGM+ (in the US) and on Paramount+ Canada (in Canada).

My Summer Lair Chapter #360: Are The Monster Here To Terrify Or Here To Help? 

Recorded: Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 2:10 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to film editor for The Globe and Mail and now author Barry Hertz about his dynamic book Welcome to the Family: The Explosive Story Behind Fast & Furious, the Blockbusters that Supercharged the World.

My Summer Lair Chapter #349 Does Your Heart Race When You Talk About Your Family?

Recorded: Monday, January 30, 2026 at 10:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Tim Kowalski & Colin Brunton & Kevan Byrne; the filmmakers behind Nash the Slash Rises Again! (The documentary played at Blood In The Snow Film Festival.)

My Summer Lair Chapter #342: Who Was That Masked Man?

Recorded: Monday, November 17, 2025 at 6:45 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Mark A. Altman who is the co-creator of Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 a fantastic docuseries which you can stream on The CW App.

My Summer Lair Chapter #257: What's Your Favorite 1982 Movie?

Recorded: Thursday June 29, 2023 2:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Rivkah Reyes who played Katie in School of Rock. She's hosting a 20th Anniversary of the movie along with her short Gianna at the Inside Out Film Festival.

My Summer Lair Chapter #255: When Was The Last Time You Saw School Of Rock?

Recorded: Tuesday May 23, 2023 12:30 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Tonje Hessen Schei director of Praying for Armageddon a doc about the Christian politicization of Armageddon.

My Summer Lair Chapter #253: Are We Living In The End Times?

Recorded: Wednesday April 19, 2023 10:00 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to poet Michael Robbins whose latest poetry collection is Walkman.

My Summer Lair Chapter #217: What Was The Last Song You Listened To On A Walkman?

Recorded: Wednesday November 10, 2021 1:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to poet Chris Banks whose sixth poetry collection is Deepfake Serenade.

My Summer Lair Chapter #239: Ready To Do The Deepfake Serenade?

Recorded: Wednesday October 19, 2022 3:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Chris Herring a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and author of Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks about that iconic Knicks...teams.

My Summer Lair Chapter #226: How Do You Feel About The 90s Knicks?

Recorded: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Noon (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Timothy Bella a Washington Post staff writer and author of Barkley: A Biography. The most comprehensive biography of Charles Barkley to date.

My Summer Lair Chapter #244: What Is Your Favourite Charles Barkley Nickname?

Recorded: Friday, December 2, 2022 2:30 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer/director Anthony Shim and actor Ethan Hwang of Riceboy Sleeps a moving reflection about relocating to Canada in the 1990s.

My Summer Lair Chapter #252: How Do You Fit In When You Don't Belong?

Recorded: Monday March 13, 2023 at 12:20 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to musician Ivana Santilli: from a 2016 In Session With... episode; this is a Yearbook Episode (think Throwback Thursday as a podcast.). Her album at the time was Late Night Light.

My Summer Lair Chapter #240: How Bright Is The Late Night Light?

Recorded: Tuesday February 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm EST at Girth Radio

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Sean Horlor & Steve J. Adams the directors of Satan Wants You a documentary about the Satanic Panics from the 80s.

My Summer Lair Chapter #251: Do You Remember Michelle Remembers?

Recorded: Tuesday February 28, 2023 at 12:45 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director John Maggio about documentary Paul Anka: His Way; now streaming on HBO Max & Crave.

My Summer Lair Chapter #345: What Does Paul Anka Mean To You?

Recorded: Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Jeremy LaLonde director of Ashgrove a feature where the water has turned toxic and just as society is breaking down; so to is a couple. This is an intimate end of the world movie.

My Summer Lair Chapter #246: What Happens When You Drink The Water At Ashgrove?

Recorded: Tuesday November 29, 2022 1:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Chuck Tatham one of the executive producers of Offside: The Harold Ballard Story now streaming on CBC Gem. (A Leafs documentary directed by Jason Priestley.)

My Summer Lair Chapter #250: Do You Believe In The Ballard Curse?

Recorded: Friday January 20, 2023 11:00 AM (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Patrick Dell director of Shooting War a documentary from The Globe and Mail.

My Summer Lair Chapter #195: Who Are Some Of Your Favourite Photographers?

Recorded: Friday April 29, 2022 3:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to sax duo Mills & Hunte who released a Christmas EP called Silver & Gold.

My Summer Lair Chapter #249: What Brings You Joy & Love During Christmas?

Recorded: Tuesday November 29, 2022 3:00 PM (EST)

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

My Summer Lair Chapter #248: Why Did The Vancouver Grizzlies Leave?

Recorded: Tuesday November 29, 2022 5:30 PM (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Ben Smallbone whose latest documentary is Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon.

My Summer Lair Chapter #247: Can Your Faith Move Mountains?

Recorded: Tuesday November 29, 2022 3:00 PM (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actress Mo Zeighami the lead in the Iranian meet-cute Tehranto.

My Summer Lair Chapter #227: Is Tehranto a location or a state of mind?

Recorded: Friday November 25, 2022 11:30 AM (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Rob Freeman about his Play De Record doc (a record shop in Toronto) called Drop The Needle.

My Summer Lair Chapter #236: When Was The Last Time You Visited Play De Record?

Recorded: Friday October 14, 2022 12:20 PM (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Marianas Trench bassist Mike Ayley (under the moniker MIKEH) about his EP Golden Hour: First Things First.

My Summer Lair Chapter #205: When was the last time you saw The Golden Hour?

Recorded: Tuesday October 12, 2022 3:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Tamara Podemski who plays Deputy Sheriff Joy Hawk in Outer Range (Prime Video) and Aunt Teenie in Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu).

My Summer Lair Chapter #203: What is the Outer Range of Sheriff Joy Hawk's patience when you treat her like just another Reservation Dog?

Recorded: Tuesday October 11, 2022 12:00 pm (EST)

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https://mysummerlair.com/podcast/richard-young-champions-of-magicMy Summer Lair host Sammy Younan  talks to Richard Young half of the Young & Strange magic duo who perform in the touring Champions of Magic. (The Champions Of Magic: Holiday Spectacular visits Toronto on December 27 - 30.)

My Summer Lair Chapter #344: Who Is The Champion Of Magic?

Recorded: Monday, December 8, 2025 1:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Shalini Kantayya for her PBS documentary TikTok, Boom. (Now screening as part of their Independent Lens series).

My Summer Lair Chapter #202: Is It Called TikTok Because It's A Ticking Time Bomb?

Recorded: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 11:30 am (EST)

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Sammy & Rob Gaudette discuss and review the status of the DCEU following the cancellation of Batgirl on HBO Max. Rob still has hope; Sammy...eh not so much.

Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces on August 5, 2022 at Noon.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Kristian R. Hill whose Detroit techno documentary God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines which screened at Tribeca Film Festival in 2022.

My Summer Lair Chapter #235: How Many Of The Techo Six Can You Name?

Recorded: Friday June 17, 2022 11:00 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer Fabian Nicieza who takes a break from penning comic books to debut his first novel Suburban Dicks.

My Summer Lair Chapter #201: Who Murdered The Gas Station Attendant?

Recorded: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 11:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Alex Winter (You know Alex Winter as the non-Keanu Reeves half of Bill & Ted) for his latest documentary The YouTube Effect. Now screening at Tribeca Film Festival.

My Summer Lair Chapter #234: What Is The YouTube Effect?

Recorded: Monday, June 13, 2022 10:30 am (EST)

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Sammy is joined by photographer Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap to discuss and recommend a happy handful of Contact Photography Festival exhibitions. Oh Snap!

From Henry's exhibition On Notice to Tyler Mitchell to Ajani Charles’ exhibit Project T Dot on Toronto's hip hop history there's something special for everyone and anyone.

Running for the month of May in Toronto (and sometimes into June) the Contact Photography Festival features photography based exhibitions, installations, talks and more. Oh Culture!

Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces on May 10 at 12:30 p.m.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Maurizius Staerkle Drux whose documentary The Art of Silence is on famous mime Marcel Marceau,; now screening at Hot Docs and other film festivals.

My Summer Lair Chapter #194: Did You Hear What The Mime Said?

Recorded: Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Alex Mallari Jr. who stars in 2 time travel projects: The Adam Project on Netflix and Hello (Again) on CBC Gem.

My Summer Lair Chapter #233: Are you impressed with how hard a time traveller from Scarborough hustles?

Recorded: Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews stand-up comic Simon King whose latest comedy special is As Good As Or Better Than. (Now on YouTube.)

My Summer Lair Chapter #191: Did You Hear The One About Racism?

Recorded: Tuesday February 25, 2022 2:00 PM (EST)

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Sammy & Stephanie discuss the shocking and sad passing of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022.

(Please Note: We also cover MCA's passing as well as Michael Jackson's passing. This is a heavy episode.)

Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces on March 28 at 4 p.m.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to smooth sax duo Mills & Hunte about their album Resound, an album of Christian covers.

My Summer Lair Chapter #334: What's The Good News You Hear When You Listen To Resound? 

Recorded: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 5:30 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews sci-fi writer Claire Holroyde who debut novel is The Effort.

My Summer Lair Chapter #190: What Would You Do If Faced With An Extinction Level Event?

Recorded: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 7pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer and director Jefferson Moneo who latest feature is Cosmic Dawn.

My Summer Lair Chapter #232: Why Do You Believe What You Believe?

Recorded: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Noon (EST)

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Sammy & Stephanie discuss All The Batmans: from Michael Keaton to Ben Affleck.

(Please Note: At the time of recording neither of us have seen Robert Pattinson's Batman.)

Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces on March 8 at 4 p.m.

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to NBA journalist Scott Howard-Cooper whose latest profile is Steve Kerr: A Life. His outstanding NBA biography on the Warriors coach Steve Kerr.

My Summer Lair Chapter #206: Are You Grateful for Steve Kerr?

Recorded: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer, actor, director and now video game developer Jeff Sinasac about his video game: Stop the Saturnians! out now on Steam.

My Summer Lair Chapter #222: How Do You Stop The Saturnians?

Recorded: Saturday, December 18, 2021 12:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews comic book creator Dave Chisholm whose graphic novel is Chasin' The Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel is a biography of sorts about the late great jazz saxophonist.

My Summer Lair Chapter #168: Was Charlie Parker Free As A Bird?

Recorded: Thursday, December 3, 2020 2:00 PM (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews rapper and beatmaker More or Les whose latest album is The Human Condition.

My Summer Lair Chapter #178: How Has This Pandemic Affected Your Human Condition?

Recorded: Thursday, November 26, 2020 11:30 AM (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Siddhartha Khosla composer and soundtrack creator of Only Murders in the Building and This Is Us.

My Summer Lair Chapter #223: What's Your Favourite TV Show Theme?

Recorded: Monday, December 13, 2021 11:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to writer Kat Rosenfield whose latest novel is No One Will Miss Her a fantastic murder mystery thriller.

My Summer Lair Chapter #221: Are You Going To Miss Her?

Recorded: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 11:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Dani Doucette whose new EP is Run With Me.

My Summer Lair Chapter #230: Are You Prepared To Enter The Daniverse?

Recorded: ‎Wednesday, ‎January ‎19, ‎2022 11:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to documentary director Julien Elie about Shifting Baselines about his Elon Musk based space race documentary. (Which screened at Hot Docs 2025.)

My Summer Lair Chapter #323: How Much Space Does Space Need?

Recorded: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:00 pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Penny Lane director of the Bill Simmons produced Listening to Kenny G. Now streaming on HBO Max as part of the Music Box film series.

My Summer Lair Chapter #229: Have You Listened...Not Heard...Have You Listened To Kenny G?

Recorded: Tuesday, ‎November ‎30, ‎2021 11:30 am (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Will Di Novi Special Programs Curator at Hot Docs and co-curator of the Hot Doc Podcast festival.

My Summer Lair Chapter #231: What Makes You Push Play On A Podcast?

Recorded: Friday January 21, 2022 at 2:30pm (EST)

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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Paul Kemp for his sports/running documentary Nike's Big Bet. (Now streaming on Peacock, CBC Gem and other worldwide platforms.)

My Summer Lair Chapter #196: Has Nike's Big Bet Paid Off?

Recorded: Monday, November 8, 2021 at 1:00pm (EST)

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