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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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