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My Summer Lair episodes

  • Scott Listfield (Quarantine)

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to astronaut painter Scott Listfield about his dynamic paintings and Quarantine his recent solo show at Spoke Art NYC.

    My Summer Lair Chapter #171: Is Just Me Or Does The Astronaut Remind You Of Gary Larson's Far Side Comics?

    Recorded: Tuesday, September 29 at 4:00 pm (EST)

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    53 min
  • Sarah Scoles (They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers)

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to science writer Sarah Scoles who wrote They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers.

    My Summer Lair Chapter #170: Have You Ever Looked Up At The Night Sky And Seen An Unidentified Flying Object?

    Recorded: Monday, October 5 at 2:00 pm (EST)

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    48 min
  • Ryan North (Slaughterhouse-Five)

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Ryan North who (along with Albert Monteys) skillfully adapted Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five as a graphic novel.

    My Summer Lair Chapter #169: If You Haven't Read The Book Will You Be Willing To Read The First-Ever Graphic Novel Adaptation Of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five?

    Recorded: Tuesday December 29 at 1:00 pm (EST)

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    41 min
  • Paul Vermeersch (Shared Universe)

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews painter and poet Paul Vermeersch whose latest collection is Shared Universe: New and Selected Poems 1995-2020.

    My Summer Lair Chapter #167: When You Get Lost In The Poetic Shared Universe...Who Do You Ask For Directions?

    Recorded: Monday December 28, 2020 at Noon (EST)

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    48 min
  • Stuart Jones (By The Slice)

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews stand up comic Stuart Jones whose debut comedy album is By The Slice.

    My Summer Lair Chapter #166: Did You Hear The One About The Diversity Of Animal Poop?

    Recorded: Monday, August 3 at 4:00 pm (EST)

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    35 min
  • My Pal Sammy: The Case of The Sci-Fi Senior

    Recorded a new and solo My Pal Sammy podcast talking about...

    Virus apocalypse literature from Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay to Chuck Wendig's Wanderers.

    How To Fitbit Your Reading...

    And the strange case of The Sci-Fi Senior.

    p.s. Intro Music by Yung Kartz "Forget Me"

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    16 min
  • Robert McCallum (The Power of Grayskull)

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Robert McCallum about his current documentary Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and his upcoming documentary: Documenting Mr. Dressup.

    My Summer Lair Chapter #165: You Know Who He-Man Is; Do You Know Who Mr. Dressup Is?

    Recorded: Wednesday, December 16 at 1:00 pm (EST)

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    55 min
  • Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics)

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan comic book artist and writer Tom Scioli whose latest "issues" are Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics (a graphic novel biography on Jack Kirby) and Fantastic Four: Grand Design (which removes the seams from the FF's comic book continuity.)

    My Summer Lair Chapter #164: Does Jack Kirby’s Real Life Reveal A Grand Design?

    Recorded: Thursday December 10, 2020 at 1:30 pm (EST)

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    43 min
  • My Pal Sammy: The Umbrella Academy Mariachi Band

    Recorded a new and solo My Pal Sammy podcast talking about...

    Mourning culture: It’s sad baby!

    AGO: Illusions: The Art of Magic running until November 8, 2020: It’s magic baby!
    NBA’s Return: It’s hoops baby!
    The Umbrella Academy Mariachi Band: it’s music baby!

    p.s. Intro Music by Yung Kartz "Forget Me"

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    23 min
  • Whitney Matheson (Pandemix: Quarantine Comics)

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews pop culture writer/curator Whitney Matheson who along with Dean Haspiel co-edited Pandemix: Quarantine Comics in the Age of 'Rona a comic book anthology.

    My Summer Lair Chapter #163: How Do You Creatively Respond To A Pandemic?

    Recorded: Thursday, July 30 at 1:30 pm (EST)

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    53 min

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