Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture

Merry Christmas to our loyal listeners and welcome to our special Christmas themed 'What If…' episode where we ask the question What If… Santa Really Existed?!   We are joined by comic creator Ryan Little to help us ask what if Santa's sleigh had crashed in Times Square and there is now undeniable proof he exists. How would the world change? How would the world leaders and governments react? How w...

Happy Holidays and welcome to another Christmas themed episode of Canned Air! We are joined by comic creator Wes Locher to first help us list off some of our most memorable Christmas gifts in this week's Retro Roundtable. We didn't always get what we wanted growing up, but sometimes it was the gifts we didn't expect that leave the biggest mark on our memories. Let us know on Twitter what your most...

Welcome back to another satisfying episode of your friendly neighborhood podcast! We welcome our first in-studio guest to the show this week, John Orlando of PVDcast.com. We start the show talking about our favorite Christmas movies and specials in the Retro Roundtable. This list isn't going to sing praises to the same old movies everyone talks about. No, we list some of the most unconventional an...

We welcome DaiQuan Cain to the show this week as we first talk about and celebrate the greatness that Harrison Ford is! He's stared in some of the best movies ever, brought to life Han Solo, and walked away from 2 plain crashes. If that doesn't constitute a badass, then I don't want to know what does. We then talk with DaiQuan about his Kickstarter running for his comic The Silent Descendants , ru...

We welcome James Rolfe (Angry Video Game Nerd) back to the show this week to help us ring in the Star Wars holiday season by talking all things Star Wars!   To bring some balance to the opinions of the first six Star Wars movies, we first take a look at the prequel trilogy and find the good things to emerge from them. Despite the overwhelming amount of criticism they receive, they answer the many...

We introduce a new series this week called Of All Time! Brian Lau of StaunchAmbition.com returns to the show to help us out, and is the person brought this idea to the table. We explore two categories: the best Villain stuck in a bad movie, and the best fight scene in a movie. We reached out to our Twitter followers for their opinions and then weighed them against our own. Get in here and see if w...

This week we bring you our coverage of HorrorHound Weekend Columbus 2017! This was our first time attending the convention and we were not let down. A convention dedicated to the strange, depraved, and occult, HorrorHound Weekend delivered some amazing cosplayers and artists, a few of which we got to speak with. We got the opportunity to speak with Tara Reid (American Pie, Sharknado), Ethan Embry...

We are joined by the co-founder of the legendary satirical comedy group, the Firesign Theatre , Phil Proctor, who just released his book ' Where's My Fortune Cookie: My Psychic, Psurrealistic Pstory' . It tells the stories of his career and life, but also the psychic predictions and amazing circumstances that surround them. Phil, with Peter Bergman, Phil Austin and David Ossman, predicted reality...

Happy Halloween everyone! We pay tribute to the holiday in this week's episode by first telling creepy stories and facts we've found on the internet in our Retro Roundtable. Hear about glasses that let you see into another dimension, the true inspiration of Freddy Krueger, and the pale lady who haunts a hotel room. Grab a flashlight, kill the lights and turn it up! Then we welcome back to the show...

Greetings to you loyal listener! Comic creator Ben Grisanti joins us to first help us remember some of the best slasher movies and icons in this week's Retro Roundtable. Having just been Friday the 13th, and with Halloween upon us, it seemed fitting to pay tribute to the best supernatural slashing serial killers!  The we talk with Ben about Polybius Dreams, his comic that is currently running on K...

This week, we bring you our third installment of What If…, and we discuss what the world might be like had the internet never existed. We touch on some of the many different effects that having, and not having, the internet has had on the world. Our society, business, and basic social skills would be drastically different. We also discuss what might happen if we woke up one day and the internet wa...

We welcome John Yuskaitis Jr. back to the show to first help us share some catchphrases and one-liners from our favorite movies in this week's Retro Roundtable. Some of these phrases transcend the movies that gave them life and become part of our everyday conversations. Everyone knows someone who has abused the phrase "Get to the Choppa!" Come in and see what we came up with. Then we turn our atte...

 Welcome back to another flawless episode of Canned Air!   We welcome comic creators James Roche and Daniel Farrand to the show this week to first help us remember and celebrate Toys-R-Us in this weeks Retro Roundtable. With the recent news of the company going bankrupt, it's hard to look back at our experiences with the store and not shed a tear. From bikes, to trains, and video games, it's the b...

We welcome Jordan Kirian of Hot Cakes Comics to the show this week to first help us discuss some of our favorite Alan Moore books in this week's Retro Roundtable. Alan has given the world some of its best graphic novels. Are you a fan of Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, The Killing Joke, and Watchmen? Then get in here and help us celebrate the father of perfect graphic novels.   Then we turn our atten...

Welcome everyone to a very music inspired episode of Canned Air! We kick the episode off by talking about bands with fictional personas in this week's Retro Roundtable. Bands like Kiss, The Gorillaz, The Aquabats, and Ghost have all added an element of fiction to their personas that not only proves entertaining, but adds another level of entertainment to any of their shows. See if we name any of y...

After a technical error destroys this week's episode, we leave you with the audio from a podcast we did with our friends from the Game Fix podcast. In this pod, we go around the table listing fictional characters from across pop culture who might be worthy enough to wield Thor's hammer, Mjölnir. It was a great time that ended up a great podcast, so get in here and see who may indeed be worthy! Gam...

Happy Labor Day weekend everyone! We welcome writer Daniel Prim to the show to first help us list some of the toys of today that we wish existed when we were kids in this weeks Retro Roundtable. What if drones, smart phones, and high tech Nerf weaponry existed in the 80's and 90's? How would of our little mind comprehended such technology? And what would've they evolved into come present day? Come...

Welcome everyone to our 200th episode of Canned Air! We spend the episode looking back on our favorite moments, welcome some friends from the shows past, and play play our very own version of Canned Air Street Smarts! We start in the Retro Roundtable by playing some clips of our favorite moments from the last 200 episodes. The journey to 200 has been nothing short of amazing and has exceeded our w...

After an exhausting weekend at the convention, and a week off to recover, we return with another thrilling episode! We welcome comic creator Travis Sengaus to the show this week to first help us celebrate the career of Tom Hanks in our Retro Roundtable. With a long list to choose from, there's hardly a soul alive who doesn't have a favorite Tom Hanks Film. Apollo 13, Sully, Castaway, Captain Phill...

Greetings loyal listeners and welcome to our coverage of the 2017 Wizard World Columbus Comic Con! We had a great time, met a lot of amazingly talented people, and watched a lot of great entertainment! We started in Artist Alley where Jake interviews Ryan Ruffatti of the comic Teleport , and friend of the show Brian Lau and his comic Staunch Ambition . Two great comics that you won't want to miss,...

This week we focus our attention on one of most influential, and misunderstood, organizations of the 20th century, Playboy. In this weeks Retro Roundtable, we discuss our memories of the magazine, our desires to visit the Playboy mansion, and that some of us did actually read the articles as well! We then welcome author Patty Farmer to the show to discuss her new book, Playboy Laughs: The Comedy,...

This week we talk all things Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! We start by discussing our favorite Heroes in a Half Shell in this week's Retro Roundtable. We share how we first discovered the Turtles, the highlights from the movies and shows, and how owning the Technodrome toy back in the day meant you're a "Rich Kid". Then we are honored to welcome co-creator of the Turtles Kevin Eastman to the show!...

After a last minute cancellation, we decide to take the week off and leave you with an episode we recorded and held onto for such an occasion! With no agenda or notes, we talk the first two things that come to mind, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and IHOP!  CannedAirPodcast.com @CannedAirPod @Canned_Air Society6.com/CannedAirPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Mark Schmidt back to the show this week, and Ray Dillon makes his first appearance on yet another great installment of Canned Air! First, in this week's Retro Roundtable, titled " Fantastic Places and Where to Find Them ", we take turns sharing what fictional place we would most like to visit. With so many stretching across pop culture, it's hard to pick just one. Narnia? The Mushroom K...

With no guest joining us, we decided to bring you our second installment of our 'What If…' series. In this episode, we discuss how life might have changed had aliens actually crashed a UFO in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. And what if the government couldn't deny it ever happened? How would our methods of transportation evolve? How deep would we be able to fly into space? Would the aliens be friendl...