Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture

We're joined this week by the co-hosts of the Media Path Podcast, Fritz Coleman and Louise Palanker! We talk about their starts in radio, Fritz's years as a weather reporter, his new stand up special "Unassisted Living" on Tubi, Louise's documentary "Family Band: The Cowsill Story", what it was like to be a podcaster in 2005, and of coarse, Media Path Podcast.  Explore the current media landscape...

We welcome writer/ comic creator Jack Wallace this week to first help us remember some of our favorite characters from comics in our Retro Roundtable. We look at Mysterio, Jason Todd, Spider Jerusalem, and more. Let us know your picks in the comments. Then we turn our attention to Jack to talk about the many different projects he's involved with. First, we discuss Disposable Fiction Comics. Dispos...

We welcome back four time Emmy award winning editor, artist, film critic, and cartoonist Bryan Erdy this week to first help up discuss any and all things Disney in our Retro Roundtable. We talk about the first Disney films we ever saw, our experiences in the parks, some of the ways people have died at Disney parks, and much more!  Then we turn our attention to Bryan to talk about his new job at WD...

You've heard his voice in projects like Johnny Bravo, Monsters, Inc., The Emperor's New Groove, Toy Story 2, Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, and so much more. But he's best known for voicing several Looney Tunes characters over the years, most notably Porky Pig! We welcome voiceover actor and coach Bob Bergen this week to discuss his interest in voicing Porky Pig since the age of 5, his experien...

He's the voice of Clank of Ratchet & Clank, General Hawk in G.I. Joe, Duckworth in the new Ducktales, Arishem from The Eternals, and so much more. He's got to be best know though as the only person to have voiced both Optimus Prime (Transformers Animated) and Megatron (most famously in Beast Wars). We welcome actor David Kaye this week to talk about his start in radio, transitioning from radio to...

We welcome musicians and podcasters Rob Kassees and Tom Monaghan back to the show this week to first share some of our favorite albums in our Retro Roundtable. We look at albums from Pink Floyd, The Smashing Pumpkins, Wu-Tang, and more. Let us know your picks in the comments! Then we talk with Rob and Tom about their podcast, 1001 Album Complaints. 1001 Album Complaints is a weekly album review sh...

Comic creator John Yuskaitis returns this week to first help us look at some of the different aliens and UFOs from throughout pop culture in our Retro Roundtable! We look at films like "Independence Day", "Close Encounters of The Third Kind", "Mars Attacks", and more. Let us know your picks in the comments! Then we turn our attention to John to talk about his comics, "The Masked Bug and "Boots and...

You may remember our guest this week from "Transformers" as the voice of Blur, or from "Saved By The Bell" as Mr. Testaverde. But you undoubtedly remember him as the Micro Machines Man from the 90's "Micro Machines" commercials. We welcome the fastest talker in the world, actor, singer, and spokesman John Moschitta Jr. to discuss his start in acting, how he was discovered as a fast talker, becomin...

Award winning journalist, writer, and podcaster Tom Merritt joins us this week to first help us recall the most memorable fictional space disasters pop culture has to offer. We look at films like Gravity, The Martian, Lost In Space, and more. Let us know your picks in the comments! Then we talk with Tom about his start into broadcasting and his many podcasts. Tom hosts Sword and Laser, a science f...

Comedian, podcaster, and paranormal enthusiast David Race joins us this week to talk about his starts in broadcasting, interning on the Howard Stern Show, his transition into standup comedy, and his podcast "Monstrosity with David Race".   "Monstrosity" is David's latest podcast creation. Episodes feature celebrities chatting with David, and a paranormal expert. The show unfolds and changes from m...

We welcome Star Trek stars Kitty Swink, Armin Shimerman, John Billingsley, and Johnathan Frakes this week to not only talk about Star Trek, but to also discuss the upcoming PanCAN Purple Stride Walk To End Pancreatic Cancer. On April 29, 2023, pancreatic cancer survivors, families, caregivers, researchers and supporters will take steps together at 60 PurpleStride events across the nation to honor...

This week artist Joshua Bellas returns to the show as we test out our new studio space. Josh brings some scripted scenes featuring characters from television and movies that have all been generated by ChatGPT. We do our best at voice over, Josh adds some sound effects, and voila, you get ChatGPT Theater! We also spend some time talking about movies we've recently seen, the craziness of Kanye West,...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Co-Creator Kevin Eastman returns this week to talk about issue one of The Lost Years, The Last Ronin prequel/ sequel comic series from IDW. WARNING: This episode does contain spoilers!! Check out everything Kevin has going on, as well as his upcoming convention appearances, at KevinEastmanStudios.com! Twitter: @KevinEastman86 Insta: @KevinEastmanTMNT CannedAirPodcast.co...

We welcome game creator Jordan McLaughlin back to the show this week to first help us recall our favorite one on one showdowns in our Retro Roundtable! We look at epic fights that take place in Kill Bill, Dragon Ball Z, Masters of the Universe, and more. Let us know your picks below! Then we talk with Jordan about his upcoming game, Nuns With Nunchucks! Nuns With Nunchucks is a battle card game th...

We welcome award-winning graphic novelist, Andrew Howell this week to first help us list movies and series that should've been continued in our Retro Roundtable. We look at Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, True Lies, Family Matters, and many more. Let us know your picks! Then we turn our attention to Andrew to talk about his many projects, including his weekly webcomic, Jolly Biscuit! Andrew's online w...

We welcome The Gaming Mixologist himself, Frankie Francis, to the show this week to first help us recall our favorite fictional bars in our Retro Roundtable. We look at bars like Cheers, The Winchester Tavern, Moe's Tavern, and more! Let us know your picks on Facebook! Then we turn our attention to Frankie to find out more about his social media channel, The Gaming Mixologist. Frankie is a gamer a...

Our guest this week has voiced well over 1,200 characters, and the list keeps growing. You've heard him in Robotech, Digimon, Bleach, Lupin The Third, Ghost In The Shell, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and much more. But you know him best as Raiden from Mortal Kombat, as well as The Joker from Mortal Combat Vs. DC Universe, Injustice: Gods Amount Us, and Infinite Crisis. We welcome actor, voice actor,...

You may know his voice as a singing Doozer in Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock, Ron Rapidfire from Rescue Heroes, or Slappy from Goosebumps. But you've undoubtedly heard him as the definitive voice of Wolverine in the X-Men animated series. We welcome singer and voice actor Cal Dodd to the show to talk about about he and his families involvement with music, being on tour with Joe Cocker, how he came to v...

With a last minute guest cancelation this week, we play the conversation starting card game from Rookie Mage Games called Full Of It! We go around the table sharing stories about the inedible things we've tried to eat, times we've been caught cheating on a test, the worst thing we ever did to a teacher, and much more. BIG THANKS to Jordan McLaughlin for sending us copies of the games Rookie Mage h...

We welcome puppeteer and content creator G to the show this week to help us share some of our favorite puppets in our Retro Roundtable, as well as tell us about her TikTok channel, Fred and G. G talks about what inspired her to start creating content, building her puppet Fred, the attention she's garnered as a result, and much more. Check her out on TikTok @_fredtv_! CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter:...

James Rolfe (Cinemassacre, The Angry Video Game Nerd) returns this week to first help us remember some of the best autobiographical movies in our Retro Roundtable! We look at films like The Founder, The Disaster Artist, Man On The Moon, and more. Let us know your favorites on Facebook! Then we turn our attention to James to talk about his new autobiography, A Movie Making Nerd. A Movie Making Nerd...

We welcome voice actor Gary Miceli to the show this week to first help us recall movies and television shows that break the fourth wall in our Retro Roundtable! We look at examples like Inspector Gadget, Looney Tunes, Waynes World, and more. Let us know your picks below!  Then we turn our attention to Gary to discuss how he first got into voice acting, some of the projects he's been a part of, and...

Mick Manhattan and Casey Plott of The Scene Snobs return this week to help us debate one of the most controversial hair styles of all time, the mullet. We look at the origins of the mullet, what it is that makes a mullet, a festival dedicated to the hair style, and debate celebrity hair cuts that come dangerously close to being classified as a mullet. Let us know a celebrity mullet that stands out...

We kick off 2023 by welcoming the man who voiced Igor in Transformers: Dark of the Moon , Donatello and Bebop in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Fozzie and Scooter from The Muppet Babies , and many more. Greg Berg joins us this week to talk about how he got started in comedy and voice acting, studying with Daws Butler, working on The Muppet Babies , and to demonstrate his incredible ce...

Merry Christmas everyone! It's time for The Canned Air Christmas Special 2022! Actor and writer David J. Fielding ( Zordon from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ) joins us once again as we talk about everything the Marvel Cinematic Universe has released in the last year, read from the Marvel Holiday Special, play the game Christmas Street Smarts , and end the episode with the Canned Air gift exchange....