Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture

We welcome back Emmy Award winning cartoonist, editor, film critic, artist, author and illustrator Bryan Erdy this week to first talk about some of our favorite dream sequences in film and television. We look at examples like The Wizard Of Oz, Wayne’s World, A Nightmare On Elm Street, and more. Let us know your picks in the comments!

Then we talk with Bryan about his new book, Midnight! 12-year-old Mindy Knight loves her dog, loves to read and loves to dream. When she dreams... she becomes "Midnight." In her dreams, anything is possible an...

Our guest this week is an actor who you’ve seen in movies like Just Like Heaven, The Haunted Mansion 2003, Mean Girls, and Freaky Friday. You’ve also seen her in shows like Greg The Bunny, Men Behaving Badly, Frasier, Six Feet Under, Modern Family, just to name a few.

Jeramy welcomes actress Dina Spybey-Waters this week to talk about growing up in Columbus, her starts in theater and television, her experiences on the set of Greg The Bunny and The Haunted Mansion, her upcoming projects, and much more!

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We welcome back musicians Rob Kassees and Tom Monaghan of the Star Trek themed band, The Beverly Crushers, to help remember some of our favorite soundtracks, as well as talk about their new album, Enterprise!

Enterprise is The Beverly Crushers 2nd full length release that rocks just as hard as their debut release, Sick Bay. This is a must for an Star Trek fan, and a must for anyone who isn’t. You don’t have to know Star Trek to enjoy this album!

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Our guest this week is not only a talented musician, but he’s the voice of one of the most popular toys of the 80’s and 90’s, Teddy Ruxpin!

We welcome musician and voice actor Phil Baron to talk about how he got started playing music, he and Will Ryan’s musical duo “Willio & Phillio”, how he came to voice Teddy Ruxpin, his work with The Helfman Institute, and much more! This is a must listen!!

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We welcome back friends of the show, Miguel Guerra & Suzy Dias of 7Robots.com, this week to first help us recall some of the most memorable fictional politicians from across pop culture.

Then, we talk about the return of Miguel & Suzy’s webcomic GHOST METAL and it’s new series, NECROCON. NECROCON is a fun & twisted mystery thriller that dives right in. Secret societies? Medical experiments? Deep Underground Military Bases (DUMB)? Mind control experiments? Lizard People? Or everyone’s favorite – aliens? If you think the government is involved in any one of these, well, you’re no...

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Our guest this week is an actor and puppeteer who’s work you’ve seen in movies like Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Team America: World Police, Fraggle Rock, and more. But he’s best known for his work with Frank Oz bringing Yoda to life in The Empire Strikes Back, and as Jabba the Hutt’s Chief Puppeteer in Return of the Jedi.

David Barclay joins us to talk about his chance meeting with Mark Hamill that started his career, his experiences on the set of Star Wars, getting to know and work with Jim Henson...

Writer and director Jonathan Bowen joins us this week to hang out and talk about his new film, The Comic Shop! The Comic Shop follows Mike (Jesse Metcalfe, Desperate Housewives and John Tucker Must Die), a comic shop owner at a strip mall in North Las Vegas, and Brandon (Micah Giovanni), a young comic lover who loves to draw. New to town, Brandon discovers Mike’s comic book shop, where he meets Mike and Alex (Tristin Mays, MacGyver). Soon he finds himself visiting there often as they have a strong indie comic book section. At first, Brandon irritates Mike, but t...

Actor and writer David J. Fielding (Zordon from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) returns to help us review some of the most popular movies of 2024. We look at films like Spaceman, Fall Guy, Civil War, Iron Claw, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Deadpool and Wolverine, and many more! 

Let us know what your favorite movies of 2024 were in the comments!

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Welcome to the Canned Air Christmas Special 2024! Actor and writer David J. Fielding (Zordon from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) returns to help us celebrate the holiday season by looking at a world where Santa is a modern day celebrity, discussing what behind the scenes at Santa’s workshop might look like, playing a game of Christmas Street Smarts, and ending with our gift exchange.

Have a safe and Happy Holidays, everyone!

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Author Dave Tarnowski joins us this week to talk about his book, Disappointing Affirmations, based on his popular Instagram account that has over 2 million followers.

Known for pairing peaceful nature photos with sayings that are amusingly self-critical, encouraging, disillusioned, or all three at once, Tarnowski points to feelings often unacknowledged or hidden, and spotlights them with humor, wit, and empathy. Tarnowski’s willingness to approach depression and failure with humor and pragmatism has won millions of enthusiastic fans who bristle at the culture of relentless toxic positivity. Failure may be an option, but that’s okay. 

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Joshua Bellas returns to the show to first help us talk all things VHS. We share some of our favorite films we recorded off television, the first VCRs we had, 80’s camcorders, and more. Let us know what you love about the VHS era in the comments below.

Then we turn to Josh as he tells us about his custom VHS business, Blenheim Retro. Josh takes original VHS tapes of some of your favorite movies and turns them into amazing collectors pieces by changing their cases, giving them a custom paint job, and more. Check out Josh’s wo...

Welcome to the Canned Air Halloween Special 2024! This year, we once again hear stories of the unexplained and the paranormal from the people who experienced them. 

Ghost hunter Olivia Nichol join us to talk about her experiences ghost hunting in the Delaware County Jail, as well as some experiences she had as a young child. 

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Tri-C lead investigator Lisa Rorris tells about her experiences ghost hunting at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, as well as other experiences from her fi...

Our guest this week is an Emmy Award winning voice director, casting director, producer and actor who’s voiced characters like Ed and Bev Bighead from Rocko’s Modern Life, Starscream in The Transformers movies, Ickis from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Buster Bunny in Tiny Toon Adventures, and so many more. But he’s best know for voicing Cow, Chicken and The Red Guy from Cartoon Network’s Cow and Chicken.

We welcome Charlie Adler to talk about how he got started in entertainment, his experiences doing theater, how he comes up with a characters voice, Hauk Tuah Girl, an...

We welcome writer John Dudley to hang out and talk about some of our favorite fictional bands, as well as his new comic series, Big Shoulders!

Big Shoulders is dedicated to Chicago and celebrates both its modern era and rich history. It's an urban fantasy where office workers meet immortals and struggling young rock bands taste the power of ancient dragons. It's a journey through time and imagination.​

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We welcome film director Aaron Bratcher this week to discuss his new upcoming movie. Get ready for a heart-pounding ride with “Slash Squatch,” a thrilling creature feature that echoes the suspense and excitement of classics like “Tremors” and the 1988 remake of “The Blob.” Brace yourself for edge-of-your-seat tension and adrenaline-fueled action, brought to life with stunning old-school practical effects. This is one monster movie you won’t want to miss!

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Our guest this week is an award winning voice actor who’s voiced Ripster in Street Sharks, George in George of the Jungle, Kong in Kong: King of the Apes, Frieza in Dragon Ball Z Kai (Ocean Dub), Snips from My Little Pony, and so many more.

We welcome Lee Tockar to discuss what inspired him to get into voice acting, some of the characters he’s voiced, his upcoming book The Grym Possession of Chesterfield Couch, some of his many other talents, and so much more. This is a very rich conversation you don’t want to mis...

We welcome writer Matthew Erman and artist Sam Beck to talk about their new graphic novel, Loving, Ohio!

After the mysterious suicide of their friend, Sloane, Elliott, Cameron, and Ana are just trying to get through the rest of high school. They live in Loving, Ohio—a town built around The Chorus, a new age cult with members firmly planted in positions of power and influence throughout the community.

Through their grief a series of murders throw these friends into a mystery connected to everything around them. Sloane and her friends have to escape a ro...

Whether or not you realize it, you’ve heard his voice. He’s done hundreds of commercials over the years, including Legomania and Mountain Dew’s Bohemian Rhapsody. He’s performed with many huge musicians, including Aerosmith and Michael Jackson. But you know him best as the singer of the original Pokemon theme song.

We welcome musician and vocalist Jason Paige to talk about how he became the voice of a generation, what it was like performing with Michael Jackson, how he came to sing the Pokemon theme song, and much more!

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Award winning author John David Bethel joins us this week to hang out and discuss his new book “Mapping The Night”. David talks about growing up all over the world, his career as a press secretary and speechwriter to members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, what inspired him to become a writer, his new book “Mapping The Night”, and much more.

FBI Special Agents Eileen Prado and Ira Fisher are inserted into the investigation of the Upper East Side serial murders at the instigation of forces working within government who want the identity of one o...

Jeramy, Jack & Casey discuss the problems with the video game industry, AI and its influence on movies and television, Airbnb's X-Mansion, and much more! 

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We welcome award winning actor Tohoru Masamune back to the show to hang out, talk more about his portrayal of The Shredder in the 2014 TMNT movie, find out about upcoming meet and greets, and much more.

Don’t miss Tohoru at the Showcase Comic Con June 15th & 16th where he’ll be signing autographs and meeting fans. Find out more at the link below. 

Tohoru will also be doing a live autograph signing with Minae Noji (Karai from 2014 TMNT) on Streamily June 21st at 6pm ET/ 3pm PT. You can use the link below, and be su...

Writer Frank Martin returns this week to help us recall some of our favorite fantasy movies and television shows, as well as talk about his Kickstarter for his new book, Grimm Space: Golden Flying Thingie.

This direct sequel to Grimm Space #1 re-imagines the Grimm's fairy tale "The Golden Bird" into an action-packed space fantasy epic. The Kickstarter launches May 7th, so don’t miss your chance to back this project!

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This week we talk about our experience at Fan Expo Cleveland April 12th - 14th, 2024 at the Huntington Convention Center. We discuss some of our favorite cosplay, the live entertainment, what we loved about the con, and what we didn’t. We had a great time and want to thank Fan Expo for the opportunity to check out the convention! Go to FanExpoHQ.com to find a show near you!

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This week Jeramy and Jack welcome celebrity caricaturist, writer, director, executive producer, and podcaster Marshall Jay Kaplan to the show. We discuss his celebrity caricatures, the documentary with his son Ben Kaplan called ‘Viewer Direction Advised’, one of Burt Ward’s appendage's, his new podcast ‘Prison Sentences’ and much more. We hit it off with Marshall and are now frat bros! This is a great episode you won’t want to miss!

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Our guest this week is a musician and voice actor who you probably know best as the voice of young Goku in Dragon Ball, as well as young Gohan in Dragon Ball Z.

Jeramy and Randy are joined by Stephanie Nadolny to talk about her starts in music and voice over, how she came to voice young Goku and Gohan, some of life’s obstacles she’s overcome, and much more. This is another great conversation you don’t want to miss!

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We welcome comic writer and illustrator Sam Beck to hang out and talk about her transition from graphic design to comics, some of the many comics she’s worked on, an upcoming comic that takes place in Ohio, and her fantasy trilogy, VERSE!

VERSE is the story of a shared journey. Fife's plans to become an expert swordsmith are interrupted when he meets Neitya, an extraordinary girl unlike any he's ever met before...primarily because of her horns and amnesia. Worryingly, she seems akin to the monstrous Vel who roam the countryside. but when Fife is attacked by...

Writer and comic creator Carissa Grant joins us to first help us recall cases of forbidden love from throughout pop culture, and to talk about her book, Worthy Chaos Redemption.

In a world where forbidden love defies even death, Seraphina and Draven's fateful encounter as teenagers sparks an unbreakable bond. A demonic possession leads to a gruesome family tragedy, their love story takes a dark and perilous turn, setting them on a path where love, survival, and supernatural forces collide. Find out more at worthychaoscomics.com, and be sure to visit the kickstarter link below to get...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Co-Creator Kevin Eastman returns this week to talk about The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution and the 40th Anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Be sure to get your copy of The Last Ronin II, available March 6th, and be sure to visit Kevin this year at one of his many appearances listed below. Cowabunga!

Planet Comicon – Kansas City, MO – March 9 & 10

La Mole – Mexico City, MEXICO – March 17 & 18

ComicCon France – Paris, France – March 30-31

Portsmouth Mini Con 40 – Portsmouth, NH – April 27 & 28 – details coming soon

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He’s the voice of Hawkeye in Avengers: United They Stand, Jadeite and Wiseman in Sailor Moon, Gambit and Logan in the X-Men video games, and much more. But he’s best known for being the third person to voice Tony The Tiger, as well as the second person to voice Gambit in X-Men: The Animated Series.

We welcome actor and musician Tony Daniels to the show to talk about how he got started in the entertainment industry, joining his first band and touring at 11 years old, the amazing voices and dialects he’s able to do, some o...

We welcome writer and director Richard Bakewell to talk about how he got started in the entertainment industry, some of the amazing people he’s had the opportunity to work with, and his new movie, Roswell Delirium.

Roswell Delirium turns back the clock and revisits the 1980s from the perspective of a young woman who believes she has contacted aliens who can help cure the aftereffects of nuclear disaster. Set in an alternate timeline where the US and USSR exchanged nuclear attacks in 1986, this fantasy-drama features a cast of 1980s icons (Anthony Michael Hall, Lisa Whelchel, Dee Wa...

Our guest this week has worked in television, film, and theater. He’s been nominated for two WGA Awards for Best Comedy Writing for his work on The Golden Girls and Roseanne, was a writer and producer on Gilmore Girls, co-wrote the Brady Bunch movies, and so much more.

We welcome Stan Zimmerman to the show to talk about how he was running a television network from his bedroom at age 10, his experiences writing for both The Golden Girls and Roseanne, Gilmore Girls fandom, meeting Priscilla Presley and possibly the ghost of Elvis too! This was a gr...

Our guest this week is a voice actor you may recognize from anime’s like One Piece and Attack On Titan, but you definitely know him as Mario’s arch enemy from all of the Super Mario video games, BOWSER! Voice actor Kenny James returns to help us recall favorite dragons from pop culture, talk about the anime’s he’s voiced, answer some more Bowser questions, tell us about his former band, funny celebrity encounters, and more. Don’t miss this episode, and be sure to watch the conversation on YouTube!

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He’s the voice of Strascream in the Transformers video game, Gizmo and Stripe from MultiVersus, Lucky The Leprechaun, Grimace and so many others. But he’s best known for being the third person ever to voice Donald Duck, a role that won him an Emmy Award!

We welcome voice actor Daniel Ross to talk about how he became interested in voice over, some of the iconic characters he’s voiced, what it takes to step in to a pre-established character, and more. You can also watch this interview on YouTube at the link below. Don’t miss it...

Merry Christmas! It’s time for The Canned Air Christmas Special 2023! Actor and writer David J. Fielding (Zordon from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) joins us once again as we talk about the movies we’ve seen in the last year, read from the Marvel Holiday Special, play Christmas Family Feud, and end the episode with the Canned Air gift exchange. Have a safe and Happy Holidays, everyone!

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We welcome Lois Gonzales and Zack Bracken this week to first help us remember some of our favorite restaurants from television and film in our Retro Roundtable. We look at examples like Krusty Burger, The Max, Shenanigans, and more. Let us know your picks in the comments.

Then we turn our attention to Lois and Zack to discuss their new horror themed pizza restaurant, Loiee G’s! Loiee G’s feature's horror inspired murals, pinball machines, spirits, and more. And if that wasn’t enough, delicious food made from scratch. Loiee G’s is a family-friendly environment and does...

Our guest this week is a video game collector and a YouTube content creator who has over 2 million views on her channel. We welcome Brandi Ahmer, better known as Gamer Ahmer, to the show to talk about how she cultivates her collection, how she decided to start her YouTube channel, some of her hidden talents, and much more! Don’t miss this episode, and be sure to subscribe to Gamer Ahmer on YouTube!

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We welcome good friend Adam Grove to the show this week to help us recall our experiences at the 2023 TORG Gaming Expo. We discuss some of our interactions from the weekend, the different roles we played at the convention, the after party, and more. We had a great time and can’t wait for next year. Visit torgevents.com to stay up to date on the 2024 schedule and to get your tickets!

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We welcome Kyle Esper, Tyler Elkins and Dylan Elkins of Thee Y’s Men Media this week to first help us recall some of our favorite hand-to-hand fighters in our Retro Roundtable! We look at fighters like Daredevil, Goro, Hong Kong Fuey, and many more. Let's see your picks in the comments!

Then we talk with the guys about their comic, The Continuing Adventures of ELK and the Protectors of the Multiverse, running on Kickstarter until November 19th. Elk is a time traveling, universe jumping caveman that's battled mad scientists, evil dark wizards, men from space, twin ni...

Comic creator Kieran Jack returns this week to first help us look at some of the most uninhabitable, fictional places in our Retro Roundtable! We look at examples from films like Dune, Star Wars, Mad Max, and more. Let us know your picks in the comments!

Then we talk with Kieran about the Kickstarter, running until November 30th, for his new graphic novel, The Lady of the Swamp. 50 years ago, in a remote rural homestead something happened, something heinous, something so evil, so horrifying that the swamp swallowed its secrets...until now. When an unsuspecting school bus...