Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture

Artist Joshua Bellas returns this week to help us recall come of the most memorable scenes from movies, television, and video games that involve trains. We look at examples like Spider-Man 2, The Fugitive, Stand By Me, Bullet Train, and many more. Let us know your picks in the comments! @joshua.bellas.art CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He was a writer on Happy Days, Mork & Mindy, The Jeffersons, and Still The Beaver. He directed movies like Beethoven, Snow Dogs, The Spy Next Door, Are We There Yet?, and many more. But he’s probably best known for directing The Flintstones movies and Jingle All The Way. And not only did he direct Jingle All The Way, he oversaw the creation of Turbo Man! Writer, director, and author Brian Levant joins us this week to talk about his early interest in the entertainment business, how he came to write for some of the most iconic television shows ever made, working on The Flintstones, designing Turbo Man, and his book, My Life And Toys. My Life And Toys is an original book of photographs and text by the noted director/writer/producer Brian Levant, presenting his extraordinary collection of animated feature and comic toys, including hundreds of iconic characters represented in figures, banks, games, lunchboxes, puppets, comics, windups, vehicles and items at the bottom of cereal boxes. This comprehensive and one-of-a-kind collection and book/work, itself, is presented in varied chapters. There are chapters here that include the author’s Flintstones collection; others created while he produced features with Steven Spielberg; or those acquired while producing classic TV shows, like Mork & Mindy. And this is just a small sampling of what is in this exhaustive book, where the sum total has been acquired over the past 50 years. This is a book distinctive in its content; in both words and the hundreds of original photographs created exclusively for it. Brian’s acclaim and success as a producer of popular culture film and television features allows presentation here of a distinctly individual and personal yet universally interesting book for collectors and the general public alike. Get your copy at the link below! My Life And Toys: A Book by Brian Levant: https://www.amazon.com/My-Life-Toys-Brian-Levant/dp/0996293051 @BrianLevant CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 and iconic entertainment with legendary L.A. broadcasting vets. Have you ever become obsessed with a topic and taken a deep dive into consuming all you could uncover about it? Media Path Podcast is here to indulge your creative obsessions. Find out more and listen at MediaPathPodcast.com! LouisePalanker.com @LouisePalanker FritzColemanComedy.com @realFritzColeman CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Disposable Fiction Comics is a small press publisher consisting of one writer, Jack Wallace, and one colorist and letterer, Chris Allen. Jack and Chris have collaborated with thoughtful and creative artists who are rich with talent. This collection of short fiction is perfect to read on the subway or the bus. Though you may throw the comic away at the end of your trip, these stories will crawl around near the back of your mind. Jack is also a co-founder, and the editor-in-Chief of the indie comics newspaper, The Columbus Scribbler. The goal of the Columbus Scribbler is to introduce and educate the people of Columbus to the vibrant comics scene surrounding them and to help foster a love and deeper appreciation for the comics medium as a whole. The Scribbler was nominated for an Eisner award in 2019 for best Comics-Related Periodical. To find out more about Jack and his many projects, click the links below, and check out JackWritesScripts.com! ColumbusScribbler.com DisposableFictionComics.com @CbusScribbler @DFComics CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 WDW News Today. WDWNT is a daily-updated resource for news and information on the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Through pictures, video, and articles no other fan site brings you closer to the U.S. Disney Parks. Bryan discusses getting his job, his role at WDWNT, how he’s brought his brand of humor to the network, and much more. Go to WDWNT.com to find out more! @WDWNT @theErdman @bryans_house_of_waffles CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 experiences meeting Mel Blanc, achieving him life long dream of voicing Porky Pig, the voiceover coaching offered on his website, and so much more. A great episode you won’t want to miss! For anyone who’s looking to become a voice actor, don’t miss the 2nd Annual VO Cruise! Join Bob Bergen himself along with casting director and coach, Mary Lynn Wissner of Voices Voicecasting for a 10-day Mexican Riviera cruise on Crown Princess round trip from San Francisco, January 23, 2024 - February 2, 2024. If interested, or if you have any questions, e-mail [email protected] who will direct you to our Princess travel agent. You can also follow the link below for more details. Hurry though, there’s only room for 40 students and spots are filling quickly! 2nd Annual VO Cruise Info: https://www.bobbergen.com/Cruise/VO_Cruise_2024.pdf @Bergen.Bob BobBergen.com CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 experiences meeting Mel Blanc, achieving him life long dream of voicing Porky Pig, the voiceover coaching offered on his website, and so much more. A great episode you won’t want to miss! For anyone who’s looking to become a voice actor, don’t miss the 2nd Annual VO Cruise! Join Bob Bergen himself along with casting director and coach, Mary Lynn Wissner of Voices Voicecasting for a 10-day Mexican Riviera cruise on Crown Princess round trip from San Francisco, January 23, 2024 - February 2, 2024. If interested, or if you have any questions, e-mail [email protected] who will direct you to our Princess travel agent. You can also follow the link below for more details. Hurry though, there’s only room for 40 students and spots are filling quickly! 2nd Annual VO Cruise Info: https://www.bobbergen.com/Cruise/VO_Cruise_2024.pdf @Bergen.Bob BobBergen.com CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 acting, some of his favorite memories from Beast Wars, his mobile recording studio, and much more. A must listen for Transformer fans!! DavidKaye.com @DKayeVO CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 show where musicians select, analyze, and laugh about an album from Robert Dimery's book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". After a well-researched history of the album, we highlight a few representative tracks and have a rousing discussion before voting on whether this album is really something you should listen to before you die. We also discuss their latest album, Ghost Beef, which is a heavy metal concept album about Arby’s. This is an album you won’t want to miss! To find out more about 1001 Album Complaints, Ghost Beef, and other music Rob and Tom have created, follow the link below! https://linktr.ee/thechopunlimited @thechopunlimited @1001AlbumComplaints @theBeverlyCrushers CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Pup”. The Masked Bug began as a comic idea John spent the better half of the 1990s creating after college. An idea squarely planted in comics of yesteryear, where the heroes and villains were clearly defined and the stories had a campy edge to them!  Set against a backdrop of intergalactic worlds and strange creatures, Boots and Pup chronicles the lives of an extraterrestrial odd couple. Out of balance in their personal lives, Boots and Pup manage to keep a steady but erratic orbit around each other! Find out more about John and his work at BootsandPup.com and on Instagram at the handles below! @BootsandPup @TheMaskedBug CannedAirPodcast.com Twitter: @CannedAirPod Instagram: @Canned_Air If you’d like to show your support, you can either visit our Patreon page at Patreon.com/CannedAirPod or you can leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices