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Canned Air #543 NECROCON with Creators Miguel Guerra & Suzy Dias

·1 hr 31 min·5 clips

Miguel says NecroCon’s subtitle is, “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.”

1. Canned Air: A Tribute to Pop Culture brings back Miguel Guerra and Suzy Diaz for an episode built around fictional political leaders and NecroCon. 2. Jeremy Colley and Randy Hardenbrook host Miguel Guerra and Suzy Diaz, the creators from sevenrobots.com whose earlier appearances on the show go back to 2014. 3. The episode asks what pop culture says about power by linking NecroCon’s issue one to presidents, generals, and political absurdity. 4. Randy opens with President James Marshall from Air Force One, played by Harrison Ford, and jokes about action-movie presidents. 5. Suzy picks Dr. Strangelove, says Peter Sellers played President Muffley, and points to the film’s satire of nuclear war. 6. Miguel chooses the president from Escape from L.A. and says John Carpenter anticipated the evangelical movement entering politics. 7. Randy returns to Independence Day and Bill Pullman’s President Whitmore, then contrasts that with the sequel’s portrayal of Whitmore as elderly and confused. 8. The group talks about Ghostbusters 2, where the city still treats the Ghostbusters as if they are reckless despite the visible damage from the first film. 9. They also mention New York apartment stories, including a tiger, a crocodile, and the apartment-living “Ming the tiger” anecdote. 10. Suzy later names President Camacho from Idiocracy, played by Terry Crews, and says they rewatched the film with their kids. 11. Randy adds Theodore Roosevelt from Night at the Museum, with Robin Williams’ performance matching Roosevelt’s recorded personality. 12. The conversation turns to Arnold Schwarzenegger as Rainier Wolfcastle in The Simpsons Movie and the idea that Schwarzenegger himself could have run for president. 13. Miguel and Suzy then talk through AI, describing it as fast automatic tasking rather than sentient thinking. 14. Suzy cites a 60 Minutes report about training work in Kenya and says the real issue is the error rate in automated systems. 15. Miguel uses the example of UnitedHealthcare’s claim-approval software, which he says had a 90% error rate and was sued in Minnesota. 16. The episode also references the New York City killing of a UnitedHealthcare CEO and the online reactions around it. 17. The style is a loose back-and-forth interview with jokes, film references, and digressions into politics and technology. 18. The energy stays conversational and informal, with the hosts frequently interrupting each other and moving from one example to another. 19. Listeners who like political satire, comics, and movie references will get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners who want a tightly focused interview without long tangents may skip it.

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A relaxed reunion that makes room for Ghost Metal and an unexpected current events detour.

Canned Air brings back Miguel Guerra and Suzy Diaz, two early guests who have not been on since 2016, and the reunion has an easy, fan to fan feel. The hosts leave them room to talk about Ghost Metal, the new NecroCon series, and the long gap between appearances.

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You want a reunion-heavy creator chat with comics, nostalgia, and a little chaos.

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