This week, we wrap up our "Alternate Futures" lessons with a look at 1991's Batman Annual #15. It's a whacky story set in 2001 that features a sane Joker and Batman on death row. Yes, it's as crazy as it sounds, but it's also a lot of fun. And make sure to stay until the end of the episode where we make a couple of announcements.

Jose and John welcome Dan Jacobvitz and Ian Savage of Dan and Ian Have Questions to the Open Can family.

Everyone knows about the Apollo 11 moon landing and the one giant leap. But, what if the Soviet Union got there first? That's the premise of the Apple TV series For All Mankind, and this week John and Jose discuss the show's first episode "Red Moon."

Hosts John and Josecontinue their "Alternate Futures" series with the 1983 Styx album "Killroy was Here."


The concept album (sort of) tells the story of a rebel fan who motivates a jailed rock star framed for murder to rebel against the rulers of a nation where all rock music is banned. Kilroy is also the album that helped tear Styx apart.

This week, hosts John and Jose take a look at the 2020 animated film Superman: Red Son.

It's a special edition of Night School as hosts John and Jose are joined by Nick Jones (1610 Incursion Podcast & The Flying Dead Podcat) to talk about the best movies they saw in 2023.

To be clear: These are our favorite movies we saw last year. But not all of them were released in 2023.

It's the final installment of our 2023 Christmas-themed episodes. This time, John and Jose discuss The Incredible Hulk #378 from 1990. From there the chat swings wildly to coffee orders, blankets, the Warner Bros./Discovery merger, and more.

Our Christmas-themed episodes continue this week with the Community episode "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas."
Join hosts John and Jose as they dissect the episode and reminisce about other holiday favorites. But how the Fast & the Furious managed to sneak into the conversation, is anyone's guess.

For the first time ever, all of your favorite Open Can Network hosts join forces to talk about the current state of our podcasts and what 2024 has in store for our up-and-coming network.


Note: This episode will appear across the Open Can Network podcasts.

In case you haven't noticed, it's Christmas time! This is the perfect time for your jolly hosts to get into the spirit of the season. And up first is the 1954 classic m White Christmas.