Rental Return: Tales From the Video Store

"Meet the Heroes" is your introduction to the interviewees in Season 1 of Rental Return. Hear about their first experiences with renting VHS tapes and what their local video stores were like.

Show Notes

The first season of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store has begun! We hope you enjoyed our preview episode featuring Adam, Chad, and Jason's memories of visiting video stores back in the day, but now it's time to give our Video Heroes the spotlight in Episode 1 of Rental Return.

Episode 1 "Meet the Heroes" will be your introduction to the interviewees in Season 1 of Rental Return. Our "Video Heroes" include Amanda Stefaniuk, Chris Tanski, Christian McGalliard, Gary Keffer, JP Vriess, Preston Burt, and Zac Shipley. You will get to hear about their first experiences with renting VHS tapes and what their local video stores were like. In Amanda's case, you'll get to hear what it was like having parents who owned a video rental store. You'll also hear our heroes' thoughts on how cable television impacted their movie experience and what some of their favorite rentals were as kids.

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If you are a former rental store employee and would like to be interviewed for an upcoming season, please contact Adam @hojukoolander on Twitter. 
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Creators & Guests

Host
Adam aka Hoju Koolander
Host of Wizards, Rental Return, Thrift Store Horde & Waxpack Flashback on The Retro Network.
Producer
Jason Gross
Podcast host and producer for The Retro Network and Rediscover the '80s.

What is Rental Return: Tales From the Video Store?

Relive the days of video rental stores through the stories of former employees. You'll hear experiences from the infancy of rental stores in the 1980s, their dominance in the 1990s, and their demise in the 2000s. From VHS to DVD, from Blockbuster to 'Mom and Pop' stores, Rental Return celebrates this distinctive time in film history.