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Joe & Mike: Father and Son Video Store Memories
We close out season 4 with a first for Rental Return as we interview a father and son who both worked at video rental stores. Joe shares amazing stories about his time...
Lee
Lee joins us to recount his experience working at multiple Movie Gallery stores throughout the state of Iowa. Hear tales of getting peed on while dressed up as The Gri...
David
David joins us to tell the fascinating tale of working in a privately owned video rental store in Wisconsin from it's opening day in 1999 to it's abrupt closing 8 year...
Dalibor
Dalibor joins us to share stories of working at Blockbuster Video in the early 2000's during the transition from VHS to DVD to streaming, explains how he became the to...
Rob's Video Rental Tales From Down Under
Rob joins us to share his tales of the first video rental store in Australia, founded by his father in 1980. Lines out the door, Mickey Mouse costumes, gangsters, ille...
Danielle
Danielle from the No More Late Fees podcast shares her experience working at 4 different Blockbuster Video locations in Florida during the early 2000's, breaks down th...
Dirk Marshall
Dirk Marshall from the VH-US podcast share his fantastic stories about growing up in a mom & pop video rental store during the 80's and 90's. Discover all the awesome ...
Season 4 Kickoff!
Rental Return is back for Season 4! In this kickoff episode, Adam and Chad Young (Horror Movie BBQ) introduce the new season of interviews with former video rental sto...
Season 3 Rewind
With Season 3 of Rental Return in the books, Adam (@Hojukoolander) and Jason (@RD80s) bookend the season by reflecting on what they learned through the experiences sha...
Landall Goolsby
Season 3 of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store concludes with an interview of Landall Goolsby (@iamlandall) who owned his a video store, Landall's Box Office, ...
Russ Burlingame
Season 3 of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues with an interview of Russ Burlingame (@RussBurlingame) who worked at Emerald City Video and just about...
Michael May
Season 3 of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues with an interview of Michael May (@MichaelMayComix) who worked for a "Mom and Pop" store called Advent...
Andy Serwin
Season 3 of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues with an interview of Andy Serwin who worked for a "Mom and Pop" store called The Video Hut in the late...
Michael Labbe
Season 3 of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues with an interview of Michael Labbe (@Superstarml) who worked for Movie Gallery in Augusta, ME in the l...
Landon
Season 3 of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store kicks off with an interview of Landon (@HOC_STUDIOS) who grew up in a family-owned store in the early to mid '90...
Season 3 Preview
Adam, Chad, and Jason host a preview episode for Season 3 of the Rental Return podcast series. First, the hosts comment on the recent representation of rental stores o...
Season 3 Trailer
Get ready for Season 3 of Rental Return as we introduce our Video Heroes!
Season 2 Rewind
Adam, Chad, and Jason bookend Season 2 by reflecting on what they learned about rental stores, favorite stories that were shared, and their recent VHS collecting exper...
S2: Pushing Stop
"Pushing Stop" will ask our Video Heroes about their final days working for video stores and how the transition from VHS to DVD impacted their experience.
S2: Secrets of the Staff
"Secrets of the Staff" asks our Video Heroes about their interaction with co-workers and the drama they encountered plus some behind-the-scenes details that customer l...
S2: Video Land Maniacs
"Video Land Maniacs" includes crazy and quirky customer interactions, ridiculous experiences, and memorable days for our Video Heroes.
Interview with Ira Belfer of Captain Video
Rental Return creator Adam travels to Captain Video in San Mateo, CA to interview the owner Ira Belfer.
S2: Rewind the Grind
"Rewind the Grind" asks our Video Heroes about their favorite and least favorite parts of the job, perks they enjoyed, and things they didn't anticipate.
S2: Pushing Play
"Pushing Play" asks our Video Heroes what made them want to work in a video store, how they got the job, what their training was like, and what kind of co-workers they...
S2: Meet the Heroes
"Meet the Heroes" is your introduction to the interviewees in Season 2 of Rental Return. Hear about their first experiences with renting VHS tapes and what their local...
Season 2 Preview Episode
Adam, Chad, and Jason host a preview episode for Season 2 of the Rental Return podcast series which includes their latest VHS finds, the skyrocketing market of VHS tap...
Season 1 Rewind
Adam, Chad, and Jason bookend Season 1 by reflecting on what they learned about rental stores, favorite stories that were shared, and their recent VHS collecting exper...
S1: Pushing Stop
"Pushing Stop" will ask our Video Heroes about their final days working for video stores and how the transition from VHS to DVD impacted their experience.
S1: Secrets of the Staff
"Secrets of the Staff" will ask our Video Heroes about their interaction with co-workers and the drama they encountered. You'll also hear about some of the promotional...
S1: Video Land Maniacs
"Video Land Maniacs" includes crazy customer interactions and the most ridiculous experiences of our Video Heroes while working at the video store.
