S1: Rewind the Grind

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"Rewind the Grind" will ask our Video Heroes what their favorite and least favorite parts were while working at the video store. You'll get to hear what some of the perks were and things they didn't anticipated while they were employed.
The first season of Rental Return - Tales From the Video Store continues! In Episode 2, you got a deeper knowledge of why our Heroes wanted to work at a video rental store, what their training process was like and a little bit about the co-workers and supervisors they had.

Now in Episode 3, you'll hear what the daily grind was like for our Heroes at the video store including some of the mundane tasks they endured like rewinding tapes. To offset those tasks, some great perks were obtained like free rentals, free posters, and in Preston's case, first dibs on out-of-print tapes worth bank on eBay! Plus, Amanda tells how several of the store standees got a tour of their town. Finally, we ask about some of the things our Heroes didn't anticipated when initially taking the job like Gary's experience of finding returned tapes that were not owned by the store and then awkwardly phoning the customer about it.

Our "Video Heroes" for Season 1 include Amanda Stefaniuk, Chris Tanski, Christian McGalliard, Gary Keffer, JP Vriess, Preston Burt, and Zac Shipley. Follow @TRNsocial on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more from Rental Return visuals and VHS memories.

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

Adam aka Hoju Koolander
Host
Adam aka Hoju Koolander
Host of Wizards, Rental Return, Thrift Store Horde & Waxpack Flashback on The Retro Network.
Jason Gross
Producer
Jason Gross
Podcast host and producer for The Retro Network and Rediscover the '80s.
S1: Rewind the Grind
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