Happy New Year! Julio returns to the pod for a full-on rewind through media history: the invention of recorded TV, the cultural impact of preserving media, the format wars between VHS, Betamax, and LaserDisc, and the golden age of video rental stores. Along the way, we explore how cult films found second lives on tape, how watching movies on your time changed everything, and why owning physical media once felt revolutionary.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

0:49 - Julio Confusing The Topic

2:18 - Origins of Recording TV, Kinetoscope, Junking Video

3:22 - I Love Lucy

3:55 - Introduction of VHS, Betamax, and Laserdisc 

6:10 - Julio Realizes What The Episode Is About 

7:00 - Rob Dyrdek and Old Tech Tangent

9:23 - The Rise of Video Rental Stores

11:53 - Cult Films Getting a Second Life, Direct to Video Market

13:56 - Watching Movies on Your Own Time

15:39 - VHS and The Rise of DVD, Netflix Launches

17:37 - Blockbuster Problems Persist, Owning Instead of Renting

19:48 - Blockbuster Video on Demand, Redbox Launches

21:30 - Failed Netflix/Blockbuster Deal

23:34 - Redbox Ownership History 

25:00 - Blockbuster Begins Decline, Netflix Launches Streaming Platform 

25:53 - Start of Netflix Originals, Streaming Packages 

28:16 - Blockbuster Shuts Down, Redbox Shuts Down

29:27 - Home Video on Life Support, Defunct Stores

33:20 - Video Store Memories

36:58 - Outro