This week, Jodie and Andrea dig into the good, the bad, and the baffling of Kim’s Video, a 2023 documentary that explores what happened to one of the world’s greatest VHS collections when it moved from New York City to Sicily. We talk 90s nostalgia, genre conventions, what it means to be a creative person, and how and why stories get told. Plus we reminisce about our own days working in video stores and marvel at the way Jersey always shows up for us.

Next week, we are SO excited to be talking with Sav Rodgers, the filmmaker behind Chasing Chasing Amy. It’s not streaming yet, but it is showing in a bunch of cities. Here they are.

Referenced in this episode:

The Strange Fate of Kim’s Video - Karina Longworth

Chloë Sevigny Visits the Kim's Video Collection - Alamo Drafthouse

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Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."