This fun little gem of a podcast features former video store employees offering up recommendations of older films, categorized by themes. They include some classic favorites along with some rather obscure suggestions you may have missed Definitely worth a listen for any film buffs.

Love the varied topic range presented in this pod. It’s has a kinship to The Retroist podcast in that it explores unique, sometimes niche or forgotten avenues of our youth memory that many of us still hold in great reverence. As much of the targeted subject matter fades farther and farther into the historical rearview, it is great to get to revisit these subjects through the eyes and ears of others that have had these common experiences.

What a fun concept for a podcast! Different hosts and super fun topics. If you love movies check this one out! One of my new favorites that I can listen to on repeat!

I’ve been a huge fan of The Retroist and his podcast of the same name for nearly 15 years! Like many people, I especially enjoy the nostalgic stories he tells at the start of each episode on some retro pop culture treasure. We listeners have come to know The Retroist via stories about his sisters, his grandmother, his boyhood pals, and more, all as a precursor to learning fascinating history about some bit of beloved vintage entertainment. When the topic is movie related, we’re often treated to a tale recounting The Retroist’s time working at his local video store in the ‘80s/’90s, a story that sets the stage for the upcoming discussion and helps the audience understand the cultural context into which the film was released. So I was thrilled to discover The Retroist’s latest endeavor, the Video Store Podcast, which dives deeper into the world of movies from the past. From inaugural episodes, it sounds like there will be multiple contributors, each with a unique perspective from their own time in the video store world. I look forward to hearing the well-balanced point of view I’ve come to appreciate from The Retorist, alerting me to things I never knew I even cared about. I’ve already started my list of must-watch retro movies based on The Retroist’s recommendations. So far, I’ve watched the James Spader action movie, “Tuff Turf.” How could I have grown up in the ‘80s and not have heard of this film? I guess my local video store clerk was not as outspoken about what to watch. I wasn’t disappointed. Not the best movie, but certainly overlooked and worth watching. And young Robert Downey Jr. looked like a baby! I look forward to hearing from The Retroist and his video store peers for more movie suggestions that I failed to notice the first time around, along with movies I’ve seen, but can watch again with new appreciation based on the colorful context I’ve learned from the Video Store Podcast.