Podcast appearances and mentions of sandi harding

On the milestone 200th episode of The Blake Mayfield Podcast, Blake talks with Sandi Harding, the GM of "The Last Blockbuster" in the world in Bend, Oregon. The show begins with Blake asking Sandi about what it's like managing the last store, if she thought Blockbuster would survive the pandemic, and what question she gets asked more than anything (2:24). Then, Blake asks Sandi about why Blockbuster did their own Super Bowl ad this year, what it was like watching a Netflix documentary in 2020 about the store, and the toughest part of operating it day-to-day (44:36). Lastly, Sandi describes her favorite thing about still working at Blockbuster, her thoughts on the Family Guy episode about the store, what comes next in 2023 (78:01) and tons more! Intro Song: 1. Rene & Angela - I Love You More Host & Producer: Blake Mayfield Guest: Sandi Harding Download & Subscribe To "The Blake Mayfield Podcast" On Spotify, SoundCloud & Apple Podcasts Today

In our season 3 premiere episode, host Tara Jabbari speaks with Sandi Harding, the General Manager of the very last Blockbuster in the world located in Bend, Oregon. They talk about the history of Blockbuster, its influence, and how the community of Bend as well as fans have helped keep this Blockbuster open. Enjoy listening to the memories, the business side of managing Blockbuster, and Tara geeking out.You can learn more and order souvenirs from Blockbuster by visiting their website: https://bendblockbuster.com/

It's time for our monthly movie review and this week we are tackling Big Pharma and 90's nostalgia all in one episode! Kayla discusses the horrors of Martin Shkreli, the healthcare system, and the documentary itself in Pharma Bro (6:47). Afterwards, Justin jumps back in time to the glory days of Blockbuster, its eventual financial downfall, and the determination of Sandi Harding in The Last Blockbuster (29:33). As always, we close out with our SOTW (49:46)

Meet The Matron of Nostalgia Who Runs the Last Blockbuster on Earth For many millennials, a trip to Blockbuster on a Friday night was a favored tradition while growing up. Myself included. The yellow walls adorned with plastic DVD cases, endless aisles of movies labeled by genres like “Family,” “Action,” “Thriller” and “New Releases” held […] The post Last Blockbuster Manager Sandi Harding – Episode 241 appeared first on Talk For Two.

Meet The Matron of Nostalgia Who Runs the Last Blockbuster on Earth For many millennials, a trip to Blockbuster on a Friday night was a favored tradition while growing up. Myself included. The yellow walls adorned with plastic DVD cases, endless aisles of movies labeled by genres like “Family,” “Action,” “Thriller” and “New Releases” held […] The post Last Blockbuster Manager Sandi Harding – Episode 241 appeared first on Talk For Two.

Listen in as Mike talks with Sandi Harding, the General Manager at the last Blockbuster on earth! Mike and Sandi talk about the recent documentary on Netflix and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit (and hype) of a bygone era alive! Highlights Sandi’s experience - 0:39 Having a Christmas bonus - 4:57 Being a movie family - 7:36 The Blockbuster game - 8:17 Having unique ideas - 21:01 Renting movies - 21:46 The biggest change for her - 26:32 How it was in “the beginning” - 28:02 Episode Resources Connect with Mike Brevik: http://www.cyberdogzmarketing.com/ mike@cyberdogzmarketing.com Connect with Sandi Harding https://bendblockbuster.com/ 

Join us in this episode where we talk to the star of the documentary "The Last Blockbuster" Sandi Harding.She calls herself the "Blockbuster Mom" and it fits as she has given many young teens a job in the west area of Bend, Oregon. Sandi has also gotten a lot of publicity not only because of the documentary but of her clever use of social media and internet presence. She hosts events, parties, and does many interviews to keep the business rolling. 

In 2011, Blockbuster went bankrupt.  So how is there is a Blockbuster operating in Bend, Oregon in 2021?  The answer to that is complicated, but I attempt to untangle it by talking to Sandi Harding, the current manager of the last Blockbuster on the Planet.  We discuss the rise and fall of video rentals, the […]

The 90’s were Blockbuster’s heyday.  Back then, flobby drives ruled, HDMI didn’t exist, and movie rentals were ninety-nine cents.  There is one place on the planet where that is still the case:  The Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon.  Listen as Sandi Harding tells me about her room full of antique IBM computers, the analog video system […]

THE TALKBUSTER PODCAST - EPISODE #50   I worked at Blockbuster Video for almost 10 years, starting in 2001 (I was 17). The memories I made and friends I met there are some of the best of my life. On the Talkbuster Podcast I will discuss some of these memories with the coworkers and friends I shared them with. Hopefully you will find it as interesting to listen to as we did living it.   In this Episode, I am honored to be joined once again by a true fan, collector and great guy Shamim Dana.  Sandi Harding and I refer to Shamim as Blockbuster Video's biggest fan!.  We met on facebook through a mutual interest in Blockbuster Video.  Shamim connected me with alot of the folks I have had on this show.   Shamim and I continue our conversation from his last episode, including an update on his COMIC BOOK:  THE MOVIE Poster signing.  We also discuss having finally seen THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER Documentary and other topics.   Thank you for "MAKING IT A TALKBUSTER NIGHT... OR DAY!"

THE TALKBUSTER PODCAST - SPECIAL EDITION #8   SANDI HARDING - GM OF THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO ON THE PLANET - BEND, OREGON - #5   THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER (BEND, OR) UPDATE!!!   In this episode, Chris is honored to welcome back Sandi Harding, GM of the Blockbuster Video in Bend, Oregon to discuss how things have been going at the store.   This year has been a struggle for everyone, and in the 8 months since I spoke with Sandi the store has continued to stay open and busy with online orders (Sandi has 600+ beanie caps to make!).   Since premiering on #NETFLIX last month, The Last Blockbuster Documentary about #BLOCKBUSTER has been a trending topic that seems to have taken on a new life and is making even more people interested in the store.   Twitter:  @BlockbusterBend   Also on Instagram and Facebook.   Or... if you are in the area you can visit:   211 NE Revere Ave Bend, OR 97701   If are interested in buying any of their merchandise and other information:  https://bendblockbuster.com/   Thank you for "MAKING IT A TALKBUSTER NIGHT... OR DAY!"

A few years ago, when there were 12 Blockbusters still open, Director Taylor Morden (Here’s to Life: The Story of The Refreshments, Pick It Up! - Ska in the ‘90s) approached his friend Zeke Kamm (Dexter’s Laboratory, The Weird Al Show) about making a documentary on the dying Blockbuster franchise. Coincidentally, the true last Blockbuster was in Morden and Kamm’s town of Bend, Oregon. In this interview, the duo talk about their four year journey to make the film, how their documentary outline accidentally predicted the future, the magnetism of Sandi Harding, how to cold call celebrities, and we get into the weeds a little on copyright law and the realities of making a documentary feature. If it’s your first time listening, make sure to subscribe and visit my new website for information on the YouTube channel, the blog, this podcast, and my new book ‘Ink by the Barrel’ which takes advice from these 200+ interviews at the link below… Join the email list here: www.brockswinson.com Follow us on Instagram for updates: @brockswinson If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60-seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom on your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!

On Monday, Netflix began streaming a title it could only have dreamed of twenty years ago: "The Last Blockbuster." The documentary tells the unlikely story of a Blockbuster Video store in Bend, Oregon, that gradually became the last remaining outlet of what was once a global chain - and the movie has no bigger fans than at the store itself. Dan Montgomery, 36, has been the Bend Blockbuster's store manager for twelve years. He says that when the documentary came out last summer, Bend held drive-in screenings of the film, and the whole town came out to see it. "It's been a lot of fun," Mr Montgomery told The Independen. "Obviously, doing the documentary and being able to film it during the process of us actually becoming the last Blockbuster worked out well." 7The Blockbuster in Bend was founded in 2000 by Ken and Debbie Tisher (now Debbie Black). It had originally been their own business, called Pacific Video, but after ten years of competing with Blockbuster, the Tishers decided to join the franchise. At the time, the chain was huge - with over 9,000 locations around the world at its peak, Blockbuster dominated the video rental business. And then it didn't. In 2010, Blockbuster LLC declared bankruptcy. In 2011, it sold its company-owned stores to Dish Network, a satellite TV company, which then closed them all down just three years later. All that remained were a few franchise locations, running under the "Blockbuster" banner but operating on their own. By 2019, Bend had the only Blockbuster left in the world. So how has the last remaining Blockbuster survived without Blockbuster? "Very well, thank you," Mr Tisher, who still owns the store, told The Independent. He says a big part of the problem with Blockbuster Inc was its CEOs, who in his opinion didn't understand the rental business. "They ran it into the ground," he said. Today, however, the Bend Blockbuster is doing a brisk business, thanks to a combination of publicity, old-fashioned customer service, and tourism fueled by 90s nostalgia. "The store's been doing fantastic, even before we had the documentary," Mr Montgomery said. "The documentary just added to it. We have a lot of locals that really love coming to our store, and having to come in and pick out movies." What impact Netflix's release of "The Last Blockbuster" will have on the business remains to be seen, but Mr Montgomery and Mr Tisher are optimistic. The film's star is the outlet's effusive general manager, Sandi Harding, whose staff call her the "Blockbuster Mom." Ms Harding started working at Blockbuster in 2004, married a fellow Blockbuster employee, had children who eventually worked at Blockbuster, and even adopted her cat from a Humane Society event in a Blockbuster parking lot. With all these connections to the chain, no one would be surprised that she's the star of "The Last Blockbuster" - except for her. "I had no idea they were going to put me in quite as much as they did," Ms Harding told The Independent. "It's very sweet to get to be the face of our store, but I don't want people to think I'm a one-woman show, because I have an amazing team behind me." Perhaps the most ironic aspect of the film's release is that it's on Netflix, which was once one of Blockbuster's meekest competitors. Back in 2000, the company was doing so badly with its mail-order DVD business that it offered to sell itself to Blockbuster for $50 million and rename itself Blockbuster.com. Blockbuster turned them down. Twenty-one years later, Blockbuster no longer exists outside of Bend, Oregon, and Netflix dominates the streaming industry all over the world. So what is this store's secret? How did it manage to survive when literally every other store of its kind did not? The people who run it point to a number of reasons. For one thing, not everyone likes to watch movies online. Mr Montgomery says many older customers prefer to rent a video in person rather than deal with what they call "complicated streaming apps." Mr Tisher concurred, saying there's a certain "tangible" quality to the Blockbuster experience. "It's nice to actually go in and interact with people who, when you tell them what type of movie you're looking for, rather than getting an algorithm, you get somebody who has some ideas and you can ask a couple of questions," he said. Added to that, the outlet's status as the world's only remaining Blockbuster has actually helped business. "When we became the last one, there flocked in all these tourists," Mr Montgomery said. Mr Tisher says he can't even count the number of out-of-state license plates he sees in the store's parking lot, and wishes he could charge people for all the selfies visitors take in front of the sign. "We've gotten literally millions of dollars worth of free publicity in that one year when everybody and their brother were doing promotions on us," he said of 2019, the year it became the last Blockbuster. The store has become such a tourist attraction that it's even started selling its own merchandise. On the Bend Blockbuster website, customers can now purchase Blockbuster t-shirts, hoodies, key chains, beanies, magnets, and numerous other items - all of which help keep the business afloat. And then there's the nostalgia factor. Some parents take their children to the store to show them how Mom and Dad used to rent movies, almost as if visiting a museum. "People can come in and really get a taste for what it was like to walk around in a Blockbuster," Mr Montgomery said. "A lot of people bring their kids in and they don't know what this is." But how does a business that depends so heavily on in-person traffic survive during a pandemic? Surprisingly, that hasn't slowed the store down either. "The store did exceptionally well in 2020," Mr Montgomery said. As people found themselves stuck at home and other entertainment venues shut down, renting a DVD to watch at home became an ever-more popular option. And aside from requiring masks and limiting the number of customers indoors, the Bend Blockbuster hasn't missed a beat. "If anything, it has only helped our business, because the locals have been coming in and renting more," the store manager said. Finally, there's the simple factor of luck. A video rental business that started in the VCR's heyday, then joined a corporate giant at its zenith, then outlived that giant, then survived just long enough to become the much-publicized last of its kind - just at the moment when Americans were becoming nostalgic for the 1990s - has had its fair share of good fortune, and Mr Tisher knows it. "You work your ass off in a business, but if you don't have an element of luck, you probably aren't gonna make it," he said. "We just hit it at the right time and we've had a good ride. No complaints." "The Last Blockbuster" is now streaming on Netflix. It's also available on DVD and Blu-Ray at the Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon.

This week is jam-packed with guests. Aidan Gillen, Littlefinger from Game of Thrones joins us to discuss his new psychological thriller "Rose Plays Julie" which is out now on VOD. We also discuss his thoughts on Alien Life and the Controversial ending of Game of Thrones.Sandi Harding is the General Manager and Star of the new Netflix Documentary "The Last Blockbuster". A resident of Bend, Oregon she runs the one and only remaining Blockbuster Video store in the world!Jan Wagner is the Managing Director of "Owned by Gravity" which has given the world the gift of "Fantasy General II" The visually stunning, immersive RPG, Turn Based strategy game based on the 1996 SSI Game "Fantasy General" We do a deep dive on the creation, and rebirth of a classic.In Top Nerd News, we only cover 1 thing. The Suicide Squad 2 Trailer..........I have NO faith in Warner Brothers.....but I'm optimistic about this one.All that and more on The Week in Geek with D Squared. Sunday nights at 7pm on WRNO.com and the Free iHeart Radio App. The Week in Geek 3/14/21

On Monday, Netflix began streaming a title it could only have dreamed of twenty years ago: "The Last Blockbuster." The documentary tells the unlikely story of a Blockbuster Video store in Bend, Oregon, that gradually became the last remaining outlet of what was once a global chain - and the movie has no bigger fans than at the store itself. Dan Montgomery, 36, has been the Bend Blockbuster's store manager for twelve years. He says that when the documentary came out last summer, Bend held drive-in screenings of the film, and the whole town came out to see it. "It's been a lot of fun," Mr Montgomery told The Independen. "Obviously, doing the documentary and being able to film it during the process of us actually becoming the last Blockbuster worked out well." 7The Blockbuster in Bend was founded in 2000 by Ken and Debbie Tisher (now Debbie Black). It had originally been their own business, called Pacific Video, but after ten years of competing with Blockbuster, the Tishers decided to join the franchise. At the time, the chain was huge - with over 9,000 locations around the world at its peak, Blockbuster dominated the video rental business. And then it didn't. In 2010, Blockbuster LLC declared bankruptcy. In 2011, it sold its company-owned stores to Dish Network, a satellite TV company, which then closed them all down just three years later. All that remained were a few franchise locations, running under the "Blockbuster" banner but operating on their own. By 2019, Bend had the only Blockbuster left in the world. So how has the last remaining Blockbuster survived without Blockbuster? "Very well, thank you," Mr Tisher, who still owns the store, told The Independent. He says a big part of the problem with Blockbuster Inc was its CEOs, who in his opinion didn't understand the rental business. "They ran it into the ground," he said. Today, however, the Bend Blockbuster is doing a brisk business, thanks to a combination of publicity, old-fashioned customer service, and tourism fueled by 90s nostalgia. "The store's been doing fantastic, even before we had the documentary," Mr Montgomery said. "The documentary just added to it. We have a lot of locals that really love coming to our store, and having to come in and pick out movies." What impact Netflix's release of "The Last Blockbuster" will have on the business remains to be seen, but Mr Montgomery and Mr Tisher are optimistic. The film's star is the outlet's effusive general manager, Sandi Harding, whose staff call her the "Blockbuster Mom." Ms Harding started working at Blockbuster in 2004, married a fellow Blockbuster employee, had children who eventually worked at Blockbuster, and even adopted her cat from a Humane Society event in a Blockbuster parking lot. With all these connections to the chain, no one would be surprised that she's the star of "The Last Blockbuster" - except for her. "I had no idea they were going to put me in quite as much as they did," Ms Harding told The Independent. "It's very sweet to get to be the face of our store, but I don't want people to think I'm a one-woman show, because I have an amazing team behind me." Perhaps the most ironic aspect of the film's release is that it's on Netflix, which was once one of Blockbuster's meekest competitors. Back in 2000, the company was doing so badly with its mail-order DVD business that it offered to sell itself to Blockbuster for $50 million and rename itself Blockbuster.com. Blockbuster turned them down. Twenty-one years later, Blockbuster no longer exists outside of Bend, Oregon, and Netflix dominates the streaming industry all over the world. So what is this store's secret? How did it manage to survive when literally every other store of its kind did not? The people who run it point to a number of reasons. For one thing, not everyone likes to watch movies online. Mr Montgomery says many older customers prefer to rent a video in person rather than deal with what they call "complicated streaming apps." Mr Tisher concurred, saying there's a certain "tangible" quality to the Blockbuster experience. "It's nice to actually go in and interact with people who, when you tell them what type of movie you're looking for, rather than getting an algorithm, you get somebody who has some ideas and you can ask a couple of questions," he said. Added to that, the outlet's status as the world's only remaining Blockbuster has actually helped business. "When we became the last one, there flocked in all these tourists," Mr Montgomery said. Mr Tisher says he can't even count the number of out-of-state license plates he sees in the store's parking lot, and wishes he could charge people for all the selfies visitors take in front of the sign. "We've gotten literally millions of dollars worth of free publicity in that one year when everybody and their brother were doing promotions on us," he said of 2019, the year it became the last Blockbuster. The store has become such a tourist attraction that it's even started selling its own merchandise. On the Bend Blockbuster website, customers can now purchase Blockbuster t-shirts, hoodies, key chains, beanies, magnets, and numerous other items - all of which help keep the business afloat. And then there's the nostalgia factor. Some parents take their children to the store to show them how Mom and Dad used to rent movies, almost as if visiting a museum. "People can come in and really get a taste for what it was like to walk around in a Blockbuster," Mr Montgomery said. "A lot of people bring their kids in and they don't know what this is." But how does a business that depends so heavily on in-person traffic survive during a pandemic? Surprisingly, that hasn't slowed the store down either. "The store did exceptionally well in 2020," Mr Montgomery said. As people found themselves stuck at home and other entertainment venues shut down, renting a DVD to watch at home became an ever-more popular option. And aside from requiring masks and limiting the number of customers indoors, the Bend Blockbuster hasn't missed a beat. "If anything, it has only helped our business, because the locals have been coming in and renting more," the store manager said. Finally, there's the simple factor of luck. A video rental business that started in the VCR's heyday, then joined a corporate giant at its zenith, then outlived that giant, then survived just long enough to become the much-publicized last of its kind - just at the moment when Americans were becoming nostalgic for the 1990s - has had its fair share of good fortune, and Mr Tisher knows it. "You work your ass off in a business, but if you don't have an element of luck, you probably aren't gonna make it," he said. "We just hit it at the right time and we've had a good ride. No complaints." "The Last Blockbuster" is now streaming on Netflix. It's also available on DVD and Blu-Ray at the Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon.

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Bloomberg Chief Washington Correspondent Kevin Cirilli and Bloomberg politics contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. Guests: Rep. French Hill, a Republican representing Arkansas's 2nd congressional district, and Sandi Harding, Store Manager of the last Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon. To listen on the Bloomberg terminal, click on the player thumbnail on the sidebar. Podcast producer: Doni Holloway.

Bloomberg Chief Washington Correspondent Kevin Cirilli and Bloomberg politics contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. Guests: Rep. French Hill, a Republican representing Arkansas's 2nd congressional district, and Sandi Harding, Store Manager of the last Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon. To listen on the Bloomberg terminal, click on the player thumbnail on the sidebar. Podcast producer: Doni Holloway.

Back in the 80s and 90s, a big part of many American's week was the trip to the local Blockbuster Video  to stock up on movies for the weekend. But, cable television and streaming services effectively put an end to video stores all over the world....except for in Bend Oregon...where the very last Blockbuster in existence still stands...with manager Sandi Harding always looking for new ways to keep the doors open, the lights on, and the dream alive! And now the store is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, "The Last Blockbuster" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sandi Harding, the manager of the world's only remaining Blockbuster Video joins the show to tell us why the store is still around and why people keep coming back to the retro store.  Tech Expert Andy Baryer highlights a potential Instagram app for kids and mind-reading tech from Facebook. (He also tells a very embarrassing Las Vegas story and how he met OJ Simpson at a dive bar.)   And, In Case you Missed It...Producer Ryan O'Donnell with a tale of an elephant, and a true "Dad of the Year".  Also...the "death" of Super Mario. HEY, DO YOU LIKE PODCASTS? Why not subscribe to ours? find it on Apple, Google, Spotify & Curiouscast.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Often a film geek, many times a bored teen, video store clerks were the gatekeeper to your weekend movie binge. Helen and Matt are joined by Sandi Harding, the manager of the last Blockbuster video to chat about the early mom and pop video stores to the collapse of Blockbuster Video. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Teen Challenges (0:00:00) The rise in social media use has led some teens to go to extreme lengths to gain popularity. A popular method of gaining followers is to do trending social media challenges. These challenges range from silly tricks (like the water bottle challenge, where teens had to try and flip a water bottle and get it to land right-side up), to downright dangerous dares. In 2018 a viral challenge called the “Tide-Pod Challenge” encouraged teens to videotape themselves biting down on highly toxic Tide-Pods. In one year nearly 220 teens were hospitalized in one year because of this challenge. So what is it about these virtual challenges that appeal to teens? Why are they willing to forgo all common sense to get a few more followers? Here to discuss with us the addictive nature of teen challenges is child psychologist, Dr. Nicole Beurkens.   Money Conversations with Family (0:18:58) Depending on whether or not you are used to talking about this in the home or not, the topic of money is consistently uncomfortable. It's such a sensitive topic. But it should be something we can discuss openly with our family members. So how can we start having open, financial conversations with our spouse or our kids? To answer all of these questions and explain why we should talk about money in the home, we've invited Jen Smith, the founder of Modern Frugality, here with us today.   Teen Addiction (0:32:43) As many of you know, here at The Lisa Show, we try our best to broach important conversations. Sadly, some of the most important conversations we should be having are emotionally difficult or have stigmas surrounding them. Today, in an effort to break stigmas and open up helpful discussions, we've invited Susan Burrowes on the show. Susan is the author of Off the Rails: One Family's Journey Through Teen Addiction, in which she shares her experience as the mother of teenager dealing with addictions. And she is here to discuss ways to find hope and healing for families with teen addiction.   Virtual Reality (0:52:50) Virtual reality games have become more and more popular with kids and adults over the last few years. They've also been the subject of many sci-fi novels and movies like Ready Player One or even Jumanji. While many praise the Virtual Reality experience, others fear the idea of it replacing the real world. So, we wanted to get down to the bottom of Virtual reality and find out what's good about it and what might be dangerous. Here with us today is Robert Scoble, tech evangelist, to help us better understand what virtual reality is and its future.    Teens Teach Technology (1:07:05) Quarantine has made us more dependent on technology than ever before. But during this transition to near completely virtual lives, what about the generation that doesn't have the same knowledge about technology that we do? Many of these older adults are being left behind without any opportunitiesto learn how to use these devices.This is the mission of Teens Teach Technology, a youth organization led by teenagers dedicated to teaching older adults how to properly use their technology. Today, we're joined by their founder, Asmita Mittal, and Nicole Lau, their head of PR. They're here to talk with us about their efforts to make us more media literate.   The Last Blockbuster on Earth (1:20:30) There was something magical about taking a trip to a Blockbuster, checking out the new releases, re-watching classics, and grabbing snacks. Unfortunately, you can no longer find a Blockbuster on every corner, but there is one corner—the last corner in the world—where you can relive those golden days. The last Blockbuster on earth is still operating out of Bend, Oregon! Here to tell us how they've been able to stick it out for so long is store manager, Sandi Harding.   Sleep Training Kids (1:32:03) The routine goes something like this: you coerce your child into their pajamas and into brushing their teeth, you've read their favorite book (twice), made up a new bedtime story for them, and then spent the next 20 minutes letting your arm fall asleep in the hopes that the child curled up on it will too. Finally, you gingerly extricate your arm, tiptoe out, and get cozy in your own bed only to have your child walk in and announce that they can't sleep. This is a cycle that you rinse and repeat nightly. So how can we effectively sleep train both our littlest kids and our toddlers? Here to this question and discuss effective techniques for sleep training is a Fellow at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Director of the Behavioral Sleep Program at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Dr. Lynelle Schneeberg.

TABLE OF CONTENT TALKING POINTS S2 E2212/20/2020(Host Scene)Zazz - Welcome to Table of Content. The round table show where we discuss all the happenings around streaming, gaming and entertainment. I am joined by the co host w the most Eminent_Stump How are you? Zazz - Stump will you reach over and grab my bag…. of male and read the latest hatemail.  (tell about hate mail and tell them to send their own bold) tocpodmail@gmail.comyou realize that the only clean shaven one was 1jacqie1. Yeah, you got to think if that bill does pass it's an infringement of freedom of speech. Twitch is actually protecting people that is just scary. @stump can I call you Stump or does that bug you?@zazz first don't shot me second is that your actual lip color. IVY |  |  | Dear TOC peeps,  Hi, this is SillyTatsuBear reporting for duty !!! I heard that y'all were complaining about not receiving HATE Mail !!! , cmon peeps its 2020. 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Is it juss one button ?!!! haha even that last TOC you blamed me for not telling you didn't change the pic ?!! oh my goodness i know you are like the host !! all of that TOC power is running through your veins, yet YOU forgot to change the pic !!!! mwhahahahaha !!! Y'all making this bear lose her brain cells ! i exactly have like 3 left !!! Three !!!! Good riddance 2020, Hopefully TOC will be in tip top shape for 2021 !!! (hopefully)Anywho, thank you so very much for letting me vent. I feel so much better ! To many more ! __Sincerely,                                SillyTatsuBear"The most amazing, crazy, candy eating, very talkative, soap patrol bear" Intro guests - Returning to the show and it is great to have them @OfficiallyRogue and DeviantlostmindThis episode of Toc is brought to by onlyreapers.com where you can buy Carolina reaper jelly beans without all the filler beans. Use promo code tableoc for 25% off your first order. That's onlyreapers.com. Visit onlyreapers.com and use promo code tableoc.Streaming News. https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/12/16/22179256/twitch-bans-simp-virgin-incel-new-sexual-harassment-policy From the verge-Twitch will no longer allow streamers and commenters to go around calling one another “simps.” The term — a recent favorite in the Twitch community that nominally refers to men who seem desperate for a woman's attention — will be banned when used as an insult under Twitch's upcoming revamp of its harassment policy. “Incel” and “virgin” will be banned as insults, too, Twitch COO Sara Clemens said during a live-streamed town hall this afternoon.The new policy, first spotted by esports consultant Rod Breslau, will go into effect on January 22nd. It also includes stricter rules around sexual harassment and seems to give Twitch more leeway to ban streamers and commenters who make offensive comments.Rogue - Twitch has since sort of walked this back. Do you think this was a good or bad move? The latest OBS update includes support for stripping out audio from VODs on Twitch  Streamers everywhere are looking for solutions to the looming DMCA issue. This next fix is definitely a step in the right direction but is only one piece of the puzzle.From the vergeThe biggest change in this version of OBS is support for the feature that Twitch debuted in Twitch Soundtrack — the ability to play music in a second track while you're streaming to Twitch, so that it can be stripped out of your recorded broadcast, or VOD (video on demand).OBS pointed out that Twitch helped with the development of the feature, which is interesting because the company already has Soundtrack. I can only imagine it means that this is the latest front in Twitch's fight with the music industry — because if streamers get used to stripping music from their VODs as a general practice, the problem of people broadcasting copyrighted music on Twitch might eventually solve itself.Depending on how this integrates with twitch the music would technically still be there in the vods unless you are uploading the vod yourself. This also leaves the problem of live streaming the music in the first place which is a violation. Deviant- Do you think this will help with the DMCA issue?  https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/11/22169372/pokemon-cards-destroy-rare-sodapoppin-twitch-dark-raichu  Pokemon pack opening streams have become one of the hotter trends in the streaming realm in the past few months. Fans getting to get that little bit of excitement and endorphin rush of finding a rare card without spending the money themselves has proved to be a great attention getter. However, one of our favorite trolls is here to cash in on the trend in quite a different way.From polygon,On Thursday, Chance “sodapoppin” Morris streamed the unthinkable live on Twitch: He dunked rare Pokémon cards in lube. And that's not all — Morris also set plenty of cards on fire using a flamethrower, rolled cards in dirt, and blended cards in an effort to all-out destroy them.Nearly 100,000 concurrent viewers tuned in to watch the destruction at certain points; the archived stream has more than 1.2 million views.Where did Morris get all these cards, you ask? He bought them as part of a rare pack, worth thousands of dollars. There were plenty of duds within that pack, but they all faced the same fate: destruction.It's a practice that Morris himself has been critical of. “I got a lot of shit when when I played blackjack on stream because I was ‘promoting gambling to children,'” Morris said on stream in November. “And now Pokémon is big and everyone loves it. And now it's gambling but with, like, a kid-friendly label slapped on. Gambling, rated PG, for everyone. That's kinda how it feels.”Morris' Pokémon card destruction rally feels like a commentary on that — a cruel, cruel commentary for card collectors everywhere.Stump - How long until stuff like this gets marked as bullying by twitch?Tech News https://gizmodo.com/u-s-schools-are-buying-phone-hacking-tech-that-the-fbi-1845862393  In our first story, US public schools are now buying law enforcement grade spying devices to break into students phones.  Cellebrite, which is used by the FBI, has been purchased by administrations across the country to spy into students' personal devices if there is suspicion they may have done something wrong.From GizmodoWhile companies like Cellebrite have partnered with federal and local police for years, that the controversial equipment is also available for school district employees to search students' personal devices has gone relatively unnoticed—and serves as a frightening reminder of how technology originally developed for use by the military or intelligence services, ranging from blast-armored trucks designed for use in war zones to invasive surveillance tools, keeps trickling down to domestic police and even the institutions where our kids go to learn.Gizmodo analyzed a random sample of 5,000 public school or school district websites across the United States and found that eight district websites mention Cellebrite or another MDFT technology. Because our sample is a relatively small portion of the total number of high schools in the United States—and the ones that stood out did so because they published the purchases as line items in public budget reports—many other school districts may have access to this technology. The Fourth Amendment protects people in the United States from unreasonable government searches and seizures, including their cell phones. While a search without a warrant is generally considered unreasonable, the situation in schools is a little different.Cell phones are deeply personal items, and it's easy to imagine how embarrassing and potentially catastrophic it would be if an administrator or school resource officer used a Cellebrite to download students' private text messages, photos, social media posts, location history, and more. Rogue - How do you feel about admins doing this to kids phones?  Twitter is shutting down its Periscope apps  Live streaming on Periscope is coming to an end. Twitter has announced they will be shutting down the video streaming service for good.From the verge - Twitter will, however, continue to offer live video streaming through its integrated Twitter Live feature within the main Twitter app.“The Periscope app is in an unsustainable maintenance-mode state, and has been for a while,” the company explained in a blog post. “Over the past couple of years, we've seen declining usage and know that the cost to support the app will only continue to go up over time.”While Periscope won't be fully shut down until March, the company is already blocking any new account signups starting in the latest update to the apps, which is rolling out today. Users will have the chance to download an archive of both their Periscope videos and their data before the app is shuttered next year. Additionally, the Periscope website will remain active to serve as a “read-only archive of public broadcasts.”Dev - Do you see something else showing up to take periscopes place ? https://gamerant.com/cyberpunk-2077-refund-good-bad/  Currently, Cyberpunk 2077 is still in a rough state, which goes to show that the console versions are, effectively, still not ready to be released. In a statement released by CD Projekt Red, the studio admitted that it "ignored the signal about the need for additional time to refine the game in the base last-gen consoles." On the bright side of things, while Cyberpunk 2077 is riddled with bugs and glitches, most of them are fixable through a content update.Although CD Projekt Red recently released a hotfix targeting quest bugs and crashing, it will probably take a while before the game is polished to a near-perfect state, or even a playable one at that. Having said that, players whose only concern is the bugs present in Cyberpunk 2077 should probably hold on to the game, given that CD Projekt Red is working on improving the game's overall experience.Stump - Refunds are now basically being offered across all platforms. Should gamers all get refunds and wait for patches?Entertainment NewsChris Pine to Star in a DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Movie Super Nerds everywhere are giddy right now. Why? There is talk about a new Dungeons and Dragons Movie and it will allegedly star none other than Captain Kirk himself. No not Shattner. Chris Pine.From the Nerdist - John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (both directed Game Night and wrote Spider-Man: Homecoming) are directing this Dungeons & Dragons movie. They're writing the script too; it's based on a Michael Gilio-penned draft. The film will be an ensemble that, according to Deadline, will take a “subversive approach to the game.” The ensemble part makes total sense. D&D games center on a group of players going on an adventure together. Any movie trying to capture the feeling of the game needs to be a group effort. They're planning to start filming in the first quarter of 2021. That means we should find out about additional cast members soon. We have our eyes open. Don't worry, we have a solid bonus for our perception rolls.Rogue - What do you want from a D&D movie?8. https://nerdist.com/article/the-last-blockbuster-docmentary-trailer/ Some of us may remember those great friday nights going to the local video store. Grabbing our favorite candy and the last copy of TMNT 2 the secret of the ooze on VHS. Sadly those days are gone but you can capture a final glimpse in a new documentary.“The Last Blockbuster follows Sandi Harding, the manager of the world's last remaining Blockbuster—located in Bend, OR—as she reflects on the store's vibrant past and navigates the difficult task of keeping a video rental store open in the era of streaming. Taking us through the history and subsequent rise and fall of the franchise, the documentary reveals the real reason why Blockbuster went out of business (hint – it wasn't Netflix), while celebrating the unique and defining culture it created in the '80s and ‘90s.”This documentary, which explores an era of the moviegoing experience that will once feel as outdated as leeching, featuring interviews with comedians and celebrities. That includes Adam Brody, Ione Skye, Doug Benson, Paul Scheer, Ron Funches, and Kevin Smith.Deviant - What is your top video store memory? 9. Original Boba Fett Actor Jeremy Bulloch Dies at 75 Star Wars fans can't seem to catch a break with several original cast members passing on the last few years. Now we have lost another.The man who originally wore the Boba Fett armor, Jeremy Bulloch, has passed away at the age of 75. A post on the actor's Facebook page says he passed peacefully after health complications. Born in 1945 in Leicestershire in the United Kingdom, Bulloch began his acting career in 1958. Back then he starred in television commercials. He soon transitioned to film and other TV acting roles. Aside from playing Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, he also portrayed Hamlet, appeared in Doctor Who, and Robin of Sherwood. Bulloch had parts in the James Bond franchise too in The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, and Octopussy. Boba Fett became the cult icon of the original trilogy. This led to a long and successful career for Bulloch on the Star Wars convention circuit for many decades. The 501st Legion even inducted Bulloch as an Honorary Member in 2002. He often cosplayed in his Boba Fett costume and made public appearances with them. He was also a frequent guest at Star Wars Weekends at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.  In 2005, he returned to the on-screen Star Wars galaxy for a brief role as the Alderaanian pilot Captain Colton in Revenge of the Sith.Stump - It seems almost fitting that Disney will be dedicating a new series to the Bounty Hunter after this news.BOLD PREDICTIONS We have not seen the end of grogu in Mandalorian. I predict he will return a full jedi during a war on mandilor. Lando Calrissian/ Donald Glover will return for a star wars story featuring Lando as the main character.Plug your stuff.No show Dec 27thZazzaboo plug the site, Pod etc Thanks and we will see you next week!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Grab your popcorn and your membership card, because we're making tonight a Blockbuster Night! We are so thrilled to host Sandi Harding, manager of the final Blockbuster store open in the world, located in Bend, Oregon, and Taylor Morden and Zeke Kamm, director & writer/producer of the fabulous new documentary The Last Blockbuster to the show. Sandi shares plenty of great insights as to why her Blockbuster has survived in the streaming era, a staple of the Bend community. Taylor & Zeke share their experiences crafting the documentary and why Blockbuster is a place that sparks such fond memories for so many. The film is pure joy for cinephiles. The Last Blockbuster premieres on VOD on December 15th. To purchase merchandise from the last Blockbuster, please visit their website: https://bendblockbuster.com/  Ian's review of the film: https://ianthomasmalone.com/2020/12/the-last-blockbuster-is-pure-joy-for-film-aficionados/    Film poster courtesy of Pictures

#SaveTheVideoStore TheChippaMadeThis Movie Review THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER - 2020 Documentary / Love Letter to the Video Rental Industry Director:  Taylor Morden Writer:  Zeke Kamm The Last Blockbuster is an upbeat, fun-filled documentary about the rise and fall of a corporate giant and how the manager of a small town Blockbuster franchise manages to outlast the rest. Featuring interviews with comedians and celebrities Adam Brody (“The O.C.”, Jennifer’s Body), Ione Skye (Say Anything, River’s Edge), Doug Benson (“Getting Doug with High”, The Lego Batman Movie), Paul Scheer (“The League”, “Veep”), Ron Funches (Trolls, Bob’s Burgers) and director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob). The Last Blockbuster follows Sandi Harding, the manager of the world’s last remaining Blockbuster – located in Bend, OR – as she reflects on the store’s vibrant past and navigates the difficult task of keeping a video rental store open in the era of streaming. Taking us through the history and subsequent rise and fall of the franchise, the documentary reveals the real reason why Blockbuster went out of business (hint – it wasn’t Netflix), while celebrating the unique and defining culture it created in the ’80s and ‘90s. Purchase the movie and other Bend Blockbuster items:  https://bendblockbuster.com/shop/ Taylor Morden Interviews: #1:  https://chipmanbros.libsyn.com/the-talkbuster-podcast-episode-21-taylor-morden-director-last-blockbuster-documentary-2019_1111 #2: https://chipmanbros.libsyn.com/the-talkbuster-podcast-episode-33-taylor-morden-2-director-project-88-and-last-blockbuster-doc-2020_0521 Sandi Harding Interviews: #1: https://chipmanbros.libsyn.com/the-talkbuster-podcast-special-edition-1-sandi-harding-gm-of-last-blockbuster-on-earth-2019_0309 #2: https://chipmanbros.libsyn.com/the-talkbuster-podcast-se-5-sandi-harding-2-last-blockbuster-update-2019_0528 #3: https://chipmanbros.libsyn.com/the-talkbuster-podcast-se-6-sandi-harding-3-last-blockbuster-update-2020_0506 #4: https://chipmanbros.libsyn.com/the-talkbuster-podcast-se-7-sandi-harding-4-last-blockbuster-airbnb-doc-premiere-2020_0813 Ryan Harding Interviews: #1: https://chipmanbros.libsyn.com/the-talkbuster-podcast-se-3-ryan-harding-asm-of-last-blockbuster-on-earth-2019_0408   Patreon.com/TheChippa

Patrick Bet-David sits down with Sandi Harding, the last Blockbuster store manager, to talk about Blockbuster and its downfall. Harding goes over the impact RedBox and Netflix had on the franchise, and what she does now to be able to stay in business. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/Ipi8hROvDYw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/valuetainment/support

Lisa and Richie talk to this week's Everyday Rockstar, Neylan McBaine discusses women's suffrage, Janis Spring teaches how to heal after infidelity, Edie Moser talks about caregiver burnout, Sandi Harding discusses her Blockbuster store, Elizabeth Hoffman gives back to school advice, Alison Faulkner explains investing in side hustles.

Everyday Rockstar (0:00:00) Lisa and Richie talk with this week's featured Everyday Rockstar. You can nominate yourself or someone you know for going above and beyond by emailing thelisashow@byu.edu.   Women's Equality Day (0:06:51) Happy Women's Equality Day! Women's Equality Day celebrates the adoption of the 19thAmendment into the US Constitution, giving women the legal right to vote in our country. But what is the story behind the pain, struggle, and protesting that led to its eventual adoption? Joining us today is Neylan McBaine, woman's suffrage expert and author of “Pioneering the Vote”, her latest book detailing the story of lesser-known suffragists in Utah and in the West. She's here to discuss her new book and the importance of the history of women's suffrage.   Recovering From Infidelity (0:21:58) Approximately 1 in 5 married couples struggle with extramarital affairs. Infidelity can destroy families and cause immense heartache. Recovery may seem impossible. Whether you're trying to fix the marriage or decide to recover on your own and separate, healing is important. But it can be hard to know where to start. To help us navigate this issue, we've invited Dr. Janis Abrahms Spring, a clinical psychologist of 43 years and author of “After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful.”   Caregiver Burnout (0:32:51) When I think of a caregiver, I usually think of a parent responsible for a young child. However, caregivers really are anyone who provides, well, “care” for another individual. By definition, this often requires giving up a portion of your time and energy to ensure another's wellbeing—sometimes even to the exclusion of the caregivers own wellbeing. However, your needs as a caregiver are important as well. Here to discuss what these needs are, how to meet them, and how to avoid caregiver burnout is MSW, LSM, and best-selling author Edie Moser.   The Last Blockbuster on Earth (0:59:37) I love being able to rent movies online. Especially now—it's great to have that easy access. But I do get nostalgic for the days of video rentals. There was something magical about taking a trip to a Blockbuster, checking out the new releases, re-watching classics, and grabbing snacks. Unfortunately, you can no longer find a Blockbuster on every corner, but there is one corner—the last corner in the world—where you can relive those golden days. The last Blockbuster on earth is still operating out of Bend, Oregon! Here to tell us how they've been able to stick it out for so long is store manager, Sandi Harding.   Back to School Advice from a Teacher (1:14:31) School is right around the corner, which means the nerves our kids have been feeling about the new school year are becoming more and more real. It's important our kids start their classes off on the right foot. So, we thought we'd get a teacher's perspective on what students can do to succeed this year. Joining us today is veteran teacher Elizabeth Brockbank Hoffman. We're excited to get some advice from her as fall approaches.   Side Hustles (1:29:10) I love the innovation and creativity we've seen as a result of the difficulties of this year. And what has been really inspiring is seeing how people turn their creativity and hobbies into side hustles to lessen the blow of the economic downturn. Sometimes, however, we need a little advice on how to turn our banana bread making, or whatever hobby into an actual business. So today, we are getting advice from Alison from The Alison Show and the Awesome with Alison podcast on how to make your side hustle a booming success.

Blockbuster Blake Stubbs joins Matt Bubala to talk all things movies and television. Movie lovers that are longing for the ultimate 90’s sleepover party can rent out the last Blockbuster for $4 a night. Sandi Harding, the store manager of the last Blockbuster in the world, will soon allow stays at the Bend, Oregon. Check […]

THE TALKBUSTER PODCAST - SPECIAL EDITION #7   SANDI HARDING - GM OF THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO ON THE PLANET - BEND, OREGON - #4   BLOCKBUSTER AIRBnB UPDATE!!!     In this episode, Chris is honored to welcome back Sandi Harding, GM of the Blockbuster Video in Bend, Oregon to discuss how things have been going at the store.   Recently it was announced that The Last Blockbuster would be offering local residents the chance to stay overnight in the store through AirBnB!  This announcement, along with a tweet from the official BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO twitter account (the first in 6.5 years, what's the late fee on that check-in?) resulted in BLOCKBUSTER trending across all media!   Sandi is here to discuss this AirBnB announcement as well as discuss the premiere of The Last Blockbuster Documentary!!!   Twitter:  @BlockbusterBend   Also on Instagram and Facebook.   Or... if you are in the area you can visit:   211 NE Revere Ave Bend, OR 97701   If are interested in buying any of their merchandise and other information:  https://bendblockbuster.com/   Thank you for "MAKING IT A TALKBUSTER NIGHT... OR DAY!"

THE TALKBUSTER PODCAST - SPECIAL EDITION #6   SANDI HARDING - GM OF THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO ON THE PLANET - BEND, OREGON - #3   LAST BLOCKBUSTER ON THE PLANET UPDATE!!!     In this episode, Chris is honored to welcome back Sandi Harding, GM of the Blockbuster Video in Bend, Oregon to discuss how things have been going at the store.   Twitter:  @BlockbusterBend   Also on Instagram and Facebook.   Or... if you are in the area you can visit:   211 NE Revere Ave Bend, OR 97701   If are interested in buying any of their merchandise and other information:  https://bendblockbuster.com/   Thank you for "MAKING IT A TALKBUSTER NIGHT... OR DAY!"

Hour 1: + The True Story of Chicago’s Tiger King + Weirdest Events in Chicago History Hour 2: + Sandi Harding, General Manager of the last Blockbuster Video on Earth + Video store memories Hour 3: + Jim Ryan, Forbes.com Hour 4: + Jim Ryan (cont.) + Classic Carson: David Brenner Hour 5: + Weirdest […]

Author Anna Fifield on her book, “The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un.” Author Angela Stent, “Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest,” on Russian protests. Sean R. Roberts, George Washington University, on China's mass incarceration of Muslim Uyghurs. Michael Platt from Michael's Desserts on baking your own happiness. Mike Brady, Greyston Bakery, on open hiring. Sandi Harding, general manager of the last Blockbuster on earth.

THE TALKBUSTER PODCAST - SPECIAL EDITION #5   SANDI HARDING - GM OF THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO ON THE PLANET - BEND, OREGON - #2   LAST BLOCKBUSTER ON THE PLANET UPDATE!!!   In this episode, Chris is honored to welcome back Sandi Harding, GM of the Blockbuster Video in Bend, Oregon to discuss how things have been going at the store.   This also features the debut of "RIGHT QUOTE, WRONG MOVIE", a movie game Chris plays with his guests.   Twitter:  @BlockbusterBend   Also on Instagram and Facebook.   Or... if you are in the area you can visit:   211 NE Revere Ave Bend, OR 97701   If are interested in buying any of their merchandise please email:  BLOCKBUSTERBEND@gmail.com   Thank you for "MAKING IT A TALKBUSTER NIGHT... OR DAY!"

Sandi Harding, GM of the world's last Blockbuster video store in Bend, Oregon

Chris attempts to sound normal even though he is getting over the FLU.  Chris and Bob Chipman discuss Chris' recent breakthrough guests:   Sandi Harding - the GM of Blockbuster Video in Bend, OR - The Last Blockbuster on the Planet - The TALKBUSTER PODCAST   Ryan Morrison - writer / editor / executive producer of Arctic - 2 episodes of SHOOTING THE SHIT WITH CHIPPA   They also discuss the Patreon contest where Chris is going to give away some Last Blockbuster Stickers.   After the shameless self-promotion, they discuss the Oscars, Disney / Marvel REHIRING JAMES GUNN!!!, Captain Marvel, Sorry to Bother You and then end on a somber note discussing the shootings in Christchurch, NZ.   #RehireJamesGunn

The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming! Twitter users began to freak out after a giant ball of fire came across the Los Angeles sky that had people freaked out. Roz finds a letter that Damnit Maurie wrote to Betty White and gets him to read it. We discuss which Sesame Street character you’d rather be stuck on a deserted island with, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Grover or Oscar the Grouch. We also talk to the GM of the last Blockbuster on Earth, Sandi Harding. Plus, to celebrate the first full day of Spring, we play another round of ‘5 in 7’!

Wade Jacoby of BYU on Brexit delay. Stacey Steinberg of the University of Florida on sharenting. Barbara Raymond, author of “The Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption” on the baby thief of the 1900's. Sam Payne of the Apple Seed shares a story. Sandi Harding, general manager of Blockbuster store on the last Blockbuster store in Oregon. Chris "TEK" O'Ryan of TEKZENMUSIC on autotuning

THE TALKBUSTER PODCAST - SPECIAL EDITION #1   SANDI HARDING - GM OF THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO ON THE PLANET - BEND, OREGON   I worked at Blockbuster Video for almost 10 years, starting in 2001 (I was 17). The memories I made and friends I met there are some of the best of my life. On the Talkbuster Podcast I will discuss some of these memories with the coworkers and friends I shared them with. Hopefully you will find it as interesting to listen to as we did living it.   In this episode, Chris is honored to welcome Sandi Harding, GM of the Blockbuster Video in Bend, Oregon.  The Bend Blockbuster has recently become the LAST BLOCKBUSTER ON THE PLANET.  Sandi and Chris discuss what it's like to still work at a Blockbuster video and what it means to be the lone survivor of a store that meant so much to so many.   Twitter:  @BlockbusterBend   Also on Instagram and Facebook.   Or... if you are in the area you can visit:   211 NE Revere Ave Bend, OR 97701   Thank you for "MAKING IT A TALKBUSTER NIGHT... OR DAY!"

Our "Retro Rental" Show! We talk w/ Sandi Harding of the last Blockbuster store in Bend, OR. Then we chat w/ Wesley Younger about his Via VHS podcast. (I also sing during this show. Apologies in advance. Support the show by clicking through to Amazon via our affiliate link and then shop like you normally would bit.ly/geektome

The Stuph File Program Featuring Paul D. Marks, author of Broken Windows; Sandi Harding, General Manager of the last Blockbuster Video outlet in the United States; & Peter Franklin, the Gabby Cabby Download Mystery thriller author, Paul D. Marks on his latest entitled Broken Windows, which takes place in the 1990’s California and deals with racism and immigration. Sandy Harding is the General Manager of the last remaining Blockbuster Video store in the United States, in Bend, Oregon. Peter Franklin the Gabby Cabby, shares a slice of the Big Apple from his yellow mobile conveyance lounge. This week’s opening slate is presented by Kris Leblanc, the afternoon drive producer at Jewel 106.7 in Montreal.