{"podcast":{"title":"Blind Buys","slug":"blind-buys-7650956","podcast_index_feed_id":7650956,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/1cgIxltQ.rss","website_url":"https://riverside.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/44402a31-ec34-40c0-933e-ff14376c9caa/logos/01388d47-60d4-47bb-a3f3-f961495f607c.png","author":"Josh & Jesse","episode_count":16,"summary":"Join avid physical media collectors Josh and Jesse as they discuss the blind buys in their collections—movies they've bought without having seen them. Each episode, they talk physical media news and recent watches, then dive deep into their chosen movie, reviewing the film itself and its physical release. From VHS to 4K, nothing is off the table!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T14:20:14.413255+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blind-buys-7650956"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 13: Hardware w/Violet from Tomb of Treasure, Plus What It Takes to Run a Video Store!","slug":"episode-13-hardware-w-violet-from-tomb-of-treasure-plus-what-it-takes-to-run-a-video-store","published_at":"2026-07-03T05:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blind-buys-7650956/episode-13-hardware-w-violet-from-tomb-of-treasure-plus-what-it-takes-to-run-a-video-store","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blind-buys-7650956","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/fced2bc72d0a6db3865ef7990ccf0f3c3011036ba750e00180f80c95f99fa670/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJiNWI2YTM3MS04YTU0LTQzMjAtODZkOS00N2JhNGYyZDY0YTgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0NDQwMmEzMS1lYzM0LTQwYzAtOTMzZS1mZjE0Mzc2YzljYWEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTRlZmRjNzQ1YWVlNDU2MWU5MzkxNDYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE0NzI3YTM1ODkyZjJlN2NmYzQ2YTgzL2JsaW5kLWJ1eXNzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTctM19fNS04LTE5Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/fced2bc72d0a6db3865ef7990ccf0f3c3011036ba750e00180f80c95f99fa670/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJiNWI2YTM3MS04YTU0LTQzMjAtODZkOS00N2JhNGYyZDY0YTgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0NDQwMmEzMS1lYzM0LTQwYzAtOTMzZS1mZjE0Mzc2YzljYWEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTRlZmRjNzQ1YWVlNDU2MWU5MzkxNDYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE0NzI3YTM1ODkyZjJlN2NmYzQ2YTgzL2JsaW5kLWJ1eXNzLXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTctM19fNS04LTE5Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"\"No flesh shall be spared.” This week, Josh and Jesse are joined by Violet from Tomb of Treasure in Seattle to discuss her pick, the punk rock action-horror flick Hardware. Before the feature presentation, Violet shares her insights into what it takes to run a video store, and the community she is building around the love of physical media. Plus, they chat about upcoming releases from Arrow Video, Vinegar Syndrome, and more. If you’re in Seattle, be sure to check out Tomb of Treasure! And visit their website at tomboftreasure.com . Want to ask us a question or send us your comments to be read on air? Email us at blindbuyspod@gmail.com ! Follow Josh and Jesse on Letterboxd! Discussed during “Coming Soon to Own”: Barbarian https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Barbarian-4K-Blu-ray/403723/ Go https://www.arrowvideo.com/p/4k/go-limited-edition-4k-uhd/17929148/ Muscle Distribution Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/muscledistribution/help-muscle-restore-and-rerelease-four-underseen-indie-films Toy Robot sub-label https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=38566 Night School https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/night-school Flesh Eaters from Outer Space https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/flesh-eaters-from-outer-space The Human Centipede Trilogy https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Human-Centipede-Trilogy-4K-Blu-ray/415803/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:57 Violet's Journey to Opening Tomb of Treasure 08:39 Building Relationships with Distributors and Labels 18:32 Building a Space for the Community 26:42 The Importance of Ownership 30:00 Coming Soon to Own: Barbarian 4K, New Arrow Sub-Label, Vinegar Syndrome Announcements 44:10 Feature Presentation: Hardware 54:54 Hardware's World, Characters, and Themes 01:02:35 Hardware's Vision of the Future and Punk Rock Aesthetics 01:12:03 Mark 1…","meta_description":"\"No flesh shall be spared.” This week, Josh and Jesse are joined by Violet from Tomb of Treasure in Seattle to discuss her pick, the punk rock action-horr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6032,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blind-buys-7650956/episodes/episode-13-hardware-w-violet-from-tomb-of-treasure-plus-what-it-takes-to-run-a-video-store/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blind-buys-7650956/episode-13-hardware-w-violet-from-tomb-of-treasure-plus-what-it-takes-to-run-a-video-store.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}