Society & Culture · Tenderfoot TV & Audacy
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Discover real-life horror stories, from bizarre crimes to paranormal activity. These true stories are set inside the fictional world of Radio Rental, an 80's video rental shop. This imaginative, cult classic-inspired horror brand blurs the lines of reality, with cutting-edge documentary storytelling and a splash of comedy. From the mind of Payne Lindsey— this is Radio Rental.
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I love the side stories of Terry and his cat 😂 really entertaining. The actual stories and chilling and attention getting. I like that they are narrated by the actual person the incident happened to. I can’t stop listening !
I have seriously loved this podcast for a very long time, but about two seasons ago the already short podcast episodes started being FILLED with ads. There’s a minute of ads before the show starts, Terry plugs the ad-free version, and then the episode starts. It’s ads, walking into the shop and a story, another ad break, a story, another ad, Terry saying goodbye, and then more ads. Even though you can skip through and not listen to the ads at the end, my hands are busy. That’s why I’m listening to a podcast, plus I don’t want to have to skip forward every 8ish minutes during a podcast episode less than a half hour long. I know that they want you to subscribe to the ad-free version, but this is one of two tenderfoot podcasts I listen to and, because of the ads, I don’t enjoy it very much anymore, so why in the world would I pay to listen? Without the ads, I’m sure the episodes are only 15 minutes anyway. Rattled and Shook has just as many ad breaks, but the episodes are closer to an hour so it’s not as overbearing. As it is now, Radio Rental is annoying to deal with so I don’t listen as much, which is a shame because the podcast itself is very good.
This is hands down my absolute favorite podcast, although I do skip the intro part to the stories (sorry, Rainn). The stories are gripping and well told! My only complaint is that they aren’t longer because I could literally listen to these all day! Please keep ‘em coming!
I know it’s a horror story podcast but it has genuinely helped me get through some hard times. Whenever Im down or stressed I put on radio rental and it’s almost comforting in a way. Love you Terry and Malakai 💗
I rarely write reviews but this show has gotten so terrible that I had to leave one in the hopes that they will get the message of mine along with many others I have read and return to form. Show started off excellent in the first seasons with truly creepy and unique stories. Now EVERY story is the same. Someone ends up in an uncomfortable scenario and convinces themselves in their head that they are in danger and - shocker - NOTHING ever ends up happening. They are essentially the same story formulas in different settings/circumstances, many of them not believable to begin with. Rock bottom was the story where the guy THINKS he was ALMOST attacked by a shark. Get it together or just cancel the show altogether if you can’t find or come up with interesting content. I think most people are like myself at this point and are only continuing to listen on the hopes that it will return to what it once was
I used to like Terry’s interludes because they were simple, quick, and witty. Maybe he struggled with a tape or had a quick frustration with his cat. He was sharper when working within the limitations of an odd video store owner with a cat. But his story has since gone off the rails and Terry meanders with a lot of filler that eats up a ton of time…which might be the goal because the stories aren’t that great anymore. If I could make a suggestion, it would be to strip the fat and keep it simple. There doesn’t need to be a whole story/character arc progressing with Terry between the tapes. A more contained Terry, less ads, and better screening of the stories would bring this series back.
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