164 episodes

Always enthusiastic (and intermittently intelligent) "video store counter" discussions, hosted by former video store clerks Clay Keller and Ryan Marker.

Vidiots Video Store Show Clay Keller, Ryan Marker, and Darren Franich

    • TV & Film
    • 4.9 • 39 Ratings

Always enthusiastic (and intermittently intelligent) "video store counter" discussions, hosted by former video store clerks Clay Keller and Ryan Marker.

    133: Karina's Pix (with Karina Longworth)

    133: Karina's Pix (with Karina Longworth)

    Karina Longworth (You Must Remember This) joins Clay and Ryan to discuss her podcast, her upcoming book, and, most importantly, her Vidiots Pix Shelf! 

    • 1 hr 29 min
    132: Pat's Pix (with Pat Healy)

    132: Pat's Pix (with Pat Healy)

    Pat Healy (Take Me, Cheap Thrills, The Innkeepers) visits our video store of the heart to talk about his eclectic and fascinating "Pix Shelf!" 
    Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica

    • 2 hr 12 min
    131: Clerks on CLERKS and tracking TRACKS (w/ Angela Matano)

    131: Clerks on CLERKS and tracking TRACKS (w/ Angela Matano)

    The Vidiots "clerks emeritus," Clay, Ryan, and Angela, discuss Kevin Smith's 1994 Sundance hit, CLERKS, and a recent favorite of Angela's, John Curran's TRACKS. 
    Recored at the Aero in Santa Monica

    • 1 hr 39 min
    Screen Drafts: THREEQUELS (with Darren Franich and Chancellor Agard)

    Screen Drafts: THREEQUELS (with Darren Franich and Chancellor Agard)

    We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you the first episode of the new podcast from the VVSS team, SCREEN DRAFTS!

    • 2 hr 8 min
    130: Ask the Vidiots!

    130: Ask the Vidiots!

    Video clerks emeritus Clay and Ryan answer listener questions and give bespoke recommendations. Musicals! '80s actions movies! Chamber pieces! Moviepass! "Garbage movies!" There's something for everyone in this wide-ranging chat. 
    Recorded at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, CA

    • 1 hr 59 min
    129: Vidiots: Impossible - Hepburn the Fuse VI

    129: Vidiots: Impossible - Hepburn the Fuse VI

    The end has come. Listen to the fallout of all our actions...
    In the final episode of "Vidiots: Impossible - Hepburn the Fuse" we recap the entire mini-series, and then discuss our final films, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT, and ON GOLDEN POND.
    M:I-6 conversation is SPOILER filled! Skip to 1:01:45 for ON GOLDEN POND.
    Recorded at the Aero in Santa Monica

    • 1 hr 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
39 Ratings

39 Ratings

BryanK11 ,

So much passion!

The hosts and rotating guests always speak with so much passion about film and pop culture and it’s great. I enjoy listening at work when I wish I could be discussing movies with my coworkers but, alas, we have little in common. Video stores have a special place in my memory from visiting them growing up and the employees of Vidiots are clearly very knowledgeable.

naesung ,

Love these guys

This great movie chat show about movies (new, old and everything in between) is my favorite place to go especially when I want to feed on their passionate and positive energy.

Obviously, if you like movies it's great to hear from Clay and Ryan (and Darren!) because they are awesome and know what they are talking about. One thing that everyone must know about this show additionally is that the production sounds great always, and there are no advertisements which I think is amazing and so rare. It feels like old school podcasting again.

I originally came because Darren's article about Arrival was the only smart thing I ever read about that horrible movie, stayed for the Star Trek series which was amazing, and keep coming back to relive a passion for film I thought I left behind in high school. Listen to these men, they are the real deal.

That being said, can we have Angela on the show more? The only blind spot here is not enough women's perspective in the conversation. Sorry, real talk. ❤️ you guys.

leahmarilla ,

I’m not ASHAMED to ADMIT I like the Vidiots!

Show is great! They got varied film discussion, stressful drafts, and sometimes thoughtful gift giving!

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