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Child Labor with Comedian Jake Fogelnest

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2012

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Jake Fogelnest, "professional," started working at Blockbuster Video when he was 8 years old. Was this "Child Labor," or was Jake just a film geek? 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

What's that place you've always wanted to try?

0:02.2

Well, you're there.

0:03.3

Sharing plates with... Just one bite. Or on second thought. Maybe not sharing. It's that good. When you're with AMAX, it's not if it's going to happen. But when? American Express. Don't live life without it. Hi, it's Jake Foglenest from the Fulness Files podcast. You're listening to Storyworthy. Actually, I think we have a clip of the...

0:21.7

Do we not have the clip?

0:23.4

That's unprofessional. Jake Fogleness from the Fulness Files podcast. You're listening to Storyworthy. Actually, I think we have a clip of the...

0:21.7

Do we not have the clip?

0:23.4

That's unprofessional.

0:38.1

Welcome to the Storyworthy podcast.

0:42.8

Here are your hosts, Christine Blackburn and Hannah Sfini.

1:31.3

Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm here with Hanna Spitting, and we're coming to you from Blockbuster video in Burbank, California, at Magnolia and Buena Vista. Why? Well, first of all, because it's the only blockbuster I know of that's still open. Right. They're closing like flies on pants. I don't know. They're dropping like flies. Something about flies. But this one is still open. I don't know what was Burbank. It might be 1953. What do they do there? They still rent videos. DVDs, I assume. I believe DVDs. I think they have moved on. Whatever the new thing is, I think there's a chip that you can implant in your head. And then you see the movie that way.

1:47.8

Yeah. I assume. I believe DVDs. I think they have moved out. Whatever the new thing is, I think there's a chip that you can implant in your head. And then you see the movie that way. Yes, exactly. Fair enough. Well, ladies and gentlemen, if you're wondering why Honest wants to come from Blockbuster, that's because it's awesome. Our story tonight is called Child Labor. What kind of child labor has to do with Blockbuster? Well, I believe this is child labor in a video store as I, so far as I know.

1:47.8

I haven't heard. Child labor. And what kind of child labor has to do with Blockbuster? Well, I believe this is child labor in a video store as I, so far as I know.

1:50.9

I haven't heard the story yet, but this is the synopsis I was given.

1:51.8

That's exactly right.

1:56.2

And our guest tonight, Jake Fogelnest, he brings forth the topic child labor because apparently when he was like working when he was like five or seven or something.

2:00.0

I don't know.

2:00.1

We'll find out how old he is.

2:00.9

Nobody knows.

2:01.8

But we're going to find out.

2:03.1

And that's exciting.

2:04.1

Jake Fogoness,

2:04.7

you know, Honest,

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