EP28: Blockbuster vs. Netflix, The History of Spam, and The Iowa Freedom Rocks
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of the Our American Stories podcast, Jim Keyes, the former CEO of BlockBuster, tells us the story of Blockbuster during its final days; also, the author of The Book of Spam: A Most Glorious and Definitive Compendium of the World’s Favorite Canned Meat, Dustin Black, tells the story of this often speculated household name; and finally, Ray Bubba Sorensen tells us about the painted rocks depicting local military heroes scattered across Iowa's 90 counties.
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| 1:15.1 | And now we have the story of spam. |
| 1:16.8 | Yes, the canned meat. |
| 1:20.8 | Also the story of the man who paints rocks for our veterans. |
| 1:25.0 | But first, here's the story of how Blockbuster almost beat Netflix. |
| 1:27.9 | Jim Keys, their former CEO, tells us the story of Blockbuster |
| 1:29.7 | during its final days. |
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