Stream it? Own it? Lose it forever when the licensing vanishes? In this episode of Talk of the Tavern, Ed and Travis wade into the great media debate: digital convenience vs. physical permanence.
From vanishing movies on streaming platforms to that one CD you swear sounded better, we talk about the pros, cons, and emotional chaos of trusting your library to The Cloud™. We’re not saying we’re old school… but there’s a stack of burned DVDs that says otherwise.
So boot up your Betamax or buffer your broadband—it’s time to talk media survival in the age of deletion.
What’s on Tap?
📀 Physical media’s comeback: Why owning it is cool again.
📡 Streaming roulette: When your favorites disappear overnight.
📚 Digital hoarding: 7 hard drives, 3 clouds, and no idea where that movie went.
💾 Sentiment vs. storage: Why we still own floppy disks and VHS tapes.
📉 Licensing hell: When media you bought digitally suddenly vanishes.
Toasts, Topics, & Tangents
🔥 Travis explains why he still owns over 1,000 physical books.
🔥 Ed vents about trying to find a movie he knows he owned digitally—but can’t anymore.
🔥 Both hosts mourn the loss of Saturday morning cartoons—and the tactile joy of a DVD menu.
Join the Conversation!
Still rocking that Blu-ray shelf? Got a VHS player just for nostalgia’s sake? Or did you go full digital and regret nothing?
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