RIP Blockbuster, MySpace, Ringtones? | Open Tabs Ep. 7

Welcome back to The Open Tabs Podcast! 🎙️

In Episode 7, Joe and Billy go full nostalgia mode — from Blockbuster nights and MySpace pages to dial-up internet, ringtones, and phone books.

They also kick things off with a surprisingly wholesome (and funny) conversation about police departments crushing social media, before diving into Facebook Marketplace chaos, MRE survival food, and the weird things that have quietly disappeared from everyday life.

If you grew up in the late 90s / early 2000s… this one hits hard.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

0:00 – Intro & Joe’s “Open Tab” (Spicy Police Departments 😂)
2:00 – Funny Police Social Media & Community Policing
6:00 – Getting Pulled Over: Real Experiences & Advice
18:00 – Why Traffic Stops Go Wrong (and How They Should Go)
22:00 – Funny Road Sign Messages & Reader Boards
25:30 – Billy’s Open Tab: Facebook Marketplace Chaos
28:00 – Dumb Questions from Buyers 🤦‍♂️
29:30 – MREs, Survival Food & Donating to Boy Scouts
33:00 – The Science of Shelf-Stable Pizza 🍕
37:00 – Fake Sponsor: “Are There Any More Questions?”
40:00 – When Did Blockbuster Disappear?
45:00 – Movie Rental Nostalgia & Netflix Transition
48:00 – Paying for Ringtones (and Why It’s Back 👀)
52:00 – Phone Books & Yellow Pages Explained
55:00 – MySpace, AOL & Early Internet Days
1:00:00 – Dial-Up, BBS & Early Online Life
1:02:00 – Finding Old MySpace Pages 😳
1:04:00 – Wrap-Up

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