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Almost everything I upload come from my personal collection or something I've recorded in the past but discarded during the "Great Tape Purge of 2007" (in which I threw out over 70% of my tapes during the home renovation) but have since rediscovered.
The type of shows we record run the gamut of tagalized anime, pro wrestling, cartoons, musical performances (usually of the rock genre), sports, lifestyle programs, local sitcoms and dramas, technology, news, and travel. Incidental commercials and IDs are also part of those recordings. You rarely would see me upload anything that I (or someone in the family) wasn't watching.
I do procure tapes from numerous sources, but 80% of the time there's nothing meaningful in it. I've wasted so much money gambling on mysterious tapes that I usually ignore any leads that require payment these days, mostly to boycott archivist tax.
100% of my lost media discoveries are entirely by accident. I play tapes without knowing what's inside, let it run in the background, and capture anything interesting I hear. It's not like "oh I want to see Caritas Gutom!" and all of a sudden I have it. It takes a lot of luck, often times money, and more luck.