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Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast – Ep24 – Christopher Franchi (Spooky Pinball Art)Pinball artist Christopher Franchi joins the show to talk about designing art for fast-moving, physical games where nothing stays still and everything has to read instantly. We get into how pinball’s mechanical constraints shape composition, how Spooky Pinball’s visual identity comes together, and why horror themes only work when restraint is part of the design. Franchi breaks down collaboration with designers and programmers, what gets lost between concept and production, and the small visual decisions most players never consciously notice—but always feel.
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2026-02-051h 03
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep23 - Scott Danesi and Building Total Nuclear Annihilation PinballThis episode traces Total Nuclear Annihilation from its earliest idea through to a finished production game. Scott Danesi walks through how TNA started as a very specific reaction to modern pinball, how the layout, rules, sound, and scoring all evolved together, and what had to change once it moved from a personal project into a real commercial product. We talk early prototypes, design compromises and manufacturing realities. It’s a full look at how one of the most influential modern games actually got made!a
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2026-01-071h 33
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep22 - Mapping It Out - Pinball Map with RyanRyan Gratzer from Pinball Map drops by to untangle how the world’s most obsessive pinball location tracker actually works and how your favorite arcades lineup changes the second you visit. This one digs into Ryan's pinball origins, community reporting, app evolution, and the odd psychology of people who will happily move a mountain to report a broken slingshot but won’t like, comment and subscribe. Also there's a lot of dog barking.
Special shout out to the entire team that keeps Pinball Map running, Scott and Beth here in spirit.
2025-12-1230 min
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep21 - Beetlejuice Brains & Spooky Pinball Logic from BugBug from Spooky Pinball joins to break down the creative chaos behind Beetlejuice, from shaping the theme into a playable world to the collaboration across design, code, art, and sound that gives the game its personality. We talk problem-solving during development, how rules evolve once players get their hands on the machine, and what it takes for a boutique studio to ship something this ambitious.
It’s a grounded look at Spooky’s workflow, Bug’s role in steering the vision, and how Beetlejuice came together from early pitch to final polish.
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2025-12-031h 26
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep20 - Counterflip ApparelCounterflip absolutely makes the best pinball t-shirts... Shea sits down with us and we get into everything from his pinball favorites to why making a genuinely good T-shirt feels like a boss battle. We talk about how printing goes wrong, how his first business attempt at 15 tanked spectacularly, and how he rebuilt it into Counterflip by focusing on real quality instead of the disposable stuff most people print on.
We dig into what it takes to find reliable sources, good blanks, and partners who don’t cut corners when you’re trying to buil...
2025-11-2245 min
In The Scene: Indie Arcade WaveWinchester Mystery House Pinball Audio with Dirty Pool Pinball | Ep 176Eh, Yo! This week we dive into the pinball audio on Dune and Winchester Mystery House with Jeff of Dirty Pool Pinball. Jeff Started his channel Dirty Pool Pinball in the last year and since he has done some awesome things. Jeff made a new Pinball audio kit for Twilight Zone. Jeff has a background in audio and SFX. Jeff even just released a pinball audio package for free for homebrew pinball builders to use. That background ended up landing him a position at Barrels of Fun after doing an interview with the owner of the company David Van...
2025-11-1031 min
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep19 - Aaron Davis of FAST PinballWhat does it take to build the brain behind modern pinball? Aaron Davis, founder of FAST Pinball, joins the show to talk about designing the hardware that powers homebrews, boutique manufacturers, and the next generation of game coders. We dig into the origins of the FAST platform, how open hardware changed the indie landscape, and what it really means to make a control system reliable enough for production but flexible enough for experimentation.
From garage prototypes to global adoption, Aaron walks through the philosophy that keeps FAST on the cutting edge — community-driven innovation, op...
2025-11-071h 22
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryMeet The Team... Brad Albright - Winchester Mystery House - 2D Layered Art & IllustrationBrad Albright is the creative force behind the 2D layered art of Winchester Mystery House, bringing the entire cabinet, playfield, and backglass to life with his signature dimensional style. His work bridges vintage illustration and modern surrealism—capturing the mansion’s eerie beauty while still keeping it fun and tactile.
In this episode, Brad talks about how his multi-layered approach evolved into the game's distinct look, the artistic choices behind key imagery, and the challenge of turning real-world architecture into pinball storytelling.
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2025-11-051h 04
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryMeet The Team... Eric Priepke - Winchester Mystery House - Software Engineering & ProgrammingThe next stop in our Winchester Mystery House series introduces Eric Priepke — the software engineer and programmer behind the house’s mind-bending code. From scripting the complex logic that ties every haunted room together to balancing the chaotic layers of light, sound, and animation, Eric helped the house come alive in ways that only a true programmer could appreciate. His precision work is what makes each mode flow seamlessly into the next, turning chaos into a ghostly symphony of logic.
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2025-10-311h 05
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryMeet The Team... Joshua Clay - Winchester Mystery House - UI & 3D DesignThe first in a new series diving into the artists, engineers, and mad scientists behind Winchester Mystery House. We sit down with UI artist, 3D modeller, and graphic designer Joshua Clay to talk about what it takes to shape the look and feel of Barrels of Fun’s most ambitious game yet. From haunting interface layouts to the subtle textures that bring the mansion’s ghostly charm to life — this episode opens the door to the minds that built the house.
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2025-10-211h 07
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryExploring the Winchester Mystery House – A Haunted Pinball Machine from Barrels of FunFor months, we’ve been quietly building something inside the walls of Barrels of Fun. The doors are finally open.
Introducing Winchester Mystery House Pinball, the next major release from Barrels of Fun, designed by Karl DeAngelo in his debut as a pinball designer. This behind-the-scenes feature pulls back the curtain on the months of development that went into the game’s haunting atmosphere, from the music and sound design I created to directing the voice-over sessions that bring the house’s ghostly history to life.
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2025-10-1320 min
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep18 - Organizing Pinball Expo with Rob BerkRob Berk has been the face behind Pinball Expo since 1985, curating a gathering that’s become the longest-running pinball show on the planet. From hosting early designers who rarely shared stories in public, to shaping the culture of how collectors, vendors, and fans come together, Rob’s influence is unmatched. We dig into what it’s like to create an event of this scale, how the Guinness World Record for largest pinball collection came about, and why Expo still matters decades later.
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2025-09-241h 06
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep17 - Organizing Tournaments and How to Stay Zen with Tom Graf of Fox CitiesTom Graf of Fox Cities Pinball joins the Dirty Pool Podcast to share what it takes to set up and run tournaments without losing your cool. From the logistics of organizing events to the art of staying calm when things get hectic, Tom breaks down his approach and why his relaxed style works so well. We also touch on his background and the Fox Cities Pinball stream, rounding out a look at how one of the community’s most chill directors keeps things fun and fair.
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2025-09-171h 08
BASH Pinball PodcastWe Played Star Wars Fall of the Empire with Erika's Pinball Journey and Dirty Pool! Part 2It’s part 2 of the Season 2 Premiere! We’re at the Stern Factory to check out their newest release, Star Wars Fall of the Empire. We chat with Erika from Erika’s Pinball Journey as well as streamer/podcaster Dirty Pool! How does Stern’s newest game rank among their latest releases? Is Spike 3 a game changer or a minor upgrade? Is ‘Big Cola’ infiltrating the pinball community? All will be revealed.
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2025-09-1650 min
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryStar Wars Fall Of The Empire Pinball, I Played It – Let’s Talk About ItI went to Stern for a media day event and spent hours meeting the crew, playing Star Wars Fall Of The Empire, and hanging with tons of other creators. Along with a full factory tour, I’m now fully briefed on all things Spike 3 and Star Wars. Fire your questions away and join me as we watch Stern’s live reveal of the game and talk about it together.
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2025-09-1250 min
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep16 - Into the Rainbow With Mark Seiden at Jersey Jack PinballMark Seiden joins the Dirty Pool Podcast to talk about his journey from homebrew designer to working at Jersey Jack Pinball. We dive into his creative process, what it’s like designing Avatar, and how collaboration shapes modern pinball design. From early influences to the nuts and bolts of game rules, this episode explores how Seiden’s unique vision fits into the pinball landscape today.
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2025-09-021h 04
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep15 – Rebecca Salem on Pinball CollectivesRebecca Salem joins the Dirty Pool Podcast to talk about building the Austin Pinball Collective, designing her own 3D-printed pinball trophies, and what it really takes to form a collective in your own city. How not to feel alone with standing up to bad pinball peeps and how it takes a village to create one of the most interesting pinball collectives in the nation.
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2025-08-271h 15
The Flipside Pinball PodcastEpisode 38: Do Pinball Leaks Suck? What I Learned Working Behind the ScenesIn this episode, we’re diving into the world of pinball leaks, do you love ’em, hate ’em, or do they totally ruin the surprise and excitement for you? I’ll be sharing my take, and yeah… probably going off on a few tangents along the way.
After working on the Harry Potter project with Jersey Jack Pinball, I’ve got a new perspective on leaks that I’ll open up about too. Do leaks actually hurt anyone, or is it just harmless fun? We’ll get into all of that and more, right here on this episode of The Flipside Podcast...
2025-08-0336 min
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep14 - Custom Toppers With Rob Rath of The Electric PlaygroundRob Rath from The Electric Playground joins Dirty Pool Podcast to talk about his work designing and building custom toppers for pinball machines. We get into how he approaches the creative process, what goes into making something that feels like it belongs with a game but still stands out, and the small shop challenges of turning ideas into something that players will actually want on top of their machines.
Also he's shamelessly trying to sell his new topper on my channel so I guess go check it out?
2025-07-291h 08
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep13 - Kyle Spiteri - Motorcycles, Cats, and Stern Support GuruKyle Spiteri, better known as Black Cat Pinball - joins the show to talk about his path from his time at Marco Specialties to his current support role at Stern Pinball. We dig into his early days fixing pins at the Pacific Pinball Museum, the chaos of tech support at Stern, and why you don’t always need to restore a game to perfection. Kyle shares his thoughts on Insider Connected, his favorite pinball mechanisms, and the tools every tech should own - plus a few repair horror stories for good measure.
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2025-07-231h 38
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep12 - Manu - Streaming, Free Gold Watch, and Virtual PinballFrom Free Gold Watch to virtual tables and movie nights, Manu Smith has built one of the most distinctive voices in the pinball streaming world. We talk about his early days in the Bay Area pinball scene, the rise of Mystery Pinball Theater 3000, and how virtual pinball became a lifeline for players and creators alike. Plus: what really goes down during those chaotic movie nights, and how Manu keeps the MST3K spirit alive in a sea of playfield glass.
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2025-07-161h 22
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast - Ep11 - Paris Pinball Addict: How The Pinball Industry Needs To ChangeGuillaume Fau (aka Paris Pinball Addict) joins us to break down the global pinball scene and we don’t hold back. We talk pinball ambassadorship, international markets, and the step-by-step process this industry should be following when announcing and releasing games. With years of large-scale marketing experience, Guillaume lays out how transparency and better communication could fix a lot of what’s broken in the current pinball hype cycle.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Hello Paris Pinball Addict.
00:01:00 - Topics For The Podcast!
00:03:10 - Why Pinball Need...
2025-07-022h 00
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep10 – After Hours: Electric Bat Arcade with Rachel & CaleHow do you run a full-blown pinball bar until 2 AM every night and stay married? Rachel and Cale from Electric Bat Arcade break it all down—logistics, love, location pinball, and late-night arcade life in Tempe. We talk running machines in the desert heat, Arizona pinball culture, and how to build a community one quarter at a time.
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2025-06-251h 36
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep09 – The Hunt Begins: Predator Pinball with Daniel JansonThe widebody has landed. We sit down with Daniel Jansen, CEO of Pinball Brothers, to talk about their new Predator machine: the rules, the features, and the sheer guts it takes to bring a licensed behemoth like this to life. We dig into the use of AI in their teaser campaign, the implications of AI-generated art in the industry, and whether high import costs and tariffs are creating real barriers for international buyers. Transparency, tech, and one of the most iconic monsters of all time.
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2025-06-191h 03
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep08 – Brewing Beans & Flipping Dreams: Tony from What’s BrewingWe head south to San Antonio to talk to Tony, the owner of What’s Brewing, a coffee roastery that also happens to double as a pinball arcade. We get into the grind of running two very different scenes under one roof, from roasting beans to repairing flippers, and how a city like San Antonio shaped the culture of both. Turns out, coffee people and pinball people might just be the same weirdos.
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2025-06-191h 42
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep07 – Davey of Stumblor Mods / The Art of The Pinball ModdingDavey from Stumblor joins Dirty Pool to discuss how one of the most respected names in pinball modding became a quiet powerhouse.
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Known for high-end, limited-run mods for machines like Godzilla, Jaws, and Elton John, Stumblor has built a reputation for precision engineering, lighting effects that don’t feel like an afterthought, and an aesthetic that leans more toward scu...
2025-06-111h 48
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep06 – Chad The Bird Loves Worms and PinballThis week’s guest has a lot to say—and somehow says it all without moving his lips. We get into pinball, performance art, and the unique acoustics of Logan Arcade. Let’s just say this one might take flight in unexpected directions.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:15 - What Are You?
00:02:32 - Did I Pay Chad? ... No.
00:03:30 - Bi-coastal? Bi-Polar.
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2025-06-041h 21
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep05 – Maker of Mischief: David Van Es from Barrels of FunDavid Van Es joins us to talk about launching Barrels of Fun, building a creative-first pinball company, and the wild process behind their debut game Labyrinth. With Dune now on the line, we dig into how his background in film and licensing feeds into game development—and why the second act might be even more ambitious than the first.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:52 - David Flips The Tables. Why Did Dirty Pool Start Streaming...
00:02:05 - David's History In Film and TV
00:04:30 - Working for 2 decades before Pi...
2025-05-281h 47
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep04 – Ian Jacoby of Nudge MagazineTalking pinball lifestyle and punk rock with Ian Jacoby, founder of Nudge,a print only pinball magazine that’s flipping the bird to digital trend. We dig into why print still matters, the aesthetics of rebellion, and the dedicated art of saying no to AI..
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:16 - Welcome!
00:00:58 - Jeff May Introduced Me To Nudge @heytherejeffro
00:01:52 - Ian's Pinball Lifestyle
00:02:41 - Lets Breakdown What Makes a Good Room
00:04:00 - Nudge Has a Company That Handles Shipping Now
2025-05-211h 26
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep03 – Jonathan Bergeron From Punk to PinballFrom tagging as ZEN in Montreal’s graffiti scene to illustrating Jurassic Park, Dune, and Labyrinth for Stern and Barrels of Fun—Johnny Crap has carved a path through art that’s anything but ordinary. In this episode, we trace Jonathan Bergeron’s evolution from punk-fueled muralist to in-demand illustrator, designing merch for Slayer and Guns N’ Roses before getting hooked on pinball. He shares his creative process, the challenge of keeping his voice intact while working with major licenses, and what it really takes to bring his distinct aesthetic into the world of modern pinball machines.
2025-05-141h 06
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep02 – Bowen Kerins on Designing Dune and the Art of Pinball RulesWhat makes a pinball ruleset click? In this episode of the Dirty Pool Pinball Podcast, we’re joined by Bowen Kerins—rules designer at Barrels of Fun—to unpack how a game's structure comes together behind the glass. From early concepts to deep code layering, we talk about balancing challenge, flow, and accessibility. Bowen shares insights from his current work on Dune, along with stories from his days as a top tournament player and one of the first major pinball streamers.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Bowen Kerins!
00:00:59 - The Or...
2025-05-091h 23
Dirtypool Pinball - PODCAST - An Exploration Of The Pinball IndustryDirty Pool Podcast Ep01 – Kineticist on the State of Pinball NewsEpisode one of the Dirty Pool Podcast kicks off with Kineticist, the go-to news source for all things pinball. We dig into how the site got started, what it's like covering this wild hobby, and what stories aren’t getting told. A candid conversation about keeping the silverball press rolling.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:45 - Colin Introduction
00:03:05 - What Is Kineticist?
00:04:21 - Pinball Map and the Ecosystem
00:04:57 - Writing with Voice in Pinball Media
00:06:35 - The Rush of Reviewing New Re...
2025-05-061h 00