The first Major pinball event is coming Jan. 4-7 in Riverside, California. Organizers Jay Collins, Jim Belsito and Karl DeAngelo discuss the growth of this event and what’s in store for 2024. Plus, listen for a clue to one of the pinball machines, to win a free entry. Find out more at www.indisc.com and on their Discord channel.

For a decade, Mezel Mods have made pinball machines more exciting with their unique designs. Hear from Kristin Browning-Mezel and mod designer Catherine Nevera live at Expo this past October. Check out their website at www.mezelmods.com to see the wide range of options…and gift ideas this holiday season! Congratulations on 10 great years!

p.s. As you can tell by listening to this episode, I’m thinking of Canadian music legend Myles Goodwyn of April Wine who passed away this weekend. Rest in peace.

As November turns to December, it’s time for August!…Jared August. In a short amount of time, Jared has propelled to one of the best pinball players in the world! Hear Jared talk about his climb to the top, his strategies and passion for pinball and competitions.

The last time we saw Ryan was when he and Nick Baldridge gave us the book “Coin-Op Carnival”. Ryan is back with his latest, “One Bite At A Time”. It features 20 years of history with comics, pinball, watches, and more. You can find out more at www.onebiteatatimebook.com

Live from Pinball Expo in Chicago, Barrels of Fun CEO David van Es and lead rules designer Phil Grimaldi discuss their new machine and company! With 10 machines to play on site, fans of this license (and pinball in general) got to flip first hand this incredible world under glass.

The host of Pinball Innovators & Makers Podcast talks about his passion for the unique designs from the pinball community. Plus, Dan looks forward to big homebrew collection at Pinball Expo in Chicago, and shares tips for getting started.

Here’s what it’s like when Rachel Ristow of Wisconsin and Holly Koskinen of Ohio head overseas to Sweden and the UK for pinball events, sightseeing, and meeting new friends along the way. It was a trip of a lifetime as you will hear.

The Delaware IFPA state rep talks about the growth of the Delaware Pinball Collective. This includes membership, fun kids events, flip frenzy’s, and a massive event this December 8-10, The Delaware Pinball Open (registration begins Sun., Oct 8th at 9pm ET at https://bit.ly/46AXbLx).

Hei! It’s the pinball legend in Finland…and around the world. He’s represented the Suomi 10x in the IFPA World Championships. This is an interview recorded at IFPA 18 in Germany, where we learned about other great Finns and changes to IFPA pinball events in Europe. Nauttia!

Sitting down at Pintastic, Steve Ritchie & Jack Guarnieri talk about the latest happenings at Jersey Jack Pinball. Hear Steve’s excitement about his upcoming machine, his freedom he has at JJP, plus other favorite things he’s enjoying. Jack talks about the success of The Godfather, new COO Tom Kopera, plus what is the best earner for any pinball machine.