Wormhole Pinball Presents Podcast

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Episode 45 of Wormhole Pinball Presents chronicles Krystle Gemnich's journey in the world of pinball. It covers her experiences at Pinball Expo, her entry into building pinball machines, the story behind Wormhole Pinball, and her thoughts on attracting more people to the hobby. The episode also touches on the challenges of keeping work secret and dealing with "constructive feedback," before wrapping up with the Hurry Up and a fun outro featuring the Texas Country Reporter.

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Arcades Across America Part 3 - Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 44.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Joining them are Matthew Henry of Free Gold Watch in San Francisco, CA and Rob Berk of Past Times Arcade in Girard, OH.    

This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part Three topics include Print shop to Arcade, Origin story of Past Times, Pinball Expo, plus the HURRY UP and much more!!

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Episode 43 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Bowen Kerins sits down virtually with Jamie and Donovan and they discuss how Bowen’s amazing World Championship win at just 18, PAPA pinball, working with Barrels of Fun, and much much more.

10/03/24

Chapter markings Bowen Kerins

00:00                Introduction to Bowen Kerins                                 

02:38                 Kerins origin story                                  

05:24                 Kerins amazing World Championship win at just 18                         

12:16                   PAPA pinball - doing YouTube pinball tutorials                        

19:48                  TPF defeating all 9 reactors LIVE on TNA                                 

22:30                 Working with Barrels of Fun - David Van Es & Brian Savage            

29:27                  24hr tournaments and how to prepare                                     

32:32                 The current state of competitive Pinball                                   

46:36                 "Kerins on Who Wants to be a Millionaire     

57:36                  The Hurry Up! Q&A game                               

01:11:29              Outro         

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Arcades Across America Part 2 - Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 42.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Joining them are Matthew Talley and Cary Carmichael from Lynn’s Arcade in Seaside California.  

This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part Two topics include Social Media strategies, why having fun is most important when it comes to tournament Pinball, Jamie wants to be like the cool kids, plus the HURRY UP and much more!!

9/19/24

Chapter markings Arcades Across America Ep 2

00:00                   Intro & golf                                      

04:00                   Lynn's Arcade - Freeplay, Alcohol, and Pinball collection                       

10:43                   Game Database? Cataloging and organization of arcade games                     

15:34                   Social Media and Marketing Strategies                               

18:44                      Streaming in the arcade                                  

26:48                   Why having fun is most important when it comes to tournament Pinball               

32:20                   Managing the immense amount of power Arcades require                            

38:59                   Jamie wants to be like the cool kids                                    

40:23                   What its been like working with Marco Specialties Pinball Parts                    

46:52                   Do you know this Pin? Game                                      

52:07                   The Hurry Up! Q&A Game!                               

59:22                   Outro & homebrews    

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Episode 41 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Todd Tuckey of TNT Amusements sits down virtually with Jamie and they discuss how Todd got started in Arcades, surviving the ups and downs of Arcades, creating the TNT Amusements YouTube channel, The Twipys and much much more.

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Arcades Across America Part 1 - Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 40.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Joining them are Rachel and Cale from the Electric Bat Arcade in Tempe, AR and Imoto Harney from Captain’s Crazy Paradise near Gulf Shores, AL.  

This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part One topics include Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades, managing large tournaments, Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades and much much more.  Plus the HURRY UP!

Chapter markings Arcades Across America

02:49                   Hourly/day rate vs quarter/token run arcades                    

16:41                   Managing large tournaments - Pre registration? Walkups? Season pass?                                  

30:40                   Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades                           

32:28                   Jamie & Cale have beef with Vegas and maybe even the whole state of Nevada                                

41:25                   Insuring an arcade with/without Alcohol                            

44:04                   How to market on social media                                  

56:45                   The struggle of Streaming Pinball tournaments                           

01:08:21              Dealing with Assholes at the arcade                                    

01:15:48              The Hurry up! Q&A Game!                                

01:26:59              Outro         

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Episode 39 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Nate Shivers from the Stern Insider Podcast and formerly Coast 2 Coast Pinball Podcast sits down virtually with Jamie and Erin and they discuss Nate’s journey from casual to competitive to podcasting on pinball.  Nate also discusses working with Roger Sharpe a pinball legend, the current state of pinball media & new pinball machines, and much much more.  

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Episode 38 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Melissa Lummus from Netflix’s The Mole Season 2.  Melissa sits down virtually with Jamie they discuss her recent appearance on The Mole, her Entertainment Industry experience, spreading the word of Pinball, The Hurry Up and much more!

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Episode 37 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Erika of Erika’s Pinball Journey.  Erika sits down virtually with Jamie and Donovan and they discuss her Film/Entertainment Industry experience, what it's like being a woman in the entertainment space, what led to Erika wanting to making Pinball Content, The Hurry Up and much more!

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Episode 36 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Stefan Riedler - RS Pinball.  Stefan sits down virtually with Jamie all the way from Austria.  They discuss his Clubhouse called Flipparena, the European Pinball Championships, behind the scenes of working as a Distributor, Stern insider connect, The Hurry Up and much more!