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by David Dennis & Ron Hallett
Looking for a different pinball podcast which isn’t about current events or pinball news? Silverball Chronicles is a monthly podcast for the true pinball nerd that enjoys learning more about the complicated dynamics, politics and characters that created their favourite pinball machines. Join Ron and Dave as they stumble through pinball history mispronouncing names, chronicling designers, telling war stories, and digging up strange and obscure facts; all while paying homage to the hobby of pinball.
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- Jun 23, 20261h 47m
The Complicated Legacy of John Trudeau
Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a tee shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles The pinball industry is like a mirror to society. Pinball is not immune to scandal or terrible people. Case in point, John Trudeau. One of pinballs most creative and wacky designers, but also the worst person in pinball. Can you separate the art from the artist or should you? Join us this month as we review how John was introduced to pinball, his early career, working at the shoe string budget years of Gottlieb and then the boom in Williams. We also review why John is a considered a piece of garbage and how he destroyed the legacy of his games. Sources: Topcast Podcast - Ep 10 – John Trudeau - Ep 17 – Roger Sharpe - Ep 37 – Joe Kaminkow TNT Amusements Youtube - Caribbean Cruise. Here Pinball News. John Trudeau Charges. Here
- Mar 24, 20261h 26m
Game Plan: Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a tee shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles The pinball industry does a lot to try to innovate and stimulate sales. Things like a mechanical bell, solid state boards, the wide body pinball machines, DMD screens and even stereo sound! But one of the strangest pinball machines out there was the Cocktail, a small almost round coffee table size working commercial pinball machine. Join us this month as we chat about bad marketing ideas, Roger Sharpe's advice, John Trudeau's start in pinball, and the rise and fall... and rise and fall of Game Plan! Sources: Game Plan Pinball Fan Site. Here Game Plan Wikipedia. Here Topcast Podcast - Ep 10 – John Trudeau - Ep 17 – Roger Sharpe - Ep 37 – Joe Kaminkow Pinball News. John Trudeau Charges. Here
- Jan 5, 20261h 56m
The Eras Tour - Jersey Jack Pinball Part 2
Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a tee shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Last time we spoke about where JJP came from and the rise of Jack Guarneri in Ep 44. When we left JJP they were having financial troubles or 'needed recapitalization to get off the preorder model'. Enter the investors with the Abass family. Let's talk changing business models, saying 'Brent' Abass instead of Brett Abass a few times (oops), changing artist and creating masterpieces, taking stuff out of games, amazing themes, criminally underrated games and the license to rule them all! Sources: Jersey Jack Pinball. Here and Here. Jersey Jack Pinball Podcast Ep 1 – Brent Abass 2025, Dirty Pool Pinball Podcast Ep 16. Here 2011, Pinball News. New Pinball Manufacturer. Here 2013, Huffington Post. Jersey Jack Pinball CEO Explains How He's Making The Beloved Arcade Game Cool Again. Here
- Nov 13, 20251h 7m
Pinball Tapas - Segasa-Sega S.A. Sonic Pinball
Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a tee shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Segasa or Sega S.A. Sonic (or was it just Sonic?) Pinball was Spain's major contribution to the golden age of pinball. Its products evolved from licensed electro-mechanical arcade designs to original solid-state pinball machines under the "Sonic" brand. Established 1968, Segasa (later Sega S.A. SONIC) initially, imported and distributed American amusement machines before transitioning to local manufacturing due to import restrictions. Production ceased in 1986, marking the end of Spain's efforts for world domination and it's pinball adventure… Sources: SEGA-SONIC, una historia entre el éxito y la nostalgia (Spanish) - Here 1937 Hollywood movie Way Out West. Here Segasa/Sonic Games list. Here and Here Easy Paella Recipe. Here
- Oct 3, 20252h 15m
The Seasoned Vet Keith Elwin
Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at or pick up a tee shirt at Silverball Swag Check out Flip N Out Pinball for all your pinball needs! Topic begins at 12:28 Episode Summary: Pinball has had a dramatic change since the end of the modern DMD era at Stern. The designers we all know and love from the 80s and 90s have begun to retire, slow down, or leave the industry. A new wave of designers has started to slide in and learn from the masters… The first major new designer to come along was the tournament player Keith Elwin. Some say Keith Elwin is the second coming of our lord and saviour Steve Ritchie. Others say 'in Elwin we trust'… but is that all hype? Has Keith Elwin changed the pinball designer game as much as some believe? Join us this month as we chat about the second coming golden age of pinball, Keith's dominance of tournament pinball, his deep understanding of repair, play, code, and design, his first pin, and his second smash hit follow-up! Sources: Kineticist Keith Elwin Profile Head2Head Pinball Podcast Ep. 45 - Iron Maiden Head2Head Pinball Podcast Ep. 106 - Jurassic Park Just Another Pinball Podcast - Godzilla Flip N Out Podcast with Joel E - Jaws Loser Kid Podcast - King Kong Pinside Keith Elwin Designer Profile
- Jul 21, 20251h 30m
Pinball Down Under Part 3: Home Pin?!
Want to Support the Show? Visit Our Patreon at or pick up a tee shirt at Silverball Swag Check out Flip N Out Pinball for all your pinball needs! Topic begins at 7:35 Episode Summary: In the third part of our Pinball Downunder series, we look at Homepin. Homepin was established in 2013 and was born from the hobby business of Mike Kalinowski. It seems like a really smart idea to set up manufacturing in the world's largest manufacturing country, China, but it turns out to be a mixed bag. Ron and Dave play it as straight as the possibility can from a manufacturer who struggled out of the gate, overcame some very difficult situations, knows a theme is a must, understands costs are king, and whose owner went on a podcast charm offensive, which was more offensive than charming for the pinball community. Correction: In a previous version, Taiwan was mentioned as a semi-autonomous state in the same context as Hong Kong. The episode has been edited to have this reference removed to remain politically neutral. You can read more about Taiwan here: https://tinyurl.com/b7x69hbp Sources: HomePin Games List. Here The Aussie Pinball Podcast, Ep 16 – Mike from Homepin YouTube. Mike Kalinowski. Here HomePin
- Jun 25, 20251h 26m
Meet The Gottliebs Part 2: Alvin G. & Co.
Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles or pick up a t-shirt at https://silverballswag.com/collections/silverball-chronicles Episode Begins at 16:52 Episode Summary: Ron and Dave Return to the Gottliebs, one of the best-known names in pinball. But did you know about Michael Gottlieb and the company he started with his father Alvin? Let's chat about Gottlieb's sale (again), the changes at the company and why they happened, Cheater the Gottlieb delivery driver, how Michael Gottlieb ended up in pinball following his family's exit, his famous pinball last name, Alvin G. & Co, when did Clowns becoming creepy, and finally what he does now! Sources: Expo Speech – Here The Gottlieb Name Change (Mylstar)- Here The Gottlieb's Picture - Here Alvin Gottlieb Obituary – Here AAMA Induction Video - <
- Apr 14, 20251h 24m
Even Jersey Jack Pinball Left New Jersey
Want to Support the Show? Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/silverballchronicles Or pick up a tee shirt at https://tinyurl.com/kz5xt4hc Episode Begins at 10:10 Episode Summary: Join us this month where Dave says 'Swing on Over' like 40 times in the preamble, Ron spoils JJPs next game with the help of Jersey Jack himself, reviews of 70s style, Jack's business building and evolving that business over and over, pinball needing to move to the home consumer market, stripped down Sterns, building a company from scratch, their first game Wizard of Oz and how it changes pinball forever, and the Abass Family. Sources: Jersey Jack Pinball. Here and Here. Jersey Jack Pinball Podcast Ep 1 – Brett Abass 2011, Pinball News. New Pinball Manufacturer. Here <span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Cali
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Looking for a different pinball podcast which isn’t about current events or pinball news? Silverball Chronicles is a monthly podcast for the true pinball nerd that enjoys learning more about the complicated dynamics, politics and characters that created their favourite pinball machines. Join Ron and Dave as they stumble through pinball history mispronouncing names, chronicling designers, telling war stories, and digging up strange and obscure facts; all while paying homage to the hobby of pinball.
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