Backbox Pinball Podcast

A Podcast for Lady Pinballers and their Friends.

About the show

A podcast focused on women in the sport and hobby of pinball. In each episode, we will sit down with a guest and chat about news and events related to the silver ball!

Episodes

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    Special Episode: A Discussion on Mental Health

    February 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins
    mental health, nami, sara rose danesi, suicide awareness

    In this special episode we talk with clinical psychologist, Dr. Sara Rose Danesi about mental health and Suicide awareness.

    If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or call 911 immediately.

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    Reby Hardy

    January 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins
    brian soares, ferris bueller, gameroom pinball, hardy pinball, house hardy, pinball, reby hardy

    In this episode we sit down with the talented and multi-faceted woman, Reby Hardy. She wears many hats besides designer; Mom, Wife, Twitch Partner, Model and former wrestler among others. Join us to hear about her journey into Pinball, game design and why we need more ladies designing machines!

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    Jack & Laura Danger

    January 24th, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins
    deadflip, domestic labor, fair play, jack danger, jurassic park the pin, laura danger, pinball, stern pinball, thatdarnchat

    In this episode we talk to Jack and Laura Danger. Jack tells us about his new gig with STERN PINBALL and we talk to with Laura about her efforts to address the subjects of Domestic and Emotional Labor.

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    Remembering Marc Mandeltort - Part 2

    January 14th, 2022  |  46 mins 34 secs
    marc mandeltort, marco pinball, marco specialities, pinball

    We are honored for an opportunity to celebrate the life of Marc Mandeltort, founder of Marco Specialities. Join us as we remember Marc and hear stories of the business he built and pinball family he created. (Part 2 of 2).
    Our special guests include:
    Paul Mandeltort, Son of Marc and Vice President of Marco Pinball
    Marco Ramirez, General Manager
    Steve Midgette, Marco Teams Lead & the real wizard of Marco Pinball
    Imoto Harney, Marketing Director

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    Remembering Marc Mandeltort

    January 14th, 2022  |  50 mins 59 secs
    marc mandeltort, marco pinball, marco specialities, pinball

    We are honored for an opportunity to celebrate the life of Marc Mandeltort, founder of Marco Specialities. Join us as we remember Marc and hear stories of the business he built and pinball family he created. (Part 1 of 2).

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    2022 Pinball Award Season

    January 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 28 mins
    2022, captain planet, pinball, pinball degenerates, pinball industry awards, podcast, rush, twipys

    It is pinball award season y'all! Listen to Rebecca and I breakdown the TWIPY ballot and discuss the PIAs, Pinball Degenerates and more. We also discuss our 1st look at Stern's latest release, Rush.

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    2021 Dumpster Fire Holiday Extravaganza

    December 31st, 2021  |  48 mins 22 secs
    belles and chimes, kaite martin, marco specialities, new york, pinball, stern pinball, wipt, women

    Welcome to the 2nd annual BPP holiday episode! We wrap up the year with one of our favorite people, Kaite Martin of Belles and Chimes NYC and WIPT. We chat about the future of WIPT, upcoming events, and how her fur baby is possibly the official dog of pinball. Happy holidays y'all!

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    The Silver Ballroom

    December 30th, 2021  |  56 mins 20 secs
    bitches be flippin, pinball, silver ballroom, st louis, women

    We are so excited to chat with the owner of the St. Louis pinball haven, The Silver Ballroom, Shelly Dachroden, and the League coordinator for Bi***es be Flippin', Valerie Iriarte. We chat about the amazing St Louis scene, the challenges of COVID and more!

    Content Warning: Language

    Show Links
    http://www.thesilverballroom.com/
    http://www.waitingroombar.com/

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    Free Play Florida

    December 23rd, 2021  |  51 mins 14 secs
    bobbi douthitt, florida, free play florida, french fries, morgan sherman, pinball, pinball with a view

    As the whirl of convention season comes to a close, we chatted with Morgan and Bobbi from Pinball with a View about Florida's largest Arcade/Pinball event.

    We also chatted about:
    The magic that is Florida (#comeonvacationleaveonprobation), are waffle fries actually fries, micro greens on cake and of course, pinball.

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    Houston Arcade Expo 2021 Recap

    November 21st, 2021  |  1 hr 18 mins
    belles and chimes, houston arcade expo, space city open, stern pinball, women

    What a show! In this episode we take you to the action on the Expo floor. We chat with new and old friends, have all the feels and a few drinks. Thanks so much to all our guests - we had a blast!

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    Pinball Expo Recap

    November 9th, 2021  |  1 hr 16 mins
    american pinball, houston arcade expo, legends of valhalla, pinball, pinball expo, top 100, women

    A TON OF STUFF HAPPEED AT EXPO!!! In this episode Rebecca breaks down her Chicago Pinball Expo experience as Lauren cries softly in the background. We also chat about Women breaking into the top 100, American Pinball's Art kerfuffle, Bingo cards, and more! There is much name dropping in this episode....

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    Rachel Lilge

    November 6th, 2021  |  1 hr 23 mins
    district 82, godzilla, jurassic park home edition, ladies flip wisconsin, pateron, poor mans pinball podcast, rachel lilge, stern pinball, super series, tribe multiball

    In this episode, we meet a pinball influncer in the making and a super awesome lady, Rachel Lilge from Ladies Flip Wisconsin. We chat about the newest game designer on the block, changes at Stern, and the Super Series at District 82. Could Wisconsin be the next stop on the pro circuit? We'd bet a bucket of cheese curds on that one.

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    Scott Danesi (PART 2)

    October 14th, 2021  |  1 hr 7 mins
    booster shots, cactus canyon, cereal, cream of wheat, gardening, godzilla, hackers, hot and spicy, houston arcade expo, multimorphic, pinball expo, raisin bran, rick and morty, scott danesi, tna

    We (mostly Lauren) fan girl over game designer, Scott Danesi. We hear about his experience designing TNA, Rick and Morty and creating music. We tend to go off topic quite a bit......Also, this episode is sponsored by Little Debbie and Gatorade! (PART TWO!)

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    Scott Danesi (PART 1)

    October 14th, 2021  |  42 mins 14 secs
    booster shots, cactus canyon, cereal, cream of wheat, gardening, godzilla, hackers, hot and spicy, houston arcade expo, multimorphic, pinball expo, raisin bran, rick and morty, scott danesi, tna

    We (mostly Lauren) fan girl over game designer, Scott Danesi. We hear about his experience designing TNA, Rick and Morty and creating music. We tend to go off topic quite a bit......Also, this episode is sponsored by Little Debbie and Gatorade! (PART ONE!)

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    Norma Jennings

    October 5th, 2021  |  1 hr 26 mins
    cancer, florida, norma jennings, pinball, twitch

    We sit down with the amazing Norma Jennings and hear about her journey through pinball and the creation of her twitch channel, Pinball and Cancer.

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    Gerry Stellenberg

    October 5th, 2021  |  1 hr 11 mins
    gerry stellenberg, lexi lightspeed, multimorphic, p-roc, p3, pinball, wifi

    We are in the big leagues y'all!!!!!

    In episode 73 we are joined by founder and CEO of Multimorphic, Gerry Stellenberg! We discuss the beginnings and Multimorphic and the latest (in a long line of) innovations they are bringing to the pinball community.

Backbox Pinball Podcast | Listen Notes