Silverball Chronicles (TPN) - Pinball

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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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Recent Episodes
  • Even Jersey Jack Pinball Left New Jersey
    Apr 14, 2025 – 01:24:36
  • Are Barrels (Of) Fun?
    Mar 3, 2025 – 01:24:51
  • Pinball Down Under Part 2: Hankerin’ For Some Hankin + Mr. Pinball
    Jan 7, 2025 – 01:25:47
  • Meet The Gottliebs: D. Gottlieb & Co.
    Oct 30, 2024 – 01:13:51
  • Pinball Down Under Part 1: Haggis Pinball
    Sep 14, 2024 – 01:50:52
  • Multimorphic Is Reshaping Pinball
    Jul 13, 2024 – 01:42:44
  • By Golly It’s Bingo
    Jun 10, 2024 – 01:22:02
  • Yes… More Roger Sharpe
    Apr 11, 2024 – 01:17:22
  • The Token Roger Sharpe Episode
    Feb 22, 2024 – 01:06:46
  • The Capcom Debacle Part 2: Illinois PinBall Inc.
    Jan 28, 2024 – 38:09
  • The Capcom Debacle Part 1
    Dec 26, 2023 – 01:26:38
  • Joe Balcer – The King Of Clunk
    Oct 18, 2023 – 01:56:32
  • Silverball Chronicles BONUS: Our Top Pins
    Oct 10, 2023 – 19:40
  • The Bro Of Flow: John Borg Part 2
    Aug 31, 2023 – 02:31:13
  • Pinball Is Dying Part 4 – What Led Gottlieb To The Mylstar Nosedive?
    Jun 26, 2023 – 01:27:31
  • Pinball’s Centenarian – Wayne Neyens
    May 13, 2023 – 01:34:54
  • Everything is Lit! Keith P Johnson and Jersey Jack Pinball
    Mar 31, 2023 – 02:19:45
  • Pinball Is Dying Part 3 – Bally-Midway
    Jan 15, 2023 – 01:57:07
  • A Brief History Of Pinball
    Nov 28, 2022 – 02:03:03
  • The Architect – George Gomez Part 2
    Oct 14, 2022 – 02:22:46
  • Playing Catch Up: Gottlieb System 80
    Sep 2, 2022 – 03:01:27
  • Data East – Fake It Til Ya Make It
    Jun 19, 2022 – 02:33:00
  • Down The Rabbit Hole With John Popaduik
    May 17, 2022 – 02:09:25
  • Mr. Nordman, Let’s Talk About Your Ramps
    Mar 22, 2022 – 02:24:37
  • Inside The Mind Of Lyman Sheats
    Mar 2, 2022 – 02:29:08
  • Pinball Is Dying – Part 2: Bally/Williams
    Jan 5, 2022 – 02:04:11
  • 80s Cheese Done Right – Gottlieb 80b
    Dec 1, 2021 – 02:26:40
  • The Mechs That Made Us – 90s Bally-Williams
    Oct 27, 2021 – 02:05:55
  • Steve Ritchie Part III: The Return… to Stern
    Sep 4, 2021 – 03:01:57
  • Millennium Moment- Pinball 2000
    Aug 5, 2021 – 01:42:55
  • Barry Oursler Saves Pinball
    Jun 19, 2021 – 01:56:47
  • Gomez – This One Has A Lot Of Arcade Stuff
    May 4, 2021 – 01:45:21
  • Pat Lawlor Part 2 – Williams Wreck’n Ball
    Mar 31, 2021 – 01:44:40
  • Pinball Is Dying: Williams In The Early 80s
    Mar 14, 2021 – 01:53:06
  • Dwight Sullivan – The Creation Of Complexity
    Jan 30, 2021 – 01:28:53
  • Lawlor – Pinball’s Rollercoaster Tycoon
    Dec 26, 2020 – 02:19:36
  • Borgie – Living The 90s License Dream
    Nov 18, 2020 – 02:03:55
  • Moving Units Part 2 – The Class Of 1981
    Oct 16, 2020 – 02:21:01
  • Moving Units – Bally’s Art Revolution
    Sep 4, 2020 – 02:02:34
  • Steve Ritchie – The Mullet Years
    Jul 31, 2020 – 02:10:00
  • Stepping on Rakes – Gottlieb System 1
    Jun 26, 2020 – 02:06:17
  • Bat Sh*t Crazy: The Python Anghelo Story
    Jun 26, 2020 – 02:14:45
  • Zombie Pinball – The Gottlieb System 3 Era
    Jun 26, 2020 – 02:04:33
  • Stern Electronics… No, Not That Stern
    Jun 26, 2020 – 02:03:57
  • Steve Ritchie – Before The Mullet
    Jun 26, 2020 – 01:46:40
Recent Reviews
  • PinRacerr
    Preserving History
    These two guys are great and are very entertaining. They cover so much cool stuff in pinball history that without this podcast I would have never known. As a noob to the pinball hobby, I now feel mildly confident when talking about pinball. Lonnie Ropp is my grandpa’s nephew, so hearing about Lonnie is so cool and has taught me a bit of my family’s history. Thank you for preserving the history!
  • TiredOfMorons
    Love the history and the format
    I’m hooked! This podcast among so many others has made my appreciation for individual pinball machines so much greater than ever. I had always enjoyed pinball but this has really accelerated my love to the point of obsession. I’m going back to start from the beginning and I know I will enjoy it as much as the first time. Keep up the amazing work guys!
  • DeadmanBounce
    Awesome and very entertaining
    I love your podcast, I have listen to all the episodes and go back to the beginning and listen again and I always find information I missed the first time around. Very informative and entertaining hands down best podcast out there with no shilling every 5 minutes for me to buy, buy, buy a pinball. Great chemistry fellas keep it up. BIG THUMB UP!!
  • mope161616
    Quick history of pinball
    Great overview of popular points in pinball history. Just enough information to keep me interested, not overloaded with random details. Keep up the great work. I will listen to all of your episodes.
  • HansHelpMe
    Pinball history and a whole lot more!
    I’ve only listened to a couple episodes and really enjoy this podcast a lot. It seems most pinball podcasts are all about current news and machines but this one deals with history and in depth stories. I appreciate them going deep down rabbit holes, as this hobby has so many characters and fascinating stories. Keep it up boys!
  • Reviewer Scams
    Great show
    Really enjoy this show a lot. I do find myself listening often to episodes more than once. The only constructive criticism I have is that they could get to the specific subject of the episode quicker. I think the corrections/pinside discussions might be better suited for being placed at the end of the episode.
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