Didn’t you go on his show?!?!?

What does that have to do with it? I would again I'd go on any podcast if they had an interesting topic. I'm just calling a spade a spade. Does it make any sense that he can continue his podcast on facebook but not on soundcloud? NOPE! My opinion he's an attention hog and some of you people fall for it again and again!

His podcasts listenership is way down, then they changed the twippy award voting, then wham he quits again? C'mon!

He cares more about a SILLY 5 dollar plastic trophy than World peace! LOL

BTW that was a joke!

let's play pretend and imagine that you're right... then wouldn't it be fair to say that, the fact that the people who swear up and down that they "don't care about him" and are "too smart to fall for his BS" are in this thread commenting, whether for or against him, means that it's working?

It's amazing to me how much he's got some of your panties in a bunch. A pinball podcast.
It's amazing. Grown men whining about a pinball podcaster.

I think he was making a general statement. But feel free to make up your own story.

It hilarious to hear the Kaneda haters justify their dislike...meanwhile here are the facts:

Kaneda WON BEST PIN PODCAST MULTIPLE TIMES

Kaneda HAS MORE LISTENERS THAN ANY OTHER PIN PODCAST

Kaneda REGULARLY BREAKS MORE PIN NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SINGLE SOURCE

But keep up the hate....it smells like jealousy to me!

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He’s back!

Have you seen the stupid unimportant shit we spent all day (literally) reading on this site?!?

bruh he’s manic personality disorder. He’s a complete psycho.

And he wears a mean pair of chick jeans.

Hahahahaha. That's a good one!

Ahhhhhh. Seems like you weren’t a Pinsider back when he was allowed here and thought he was the default narrator of every thread.

Facebook and podcast library have been restored. Kman’s back in business and life’s order has been restored. Story to come tomorrow.

I knew it, publicity stunt to get y'all talking about him, and bam, he's back. Same old story.

kanedas pinball podcast is just about the new stuff, rumors, pinside drama and his own spin. when have you ever heard him discuss a topic like jokerz! sound hum issue, discuss mods (except 1 k elvira topper), or talk about the different williams systems or early machines. he really doesnt know much about pinball thats why. he is a marketer by profession. i dont think he really knows much tech at all. i bet he cant even solder.
he hasnt owned many pinball machines his show is amateur hour. his number one fan is himself.

What exactly does he do? He brags about giving pinball companies marketing advice that they never take, but what exactly are his credentials besides getting kicked off of every internet forum he joins?

Kaneda is entertaining 90% of time good stuff just don't take any of it seriously.

They said they want a summary of whats going on. Thats twip. If thats not enough and still need this monologue of a posers “thoughts” then you arent just looking for news... but instead subscribing for an ill informed view of the world... but says things you want to hear... so suck it up. He’s proven over and over the lack of knowledge or credibility... so if you tune in for the “take on things”... you’ve picked horrible views

Somehow it doesn’t come across on an audio only podcast.

Your 1st sentence is all I need to be satisfied with his podcast. The other stuff I either already know how to do or can easily get help from fellow pinsiders.

Facebook and podcast library have been restored. Kman’s back in business and life’s order has been restored. Story to come tomorrow.

Will have to tune in and hear what happens!

Right or wrong, Kaneda’s podcasts were always entertaining. Why? Opinion and personality.

Hosting a weekly podcast, it’s tough to make it consistently entertaining, ESPECIALLY without guests. It’s not easy.

Most people just want to be entertained. He does that. I haven’t listened to a pinball podcast that comes anywhere near that.

Started listening to the most recent podcast. I’d like those few minutes of my life back. What a joke

Who?

Wouldn’t try if I were you Delt. You were mentioned quite exclusively Amigo.

If you hadn’t heard just be sure to wear your flack jacket.

Full disclosure.... I listen to him (along with a couple other podcasts). He’s a great hype man. He could get a dead guy excited about an autopsy the way he talks about gnr. It’s almost like he’s on the take with jjp.... but he’s definitely a part of that hype train, and a reason why people are excited for that title.

He projects his inside info very well, although he is probably on the lower part of the inside info totem pole, compared to info that other podcasts are privy to. But he sells his brand so well that he sounds like the #1 guy in the industry with a stethoscope to the wall. He’s not, but he gets good stuff, and reports it well... even the unconfirmed stuff. His recent reports on playfield quality have been informative and entertaining. His criticism of deep root is on point. His criticism of stern ‘would be’ on point if his recent criticism of jjp didn’t seem tempered.... it seems like he’s holding back on unleashing fury on jjp with all the knowledge he has on the mirco quality issue. I like how he shoots his shot with industry rumors, even if he’s wrong.... most times he’ll come back and admit he was wrong (I do hope he’s right about cgc running cactus next, as I’m a buyer if so).

What’s really aggravating about him though is when he says things (or doesn’t say things) that show he’s really not an industry insider.... kind of brings him down to earth. One example is ZERO mention of PAPA/replay fx dissolving. No replay/pinburgh forever is the single most critical gunshot wound to pinball in 2020.... yet zero mention on any recent podcast episode. The other funny one was when a bunch of high priced nib titles showed up on eBay, and he was criticizing the seller as some oblivious, more money than god collector.... when it was obvious to most just by reading the seller name that it was Betson, the largest amusement distributor in the country selling off stuff from their “vault” (which they do once every few years).

But hey, kaneda... sometimes your Cinderella scrubs show through your Vera wang jeans.... but I will continue to listen, despite the fact that you’re just a guy. Just remember that you’re the McDowells of podcasts, not the McDonald’s. BUT, Sometimes, people like being fed the fake stuff.

Mike

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He's back? Of course, he's back...

In the world of pinball podcasts (a pretty small crowd of peeps), he has certainly been entertaining. Like others have said, the "shock jock" of Pinball Podcasts.

That said, I feel like he's running out of gas and the times have caught up to him and he's lost his mojo.

As others have said, he's mainly a marketing dude. How many machines has he owned? Is he a true player? Getting into a machine and busting his head and hands trying to figure it out? Or is he a hobbyist, fixing and restoring, etc?

Nope. He's just Chris, promoting his Kaneda brand, his need for Twippys and going for maximum entertainment value.

Few interviews. No truly strong, positive connections in the industry.

Some excellent marketing insights, but he needs more body to his knowledge to build from what he has already established. And his body of knowledge and ongoing pinball experience just ain't there.

Like I said, I used to enjoy him more but he seems to have lost his momentum. Some of my preferred shows, as of end of 2020: Super Awesome with Franchi and Dr. Pin; Pinball Show (I prefer Zach with Greg, like last week -- solid chemistry between those two) and Final Round with Jeff and Martin...and there are many more out there that I enjoy, too.

Any of you who have had children know what that brings. Just wait until Chris has his child. That changes EVERYTHING. I'm sure he'll be a very good Dad, he cares and he has the energy - despite his diva personality. But being a parent is a total game changer - especially the first 3 years.

I wouldn't be surprised if were are nearing the end of the Kaneda era.

I listen to „some“ Kaneda, but I need the PuppetPalz being the complete antithesis to him, and manage to talk about any topic in a whimsical way.

I like when he get so upset he does that cartman crying voice.

Yes as expected you don't get it. Not surprised. What is a fact though is that he has real news that actually happens and that's really interesting to hear what might happen before it does

Most importantly he's not a schill.

Yeah him and I were texting earlier. I thought his comment was hilarious. I was laughing when listening to it. We both speak our minds and I always appreciate that. I was truly checking out the market and told himi liked what I found!

New episode is up.

He rarely ever talks about competitive pinball, thankfully, so I am not surprised he did not mention Replay fx/Pinburgh much or any. Value and pricing are something he enjoys talking about so that is not surprising. The one thing he seems to care about much more than the majority of pinball owners is rarity. I guess that comes with having only a small space and only one game at a time.

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Again!

Very nice analysis.

Every time KMan leaves, quits, takes on break or goes dark; chatter picks up on Pinside with new discussions and topics. Some ask whether KMan’s podcast is good or evil. Others,debate whether KMan is good or bad for the Pinball hobby. Finally, someone reminds us that he is exercising his freedom of speech. That gave me an idea, but I don’t want to do it.

Someone should start a new podcast titled KMan’s Couch. In it they discuss everything KMan. His opinions, analysis, rumors, leaked pics, interviews, music selections, interpreting what KMan said, podcastor dustups, or rants are fair game for content. You get the idea, sort of a Truman Show. I’ll bet it would be quite popular.

See it once and it’s burned in your mind for life.
Disturbing.

I dont see anything

Non-sense. You realize why people like him get leaks right? Because people feed him the details they want out.

You all act like he's the big investigative reporter exposing what you the listener needs to know! He's manipulated and plays games to pump his own image. The sides he takes are shaped largely by how people treat him. Lack of objectivity is just like being a shill. Distorted, manipulated, and played. People portray him as some 'consumer advocate'... why? Because he rants online? Pfft.

People's need to share and get leaks out has always preceded Chris.. and they will always be there after as well. The only difference is when there is someone who is willing to post it publicly for all to see.. and those come and go like the tides.

It comes from his interest as a speculator more than a hobbyist.

If you think people believe Chris is an investigator reporter, you're more lost than I originally thought. Chris is a leaker of what he hears and that info isn't given by the rest bc those folks are all pinball manufacturing ass kissers.

So yes I like to hear about that info, don't respect schills and find him entertaining. It's as simple as that and I suspect many who like him feel the same.

If you think I believe he is that, your reading comprehension is far worse than I thought.

It's sad you all gravitate to such a horrible person and source as some overreaction to other ass kissers. He is not the beacon in a dark stormy night.

"what he hears..." -- the guy is told stuff because people know what he will do with it.

Wish he would bring back the Pinside babies podcasts. Always enjoyed when he went off on people.

A lot of people watched the Jerry Springer show too and that was just junk in a trunk, white hags in a bag, and a complete waste of time, but it was entertaining to some. Kaneda is kind of like that, but he ain’t swabbing lockbars and doing DNA tests to determine if this pinball machine was your daddy... He is more of a “hey, here’s some more shit to be pissed off about when you open your latest nib CE edition of <insert offending pin manufacturer’s latest offering here>“. He is also a one man cheering section on every new title until he actually flips one, then it’s “everything wrong with the greatest machine ever built since pinball was invented”. If anything is getting old, this cycle of pump and dump is it.