I'm only an occasional listener. If there's a topic listed that seems interesting to me (usually an interview of some sort having to do with history or game development), I'll put it on. Otherwise, I don't normally listen to a particular podcast on a regular basis.

A lot of times, they cover similar things that I read about on the forums anyway, so I don't necessarily need to double up on coverage.

10+ podcasts of any 1 subject just sounds painfull.

Just do what I do, don't listen to any of them

learn a second language with that time

Or just a long commute

What about non pinball podcasts? True crime is amazing

Sword and Scale
Swindled
Criminal
My favorite murder

That should keep you busy for at least 6 months.

I'd rather listen to decent music while on the road.

Although the Woody Show on 98.7 with their redneck news and craigslist freak of the week is pretty damn entertaining on the way to work.

Pinball podcasts.... not so much.

American history tellers is excellent if you want to learn some US history.

Those three plus Head 2 head for me, and the SDTM boys on YT

And yes, I took a pinball podcast break for a while and it helped. Now only occasionally listen. To all podcasters, please limit to 1 hour or less. Otherwise, they seem to just drag. Especially when there is a guest that you find annoying.

I was invited on a couple.

But having the freedom of speech I no longer have here, would probably get me permanently banned from this website anyway.

Redneck News is probably more entertaining .

I listen on and off to a few with the exception of Head2Head. Monday's wouldn't be the same without it!

I listen to one when I'm really interested in what the topic is...

I listen to TWIP and as much I hate to admit it, I keep returning to Kaneda's podcast.

My favorite non pinball podcasts are Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Collosal Podcast and Who Are These Podcasts?

wow, I couldn't imagine listening to Gilbert Gottfried's voice for any length of time. Listening to nails on the chalkboard might be preferable.

+1

Ha! He has a co host who does most of the heavy lifting. They interview oldie TV/Movie people.

There are way too many now. Would have no life at all if tried listening to them all

I only listen to really interesting interviews, and there aren't many of those.

Or breaking news about games of the future.

I knew someone would probably grab that before I deleted it. lol.

Then I realized some on those podcasts might actually be on this website, although I don't really pay attention to the who's who in the world of pinball podcasts, I just decided it was probably better to just let it go.

Wow, you are listening to way too many. I used to listen to a lot when we didn't have so many to choose from. Now I just listen to my favorites. My short list:
Eclectic Gamers
Head2Head
And, just started listening to Special When Lit

Still on my podcast app just in case:
Coast2Coast
Pinheadz

I find myself listening to a lot of pinball podcasts but I have to break them up by listening to other topics.

Try some of these if you like to learn about random topics and science (All of these have pretty large back catalogs that will keep you busy):
Planet Money
99% Invisible
Memory Palace
Freakonomics Radio
Criminal
Invisibilia
Stuff You Should Know

If you like unsolved crimes / murder mysteries give these a try:
Serial
Up and Vanished
Atlanta Monster

Tips.

Listen at 1.2x to 2.0x depending on how slow the person is talking

Listen only when you have spare time. Driving. Working out. Working on pins. Etc.

If you fall behind then don't listen to the ones that don't interest you as much.

If there is a topic you don't care about that a show talks about each week. Fast forward through that bit! Don't listen to it and hate the podcast and waste your time.

I usually find that 1.2x to 1.5x is fine for most people talking. It's also great for most youtube videos. I only use 2.0x if their pace of speaking is a bit slower than average.

Any idea why the "Little Kings Pinball Podcast" fell off of iTunes?

Join "The Great Courses" for $20 a month.

It's on Amazon for less but the last 5 min of every lecture is missing.

I understand they now have a thing where you can listen to the bible instead of actually reading it.

I listen to a lot (I also have a long commute, and tend to listen to podcasts when I exercise). According to my phone, my current pinball ones are Bro, C2C, Eclectic, Flippin' and Mashing, For Amusement Only, H2H, Mrs. Pin, Pinball News & Pinball Mag, Pinball Profile, Pinheadz, Pinball Podcast, Rip Tide, Special When Lit, Pinball Players, Slam Tilt, Spinner is Lit, This Flippin, TWIP, and TILT THRU. And I easily keep up with that volume, coupled with some news podcasts, video game podcasts, and history podcasts.

Now, many of the above do not even average a monthly release (C2C, F&M, Pinheadz, Rip Tide, Spinner, and TILT THRU all seem to be less than monthly at this point), and a couple more are on a monthly schedule (Bro and PN & PM). Easy to keep up with, in other words.

Most of the podcasts that are weekly (or more frequent) also cover news. Since the news is small (as in, pinball is so narrow any weekly podcast can pretty easily summarize all the news for you), perhaps you want to evaluate among those (TWIP, H2H, Slam, and Special) if you are just after the news in an audio fashion. That said, I'd just hit the fast forward button if I find a subject repetitive or dull or whatnot. Usually I enjoy hearing the different perspectives, and there are some pretty extreme variances in opinion out there.

Definitely. Almost all the podcasts I listen to are at 1.3x to 1.5x.

I know where you're coming from. The Problem ist that there's just all the same news for everyone to share.

For me, what I can hear without it getting 'too much':

- The main News you get in the TWIP Podcast, but since I eagerly read the site, much of it is 'repetition'. But there's guests who may add additional Info and Zach is likeable and does a good Job to add value to the podcast. (ZMeny - I like the "Show me your's I Show you mine" part, and the 'discussion' about Hobbit was awesome. )

- Head 2 Head pinball has a lot of new Information out of their interviews. And them are a happy few, I just like to listen to them. At the Moment they're my number one Podcast (having read TWIP as a given).

- Special when Lit has some nice interviews that may spurt some new info. (And when there's not that much to talk about they don't do.)

- Lastly I still listen to the one that shall not be named, altough since about everyone seems to have broke up with him, it's mostly rambling. Get's repetitive in itself but stands in complete contrast to the rest. I'd like to have him as guest in any podcast, that would be hilarious.

I listen to a podcast on occasion, but most of the pinball ones are unbearable to me. I don't care to waste my time listening to a couple guys who laugh uncontrollably for long periods of time (especially when they are not even funny), and I don't want to waste an hour or more listening to people talk about crap totally unrelated to pinball and then throw in 5 minutes of pinball at the end. They come off as being too try-hard and sparse on content, and trying too hard fill a time slot every episode so they don't lose listeners. I probably listen to the little K more than anyone. Even tough he can be pretty whiny and obnoxiously braggy at times, his views on the marketing and state of the pinball industries is usually pretty accurate, IMO. And he stays on Pinball. And since I know you are reading this, I don't care what you drive or wear, buddy...don't feel like you have to bring it up every episode.

Every other podcast seems to have an underlying tone of cheerleading or shilling to their sponsors. I want more real and unbiased reviews. More talk on skill building and specific game strategies. I could care less about your game rank matrix where every game is an A or B, separated by 0.125 points. Sorry if this cuts anyone too deep...I am just trying to be honest.

Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History is phenomenal! I highly recommend it.

Just a reminder that this guy recently got drunk at a pinball tournament, pushed his fiancé, and threw a drink in someone's face. He's not a good guy.

Then "took a break from pinball" for a month with no public apology and never took responsibility publicly for what he did. Narcissistic personality disorder 101.

I live in Los Angeles, so when a 15 mile drive home from work takes 45-60 minutes you have plenty of podcast time. I follow only 3.

#1 - Kaneda - By far the most entertaining podcast.

#2 - SDTM - Like the pinball reviews.

#3 - Mrs Pin - I find her hilariously funny.

Must have been one of the ones he deleted, because I don't think it's referenced in any of the podcasts posted currently.

Didn't know about him pushing his fiancé but heard about the drink throwing, yeah...his history on Pinside proved what a narcissistic train wreck he is. When he was on here, I couldn't stand the guy.

Still, I have to give credit where credit is due...anyone that can talk nonstop for over an hour with no guests and still make the show entertaining has talent.

I could do with a few less crutch words ("literally" comes to mind), and he continually contradicts himself, but IMO his is the best Pinball related podcast out there.

I think the guys from Slam Tilt podcast were there and described the incident on their show, including pushing his girlfriend.

I agree, he's not a good person.

So mean.

+1 on this, if you like history this is awesome. Probably the first podcast I ever subscribed to. Sadly, it is infrequent. If you like the history of conflict, give Revolutions a try (hosted by Mike Duncan; he's far more frequent with releasing than Dan and it's a similar style).

Pivoting back to topic...

Yes, one sees the same thing on the video game side. I believe on their latest episode The Pinball Podcast announced a change to their format to no longer give focus to covering the news (since so many weekly podcasts are doing it now). jar155 can likely confirm.

On EGP we usually only talk about the "bigger" news stories, since we're every other week (again, the weeklies are just going to hit all the detailed news items better).

Bro and PN & PM cover the bigger news on the monthly schedule, if one's into that.

Overall, I find the non-weekly shows tend to rely on news less and use a greater percentage of time to discuss broad topics, deep dives, or theoretical pinball talks. So, it all just depends what someone likes. I like a lot of variety. I've shed a lot of shows that didn't work for me, and sometimes I drop a show, wait a few months, and then give it another try to see if they've changed enough to fit my interests.