Thanks for starting this thread. I think a lot of people will start listening to some of these podcasts that they weren't aware of before this.
As far as Spooky pinball, my complaints are almost polar opposite of yours. I like the family stuff and even the bar segments. I have met many of these people so that might help. Maybe this one wasn't meant for the masses but I really like it.
My complaints are:
1) The EM guy just goes on too long. One third the length would be about right.
2) Charlie used to have some great interviews. He seems to have turned most of that over to Pinballstaramusements.com. Not to be overly critical but that guy is just too much of a self-promoter for my taste. I won't go into detail but if you have heard him you know what I mean.
I think Charlie needs to go back to the format from a year ago. A little shorter but much more interesting. I do understand be is super busy right now and needs to turn some of the duties over to others. For my taste it just needs to be different people. Bryan Kelly is always entertaining.