First of all, Happy 4th of July to everyone! That said, if you are looking for something fun and informative to listen to today while sipping your favorite beverage and firing up the grill then I ask that you consider giving us a listen. The first three episodes of our weekly show Special When Lit Pinball Podcast (sponsored by Two Brothers Artisan Brewing) have been uploaded. Myself (Ken) and my co-host (Bill) are based out of the Chicagoland area (home of pinball). We discuss the pinball hobby/industry with the occasional interview for good measure. Ep-1 is more of an introductory of ourselves, Ep-2 talks about the current status of pinball manufacturers, and Ep-3 is a really fun interview with Senior Game Developer - Dwight Sullivan of STERN Pinball.

Our podcast is hosted by Libsyn and can be found on SoundCloud, Spotify, iTunes (awaiting approval), and all other places your favorite podcasts are found.

Thanks in advance for any support and I hope that you find time to give us a listen! (Below are direct links to some of our interviews)

http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_EP_3_DWIGHT.mp3 (interview with Dwight Sullivan)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_EP_4_TERRY.mp3 (interview with Terry DeZwarte of Pinball Life)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_11.mp3 (Steve Ritchie Interview recorded at STERN Pinball)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_14.mp3 (Scott Danesi game #2 teaser)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_16.mp3 (Nirmal Vasani Sales/Marketing American Pinball, Rob Berk Founder/Promoter Pinball Expo)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_24.mp3 (Todd Tuckey - TNT Amusements)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_27.mp3 (Roger Sharpe discusses the status of current day pinball)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_28.mp3 (Brian Eddy - Stern Pinball makes his podcast debut and discusses his return to pinball)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_30.mp3 (HOLIDAY SHOW 2018 w/ 40 guests!)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_31.mp3 (Zach Meny - SDTM & TWIP Podcast talks pinball news)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_33.mp3 (MAKING OF THE MUNSTERS EXCLUSIVE w/ BORG, SULLIVAN, FRANCHI & THOMPSON)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_36.mp3 (Steve Bowden talks pinball media, ambassadorship, competition, and deeproot)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_37.mp3 (Brent Brunner of Great Lakes Pinball)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_38.mp3 (Greg Freres and Steven Martin of Stern Pinball art dept)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_47_Willy_Wonka.mp3 (Making of Willy Wonka panel discussion with creative team)

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Thanks! We really appreciate you giving us a listen.

Thanks so much for giving us a listen!

We really appreciate the kind feedback and that you took the time to check it out!

Thanks, Cloud7 for checking us out!

We are over 600 downloads right now within the first three days so thanks to everyone that gave us a listen. Another episode will follow within the next few days.

Dwight is very refreshing. He's a great story teller and has a great personality. He's very humble, enthusiastic, passionate, and naive (Haha, as he explains in the interview). Thanks so much for giving it a listen!

We really appreciate that you took the time to listen. Thank you very much. Another episode in a few days!

Thanks for the feedback! We are in the same room as Dwight using three separate mics.

Two Brothers Artisan Brewing is always working to expand to additional states for distribution. I wouldn't be surprised if this happened in the near future.

I've always been a fan of Two Brothers beer and I offered some help when they launched Pinball Pale Ale. One evening over a year and a half ago I'm playing Ghostbusters in my basement with my good friend Bruce Miller (VP or marketing for Two Brothers). Bruce was brainstorming ideas regarding a pinball themed beer.

I had submitted some artwork (as shown in the pic and you can see how we used this for our podcast logo) for an APA beer called "Special When Lit". Ultimately they went with a different logo and called the beer Pinball Pale Ale. That said, they did pay homage to my original idea by placing the "Special When Lit" tagline on every can of Pinball Pale Ale which I really appreciated. So long story short when I had told Bruce that myself and Bill (my podcast co-host) were getting ready to record a pinball podcast he offered to sponsor our show. There's more to the story but that's the short version for your benefit, ha!
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Thanks for giving us a listen! We will be launching new episodes on a weekly basis. We go back into the Pinball Pale Ale Studio on Tuesday to record our next episode.

Below is our facebook page link (where we can interact daily) and our Libsyn hosted webpage. Each will have current links to all of our past and updated content. You can also find our episodes on Soundcloud, Podcast Addict, Spotify, iTunes (awaiting approval), etc.

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.libsyn.com
https://www.facebook.com/swlpinball/

Tomorrow we have Terry DeZwarte (owner of Pinball Life) in the Pinball Pale Ale Studio. That interview should be posted on Friday. Thanks again for all of the support! We are off and running and we appreciate it!

Says the guy who doesn't listen to podcasts...

The offer has already been made to the guy that doesn't like podcasts...

Terry DeZwarte (Owner of Pinball Life) was in the Pinball Pale Ale studio yesterday. He talks pinball, music, ice cream and more.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/specialwhenlitpinballpodcast/SWL_EP_4_TERRY.mp3

Terry is a great story teller for sure. The interview is a little long but definitely interesting. Thanks so much for listening, Joe!

If anyone has a suggestion for an upcoming interview/guest on the show please consider letting us know. Our prior two guests (Dwight Sullivan - Senior Game Developer STERN Pinball and Terry DeZwarte - Owner Pinball Life) were a blast to have in the studio. We have more interviews lined up but always open to suggestions.

Thank again to everyone that has allowed us to be part of your podcast routine. We really appreciate it.

Episode 5 is ready. On air thank yous to This Week in Pinball (Jeff), SDTM (Zach), Head 2 Head Pinball, and Kaneda's Pinball Podcast. We cover each manufacturer and discuss the upcoming Expo. Thanks again for the listens!

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.libsyn.com/so-far-so-good

I'll pass that info along. Thanks!

Episode 6 is now available. Discussing Monster Bash Remake (officially announced by Chicago Gaming Company), new pin 'The Mafia', Godzilla license, and more.

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-6-godzilla-bash

Episode 7 was released last night. Discussing the Spooky Pinball (Alice Cooper Nightmare Castle) stream, deeproot pinball interview with Kaneda's Pinball Podcast, and more. Thanks for all of the listens everyone!

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.libsyn.com/field-of-pinball-streams-if-you-build-it-they-will-come

Episode 8 is up! Discussion surrounding the new Dead Pool pin released by STERN Pinball, another new machine shows up on social media, and we debut our new segment "Drain it...or save it?!"

If you've not ever listened to our podcast before I encourage you to give us a listen! Thanks for all of the support!

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-8-dead-pool-vs-doa-pins

Episode 9 is now available! We discuss the Dead Pool LIVE STREAM from STERN, JJP Pirates shipping (update from Eric Munier), HUGE INTERVIEW ANNOUNCEMENT, Expo, and more.

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-9-dead-pool-pirates-tigers-and-bearsoh-my

We will be giving away a STERN Star Wars translite autographed by Steve Ritchie in recognition of our Steve Ritchie interview that will take place at STERN Pinball on Thursday, August 23rd. If you have a question for "The King of Flow" please message me and I will be happy to pass it along.

Details on the translite giveaway will be given on our podcast available on Wednesday, August 22nd. Just a small "thank you" to all of those that have taken the time to listen to our show!

(photo credit: Pinball News)

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Episode 10 is up and running! This week we discuss general pinball news, look into some social media venting from Zombie Yeti, Steve Ritchie autographed translite contest starts, and more

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-10-specialwhenlicious

Our interview with Steve Ritchie (Senior Game Designer at STERN Pinball) was recorded at STERN Pinball. Steve talks cars, games, and the current state of the pinball hobby/industry. The winner of the Steve Ritchie Star Wars autographed translite will be announced on our next show. Thanks to all that participated!

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-11-steve-ritchie-senior-game-designer-stern-pinball

Thanks for the feedback. When I had asked Steve if negativity affects him I honestly didn't expect that answer. I hope that one day he gives Pinside another chance but for now I can understand why he said what he said. It must be an emotional rollercoaster for a design team upon release of a new pin. You can't make all of the people happy.

Thanks, man! We enjoyed your Dead Pool unboxing video (in under 5 min, lol).

Episode #12 is ready to go. We reflect on the Steve Ritchie interview at STERN, talk about some homebrew pinball, and try to figure out what a true HOLY GRAIL pin consists of.

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.com/episode-12-the-holy-grail

Thanks, Terry. Message sent.

Bad Boy Bill takes over the show. Hurricanes, Dead Pool, Pirates, it's all over the place!

http://specialwhenlitpinballpodcast.com/bad-boy-bill-takes-charge