Wormhole Pinball Presents

Send us a textJeff from Dirty Pool Pinball joined the podcast this week.  In this only Audio Version of the podcast, Jamie and Jeff discuss why Jeff started creating content, his feelings on Stern's D&D, the upcoming Harry Potter and Predator launches, and much more.  Follow Jeff on Instagram and Twitch at Dirty Pool Pinball.  

Send us a textJamie sits down with the Coe from the Quarter Drop Arcade in Cottage Grove, OR.  This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part Eight topics include the updates from the Quarter Drop, new pinball lineup, connecting Kong and Godzilla and much more. 

Send us a textJamie sits down with the Owners and Operators of The Game Preserve.  Erich Stinson of Game Preserve NASA and Rusty Key from Game Preserve North join the podcast minus Coe this episode.   This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part Seven topics include the Houston Scene in the past ten years, building an arcade, Daily/Monthly fee vs. Coin Drop, and much more.  

Send us a textWelcome to the second episode (Part 2) of the Pinball Roundtable.  Jamie Burchell was joined with two permanent members of the roundtable, Retro Ralph and Cale Hernandez. Recorded live on location at the Electric Bat Arcade in Tempe, AZ, they discuss D&D, Evil Dead, can you link King Kong and Godzilla together, and much more.  Hope you enjoy the Pinball Roundtable sessions on the JBS Show channels.  Click that like and subscribe to help grow the new channel.  

Send us a textFor the 60th episode of the JBS Show, Jamie brought out the big guns for the first episode of The Pinball Roundtable with Jamie Burchell, Retro Ralph and Cale Hernandez. Recorded live on location at Stern Pinball Headquarters, they discuss Media Day at Stern, Harry Potter, and Dune. They also touch on the negativity present in some pinball media. Hope you enjoy the first of many Pinball Roundtable sessions on the JBS Show channels.

Send us a textErin and Jamie recorded a quick podcast a day after they played the new game from Barrels of Fun - Dune.  They discuss the shots, layout, art and much much more.  Hope you enjoy a quick episode of the JBS Show.  

Send us a textWelcome to the rebranded Jamie BS show called the JBS Show with Jamie Burchell.  To help launch the new podcast I brought in the boys from WAP - We Are Pinball, Don and Cengiz.  We discuss how these two got together, Donny, the Burger King Barista Nurse, new and upcoming pinball machines and much more.  But this is only Part 1 of a two part episode.  Head over to the WAP Channel for Part 2! https://open.spotify.com/show/1HwouCWlMeaXiKWRNvnZVN?si=d05e14bbc77845d7

Send us a textJamie sits down with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  They discuss The Quarter Drop Opening, The TWIPYs at the Wormhole, Arcade memories, Twitch vs. YouTube, the Hurry Up and much more.    This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  Please visit https://www.quarterdroparcade.com/ and https://wormholepinball.com/

Send us a textEpisode 56 of Wormhole Pinball Presents interviews Joe Ciaravino.  They discuss everything from competitive pinball to Pinball Rumors, The Pinball Degenerate Awards and everything in between.  Joe also sat down for the Hurry Up rapid-fire question and answer game that once again failed to be played quickly.Video Version:https://youtu.be/TabOQlyIWps                     

Send us a textEpisode 55 of Wormhole Pinball Presents interviews Steve Bowden.  This week Jamie is joined by his Streaming Co-host, Donovan Wade.  They discuss everything from competitive pinball to American Pinball and everything in between.  Steve also sat down for the Hurry Up rapid-fire question and answer game.  For More information on Steve's website, please visit www.funwithbonus.com

Send us a textEpisode 54 of Wormhole Pinball Presents interviews the creator of Tony Hawk's Pro Pinball machine, Nick Neitzel.  Nick discusses creating and building Tony Hawk's Pro Pinball, as well as his next project, working as a Product Engineer at The Electric Playground.  He also spills the beans regarding The Electric Playground's newest topper - Pulp Fiction.  For More information and to join the waitlist please visit www.teppinball.com.  

Send us a textEpisode 53 of Wormhole Pinball Presents interviews Albert Agar of the Pinball Nerds Podcast and your fifth favorite pinball podcast.  This episode we discuss Albert starting out in the Blog world, recording 602 episodes of his Poor Man's Pinball Podcast, pinball rumors, and of course the Hurry Up Q&A game.  

Send us a textEpisode 52 of Wormhole Pinball Presents chronicles Doug Smith from the popular YouTube Channel - Cool Toy in the world of pinball, arcade games, consoles and “cool toys”.  It covers his experiences at the Stern Pinball media event for Dungeon's and Dragon's pinball machine, growing up in arcades, buying toys growing up, and of course the Hurry Up Q&A game.  

Send us a textArcades Across America Part 5 - Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 51.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.   Joining them are Pinball Hans Milberger of Hyper Beer Co. in Anaheim, California and Nic Schell from the Roanoke Pinball Museum in Roanoke, Virginia. This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part Five topics include Nic's North American Pinball Tour, Han's new pinball Arcade, managing repairs plus the HURRY UP and much more!!Please visit roanokepinball.org and coming soon….hyperbeerco.com

Send us a textOn this episode of Wormhole pinball presents we mix things up a bit and Erin Winick Anthony interviews Jamie Burchell.  They discuss how the stream and podcast have changed over the past few years, competitive pinball, favorite moments, Stern Pinball's invite to see Dungeons and Dragons and much much more.

Send us a textOn a special Holiday podcast, Jamie sat down with Daniel Spolar and Taj Kniceley of Project Pinball.  This charity is near and dear to our hearts and we are so excited to bring you the origins of Project Pinball, their outstanding growth and service strategy and much more.  Please consider donating to this wonder charity at https://projectpinball.org/donate/

Send us a textGet ready, pinball fans! The TWIPYs are back! Colin Alsheimer sat down virtually with Jamie to drop this major bombshell and give us all the juicy details about the 2024 Pinball Community Awards. They spilled the beans on everything from the awards' new home at the Wormhole to eligibility, categories, voting, and the can't-miss live show on February 22, 2025. They were joined by three mystery guests who will be co-hosting this epic event. Head over to www.twipys.com for all the inside scoop. This is going to be anamazing pinball event! Don't miss it!

Send us a textTime for a mini episode with Erin Winick Anthony.  Jamie sits down with Erin to discuss her recent appearance on BBC 2 Radio in the UK.  Erin was chosen to quiz the host on what else but Pinball.  It really turned out to be a great segment and we have it here for you to listen.  Enjoy!

Send us a textArcades Across America Part 4 - Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 46.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Joining them are Evan Phillippe from The Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, CA and Mike Moretti from The Flipper Room.This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part Four topics include Art and Pinball, a tour of the Pacific Pinball Museum, The Little Flippers, plus the HURRY UP and much more!!

Send us a textEpisode 45 of Wormhole Pinball Presents chronicles Krystle Gemnich's journey in the world of pinball. It covers her experiences at Pinball Expo, her entry into building pinball machines, the story behind Wormhole Pinball, and her thoughts on attracting more people to the hobby. The episode also touches on the challenges of keeping work secret and dealing with "constructive feedback," before wrapping up with the Hurry Up and a fun outro featuring the Texas Country Reporter.

Send us a textArcades Across America Part 3 - Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 44.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Joining them are Matthew Henry of Free Gold Watch in San Francisco, CA and Rob Berk of Past Times Arcade in Girard, OH.    This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part Three topics include Print shop to Arcade, Origin story of Past Times, Pinball Expo, plus the HURRY UP and much more!!

Send us a textEpisode 43 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Bowen Kerins sits down virtually with Jamie and Donovan and they discuss how Bowen's amazing World Championship win at just 18, PAPA pinball, working with Barrels of Fun, and much much more.10/03/24Chapter markings Bowen Kerins00:00                Introduction to Bowen Kerins                                 02:38                 Kerins origin story                                  05:24                 Kerins amazing World Championship win at just 18                         12:16                   PAPA pinball - doing YouTube pinball tutorials                        19:48                  TPF defeating all 9 reactors LIVE on TNA                                 22:30                 Working with Barrels of Fun - David Van Es & Brian Savage            29:27                  24hr tournaments and how to prepare                                     32:32                 The current state of competitive Pinball                                   46:36                 "Kerins on Who Wants to be a Millionaire     57:36                  The Hurry Up! Q&A game                               01:11:29              Outro         

Send us a textArcades Across America Part 2 - Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 42.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Joining them are Matthew Talley and Cary Carmichael from Lynn's Arcade in Seaside California.  This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part Two topics include Social Media strategies, why having fun is most important when it comes to tournament Pinball, Jamie wants to be like the cool kids, plus the HURRY UP and much more!!9/19/24Chapter markings Arcades Across America Ep 2 00:00                   Intro & golf                                      04:00                   Lynn's Arcade - Freeplay, Alcohol, and Pinball collection                       10:43                   Game Database? Cataloging and organization of arcade games                     15:34                   Social Media and Marketing Strategies                               18:44                      Streaming in the arcade                                  26:48                   Why having fun is most important when it comes to tournament Pinball               32:20                   Managing the immense amount of power Arcades require                            38:59                   Jamie wants to be like the cool kids                                    40:23                   What its been like working with Marco Specialties Pinball Parts                    46:52                   Do you know this Pin? Game                                      52:07                   The Hurry Up! Q&A Game!                               59:22                   Outro & homebrews    

Send us a textEpisode 41 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Todd Tuckey of TNT Amusements sits down virtually with Jamie and they discuss how Todd got started in Arcades, surviving the ups and downs of Arcades, creating the TNT Amusements YouTube channel, The Twipys and much much more.

Send us a textArcades Across America Part 1 - Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 40.  Jamie sits down with a roundtable of Arcade Owners and Operators with his “Coe-Host”, Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Joining them are Rachel and Cale from the Electric Bat Arcade in Tempe, AR and Imoto Harney from Captain's Crazy Paradise near Gulf Shores, AL.  This special Arcades Across America podcast will be an ongoing series where we highlight great Arcades and Pinball establishments throughout the United States.  On Part One topics include Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades, managing large tournaments, Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades and much much more.  Plus the HURRY UP!Chapter markings Arcades Across America02:49                   Hourly/day rate vs quarter/token run arcades                    16:41                   Managing large tournaments - Pre registration? Walkups? Season pass?                                  30:40                   Family Friendly vs adult-oriented arcades                           32:28                   Jamie & Cale have beef with Vegas and maybe even the whole state of Nevada                                41:25                   Insuring an arcade with/without Alcohol                            44:04                   How to market on social media                                  56:45                   The struggle of Streaming Pinball tournaments                           01:08:21              Dealing with Assholes at the arcade                                    01:15:48              The Hurry up! Q&A Game!                                01:26:59              Outro         

Send us a Text Message.Episode 39 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Nate Shivers from the Stern Insider Podcast and formerly Coast 2 Coast Pinball Podcast sits down virtually with Jamie and Erin and they discuss Nate's journey from casual to competitive to podcasting on pinball.  Nate also discusses working with Roger Sharpe a pinball legend, the current state of pinball media & new pinball machines, and much much more.  

Send us a Text Message.Episode 38 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Melissa Lummus from Netflix's The Mole Season 2.  Melissa sits down virtually with Jamie they discuss her recent appearance on The Mole, her Entertainment Industry experience, spreading the word of Pinball, The Hurry Up and much more!

Send us a Text Message.Episode 37 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Erika of Erika's Pinball Journey.  Erika sits down virtually with Jamie and Donovan and they discuss her Film/Entertainment Industry experience, what it's like being a woman in the entertainment space, what led to Erika wanting to making Pinball Content, The Hurry Up and much more!

Send us a Text Message.Episode 36 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Stefan Riedler - RS Pinball.  Stefan sits down virtually with Jamie all the way from Austria.  They discuss his Clubhouse called Flipparena, the European Pinball Championships, behind the scenes of working as a Distributor, Stern insider connect, The Hurry Up and much more!

Send us a Text Message.Episode 35 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Coe from Quarter Drop Arcade.  Coe sits down virtually with Jamie and discusses life growing up with arcades, the switch to Console Gaming in the 80s & 90s, the Quarter Drop Arcade - Coming soon & what to expect!! The return of the classic arcade, The Hurry Up and much more!

Send us a Text Message.Episode 34 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Rebecca and Jordan of Fliptronic.  They sat down virtually with Jamie and discussed how Craigslist got Jordan & Rebecca into Pinball, the return to streaming Fliptronic on Twitch(?), improving in streaming, are Hotdogs Tacos, and of course the Hurry UP!!

Episode 33 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Musician and Pinball Designer - Scott Danesi.  He sat down virtually with Jamie and discussed how he found music, how he fell in love with Pinball, his relationships with Multimorphic and Spooky and the newly branded The Hurry Up! (Rapid Fire Q&A Game)

Episode 32 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Matt and Don of Bash Pinball.  They sit down virtually with Jamie and discuss the origin of their podcast Bash Pinball, music, editing, and spreading pinball.  They also play the popular game invented by our friend Donovan…..“Rapid Fire”.

Episode 31 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Nick Lane of Buffalo Pinball and Bro, Do You Even Talk Pinball Podcast.  Nick sits down virtually with Jamie and discuss the origin of his Buffalo Pinball and their podcast, dealing with Criticism,  Nick's new Pinball Venture, tips for Operators, the exciting Rapid Fire and much more.

Episode 29 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Jason of the Pinball Party Podcast.  They sit down virtually with Jamie and discuss the origin of his podcast, dealing with Criticism,  Patreon, Deep Dives, the exciting Rapid Fire and much more.

Episode 29 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Tony and Kim Chbeir of What's Brewing in San Antonio, TX.  They sit down virtually with Jamie and discuss the origin of their Coffee Roaster named What's Brewing.  They discuss their love for pinball, Astronomy and even a lesson on Kopi luwak Coffee.

Episode 28 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Dwight Silverman – “Retired” Reporter and Pinball Enthusiast.  He sits down live and is joined by Jamie and Christine Hood.  They discuss Dwight's reporting career and his recent article for Texas Monthly about the Wormhole, the Wormhole East Pinball Museum, and we even throw in a sappy moment.  

Episode 27 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Ian Jacoby – Nudge Magazine.  He sits down virtually with Jamie and Donovan Wade.  They discuss multiple subjects from the magazine's origin, “No Days Off, Youth in Pinball, Marriage and Pinball, a quick game of Rapid-Fire Midwest edition, and much much more….

Episode 255 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Danni Peck – IFPA Women's World Champion.  She sits down virtually with Jamie and Erin Winick Anthony.  They discuss multiple subjects from her first defining win, battling nerves, her Starbucks Advantage, joining Spooky Pinball, a quick game of Rapid-Fire New Zealand edition, and much much more….

Episode 25 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Rachel and Cale of The Electric Bat Cast Podcast.  They sat down virtually with Jamie and Donovan and for our 25th podcast!  They discuss multiple subjects from the start of the Electric Bat Arcade, working at Marco, American Pinball and a quick game of Rapid Fire, and much much more….

Episode 24 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Chris Turner.  Chris sat down virtually with Jamie and they discuss multiple subjects from Deeproot to creating Turner Pinball, the making of Ninja Eclipse, selling the rights to Alice and Wonderland, Raza, and Magic Girl and much much moreOrdering information on Ninja Eclipse can be found at https://turnerpinball.com

Episode 23 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Cary Hardy.  Cary sat down virtually with Jamie for almost an hour.  They discuss Living in Texas, Texas Pinball Festival, How to Handle Criticism, Barrels of Fun and much much more.  Cary's videos can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ3ah82h0PMiGIRf_rt0cNA

Episode 22 of Wormhole Pinball Presents – Colin Alsheimer sat down virtually with Jamie for almost an hour.  They discuss Writing Blogs, Competitive Pinball, How The Wormhole and Kineticist got their names, Pinball Content Creation, and much more.  You can follow Colin's writings and blogs on www.kineticist.co and www.thisweekinpinball.com.

Episode 21 – Imoto Harney sat down virtually with Jamie from her new family venture in South Shores Alabama, Captain Crazy's Paradise.  They discuss Pinball Content Creation, Video Production, running an arcade and much much more.  You can find Imoto on YouTube at Imoto Arcade and Marco Pinball.  Chapter markings Imoto Harney00:00 Introductions00:55 Texas Pinball Festival 20th Anniversary 02:23 Imoto Talks Video Production05:32 Pinball Content Creation07:26 Working with Mark Mandeltort & TPF talk14:54 Imoto's Arcade - Captain Crazy's Paradise & Walkthrough25:29 Talking Arcade Managing and struggles27:44 Talking Pinball37:51 Talking Houston Arcade Expo & Wrapping up

***First off, the audio is not perfect. Unfortunately our sound board was damaged on return from TPF. So after 5 hours of audio editing, we bring you*****Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 20 – Tom Graf of Fox Cities Pinball and can also be heard on the Triple Drain Podcast. Jamie and Tom sit down and discuss streaming, competitive pinball, the rise of District 82, and much much more. Please check out Fox Cities Pinball on YouTube and Twitch, as well as the Triple Drain Podcast on wherever you download Audio content. 

Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 19 – Robert Harris and Paul McKinney, the Organizers of the 2024 Texas Pinball Festival, sat down virtually with Jamie just two weeks before the start of TPF.  Robert and Paul discuss the new room layout, new pins coming this year, volunteering, the National Video Game Museum and much much more.  For more information on the Texas Pinball Festival please visit www.texaspinball.com

Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 18 – Stephen Silver, the Creative Designer at Multimorphic, came to the wormhole to sit down and discuss their newest title for the P3 – The Princess Bride.  Stephen discusses the great teamwork that went into the design and build of the module, as well as the P3 itself and much much more.  

Wormhole Pinball Presents: Episode 17 – Carpool Pinball join the podcast to discuss the upcoming Abilene Showdown, Garrett's win at State, TPF and a new Tournament room, and much much more….

Jamie and Donovan sit down once again and discuss a wide array of subjects, including TX State Finals, TPF, the Abilene Showdown, Jamie's recent play and much more…..

On Wednesday evening at the Wormhole, Jamie sat down virtually with Rachel Ristow of the Ray Rae Show and Fox Cities Pinball.  They sit down and discuss a wide variety of subjects from competitive Pinball to Rachel's favorite tournaments and her love for travel.   

On Tuesday evening at the Wormhole, Jamie sat down virtually with Karl DeAngelo of IE Pinball.  They sit down and discuss this year's INDISC, competitive pinball, streaming technology and much more.