Grownup Adjacent Pinball Podcast
by Grownup Adjacent
Grownup Adjacent Pinball Your midlife multiball therapy session. Industry news, live interviews, expo coverage, and regular conversations with the people who actually make, play, and obsess over these machines. Plus live gameplay, chat that actually talks back, and just enough grown-up-adjacent banter to remind you we are all one missed ramp away from needing a snack and a nap. Real people. Real machines. Real(ish) skills. Zero gatekeeping.
Episodes
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Houston Arcade Expo HYPE 2026: Free Play Until 2am and Why My Feet Already Hate Me
I’m heading to Houston for the 24th annual Arcade Expo (Nov 13–15 at the Marriott Westchase) and my body is already filing a formal complaint. Hundreds of pinball machines, classic and modern arcades, consoles, and penny machines all on free play. Plus a Barrels of Fun factory tour, tournaments,...
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Pinball Expo MUST SEE Best Vendors PART 2 Close Ups and Interviews Pinball Podcast Ep6
Part 2 of the Pinball Expo 2026 vendor report. The floor was massive, the Homebrew Village was chaotic, and my credit card is still in recovery. Some vendors were pure “take my money” energy. Others made me walk away wondering what I was even doing with my life.Here’s the short list of the ones...
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Pinball Expo MUST SEE Best Vendors: PART 1 Close Ups and Interviews Pinball Podcast Ep 5
Just got back from Pinball Expo 2026 and my credit card is still filing a restraining order. Between the Homebrew Village chaos, the Best Booth energy, and the parts/mod tables that actually delivered, some vendors made the trip worth it and others just made me question my life choices. Here’s…
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Pinball Expo 2026: Who Stepped Up, Stood Out, or Stood Us Up
We survived Pinball Expo 2026. Barely. The shoes are still sticky, the sore throat is filing a formal complaint, and the post-show brain fog is real. So this is the unfiltered debrief: who actually showed up and delivered, who made the biggest impression on the floor, and who stood us up.…
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Brian Allen Interview - We Wont talk AI Ep 3.0
Tonight I’m interviewing the guy who draws pinball machines better than I play them and we pinky swore we would not talk AI. Brian Allen of Flyland Designs is here for Grownup Adjacent Pinball Podcast ep 3.0 and I already know my ability to stay on track for time is as reliable as my skill shots....
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Aaron Davis of FAST Pinball - Who, What, Why & How to succeed in Homebrew Pinball - Ep 2.0
Who, What, Why and most importantly How to dive into Homebrew and the essential part FAST pinball plays. Aaron Davis builds the boards under the playfield and I still drain up the middle like the electronics personally offended me. Grownup Adjacent Podcast Ep. 02 is FAST Pinball, homebrew, and…
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Rob Berk Interview / Expo Story time etc.- Inaugural Ep 1.0
I sat down with a legend who owns over a thousand pinball machines for episode one of the Pinball Podcast. A collector, curator, historian, and driving force and growing this amazing hobby we all enjoy... pinball. This is a NEW Podcast which records LIVE and then publishes teh edited final…
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This Was Just a Test - Pilot Ep 0.1
This Was Just a Test | A Fun About-Me Chat That Wasn’t Supposed to Be Episode 1. I will be doing regular LIVE shows, with guests and heavy chat participation. This show had some technical hiccups but the next round will be smoother and follow some structure lol, maybe.
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Grownup Adjacent Pinball
Your midlife multiball therapy session.
Industry news, live interviews, expo coverage, and regular conversations with the people who actually make, play, and obsess over these machines. Plus live gameplay, chat that actually talks back, and just enough grown-up-adjacent banter to remind you we are all one missed ramp away from needing a snack and a nap. Real people. Real machines. Real(ish) skills. Zero gatekeeping.
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