https://www.kineticist.com/news/category/interviews Interviews with the pinball community. en-us https://www.kineticist.com/news/restoration-spotlight-mrm_4 https://www.kineticist.com/news/restoration-spotlight-mrm_4 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:12:46 GMT "I got addicted to being overwhelmed." Michael Swanson interviews Matt (mrm_4) for the second Nutter's Pinball Restoration Spotlight. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/nutters-spotlight-leebos-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/nutters-spotlight-leebos-pinball Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:10:06 GMT Michael Swanson profiles Leebo's Pinball, a YouTube channel dedicated to teaching pinball restoration one task at a time, from metal polishing and cabinet repainting to wiring repairs and connector upgrades. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/project-pinball-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/project-pinball-interview Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:12:16 GMT The pinball community keeps asking questions about Project Pinball. We sat down with Daniel Spolar for three hours to get answers. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/noah-crable-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/noah-crable-interview Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:49:28 GMT The rulesheet writer talks his path from NH States to the IFPA Nationals final, tournament strategy, and VHS tapes. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-pinball-bet https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-pinball-bet Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:16:00 GMT The Pinball Capital of the World lacks a world-class place to play. Francis Wisniewski is making a seven-figure bet that his new venue in Stone Park can fix it. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/sterling-mitoska-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/sterling-mitoska-interview Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:41:00 GMT Talking with the young pinball prodigy Sterling Mitoska about competitive pinball and some of his favorite games. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/jeff-dodson-dune-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/jeff-dodson-dune-interview Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:32:00 GMT Chatting with Dune sound designer and pinball podcaster Jeff Dodson. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/casa-bonita-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/casa-bonita-pinball Fri, 05 Sep 2025 23:06:00 GMT Behind the scenes of the custom Casa Bonita pinball machine build from Brian Soares and Park County LLC. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/hypnotron-ii-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/hypnotron-ii-pinball Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:54:00 GMT Interview with creators of the Hypnotron II pinball machine, Max and zap. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/kyle-spiteri-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/kyle-spiteri-interview Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:48:00 GMT Going around the playfield with Stern Pinball's Kyle Spiteri Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/harry-potter-pinball-ai-art-controversy https://www.kineticist.com/news/harry-potter-pinball-ai-art-controversy Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:02:00 GMT An overview of what could be pinball's biggest scandal of the year. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-hangover-trilogy-pinball https://www.kineticist.com/news/the-hangover-trilogy-pinball Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:23:00 GMT Check out the latest custom pinball machine from Brian Soares and Reby Hardy, The Hangover Trilogy. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/pulp-fiction-double-tap-topper https://www.kineticist.com/news/pulp-fiction-double-tap-topper Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:00:00 GMT Learn more about the latest release from The Electric Playground, plus an interview with co-founder Rob Rath. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/multimorphic-reacts https://www.kineticist.com/news/multimorphic-reacts Fri, 14 Mar 2025 20:55:00 GMT Jamie Burchell of The Wormhole reacts to seeing Multimorphic's next game before anyone else! Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/rob-rath-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/rob-rath-interview Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:55:00 GMT Rob chats new hire news and several new product announcements. Interviews https://www.kineticist.com/news/jaden-rich-interview https://www.kineticist.com/news/jaden-rich-interview Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:41:00 GMT Chatting with the 2024 IFPA Rookie of the Year Jaden Rich Interviews