Ep 160: 6 Years!

Ep 160 reflection on Lyman legacy, licensing complexity, American Pinball crisis amid staff exodus.

Synopsis

Loser Kid Pinball Podcast celebrates its 160th episode and 6-year anniversary, reflecting on a recent emotional episode featuring legendary pinball designer Lyman F. Sheats Jr.. Hosts Josh and Scott discuss listener reactions, the Silverstein concert experience with Shane, and extensively analyze licensing issues in pinball (Back to the Future, Star Wars), American Pinball troubled trajectory following David Fix departure, and concerns about the company's viability given staff turnover and customer service failures.

Entities

• American Pinball· company
• Dutch Pinball· company
• Stern Pinball· company
• Flip N Out Pinball· organization
• Loser Kid Pinball Podcast· organization
• Nudgecast· organization
• Chris K· person
• Christopher Franchi· person
• Christopher L· person
• Dan· person
• David Fix· person
• Gary Stern· person
• Ian Jacoby· person
• Joel· person
• John Borg· person
• Josh· person
• Keith Elwin· person
• Lyman F. Sheats Jr.· person
• Matt Shablam· person
• Nicole· person
• Penny Sheets· person
• Ron· person
• Shane Silverstein· person
• Zach Sharpe· person