Episode 346: Stephanie Traub & Jose Chong
Let's hear from the fun hosts of One iPod One Pinball on Twitch. Find out about the D.C. pinball scene, some competition highlights and other interesting hobbies of theirs.
Highlights
- Stephanie Traub won the women's championship at InDisc 2020 with 65 women competitors
- Jose started streaming in 2016 after seeing Jack Danger stream, using only an iPod photo and zip-tied tripod
- Pinball was outlawed in Mexico for tax evasion reasons, eliminating public pinball locations
- Jose did not understand how multipliers worked on Stern Star Wars despite loving the game
- The Free State Pinball Association (FSPA) operates leagues in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and uses Joe Schober's software
Notable quotes
“I only have an iPod photo, and I was able to use my iPod as a camera just to record, just to get the word out. I know it was terrible. I remember I even had a photograph holding the iPod with zip ties into a tripod.”
“I am like the most easily distracted person when I play pinball. Like I hate it when there's music playing in a bar. I hate it when it's dark in the place... and then if people stand I know a lot of people feel this way but I am totally crazy about people who like lurk over you while you're playing or in your peripheral vision I'm totally insane about stuff like that”
“Well, it's a drinking club with a running problem.”
“no one's getting paid except maybe Jack Danger for playing pinball. So what is that supposed to mean?”
“I instantly connect with pinball again after, I don't know, 30, 40 years.”
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Delaware Pinball Collective (InDisc)· event
- InDisc· event
- Stern Star Wars· game
- Free State Pinball Association (FSPA)· organization
- Hash House Harriers· organization
- Pinball Network· organization
- Anna Wolk· person
- Carl· person
- Dave Hubbard· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jose Chong· person
- Louise Wagenshoner· person
- Stephanie Traub· person
- Tracy Lindberg· person
- One iPod One Pinball· product
- District 82· venue
- Holy Fools Baltimore· venue
- Lyman's· venue
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