Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep30 - Kaite Martin and NYC Pinball

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We’ve got Kaite Martin joining the Dirty Pool Podcast. You may know her from Scorbit, NYC Pinball, or from helping keep the New York scene visible and active. We’re digging into tournament culture, media coverage, what it takes to grow pinball in a major city, and how newer players find their way into the hobby. We’ll also get into women in pinball, making spaces feel more welcoming, and what still needs work. If you were building a city around pinball culture, what would be the first thing you’d fix?

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00:00:08 - Intro

00:03:25 - Learning pinball at a dive bar

00:04:59 - Buying Paragon and filling apartments

00:07:13 - Fourteen games in a NYC home

00:08:24 - Tenants, tournaments, and noise

00:10:12 - Moving games through tight doors

00:11:52 - New York pinball then and now

00:13:23 - Taking over games at Buttermilk

00:18:19 - Bells and Chimes New York history

00:19:34 - Old operators and location standards

00:22:42 - Hosting a 44 player home tournament

00:25:02 - Future Spa and tough tournament games

00:28:24 - Home tournaments and bad ROI

00:30:30 - Bells finals and accessible venues

00:31:48 - Balancing league and casual settings

00:34:30 - Putting personal games on location

00:36:37 - Home games breaking during tournaments

00:38:18 - Home tournament party stories

00:45:00 - Rotating games at the bar

00:46:18 - Game weights and apartment floors

00:47:31 - Drinking and competitive pinball

00:50:07 - Losing, resetting, and moving on

00:57:10 - Pinball, pets, and community

00:59:05 - Getting more people into pinball

01:01:34 - Fast round begins

01:02:01 - Medieval Madness vs Attack from Mars

01:07:04 - Powerballs and Safe Cracker

01:10:00 - Best bar lineup picks

01:13:18 - Local players worth knowing

01:15:00 - Staying excited about pinball

01:18:35 - Women’s events and local trophies

01:21:58 - Trophy staircase and old house layout

01:22:19 - Recruiting new league players

01:25:00 - Apartment pinball warnings

01:26:10 - Small games and real pinball feel

01:30:00 - Raven, Jetsons, and bad games

01:34:00 - Karl DeAngelo and pinball friendships

01:37:58 - Scorbit at Buttermilk

01:39:25 - Whipped tournament plug

01:40:03 - Wrap up and Great Pyramid

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