# Happy Christmas Kaneda Club Members!

**Source:** Kaneda's Pinball Podcast (Patreon feed)  
**Type:** podcast_episode  
**Published:** 2021-12-26  
**Duration:** 10m 4s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.patreon.com/posts/happy-christmas-60330643

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## Analysis

Kaneda announces a major shift in podcast distribution: moving Kaneda's Pinball Podcast to a Patreon subscription model ("Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Club") while maintaining content quality and cadence. The host addresses criticism from the community, discusses social media detox plans, announces a year-in-review episode covering manufacturer performance, and teases upcoming coverage of Stern's Rush machine.

### Key Claims

- [MEDIUM] Kaneda's Pinball Podcast has 3,000 listeners per episode — _Host states this as a known metric of their audience size_
- [HIGH] The name 'Kaneda's Pinball Podcast' has been mentioned 4,485 times on Pinside forums — _Host cites this specific statistic from Pinside and uses it as basis for fitness challenge_
- [MEDIUM] Some companies took preorder money in July and never delivered promised products — _Host alludes to this during discussion of mixed manufacturer performance without naming specific companies_
- [MEDIUM] Stern's Rush machine teaser expected to release Monday, December 27th — _Host speculates on timing: 'I think it's going to come out maybe Monday this week, the 27th of December'_
- [HIGH] Kaneda has been hosting the podcast for approximately four years — _Host references 'four years' of podcast production multiple times throughout episode_
- [HIGH] The podcast has been free-to-access for its entire history until this shift — _Host addresses 'haters who have been listening for five years for free' and notes listeners now have a choice to join club or not listen_
- [MEDIUM] Some manufacturers have had 'customer service quality control nightmare issues' — _Host states: 'Some of them have had great financial success, but have had really customer service quality control nightmare issues'_
- [MEDIUM] Some manufacturers sold out games in one day but shipped them incomplete — _Host references: 'Some people have sold out their games in one day, but then the games shipped incomplete'_

### Notable Quotes

> "I am not going to change why you love Kaneda's Pinball Podcast in there any way, shape, or form. It'll just sound better now because of this great new microphone."
> — **Kaneda**, ~early
> _Host reassures existing listeners that the Patreon transition won't change podcast quality or format, only distribution model_

> "All of the Kaneda's Pinball Podcast haters are coming out. They come out in droves. It's like the same 20 dudes, right?"
> — **Kaneda**, ~mid
> _Host addresses criticism on Pinside forums and characterizes detractors as a small, consistent group_

> "I'm so reinvigorated and re-energized to do this show. It's so much more fun now just doing it for all of you who are part of the Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Club."
> — **Kaneda**, ~mid
> _Host expresses positive sentiment about the membership model and how it affects creative motivation_

> "I'm going to do 4,485 pushups and situps. I think I can do that... 4,485 divided by 31 equals 144 pushups and situps a day."
> — **Kaneda**, ~mid
> _Host commits to a fitness challenge tied to the number of times their name was mentioned on Pinside, converting negative community mentions into positive physical goal_

> "Some of them have had great financial success, but have had really customer service quality control nightmare issues. Some people have sold out their games in one day, but then the games shipped incomplete."
> — **Kaneda**, ~late-mid
> _Host previews the next episode's manufacturer review and hints at quality/service problems across the industry in 2021_

> "I think Sam Stern's Rush is going to come out maybe Monday this week, the 27th of December... I can't wait to see Rush."
> — **Kaneda**, ~late-mid
> _Host anticipates and expresses excitement about Stern's Rush machine teaser reveal_

> "I'm still making the most entertaining, the most enjoyable, and the most informative pinball podcast on planet earth. And I know that and I've been doing it for four years."
> — **Kaneda**, ~late
> _Host expresses confidence in podcast quality and defends decision to move to membership model by emphasizing content value_

> "The only number I am focused on is I'm focused on getting more and more people to join the club because I think they're going to be missing out if they don't join the club."
> — **Kaneda**, ~late
> _Host clarifies motivation for Patreon shift is not about vanity metrics but about growing membership base_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Kaneda | person | Host of Kaneda's Pinball Podcast, transitioning show to Patreon membership model; podcast creator and industry commentator |
| Brenda | person | Co-host or assistant; mentioned as gift-giver and conversation partner throughout episode |
| Sam Stern | person | Presumed designer/representative at Stern Pinball; host anticipates Rush machine teaser from them |
| Ed Robertson | person | Community member listening to every episode; mentioned as someone of note in the audience |
| Jack Danger | person | Community member listening to every episode; mentioned as someone of note in the audience |
| Hektor | person | Community member known as 'Spike 3 Hektor'; gave Christmas gifts to Kaneda, Brenda, and Killian |
| Killian | person | Recipient of Christmas gifts from Spike 3 Hektor; appears to be associated with Kaneda's household/show |
| Kaneda's Pinball Podcast | organization | Long-running pinball podcast transitioning to Patreon membership (now 'Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Club') |
| Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Club | organization | New Patreon membership program for Kaneda's Pinball Podcast; exclusive membership-based distribution model |
| Stern Pinball | company | Major pinball manufacturer; subject of upcoming Rush machine teaser |
| Pinside | organization | Online pinball forum where community criticism of Kaneda appears; database of 4,485+ mentions of Kaneda's name |
| Game of Thrones (Premium) | game | Pinball machine referenced as source of Kaneda's Christmas gift (new microphone) |
| Rush | game | Upcoming Stern Pinball machine; teaser expected December 27th; host anticipates coverage |
| We Are Pinball | organization | Media outlet planning to produce Kaneda's Pinball Podcast year-in-review episode |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Podcast Distribution Model Shift / Patreon Membership, Community Response & Criticism, Manufacturer Performance & Quality Issues (2021)
- **Secondary:** Social Media Detox & Personal Wellness, Stern Rush Machine Announcement, Podcast Content & Quality Commitment
- **Mentioned:** Community Culture & Online Harassment

### Sentiment

**Mixed** (0.55) — Host expresses strong positive sentiment about podcast direction, creative reinvigoration, and appreciation for supporters; simultaneously defensive and dismissive of critics. Mix of festive goodwill with underlying frustration about community negativity and personal attacks. Defensive tone when discussing Patreon transition but resolute confidence in decision.

### Signals

- **[business_signal]** Kaneda's Pinball Podcast transitions from free public distribution to Patreon subscription membership model ('Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Club') (confidence: high) — Host explicitly announces the shift multiple times and addresses criticism of the decision; details RSS feed setup for existing listeners
- **[community_signal]** Community criticism on Pinside forums regarding the podcast's move to paid membership; host characterizes critics as 'same 20 dudes' but acknowledges backlash is notable enough to address directly (confidence: high) — Host states: 'All of the Kaneda's Pinball Podcast haters are coming out. They come out in droves... on Pinside, what's happening, right?'
- **[content_signal]** Upcoming 'Kaneda's Pinball Podcast Year in Review' episode planned to cover manufacturer performance; We Are Pinball involved in production (confidence: high) — Host announces: 'This week We Are Pinball is going to do the Kaneda's Pinball Podcast year in review. I'm gonna go down all the manufacturers'
- **[product_concern]** Multiple manufacturers experienced customer service, quality control, and delivery failures in 2021: incomplete shipments, sold-out games shipping incomplete, preorders taken without delivery (confidence: medium) — Host states: 'Some of them have had great financial success, but have had really customer service quality control nightmare issues... Some people have sold out their games in one day, but then the games shipped incomplete... Some companies took preorder money and then never delivered anything'
- **[announcement]** Stern Rush machine teaser expected to release around December 27th, generating anticipation for major content discussion (confidence: medium) — Host speculates: 'I also expect there to be a teaser of Sam Stern's Rush. I think it's going to come out maybe Monday this week, the 27th of December. So I can't wait to see Rush.'
- **[personnel_signal]** Host announces social media detox: removing Facebook page and pausing Saturday morning spectaculars for at least one month; cites mental health, sleep deprivation, and need for balance (confidence: high) — Host states: 'I have taken down my Facebook page... I want to cleanse myself and just focus on a few things... my lack of sleep leads me to believe that if I want balance in my life this year... I also need to take good care of myself'
- **[sentiment_shift]** Host reports increased creative reinvigoration and motivation from the Patreon membership model, claiming to be less focused on audience metrics and more focused on content quality (confidence: medium) — Host states: 'I'm so reinvigorated and re-energized to do this show... I'm not focused on the numbers anymore... What I love about this new format is I'm not focused on the numbers anymore'
- **[community_signal]** Notable community members (Ed Robertson, Jack Danger, Spike 3 Hektor) actively support host and give gifts; inner circle of supporters exists despite broader criticism (confidence: medium) — Host mentions: 'We have people like Ed Robertson listening to every episode now. We have Jack Danger listening to every episode now... thank you so much, Spike 3 Hektor, for the amazing Christmas gifts'
- **[content_signal]** New microphone received as gift; host expects improved audio quality for podcast production (confidence: high) — Host opens: 'I'm coming at you on a brand new microphone. Brenda, Game of Thrones (Premium) got me the most amazing gift. This new mic should sound incredible.'
- **[industry_signal]** Host commits to holding manufacturers accountable for quality and performance while avoiding personal attacks on individuals; frames this as industry obligation (confidence: medium) — Host states: 'I will hold the companies accountable... I am not going to personally attack people. I'm going to go after the games and the companies and the quality. That is what we all should be doing.'

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## Transcript

 Oh, easy on me baby. I was still a child. Didn't get the chance to. Merry Christmas everybody and welcome to a little special holiday edition of Kaneda's Pinball Podcast. I'm coming to you on a brand new microphone. Brenda got me the most amazing gift. This new mic should sound incredible. And if you're listening to this right now, I want to say thank you to everybody for your support. And I'm hoping each and every one of you is having an amazing holiday with your friends and with your family. And may your pinball machines be maintenance free for the next week and a half. And then we know they're all going to break down. But everybody, I want to do a little special holiday episode right here, right now. And I want to tell you where we're going to go with this show. I'll tell you right now, if you love I'm going to be disappointed. I am not going to change why you love Kaneda's Pinball Podcast in any way, shape, or form. It'll just sound better now because of this great new microphone. If you are having any issues with Kaneda's Pinball Podcast on the Patreon app, please Please let me know. Email me at kanedapinball at gmail.com and I will walk you through how you can add this podcast to your RSS feed on your favorite podcast app. So if you listen on iTunes or Apple or Android, you can set it up just like the old show so you can get notifications every time a new show drops. You know, I will say over the last 48 hours, it's been interesting, right? It's Christmas Eve, it's Christmas and on pin side, what's happening, right? All of the Kaneda haters are coming out. They come out in droves. It's like the same 20 dudes, right? I've got 3,000 people that listen to every episode of Kaneda's Pinball Podcast. Obviously, there are not going to be that many people listening to these club episodes, but I will tell you why. I am re-energized and reinvigorated to do this show. It's so much more fun now just doing it for all of you who are part of the Kaneda Club. I'm so reinvigorated and re-energized to do the show this way. And I love it too, because As all the haters who have been listening for five years for free I don know what to tell them They know how to join the show Take a look at how negative and how angry people are about Kaneda Pinball Podcast doing this I up for the challenge I excited for this And you not going to see any dip in cadence of Kaneda Pinball Podcast But I want to tell all of you too that something I took down because I want to just cleanse myself of social media for a while I have taken down my Facebook page and I also not going to be doing any Saturday morning spectaculars for a while I want to go at least a little bit of a break from the I'm going to be talking about how to use Facebook for at least a month with no Facebook. I mean, it's been probably how long has Facebook been around Brenda like 15 years? It's probably been 15, 17 years of using Facebook. Every time someone says something, I get a notification. I do enjoy chatting with my friends in Australia every morning at like 4 a.m. But I want to cleanse myself and just focus on a few things. I also want to focus on my health and my energy and my lack of sleep leads me to believe that if I want balance in my life this year and creating the best pinball podcast, then I also need to take good care of myself. And here's what I'm going to do because I always like to have fitness goals. All right, so here is my fitness goal for 2022. On Pinside, people have mentioned the name Kaneda 4,485 times. Kind of ironic right that this website complains that all I want is attention? Wasn't me who mentioned my name, everyone there did. 4,485 mentions of Kaneda and that's spelling my name correctly. It's not even taking into account all the other ways people say my name on the site. I'm gonna do 4,485 pushups and situps. I think I can do that. Is that too many, Brenda? Am I, am I? Maybe I might need January and February, but that's a lot. So I'm gonna turn all of these mostly negative mentions of Kaneda into something positive for me physically. And I challenge all of you out there. 4,485 pushups. Brenda, what is it? Brenda is telling me that is over 100 a day. Of course it's over 100 a day. That would be 3,000. Let's get out the calculator right now and see how many a day that is on a 30-day month. Let's do this right now. 4 divided by 30 days is 149 and a half a day How many There are 31 days in January so let do that math 4 divided by 31 equals 144 pushups and situps a day I'm gonna do that. I will do a before and after photo that nobody wants to see. I'm so looking forward. This week we are going to do the Kaneda's Pinball Podcast year in review. I'm gonna go down all the manufacturers and I'm gonna tell you what kind of year I think they had. And I will say, when you look at most of these companies, it's been a bit of a mixed bag year. Some of them have had great financial success, but have had really customer service quality control nightmare issues. Some people have sold out games in one day, but then the games shipped incomplete. Some companies took preorder money and then never got you anything that they promised in July. Can you tell who I'm talking about? I think it's going to be a really fun show in which we look at all of these companies and just say, Hey, what kind of 2021 did they have? And that's going to be the next episode of Canadian Pinball Podcast. I also expect there to be a teaser of Stern's Rush Pinball. I think it's going to come out maybe Monday this week, the 27th of December. So I can't wait to see Rush Pinball. That's going to give us a lot, a lot of new content to talk about. The last thing I want to say that I'm going to let everybody go is I want to address head on the people who have said he is making A colossal mistake by taking his show and making it Kaneda Club members only. I want to say I don't think this is a mistake. I don't care if the audience numbers go down. I'm still making the most entertaining, the most enjoyable, and the most informative pinball podcast on planet earth. And I know that and I've been doing it for four years and I'm going to keep doing it and doing it and doing it. And what I love about this new format is I'm not focused on the numbers anymore. I'm just going to make the show great. The only number I am focused on is I'm focused on getting more and more people to join the club because I think they're going to be missing out if they don't join the club. Because when I upload these files now and the way you listen to it, I'm not even going to check how many people are listening. So for all of the haters out there that are like, oh, he needs the attention. No, I don't. I do this for the creative outlet. That is why I do it. The reason why people pay attention is because this shows good. This show always been well it hasn always been good I was actually listening to some of my original shows like four years ago It was a little rough but I think everything now is full steam ahead all cylinders firing We got people like Ed Ed Robertson listening to every episode now We got Jack Danger listening to every episode now. We've got people like my boy Hector. Hector, first and foremost, thank you so much, Hector, for the amazing Christmas gifts you gave Brenda and Killian and myself. Thank you for the sunglasses from Bose and the great LCD coloringbook. My My God, see I have the best fans and I love all of the people that are part of the Kaneda Club. I can't tell if everyone's a fan or some haters made their way through the door. I don't care. I'm going to do what I do best. I'm going to make this show as good as I can for each and every one of you. Thank you so much for the support. I hope you and your families are having an amazing holiday and let's make 2022 a very positive year in pinball. I will hold the companies accountable. I will make this show entertaining, I am not going to personally attack people. I'm going to go after the games and the companies and the quality. That is what we all should be doing. It never ceases to amaze me. The amount of personal attacks I get from people I don't even know. Over the last four to five years, I've never made anybody listen to this show. I'm still not making anybody listen to this show. If you're here, if you're listening, you are here by choice. And everyone out there, Out there was able to listen for free but now if they want to listen they have to make a choice if they want to hear Kaneda's Pinball Podcast. I'm gonna love doing this. I think you're gonna love the show even more. Everybody Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and we will be back in just a couple of days with Kaneda's Year in Review. Have a good one. Adele, take it away. I didn't get the chance to feel the world around me. I had no time to choose what I chose to do. So go easy on me. I'll see you all Friday!

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