Roger Sharp told me my show was like what he wanted to do when working at GQ in New York

Early Coast to Coast Pinball faced criticism from gatekeeping community members who accused newer collectors of ruining pinball

I declined offer from someone to do video editing for Pinball with the Pros, which was probably a mistake

Steve Bowden is an introvert who comes alive when discussing and playing pinball

Coast to Coast Pinball launched in 2013 when Nate was traveling for his job covering the East Coast sales territory from New York

The podcast name 'Coast to Coast Pinball' was inspired by Coast to Coast AM radio show that Nate listened to as a child (age 9-10) with Art Bell discussing paranormal topics

Episodes covering the Skit B predator case and John Papadiuk Magic Girl controversy achieved 12,000 downloads each, making Nate realize his show had significant reach

Nate experienced early community gatekeeping and harsh criticism from a respected female figure in pinball when he started the show, including negative comments about his voice/vocal fry

Roger Sharp told Nate that Coast to Coast Pinball was similar to what Sharp wanted to do when working for GQ in New York with a recording machine

Nate conducted interviews with Roger Sharp covering archival tapes including Roger's original recordings of interviews with Harry Williams when Sharp was in his 20s

Wide World of Pinball spinoff featured Josh Sharp and Steven Bowden discussing competitive pinball, but only produced a few episodes due to coordination difficulties with three hosts

Pinball with the Pros was extremely time-intensive to produce due to video editing and text overlay requirements, taking hours per episode

Nate currently works with Stern Pinball on their official podcast

There is significantly less pinball availability and venue space in Europe compared to the United States, making competitive play and content creation more difficult

Nate Shivers Coast to Coast Pinball podcast was one of the first pinball podcasts

Nate Shivers declined to interview Robert Mueller due to duty of care concerns following John Papadiuk precedent

2020 was the best year for pinball game quality across all manufacturers in the modern era

Eric Stone will be the next player to achieve #1 world ranking for the first time

Josh Sharp's best competitive years are behind him due to age and family responsibilities

European pinball locations are spread out and less concentrated than US locations

The Netherlands has the most pinball activity in Europe despite limited location presence

Coast to Coast Pinball ended due to lack of mental space to process pinball information, not due to editing burden

Working directly with Stern Pinball creates ethical conflict with doing honest independent podcast criticism

Many pinball podcasters are currently doing weekly/monthly news coverage better than Nate could given his current situation

Nate plans to revive Coast to Coast Pinball sporadically in the future

Escher Lefkoff is one of the young competitive generation players who will dominate competitive pinball

2020 was the best year across the board for all different pinball companies for excellent games being made in the modern era

Eric Stone will be the next player to become number one in the IFPA world rankings for the first time

Josh Sharpe best competitive years are behind him now that he's crossed the 40-year threshold

Coast to Coast Pinball ended primarily due to lack of mental bandwidth and life circumstance changes, not editing or time constraints

Nate Shivers could produce a 45-minute Coast to Coast Pinball episode in 90 minutes with minimal editing

The Netherlands is the most interesting European country for pinball due to community infrastructure and boutique game development

There are now far more large pinball venue collections globally than existed 8-9 years ago when Coast to Coast Pinball started

Stern Insiders Pinball Podcast works better for Shivers than Coast to Coast because each episode focuses on one new game rather than requiring broad industry analysis

European pinball locations are spread out due to small building spaces in city centers, unlike US locations that feature 6-9 machines in single venues

Nate Shivers experienced editorial honesty conflicts when critiquing Stern games after becoming close to Stern designers

Nate Shivers retired Coast to Coast Pinball podcast and launched Stern Insider and Roger Sharp historical podcast series

Nate Shivers is now employed by Sam Stern

Nate Shivers is launching new audio project called Revolving Pinball

Nate Shivers' Coast to Coast Pinball Podcast is on indefinite hiatus

Nate Shivers is working on a new audio project called Revolving Pinball

Nate Shivers was one of the original pioneers of pinball podcasting

Nate Shivers suggested Toho Godzilla to Gary Stern over a year ago