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Pinball Profile

mediaactive296 mentionsFirst seen Jul 18, 2016Last seen Apr 1, 2026

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Pinball Profile is a long-running interview podcast series hosted by Jeff Teolis that has been a landmark fixture of the pinball community for approximately 9 years. The show features in-depth interviews with pinball players, designers, manufacturers, arcade operators, and industry figures, covering topics ranging from competitive pinball to game design and community events. Available at pinballprofile.com with support via Patreon, the podcast maintains an active social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and has produced hundreds of episodes since at least 2016.

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affiliated_withSlam Tilt podcastPeer pinball podcast; collaborative relationship and mutual recognition in communitymedium
hostsJeff TeolisHost of Pinball Profile podcastmedium
hostsJeff TeolisJeff Teolis is the host and operator of Pinball Profile podcast seriesmedium
appears_inAndrew HeighwayFeatured in Episode 42 discussing Queen development statusmedium
appears_inGene Simmons

Facts

achievementConducted 'Played in America Tour'highfrom 2023
achievementLandmark feature of the pinball community scenemediumfrom 2025-09-26
affiliationWebsite: pinballprofile.comhighfrom 2021
affiliationContact email: pinballprofile@gmail.comhighfrom 2020
attributeFeatures interviews with pinball players, designers, manufacturers, and industry figureshighfrom 2016
attributeActive on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram social mediahighfrom 2020

Claims (6)

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Pinball Profile began November 1st, 2016 with a Steve Ritchie interview at Stern Pinball, making this the 400th episode after nearly 8 years
Source: Jeff TeolisEpisode 400: Eugene Jarvis
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Pinball Profile Played in America Tour will consist of approximately 14 events over 10 months
Source: Jeff TeolisEpisode 344: The Pinball Profile “Played In America” Tour
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Pinball Profile released 13+ episodes this year but only 3 in the second half of the year
Source: Ron citing release dates (July 5, September 1, September 30)Episode 179 – Rush Hour
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Jeff Teolis has interviewed over 500 different people across Pinball Profile long-form and short-form content

Recent Mentions (298)

Podcast hosted by Jeff Teolis; this interview is Episode 437
Episode 437: The Pinball Capital’s Francis WisniewskiApr 1, 2026
Content/podcast platform with interview episodes; covered Buffalo Pinball Open; may receive TTI fundraising
Episode 60 – The Choice is MadeSep 14, 2017
Long-running interview podcast; Jeff Teolis attended Texas Pinball Festival
Episode 444 - Texas Pinball Festival Recap, Coin-Op Carnival Tour, Woodrail vs Metal Rail GamesMar 30, 2019
Long-running pinball interview podcast hosted by Jeff Teolis; available on iTunes; recent episode featured Jim Belsito on Arcade Expo
Episode 26 – Brown Lava LampJan 12, 2017
Podcast that interviewed Robert Mueller about Deep Root
Episode 157 – Celebratory GunfireDec 19, 2020
Content project/show produced by Martin; disrupted by his recent travel
Ep 58: UnzippedJul 22, 2022
Long-running podcast hosted by Jeff Teolis for 8 years, focusing on personal stories of pinball community members rather than news

Contradictions

Existing: Jeff Teolis is the host/runnervsConflicting: Episode 9 credits 'Jeff Teoles' (different spelling) while most other episodes use 'Jeff Teolis'
Resolved
kept_existing · Mar 2, 2026
Existing: Pinball Profile is a single podcast seriesvsConflicting: Episode 9 references 'Ep 88 – Completely Original' as a separate podcast hosted by Jeff Teolis
Resolved
kept_existing · Mar 2, 2026
Existing: Podcast series hosted by Jeff TeolisvsConflicting: Episode 9 describes 'Ep 88 – Completely Original' as a separate podcast hosted by Jeff Teolis
Resolved
kept_existing · Mar 2, 2026
Existing: Website at pinballprofile.com established and referenced in multiple recent episodes

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