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Coast to Coast Pinball

mediaactive27 mentionsFirst seen Mar 23, 2015Last seen Jun 10, 2025

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Coast to Coast Pinball is a pinball podcast created by and hosted by Nate Shivers, launched in 2013 and inspired by the Coast to Coast AM radio format. The show became a seminal platform in pinball media, providing broad-spectrum coverage of pinball playing, games, business, interviews, and community news. It was regarded as the 'gold standard' of pinball podcasts and served as a foundational media outlet for the pinball community until its conclusion due to bandwidth constraints.

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  • foundedNate ShiversCoast to Coast Pinball was created and launched by Nate Shivers in 2013medium
  • hostsNate ShiversNate Shivers hosted and created content for Coast to Coast Pinball podcastmedium
  • appears_inEd RobertsonEd Robertson was featured as a guest on Coast to Coast Pinball (Episode 79)medium
  • appears_inRoger SharpeRoger Sharpe appeared for an extended interview on Coast to Coast Pinball (Episode 265)medium

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  • factualhigh

    Coast to Coast Pinball is releasing archival interview tapes that Roger Sharpe recorded for his 1970s book 'Pinball' in podcast form

    Source: Nicholas BackboneEpisode 454 - Yacht Club Selector Lock, Roger Sharpe Recordings, Multi-Races Progress, 1939 Gottlieb Keen-A-Ball
  • factualhigh

    The first episode of Coast to Coast Pinball's archival series focuses on Harry Williams

    Source: Nicholas BackboneEpisode 454 - Yacht Club Selector Lock, Roger Sharpe Recordings, Multi-Races Progress, 1939 Gottlieb Keen-A-Ball
  • opinionhigh

    The audio restoration work on archival tapes has been significant and made them listenable despite crowded cafeteria background

    Source: Nicholas BackboneEpisode 454 - Yacht Club Selector Lock, Roger Sharpe Recordings, Multi-Races Progress, 1939 Gottlieb Keen-A-Ball
  • opinion

Recent Mentions (27)

  • Pinball podcast; covered John Trudeau arrest in depth; recommended by Slam Tilt hosts

    Episode 58 – Premature DeliveryAug 31, 2017
  • Pinball organization/venue where Nate is associated, competing in EM World Championships

    Episode 64 - Son of Search DiscMay 14, 2015
  • Pinball podcast/media outlet that interviewed Nicholas Backbone

    Episode 248 - My EM Happenings week of 11-9-15Nov 14, 2015
  • Exclusive content partnership with Steve Bowden; cited as preventing Steve's appearance on Slam Tilt Podcast per exclusivity agreement

    Episode 15 – Pinball Expo/TSex Strikes BackOct 20, 2016
  • Podcast hosted by Nate Shivers; episode 221 features interview with George Gomez from Texas Pinball Festival

    Texas Pinball Festival Tournament Finals! #Pinball #StreamingMar 22, 2016
  • Travel-based pinball podcast featuring Nate exploring pinball machines while traveling for work, credited as influential in Ryan's introduction to pinball community.

    Episode 6-LIGHT’EM UP !! Comet pinball -Ryan Wanger

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Coast to Coast Pinball is the most popular pinball podcast

Source: DennisEpisode 41 - Cold Waters Drown the Silver Ball
Aug 17, 2021
  • Pinball podcast that broke news about Spooky's third game pricing and Batman 66 translite artwork

    Episode 11 – Gettin’ Floaty With ItSep 22, 2016
  • Podcast hosted by Nate; mentioned as reference source for Dancing Dolls

    Episode 111 - Gottlieb 1960 Dancing DollsJun 30, 2015
  • Podcast creator launching archival Roger Sharpe interview series; released first episode on Harry Williams

    Episode 454 - Yacht Club Selector Lock, Roger Sharpe Recordings, Multi-Races Progress, 1939 Gottlieb Keen-A-BallAug 22, 2019
  • Podcast that recently returned with Josh Sharpe as guest; Nate is back hosting; referenced as industry commentary source

    Episode 51 – Alex JonesJul 13, 2017
  • Pinball podcast hosted by Nate Shivers, mentioned as source for pinball news

    KISS (pro), Starchild anyone? #Pinball #Streaming 11/02/15Nov 14, 2015
  • Pinball podcast featuring coverage of Papa results and industry news

    Day 2 of METALLICA!! March 2015 - 1 / 2Mar 23, 2015
  • Pinball podcast hosted by Nate Shivers, featured interview with Steven Bowden

    Short Week. Radical (Bally 1990) 07/28/15Aug 4, 2015
  • Pinball content/community entity mentioned by chat during stream (Doc Bob Brown comment).

    Unboxing of Whoa Nellie! April, 2015 - 2 / 2Apr 21, 2015
  • Pinball podcast hosted by Nate Shivers; described as 'gold standard' and most popular pinball podcast; has returned after hiatus with target of ~2 episodes per month

    Episode 41 - Cold Waters Drown the Silver BallAug 13, 2017
  • Pinball podcast where George Gomez was interviewed about Deadpool and Godzilla licensing

    Episode 68 - Pinball Drama the Pinball Machine!Aug 13, 2018
  • Podcast outlet where J-Pop was interviewed last year regarding his continued intent to produce machines despite lack of clear path forward

    Episode 18 - American Pinball?!?Sep 26, 2016
  • Podcast hosted by Nate; Episode 229 featured interview with Stern employees about Batman 66 gameplay changes

    Episode 17 - Dennis' Coup D'etat?Sep 12, 2016
  • Pinball podcast that interviewed John Papaduke (J-Pop) about Zidware delays and business problems.

    Episode 3 – Preorders, Firewatch, Titanfall 2, & LegendaryAug 18, 2016
  • Single-host pinball podcast ended by Nate Shivers; Dennis praised it as his favorite single-host format show

    Episode 89 - Replacing MunstersJun 3, 2019
  • Pinball content creator/outlet; Albert credits them with first identifying hot rails distraction issue

    623- 5 FAST Thoughts: Potter Gameplay+ Is JJP's Gamechanger ACTUALLY A Gamechanger!?Jun 10, 2025
  • Pinball podcast/community; spoke with organizers about merging 'It Never Drained' tournament into Arcade Expo

    Tshirts, Tough Times, and Tie-insJan 11, 2016
  • Long-running pinball podcast launched by Nate Shivers in 2013; became a major platform for pinball news, interviews, and community discussion; inspired by Coast to Coast AM radio show.

    Nate Shivers - Episode 39Aug 23, 2024
  • Seminal pinball podcast created by Nate Shivers; described as broad-spectrum coverage of pinball playing, games, and business; ended due to mental bandwidth constraints; considered foundational to pinball media by Jeff Teolis

    Episode 295: Nate ShiversJan 22, 2021
  • Pinball podcast featuring Nate Shivers; recently hosted Roger Sharpe for extended interview

    Episode 265: Roger Sharpe reflectsJun 22, 2020
  • Pinball podcast that covered John Trudeau scandal

    Episode 70: Phil Grimaldi of Houston on Hurricane HarveyAug 28, 2017
  • Pinball podcast hosted by Nate Shivers, regarded by Teolis as 'gold standard' of pinball podcasts; featured Ed Robertson in prior episode

    Episode 79: Ed Robertson, part 2?Oct 12, 2017