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Dirty Pool Podcast - Ep30 - Kaite Martin and NYC Pinball
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- Apr 29, 2026
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▶ Full Dirty Pool Podcast Playlisthttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS9lWVjGsygallsiz2_TJ_oxIlhl29fLC&si=iLC8oBnZfl_U7pJjWe’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?🔺 Praise the Great Pyramid:📡 Twitch http://www.twitch.tv/dirtypoolpinball📺 YouTube http://www.youtube.com/@dirtypoolpinball📷 Instagram http://www.instagram.com/dirtypoolpinball📘 Facebook http://www.facebook.com/dirtypoolpinball🔊 Discord – http://discord.gg/ySs5Wjb3Je00:00:08 - Intro00:03:25 - Learning pinball at a dive bar00:04:59 - Buying Paragon and filling apartments00:07:13 - Fourteen games in a NYC home00:08:24 - Tenants, tournaments, and noise00:10:12 - Moving games through tight doors00:11:52 - New York pinball then and now00:13:23 - Taking over games at Buttermilk00:18:19 - Bells and Chimes New York history00:19:34 - Old operators and location standards00:22:42 - Hosting a 44 player home tournament00:25:02 - Future Spa and tough tournament games00:28:24 - Home tournaments and bad ROI00:30:30 - Bells finals and accessible venues00:31:48 - Balancing league and casual settings00:34:30 - Putting personal games on location00:36:37 - Home games breaking during tournaments00:38:18 - Home tournament party stories00:45:00 - Rotating games at the bar00:46:18 - Game weights and apartment floors00:47:31 - Drinking and competitive pinball00:50:07 - Losin…