157: The Shady Game of Pinball

Brain Junk

Apr 06 2021 | 00:09:59

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Show Notes

Our longest Brainstorm YET! Who knew there was so much to know about pinball?! Amy dives into the origins, history, and shady past of this quintessential arcade game.

from the Roanoke Pinball Museum, pixabay images, and the B&W is pinballers from 1941

Show Notes:
Trace has done a whizz bang job of documenting awesome pinball machines, so for show notes you just get my links so you can read my source articles.
AB
Ripleys.com Illegal Pinball
Thoughtco.com History of Pinball
History.com That Time American Outlawed Pinball

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