{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 457 - Interview with Edward Trapunski 09-30-19","description":"Tonight I am joined by Edward Trapunski, author of &quot;Special When Lit: A visual and anecdotal history of Pinball&quot;. We discuss the creation of the book, originally published in 1979, came out at a time of great change for pinball. The industry was moving from electro-mechanical games to solid state.&amp;nbsp; The book touches on a broad history of the game, a description of the appeal from social, art, and gameplay aspects, and even a peek into the future (circa 1979), which turned out to be quite prescient! Special When Lit can be purchased here:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Special-When-Lit-Anecdotal-History\/dp\/B0038KRFRU The other books mentioned -&amp;nbsp; Pinball! by Roger Sharpe -&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.crowriver.com\/books\/bk061.htm Tilt! Pinball machines 1931-1958 -&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.crowriver.com\/books\/bk188.htm Pinball an Illustrated History by Michael Colmer -&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pinball-Illustrated-History-Michael-Colmer\/dp\/0451799666 Pinball Portfolio by Harry McKoewn -&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/PINBALL-PORTFOLIO-Harry-McKeown\/dp\/0450031454\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=&amp;amp;sr= Many thanks to Edward for the interview and the great book about the game we all enjoy. ","author_name":"For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/foramusementonly.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11509673\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/11509673"}