Brenda

"Your wife is hot. Yes, she is very, very hot. Thank you so much for saying that."

Kaneda agrees with a chat comment that Brenda is very hot

"So I just spoiled Brenda. I think I got her more than a pinball machine and some nice stuff to wear on her wrists. So instead of buying a pinball machine, I'm gonna keep the wife very happy."

Kaneda bought Brenda expensive jewelry instead of a pinball machine to keep her happy

"You sometimes have to pull back a little bit. You're spending when you spoil your wife, but it's a lot of fun. She looks amazing. The diamonds on her wrist look incredible."

Kaneda says he needs to control spending after spoiling Brenda but loves how the diamonds look on her

"I'm lucky to have both of my parents still here, Brenda has her parents still here, all of our siblings are still here. It doesn't mean there's no drama in the family world, but we're all still here."

Kaneda reflects on being grateful that both his and Brenda's families are still alive despite some family drama

"We got a little boozy at lunch yesterday. And I may have walked into Tiffany's with Brenda. And I may have bought. They spent more than a Jersey Jack's CE on her in total yesterday."

After drinking at lunch, Kaneda spent more than the cost of a pinball machine on Brenda at Tiffany's

"we, Brendan and I made this deal to just like, not do grand gesture gifts, make sense. Like, we are in a very expensive time right now as we get the apartment sold"

Kaneda and Brenda agreed not to do expensive Christmas gifts due to their current financial situation

"we're a team, 100% a team, but financially, we were not equals"

Kaneda describes their marriage as a team but acknowledges financial inequality between him and Brenda

"I know myself and I'll probably just go drop like 10 G's on her today at the mall, like I'll go to Cartier or Tiffany [...] I'd rather buy Brenda like a 10K, like piece of jewelry than a pinball machine, take care of her first."

Despite their agreement, Kaneda says he'll probably spend $10,000 on expensive jewelry for Brenda because he loves her

"You know, you look, she went on dates with jerks and eye bankers with a lot of money. It doesn't mean that. You spend a night hanging out with Kaneda in the city. You're going to have a better time when all those guys."

Kaneda discusses Brenda's dating history with wealthy bankers and claims he provided better company despite having less money.

"Bren is beautiful. She could do so much better than me. So much better than me. The only way I was able to sort of like marry Brenda. Super simple. Personality. 100%. Personality and confidence."

Kaneda says Brenda is beautiful and could do much better than him, claiming he won her over with personality and confidence.

"Girls waiting in the limousine, Brenda saying, daddy don't hurt me."

Kaneda makes a sexual reference about Brenda in the context of celebrating his TWIPY awards.

"And I'm looking at Brenda right now, I will put it somewhere, you know, go in the garage, but I am absolutely 100% buying that on theme alone"

Kaneda tells Brenda he'll buy a Predator pinball machine and put it in the garage despite her implied objections

"We sold our New York City apartment, fingers crossed. We've got a contract signed. All of that is going to go against this mortgage. And then then only then only then will will Brenda and myself be back to having much more cash flow a month than debt."

Kaneda discusses selling their NYC apartment and how he and Brenda will have better cash flow once that money goes toward their mortgage

"I'll go buy Brenda $3,000 a pair of chopsticks today if she really wanted them. I mean, it is not a deal breaker gang and I'm not even rich."

Kaneda says he would buy Brenda $3,000 chopsticks if she wanted them to make a point about spending on pinball

"You Cheshire Cat, Brenda says."

Brenda comments on the Cheshire Cat feature during pinball reveal

"Oh, and we're going to go get the car washed by the local high school female girls soccer team. Brenda's like, I'll go do that on my own. I'm like, just having fun."

Kaneda jokes about going to a car wash run by high school girls soccer team, Brenda says she'll go alone instead

"I let Brenda handle this because her sweet Irish accent and disposition gets you much further."

Kaneda had Brenda handle customer service because her Irish accent and sweet disposition are more effective

"The sun is shining and it is Brenda's birthday. I'm really, really happy to be alive and to have married this Galwegian princess who has decided that I'm good enough for her."

Kaneda celebrates Brenda's birthday, calling her his Galwegian princess who decided he's good enough for her

"Brenda's birthday was in 1986 and she just read for me like the top movies of 1986."

Brenda read him the top movies from her birth year 1986

"And I think many of us out there can relate that the wives are definitely the better haves, and they're the ones that are not collecting pinball machines or spending this much money on now, the most depreciating asset, maybe, in the entire hobbyist world."

Kaneda says wives are the better halves and notes Brenda doesn't spend money on pinball machines like he does

"it is brenda's birthday on thursday so if you want to send brenda a drink on the house just venmo or paypal me the paypal is Kaneda pinball at gmail.com and i will get her to do a personal thank you to anyone who sends brenda a little birthday treat [...] now i just got to convince her to do that later"

Kaneda asks listeners to send money for Brenda's birthday drinks and promises she'll give personal thanks, but admits he needs to convince her to actually do it.

"Brenda took the kids to the store. I don't get to crank this thing and enjoy it very often is what I'm saying."

Kaneda mentions Brenda taking the kids to the store so he can play pinball loudly.

"I have 100% retention rate on my, on the, on the women who will sleep with me. All right, 100%. Because it's the same woman. It's one woman. I'm 100% effective on getting the women who want to sleep with me to sleep with me, because there's only one is Brenda."

Kaneda jokes that he has 100% retention rate with women who sleep with him because there's only one - Brenda.

"And I would say maybe the most important baby next to my baby girl Brenda is the baby demon that is in the driveway."

Kaneda calls Brenda his 'baby girl' while comparing her importance to his pinball machine

"I grew up with X-Men also like X-Men 97. If you've seen the new show, it's awesome. And it's much more adult themed like Brenda Watch that she's like, wow, this is incredible. The writing on this show is absolutely incredible."

Brenda watched X-Men 97 and was impressed by the incredible writing

"Well, and the thing is, is like, I keep telling this to Brenda, we're going to have a lot of just like, like, what, like, starting up this home is going to be so expensive."

Kaneda explains to Brenda that starting up their new home will be expensive

"this minivan I got Brenda, which we love. It's been pumping out AC so beautifully."

Kaneda talks about buying Brenda a minivan that they both love for its air conditioning

"Brenda orders a rug for the living room of our house, right? And we had so much time to measure the space. She came here with her friend. They measured the size the rug needs to be. They order it. And then we unroll the rug. It's like four feet too big."

Kaneda describes how Brenda and her friend measured for a rug but still ordered one that was four feet too big

"When the shaker motor is going off, this entire house rumbles. All right. I don't know how long Brenda is going to put up with me."

Kaneda wonders how long Brenda will tolerate his loud pinball machine that makes the whole house rumble

"I said it's a Brenda. I mean, I mean, I'm never going to hear the end of it. My brother's swimming pool is bigger than my backyard."

Tells Brenda about how his brother's pool is bigger than their backyard and expects to hear about it from her

"you know where that money's going twenty eight thousand dollars of batman pinball money is going to thirty eight thousand dollars in furniture that i bought for the family as i said to brenda i'm one million percent happy about that move"

Kaneda tells Brenda he's happy about selling his Batman pinball machine to buy expensive furniture for the family

"a pro photographer is coming in here to take pictures of of the boys and me and brenda and i told brenda i need to get a haircut"

Kaneda mentions getting a haircut before professional photos with Brenda and the kids

"brenda and i are going to get her a family mobile in connecticut in the next couple weeks and then i needed something though [...] when brenda needs the car for the kids so i got myself a little something fun"

Kaneda discusses car logistics with Brenda and getting himself a fun car when she needs the family vehicle

"everything i want my wife to walk into the house and we feel good about it jonathan addler stuff you know five grand here five grand there seven grand like i just yeah let's get it"

Kaneda wants Brenda to feel good about their home and is willing to spend big on high-end furniture

"brenda has given me permission to take bill brandis to my japanese jazz bar which is the best bar not just in new york city it's the best bar in the country"

Brenda gave Kaneda permission to take Bill Brandis to his favorite Japanese jazz bar

"Like the three most important things in my world were Brenda and my two boys and there we were, the four of us together and this is it. This is everything we ever need to truly be happy."

Kaneda expresses deep emotion about Brenda and their two sons being the most important things in his world

"It is also date night with me and Brenda."

Kaneda mentions having date night with Brenda while watching The Princess Bride stream

"I didn't want to marry someone unless it was the right person. So I found the right partner in life a little bit later I married Brenda. I met Brenda when I was 37 years old. [...] So having a great partner and the right partner to me is the ultimate foundation for life."

Kaneda reflects on waiting to find the right person and meeting Brenda at 37, calling her the ultimate life foundation

"You know, when Brenda asked me, who do you wanna like give gifts to this year?"

Brenda asks Kaneda about holiday gift giving plans

"One of my paychecks and then the other paycheck goes for my cost of living and goes for anything else, like eating out and buying pinball machines and spoiling my wife."

Kaneda mentions spending one paycheck on living expenses including spoiling Brenda

"Brenda's sisters are coming in next week, so you might not see as many shows from me over the next couple of weeks"

Kaneda mentions Brenda's sisters visiting will affect his show schedule

"It is one of my favorite movies of all time, it is one of Brenda's favorite movies of all time and it is no other than The Fifth Element."

Kaneda mentions that The Fifth Element is one of Brenda's favorite movies of all time

"I could teach Brenda how to play it in two minutes and she can immediately know what she's doing."

Kaneda uses Brenda as an example of how easy Batman 66 pinball is to learn

"I should just leave that in the show so people can see what I go through to get this show to people. [...] I'm recording in the living room. Clearly, I'm doing a pinball podcast. Brenda walks in and just starts banging on stuff in the kitchen sink. I don't get it. Like, you know, like I don't get it. I love her to death, but come on."

Kaneda complains about Brenda interrupting his podcast recording by making noise in the kitchen.

"The ultimate surprise I could do for Brenda on her birthday would be to buy her a pinball machine, but it wouldn't be a good surprise."

Kaneda acknowledges that buying Brenda a pinball machine wouldn't be a good surprise for her birthday

"It's Brenda's birthday. I've planned a lot that she does not know about. I love surprising my wife."

Kaneda loves surprising Brenda and has planned secret birthday activities for her

"You just got Brenda's Thai dinner tonight."

Kaneda mentions that a donation will pay for Brenda's Thai dinner

"and now Brenda and I even though we love the meal so much we've stopped ordering it."

Kaneda explains that he and Brenda stopped ordering their favorite Saturday night meal due to price increases.

"it might take away from clothes I want to buy or meals I want to have or gifts I want to get for Brenda"

Kaneda mentions how spending on expensive pinball machines affects his budget for gifts for Brenda.

"You could be the reason why intimacy might return to Kaneda's world. No, I'm just joking. We have a really great relationship."

Kaneda jokes about lack of intimacy but then clarifies they have a great relationship