Pachinko
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Pachinko has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Daily Show (Nov 2026). Min Jin Lee's previous novel mentioned at the start of the interview as a widely acclaimed book that drew attention to the author and led the interviewer to read her new book.
Pachinko is a mechanical game originating in Japan that is used as an arcade game and, much more frequently, for gambling. Pachinko fills a niche in Japanese gambling comparable to that of the slot machine in the Western world as a form of low-stakes, low-strategy gambling.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2026 on The Daily Show |
| Author | Min Jin Lee |
| Published | 2017 |
| Publisher | Hachette Nashville |
| Subjects | Historical fiction, Fiction, Families |
| ISBN | 9781786691378 |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Fiction, Families |
Who talks about Pachinko on podcasts?
Pachinko came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on The Daily Show.
What is Pachinko mentioned alongside?
Pachinko is most often mentioned alongside Christianity, Min Jin Lee and Comedy Central.
Mentioned together: Christianity, Min Jin Lee, Comedy Central, American Hagwon, Diaspora, Ronny Chieng, Harvard, Korea, Trevor Noah, The New York Times Magazine