Dirty Pool Podcast Ep04 – Ian Jacoby of Nudge Magazine

Talking pinball lifestyle and punk rock with Ian Jacoby, founder of Nudge,a print only pinball magazine that’s flipping the bird to digital trend. We dig into why print still matters, the aesthetics of rebellion, and the dedicated art of saying no to AI..

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:16 - Welcome!

00:00:58 - Jeff May Introduced Me To Nudge @heytherejeffro

00:01:52 - Ian's Pinball Lifestyle

00:02:41 - Lets Breakdown What Makes a Good Room

00:04:00 - Nudge Has a Company That Handles Shipping Now

00:04:51 - Nudge Issue 5... Soon?

00:05:20 - A Print Mag In The World Of Digital Publication

00:06:36 - The Origins Of Nudge

00:07:58 - Covid Created Nudge

00:08:46 - One Nice Thing About Ian (According To A Fan)

00:09:12 - Give Tracey Her Magazine Dude

00:09:45 - Is The Magazine a Creative Extension Of You?

00:11:30 - Contributors and Nudge Magazine, It Takes a Village

00:13:00 - How Do You Approve Submitted Content?

00:14:38 - Another Godzilla Artwork Critique

00:15:12 - Alternate Pinball Editions? Spearmint Edition? Cream Edition?

00:15:42 - "Tandy Computer Cream"

00:16:56 - Ian The Musician - Laarks

00:17:51 - Record Labels and Evolution

00:19:41 - Dirty Pool Makes Music feat. Ian's Voicemail

00:20:30 - Don't Send Me Voice Messages Unless You Want Weird Songs

00:21:00 - The AI Elephant In The Room / What Is Art

00:25:08 - Being a Creator Is a Lot of Work

00:26:57 - Ian Unfollows AI Creators

00:27:15 - Focus On Your Own Creations, Not What Others Think

00:28:10 - Don't Chase Followers

00:30:16 - Pinball People Will Resonate With Honest Content

00:31:28 - Nudge Is Unique / Also @kineticist and @knapparcade7590 As News Sources

00:32:51 - Doc Monday and the Pinball Help Hotline Number

00:36:18 - Pinball Prayer?

00:37:10 - Alcohol and Phones ... BFFs

00:37:36 - Cult You Say!? DPP Approved

00:37:55 - Nudge's First Print w/ tpetch.com

00:38:55 - This Is Not Nudge's Website

00:39:51 - Chat Questions

00:40:26 - Divisible Error Shoutout

00:40:50 - Important Discussion About Kong's Member

00:41:30 - It's Kong Dong

00:41:57 - We Talk The History Of Kong -

00:43:06 - "I Don't Like This At All"

00:45:34 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T-d4qgpqBQ&t=6445s - Excellent Stream

00:45:50 - Lets Talk Photography

00:52:41 - F/M/K - Em's / SS / Modern

00:54:04 - Yea It's the Raven Question... You knew it'd be here.

00:55:21 - Give Ian a Call Anytime to Ask About Raven

00:55:49 - What's The Best Part Of Portland?

00:58:27 - Do Arcades Have a Responsibility to Operate Classics?

00:59:13 - Arcades Need To Make Money To Operate Older Games

01:00:15 - Hipster? No... Pipster!

01:03:37 - Art, Engineering and Pinball

01:03:42 - Get Shocked

01:05:22 - Don't Be Afraid To F-Up

01:08:24 - Creating An Issue Of Nudge

01:10:28 - What's It Like To Finish An Issue Creatively... And Emotionally

01:14:00 - Nudge Is A Family

01:16:27 - Pinball Table Vs. Pinball Machine

01:17:27 - Being An Operator Is Hard Work

01:18:47 - Ian Gives Dirty Pool a Shoutout

01:19:52 - Don't Be a Bad Pinball Person - Tyler White (Good Pinball Person) Shoutout

01:21:14 - Ian Supports Toxic Pinball (no not really)

01:22:20 - Go To Star Tropics Pinball Museum

01:22:50 - Don't Do This...

01:23:40 - Outro

01:24:44 - Bonus - Voicemail Song Part 2

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