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 #DirtyPoolPinball #DPPP #NudgeMagazine #PinballCulture #PrintIsNotDead #PinballZines #PinballMedia #PinballPodcast #PunkRockPinball #PinballArt #ZineCulture #RetroMedia #IanJacoby #AlternativePublishing #PinballLifestyle #DIYCulture #DirtyPoolPodcast #IndependentPublishing #ZineScene #PinballCollective #UndergroundPrint #PaperOverPixels #IndiePinball #PinballDesign #PinballPress #NoToAI #AnalogForever