Episode 221 - What is Pinball Media, Really?
Pinball: There is no news so we spend our entire time answering listener emails, including a lot about podcasting in pinball and why content creators do what they do. Video Games: We talk about...
Highlights
- Pinball podcasters refer to themselves as 'media' instead of 'influencers' because influencer carries negative baggage and 'media' sounds more prestigious
- Patreon became dominant in pinball podcasting after Canada's Pinball Podcast put their entire show behind the Patreon paywall
- Most pinball podcast listener bases are too small to attract traditional advertising sponsorships from major companies
- Merchandise monetization (shirts) generates minimal profit margins of $5-15 per item after fulfillment costs
- Charlie Emery (Spooky Pinball) has stepped back from day-to-day operations and is focusing on licensing work
Notable quotes
“Media is not journalism. I often when I hear journalism is a type of media, but not all media is journalism... podcasts, sure, they fall into that landscape. It's technically correct.”
“Why do some pinball podcasters refer to themselves as media? I cringe when I hear that... Why the insistence on mentioning other podcasters constantly... Why call them interviews? They are typically commercials with no relevant insights, just hugs and kisses.”
“John Wick is a mediocre game. I played the LE yesterday, full of plastic buildings and no shots that excited... those who buy these for home use will be rewarded with a strong haircut to their original investment.”
“It became a very easy way to monetize something where you had flexibility... Patreon lets you set up tiers, which we did to give flexibility.”
“We're two friends who hang out and have these conversations with ourselves all the time and just decided to start recording them and putting out a podcast as something extra to do.”
Entities
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- John Wick· game
- Canada's Pinball Podcast· organization
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- Nap's Arcades· organization
- Pinball News and Pinball Magazine podcast· organization
- Triple Drain· organization
- Albert A.· person
- Bug· person
- Charlie Emery· person
- Chris G.· person
- David Fix· person
- David P.· person
- Dennis· person
- Scott G.· person
- Shannon B.· person
- Tony· person
- Wendy H.· person
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