460 - Pokemon (with Nick Mason from the Weekly Planet)
Do Go On14 Aug 2024

460 - Pokemon (with Nick Mason from the Weekly Planet)

Pokemon! This week we hear about its humble beginnings and its journey to becoming a global icon and the most lucrative franchise in the world!


This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 11:34 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).


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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

time.com/6796536/history-origins-pokemon/

theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/a-love-supreme-the-story-of-satoshi-tajiri-creator-of-pokemon

time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2040095,00.html

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