Guests: Steven Chung, lifelong Pokmon fan Courtney Mifsud Intreglia, writer Oliver Soufi, Pokmon Master Jake Federicks, manager at Supreme Card Shop Jason Huggins, co-owner of Tito Rick's Garage Sources: LIFE Pokmon: 30 Years (Courtney Mifsud Intreglia, LIFE, 2026) How Pokmon Conquered America (Courtney Mifsud Intreglia, TIME, 2024) How Pokmon became the biggest media franchise on Earth (Lucy Tobin, The Times, 2026) 'Kids can't buy them anywhere': how Pokmon cards became a stock market for millennials (Daniella Lucas, The Guardian, 2025) Episode 41: Pokmon Transcript Julia Dixon Evans: When California local news fellow Audy McAfee joined our KPBS arts team last fall, she told us a little story about moving here for the job
The Terapagos, Bulbasaur, Zeraora, Milcery, and Gulpin SIRs are sweet-looking cards
New players are welcome to join in any of the other tournaments, but some events are more competitive than others
Celebrate 25 years of Pokmon battles, adventures, and memories with a festive parade of Pokmon including Mew, Ho-Oh, Lunala, and Zamazenta