The Broadside

Pokémon is more than just a card game


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The Pokémon universe includes wildly popular anime shows, films, video games, and plushies. But Pokémon’s competitive trading card game has a culture all its own. The competition is global. The business associated with it is lucrative and secretive. And both run through an unexpected place: North Carolina.

Featuring: 

  • Storms Reback, freelance journalist and contributor for The Assembly
  • Brian Gordon, Technology & Innovation reporter for The News & Observer

Links: 

  • Read Storms' feature about Pokémon culture in North Carolina at The Assembly here.
  • Check out Brian’s reporting on Millennium Print Group here.
  • You can find a transcript of the episode here.


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