Pokémon | E3: Satanic Consumption The Big Hit Show

At the end of the ‘90s, after blowing up in Japan, Pokémon came to America. And it became so ubiquitous so fast that critics saw it as a plot to turn U.S. children into hypnotized consumers— or even devil-worshippers. But the version of Pokemon that conquered America was very much an American creation; in this episode we’ll look at how Pokemon became an international brand, and how its success brought out the worst in more than a few American parents.
TRANSCRIPT: HERE
CREDITS:
Writer and Host: Alex Pappademas
Showrunner: Colin McNulty
Producers: Taylor Jones and Sabrina Fang, with help from Tyler Hill.
Production Assistant: Stella Hartmann
Fact Checker: Savannah Wright
Composer/Sound Designer/Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis
Theme Music by: Dan Leone 
Executive Producer for Western Sound: Ben Adair
Editor: Jamie York
Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, and Janae Marable. 
Editorial Assistant for Higher Ground: Jenna Levin
Executive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Julie McNamara and Corinne Gilliard.

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