267: Haunted Pokedex (with Eric Silver)

Published: Jan. 19, 2022, 11:30 a.m.

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Have you ever thought about how messed up the Pokemon world is? We have! We\\u2019re joined by Eric Silver to do a deep dive into the most terrifying entries in the Pokedex, and what it means for the folklore of the Pokemon universe.\\xa0

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Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of murder, child death, child endangerment, body horror, medical experimentation, racism, classism, animal endangerment, and freezing to death.\\xa0\\xa0

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Guest

Eric is a writer, audio producer, game designer and teacher based in Brooklyn, NY. He\\u2019s the DM of Join the Party, a D&D actual play podcast with tangible worlds, genre-pushing storytelling, and collaborators who make each other laugh each week. He\\u2019s created and produced 8 podcasts you know and love, and shaped many more. Follow him on twitter @el_silvero. He is not Eric Schneider.

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Housekeeping

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About Us

Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

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