Out of the Drying Pan: A Pokémon the Series Podcast

This week we cover the Japan-exclusive CD drama "The Birth of Mewtwo" and its animated adaptation, "The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin". The fan translation that we read is available at http://www.rigelatin.net/oldcopycat/birthofmewtwomain.htmlEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

This week we cover Pokémon The First Movie: Pikachu's Vacation and Mewtwo Strikes BackEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

This week we cover the Japan-exclusive CD drama "It's a White Tomorrow! Team Rocket".Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 216 - Lights, Camera, Quack-tion & 217 - Go West, Young Meowth. Content warning: The My Immortal reading continues after the outro, for all the horrors that entails.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 214 - The Pi-Kahuna & 215 - Make Room for Gloom. Content warning: The My Immortal reading continues after the outro, for all the horrors that entails.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 212 - Showdown at the Po-ké Corral (Corrall?) & 213 - The Evolution Solution. Content warning: We also continue our dramatic reading of My Immortal, which includes depictions of, well, everything at this point.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

This week we cover the first Pikachu's Winter Vacation shorts, Winter Vacation & Winter Games, a.k.a. Pokémon Chronicles episode 22: Christmas Night & Kanga Games. Content warning: We also continue our dramatic reading of My Immortal, which includes depictions of self-harm, suicide, and sexual harassment.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 210 - Holiday Hi-Jynx & 211 - Snow Way Out. For some info on the history and impact of blackface minstrelsy, you can check out:https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/foster-blackface-minstrelsy/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/02/legacy-blackface-ralph-northam-didnt-understand/582733/https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/us/racist-origins-of-blackface/index.htmlhttps://www.today.com/tmrw/how-minstrel-shows-1800s-led-us-racist-stereotypes-culture-today-t185341Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

This week is the long-dreaded fan fiction episode, in which we read our own fan fics! ...whoo boy. Content warning: We also continue our dramatic reading of My Immortal, which includes depictions of self-harm, suicide, and casual use of derogatory language.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episode covered: 209 - It's Mr. Mime Time... or is it Mr. Mimie Time? We also begin our ongoing dramatic reading of My Immortal by Tara Gilesbie, which comes with content warnings for depictions of self-harm, suicide, and casual use of derogatory language.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 207 - Clefairy Tales & 208 - The Battle of the BadgeEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 205 - Beach Blank-Out Blastoise & 206 - The Misty Mermaid. Content warning for brief discussion speculating the end of the human race.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 203 - Riddle Me This & 204 - Volcanic PanicEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 201 - Princess vs. Princess & 202 - The Purr-fect HeroEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 150 - Pokémon Paparazzi 151 - The Ultimate Test 152 - The Breeding Center SecretEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 148 - Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden & 149 - The Case of the K-9 CaperEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 146 - So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd & 147 - Who Gets to Keep Togepi?Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 144 - A Chansey Operation & 145 - Holy MatrimonyEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 142 - The Song of Jigglypuff & 143 - Attack of the Prehistoric PokémonEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 140 - The March of the Exeggutor Squad & 141 - The Problem with ParasEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon The Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 138 - Wake Up Snorlax & 139 - Showdown at Dark CityEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 136 - Pikachu's Goodbye & 137 - The Battling Eevee BrothersEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

This week we cover the light novel Pocket Monsters: The Animation Vol. 2: Friends by Takeshi Shudo. The fan translation that we read is available at https://pokemonthenovel.dreamwidth.org/380.htmlEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

This week we cover the light novel Pocket Monsters: The Animation Vol. 1: Departure by Takeshi Shudo. The fan translation that we read is available at https://pokemonthenovel.dreamwidth.org/380.htmlEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Covered: Pocket Monsters (1997) episode 38: Dennō Senshi Porygon (however you want to translate it) as well as a number of controversies and tragedies in Pokémon's history. Content warnings: violence, mass shootings, and infant death.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 134 - The Bridge Bike Gang & 135 - Ditto's Mysterious MansionEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Covered: Pocket Monsters (1997) episode 35: The Legend of Miniryu & the VHS tape A Sneak Peek at Pokémon. Correction: The actor portraying Aunt Hilary is NOT Veronica Taylor. Apologies to Veronica and the actual actor!Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 132 - The Flame Pokémon-athon & 133 - The Kangaskhan KidEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 130 - Dig Those Diglett & 131 - The Ninja Poké-ShowdownEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

In which the mic wasn't picking up Austin's audio! Oops! Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 128 - The Punchy Pokémon & 129 - Sparks Fly for MagnemiteEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 126 - Hypno's Naptime & 127 - Pokémon Fashion FlashEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 124 - Primeape Goes Bananas & 125 - Pokémon Scent-SationEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 121 - Abra and the Psychic Showdown 122 - The Tower of Terror & 123 - Haunter versus KadabraEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 118 - Tentacool & Tentacruel 119 - The Ghost of Maiden's Peak & 120 - Bye Bye ButterfreeEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 116 - Pokémon Shipwreck 117 - Island of the Giant Pokémon & The Lost Episode - Beauty and the BeachEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

In which the mic wasn't picking up Alex's audio! Oops! Apologies again for our audio issues. Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 113 - Mystery at the Lighthouse 114 - Electric Shock Showdown 115 - Battle Aboard the St. AnneEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 110 - Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village 111 - Charmander - The Stray Pokémon & 112 - Here Comes the Squirtle Squad ; The article we briefly discussed is "I Need to Explain to You Just How Dire America's Pokémon Card Crisis Is" by Jason Koebler published on Vice.com on 4/30/2021.Email: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 107 - The Water Flowers of Cerulean City 108 - The Path to the Pokémon League & 109 - The School of Hard KnocksEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Apologies for the audio problems with this episode, even after re-recording! We'll get better! Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 104 - Challenge of the Samurai 105 - Showdown in Pewter City & 106 - Clefairy and the Moon StoneEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episodes covered: 101 - Pokémon - I Choose You 102 - Pokémon Emergency & 103 - Ash Catches a PokémonEmail: [email protected]: @OutOfDryingPan