With Pokemon cards going for tens of thousands of dollars, and the world in an uproar to "catch 'em all," we need to get to the bottom of this new obsession. And to do that, I'm going to learn about Pokemon, try to win against a very scary nine-year-old, interview the owner of the world's largest Pokemon collection, and get trained by the North American Pokemon champion! This is a wild, obsession-filled ride you won't want to miss! 

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Thank you to all my guests and contributors!

• Andy, Gabe, and Danny! 
• Isaiah Bradner: https://www.twitch.tv/BradnerBlastoise & Faded Town Podcast
• Gary Haase (King Pokemon): https://www.instagram.com/realkingpokemon/ & https://www.youtube.com/user/garyis2000 & https://aokifoundation.org/pokemon/
• Sean Barker
• Brandon from Target
• My brother, Jake, for transition music: https://www.instagram.com/jakeolivermusic/
• Xalma M. for artwork design

Tons of people are quitting social media, and the rest of us having been asking, "Why?" Don't we all need to be on social media in the Digital Age? Well, maybe not. In this episode, we ask, "Why the obsession?" And I try cutting social media for myself, and at the end of my experiment, I make a big decision about my own social media. 

• Josh Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/user/blimeycow 
• Jordan Greene: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc7LiE7HX2jN2Z0g9ZxZ8YA
• Joshua's band, The Consolation: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KkJDuTR0YvtmLtEGp3VC5?si=iqCy4hzQRy2BrkqYE4tt_Q 
• Lucy Allan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDXrPu_2mBf_UaxW8sPC2A 
• Makenzie Thacker
• Dr. Sylvia Frejd: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Invasion-Technology-Shaping-Relationships/dp/0801015294 
• My brother, Jake, for transition music: https://www.instagram.com/jakeolivermusic/
• Xalma M. for artwork design

In this episode, I come face-to-face with a fear I haven't felt since high school: role-play. After a semi-tragic high school experience, I'm afraid of playing pretend with others, and as a result Dungeons and Dragons may be my hardest challenge yet. But that won't keep me from finding out why 13 million people worldwide are obsessed with this game!

🌘Get the OBSESSED shadow episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OBSESSED
📸Follow me and the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cliffordstumme/
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📬Email me: clifford@popsongprofessor.com

Thank you to all my guests and contributors!

• Kate for all of her loads of help and time!
• Seth for being an amazing DM!
• Jake for joining our party
• Caoimhe for telling me about Livvy and helping me build Spyro 
• My mom, Cindy, for helping with background research
• My wife, April, for being on
• My brother, Jake, for transition music and for helping with background research research: https://www.instagram.com/jakeolivermusic/
• Xalma M. for artwork design