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EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 52 MIN

Can You Actually Catch 'Em All?

from The Curiosity Desk · host GBH News

Pokemon has been delighting fans for 30 years, becoming a cultural and financial behemoth in the process. Edgar talks to Daniel Dockery, a freelance writer and author of “MONSTER KIDS: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All,” and Heather Cole, associate professor in Game Design and Interactive Media at West Virginia University.GBH News’ Gal Tziperman-Lotan brings us Four Thing to Know in today’s news.And, who says we can build big things anymore? Matthew Kiefer explains the concept of air rights, and what’s involved in constructing buildings on top of  the Mass Pike. Kiefer is a land use attorney and professor at the real estate program at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.

Pokemon has been delighting fans for 30 years, becoming a cultural and financial behemoth in the process. Edgar talks to Daniel Dockery, a freelance writer and author of “MONSTER KIDS: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All,” and Heather Cole, associate professor in Game Design and Interactive Media at West Virginia University. GBH News’ Gal Tziperman-Lotan brings us Four Thing to Know in today’s news. And, who says we can build big things anymore? Matthew Kiefer explains the concept of air rights, and what’s involved in constructing buildings on top of  the Mass Pike. Kiefer is a land use attorney and professor at the real estate program at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.

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