Gotta Snatch 'Em All

Back after an embarrassingly long hiatus to bring you this sensational interview with the Demon Queen of Seattle herself, Bosco of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14! We get into how how gay Beyblade fanfiction provided an early gateway to queer narratives; how Bosco's macabre and villainous creative inspirations were a welcomed distraction from Catholicism whilst growing up; and Bosco shares how important and integral it has been to have a close sorority of trans sisters who can celebrate their gender euphoria together. Follow Bosco on Instagram, Twitter and Twitch at @hereisbosco. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

After a long hiatus, I'm back at it with the wonderful Greg from It's Super Effective! We chat about Greg's discovery of Pokémon in his 20s and how it has enabled him to see the maturity in the franchise and its storylines; he explains how Gen 3, specifically Pokémon Emerald, set the trajectory for all of the pokémon games to follow; and finally, Greg shares heartfelt anecdotes about growing up in the 80's and how his experiences have given him a different lens through which he views queer media. Follow Greg on Twitter at @whitewing and Instagram at @lysander03. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

Who better to celebrate our 20th episode with than TikTok's hottest of all hotties, Paris Nicholson! Giving us sheer iconography straight off the bat with the zinger, "you've gotta be smart to act like a dumb bitch on the internet," Paris speaks with the authority that only a true, life-long Pokémon fan can.  Paris discusses how their degree in Marine Science instilled an eternal love for water types (you are not ready for the dissection of Alola's coral reef ecosystem that they give); the incredibly loving gesture from a family member during his childhood that reignited the flame for Pokémon; how the Disney Adults rage during the pandemic's early days sparked the beginnings of Paris' TikTok content; and of course we get SEVERAL hottest rankings of various categories within the pokémon world. Follow Paris on all platforms at @parisnicholson. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

In this episode, I chat with professional pokémon commentator and LITERAL pokémon professor, Labhoisa, better known to many as LouThePikachu! We discuss Lou's rediscovery of pokémon in her twenties and all of the incredible opportunities it has presented for her; she shares her experiences of being part of an ever-growing community of female commentators within pokémon e-sports; and Lou shares heartwarming stories of running a pokémon club for her high school students to help them find a community of their own. Follow Lou on Instagram, Twitter and Twitch at @LouThePikachu. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

Happy new year, Ace Trainers! In this episode, I chat with Pokemon historian and archivist (yes, you heard that right) Grace, better known by her moniker, Mewisme700. She regales us with the lengths she has gone to in order to procure specific Pokémon artifacts; how her preference for collecting promotional merchandise over cards has led to her feeling excluded from the fandom at times; and we discuss the sudden influx of bro culture amidst the pokémon community, in the light of the trading card game's sudden spike in 'coolness'. Follow Grace on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube at @Mewisme700. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

After a 3 month long hiatus, Gotta Snatch 'Em All is back with another fantastic guest! The incomparable wit and charm of Connecticut drag powerhouse and Twitch streamer sensation, Mia E Z'Lay. She reveals the deal she made with herself that she would start doing drag if the world didn't end in 2012; she articulates so perfectly how Pokémon has given so many of us the confidence boost that we haven't known how to give ourselves, and she speculates which of the Gym Leaders has the best tasting... *ahem*. You can follow Mia at @miaezlay on Instagram and on Twitch! Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

This week, I sat down with illustrative maestro and all-around babezilla, Tom Higgins (@Tails19950). Tom chatted about how his love for illustration started as a means to make his own Pokémon toys as a child; he reminisces over his missed opportunity to buy a holographic Charizard (yes, THAT one) for a fiver, and he warms our hearts about how he was able to use his illustrations to repay his mum for her unwavering love and support. You can follow Tom at @Tails19950 on Instagram and TailsTradingCards on Etsy! Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

This week we are joined by the sultry sensation himself, Dylan B Jones, of the So I Got to Thinking podcast! Dylan regales us with his theory on which pokémon each of the Sex and the City girls would be; we ponder the other gaming franchises that Pokémon fans might graduate to, and we conclude that a disproportionate amount of queer people are obsessed with Jurassic Park (Laura Dern tho) and The Mummy (Brendan Fraser tho). You can follow Dylan at @DylanBJonesLDN on Instagram and So I Got To Thinking at @sigttpodcast. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

I sat down with illustrator extraordinaire, Sindre Johnsen, better known to many as @Sindorman - who's been making movements rendering Drag Race contestants as Game Boy Color pokémon trainers for the last few years (iconique, no?). Sindre discusses the void Digimon filled when Pokémon disappeared in Norway; we reminisce about memories of Goldenrod City being THE appointment in Gen 2, and we muse on why All Stars 6 has provided us with the best glow ups we've seen in the Drag Race franchise so far. Find Sindre on Instagram and Twitter at @Sindorman. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

This week's guest is none other than House of Avalon family member, (@calebf) Caleb Feeney! Caleb dishes up on the House of Avalon's humble beginnings, throwing parties in Arkansas at a time when nothing of its kind existed; we both weigh in on Britney's best era; one of us tops the living daylights out of the other in a pokémon battle, and we ponder the question of 'is Trixie Mattel the Charizard of drag queens?' You can follow Caleb at @calebf on Instagram and @clbfbb on Twitter. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

Guess who's back?! Kicking off Season 2 with the help of pokéfan and all-around connoisseur of geek culture and spandex, Chris Jones! We reminisce over the golden age of 90's primetime children's TV; Chris shares his experiences about the ongoing struggle with body and muscle dysmorphia within the queer community; and we ponder the life-affirming question of "Why do all the gays stan Starmie?" Follow Chris Jones on all platforms at @Chrisjonesgeek. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

This week, I chat with pokemon illustrator Aaron Rodriquez, known to most as the simply radiant (Dearest) Antoine DuBeary. We chat about impulse purchases based purely on cute AF packaging, finding his niche as a commission-based pokémon illustrator who brings out the queerness in every piece, and how you gotta look cute if you're gonna fight crime (here's to you, Niecy Nash!). Find Antoine at @DearestAntoine on all platforms. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

You've gotta be kidding, OUR TENTH EPISODE ALREADY?! What a treat it is to be bringing you the wit, charm and Pokémon expertise (Pokéxpertise?) of Erika Klash, this week! She delves into marrying her loves of horror and anime to inform her drag persona; how the painstaking grind of shiny hunting is so worth the payoff; and why the next gen's Elite 4 should be comprised of dual-type specialists. Find Erika at @ErikaKlash on all platforms. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

In our ninth instalment, we kick back with Fionnuala Jones of the Bandwagons podcast. We shoot the sh*t about how Charizard always gave major toxic masculine energy; how even 25 years later, Ash Ketchum is still the absolute worst, and Fionnuala prescribes how to be the consummate ally to the queer community without appropriating queer culture. You can find Fionnuala at @Fionnualajay on socials, and plug into Bandwagons basically anywhere you can find a decent podcast! Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

Dorrie Sacks, known to most as Lovely Dorrie of Beyond the Bot, is the sunbeam you can find any cat basking in. We chat about everything from growing up in New York, the influence of emo boybands in the mid 2000s in allowing Dorrie to discover her own queerness, and why it's always been the pokémon with the most F'd up pokédex entries that have interested her the most. Follow Lovely Dorrie on @lovelydorrie on Instagram and Twitter, and Beyond the Bot on YouTube. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

Seventh helpings, you ask? Coming right up! Back again with the simply thirst-quenching Juice Boxx of Canada's Drag Race. We dissect why young queers identify so strongly with powerful female leads; how Pokémon blurred the gender binary for every kid growing up, and we pay tribute to the true trans icon of the Pokémon franchise, Meowth. This episode is dedicated to the late Maddie Blaustein, who voiced Meowth in the US dub of the anime. Follow Juice Boxx on Twitch, YouTube, Twitter (@JuiceBoxxQueen), Instagram (@JuiceBoxxOfficial) and TikTok (@JuiceBoxxTickyTocky). Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

Back with a sixth helping alongside Ilaria, known to most as The Fluffiest Whimsicott, of the PUCL Podcast. Ilaria speaks sentimentally of how her younger siblings saved up to buy her a DS Lite; confides in us about her fairly recent discovery of her queerness; and finally, she gives us the lowdown on competitive battling and its jargon. Follow Ilaria at @TFWhimsicott on Twitter and listen to her on the PUCL Podcast at @PUCLPodcast on all platforms. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

I chat with all-around 'sweetie' (if you know, you know), Josh Fjelstad, co-host of the Experience Share Podcast. We seeth over how we both foolishly sold our collections of first edition base set Pokémon trading cards (yes, including that dang) Charizard for a quick buck; we reminisce over a choice favourite episode of the anime which went on to give this very podcast it's bejewelled logo some twenty years later, and we bond over how Octillery really is the most slept on Pokémon of all. Follow Josh at @joshfjelstad on Twitter and Instagram, and the Experience Share podcast at @Expsharepod on both also. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

This week I chat with the shelarious Sum Ting Wong of Drag Race UK, Season 1. Sum gives us the backstory behind her friendship with Season 2 sister, Tia Kofi; she shares her thesis on the correlation between someone's choice of starter and their preferred sexual position, and we ponder over where the line is drawn between pokémon, pets and livestock (can you honestly even be vegan in the pokémon world?) Follow Sum at @issumtingwong on Twitter and Instagram, and @justsum on Twitch. Follow Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram and @gottasnatchemal on Twitter/ Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

Back for thirds with the DON of Google Docs and sass-mouth extraordinaire, Anthony Smith! We chat about our dream jobs at The Pokémon Company, exhausting the household printer of ink on invitations for pokémon parties, and Tony's dream tag-team of Tyranitar and a Level 1 Cleffa. Follow Tony at @AnthonyBLSmith on Twitter and Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

Back for thirds with the DON of Google Docs and sass-mouth extraordinaire, Anthony Smith! We chat about our dream jobs at The Pokémon Company, exhausting the household printer of ink on invitations for pokémon parties, and Tony's dream tag-team of Tyranitar and a Level 1 Cleffa. Follow Tony at @AnthonyBLSmith on Twitter and Gotta Snatch 'Em All on @gottasnatchemall.pod on Instagram. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

The phenomenal Crystal Methyd joins us for our second installment. I gush about how her season of Drag Race provided a life preserver for many of us during the pandemic's early days, we discuss how the original 151 will always reign supreme, and we query what is actually in a Malasada? Follow Crystal at @crystalmethyd and Gotta Snatch Em All at @gottasnatchemall on socials. Music and sound effects by JustNoble.

In our premiere episode, I chat with Nova, one half of the sensational YouTube duo, Novympia, about how lockdown has got us reaching for something nostalgic over something current, whether it's still okay to enjoy Buffy, and why Milotic really was 'that bitch' in Gen 3. Follow Nova at @itsnovabish and Gotta Snatch Em All at @gottasnatchemall on socials. Opening music and sound effects courtesy of JustNoble.