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Uncovering Pokémon's mythic roots.

https://necessarymonsters.substack.com

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Altmanesque II

The second part of my Robert Altman retrospective covers 1970, a pivotal year for Altman's career. open.substack.com/pub/walrod/p...
Altmanesque II
M*A*S*H and Brewster McCloud
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September 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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A wild Clefairy appears on Necessary Monsters! necessarymonsters.substack.com/p/036-clefairy #pokemon
#036: Clefairy
Fairy Tales
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July 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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A wild Clefairy appears on Necessary Monsters! necessarymonsters.substack.com/p/036-clefairy #pokemon
#036: Clefairy
Fairy Tales
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July 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Jaws at 50
a celebration/an introduction
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June 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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A wild Spearow appears!

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#021: Spearow
Demon Sparrow
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April 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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#008: Wartortle
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#008: Wartortle
Turtle and Time
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March 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Necessary Monsters returns next week!

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#pokemon
#substack
#medium
Necessary Monsters | Robert Walrod | Substack
Uncovering Pokémon's mythic roots. Click to read Necessary Monsters, by Robert Walrod, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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March 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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#010-015: Viridian Forest Insects
Nostalgia and Metamorphosis
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February 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Animals as Symbols
a brief detour
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February 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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#006: Charizard
The Dragon and His Wrath
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January 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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RIP Garth Hudson

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The Genetic Method / Chest Fever - The Band - The Last Waltz
YouTube video by Just A Account
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January 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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A brief history of a yokai and its afterlife in pop culture.
#folkloreSunday

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#007: Squirtle
Kappa to Pokémon
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January 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Rest in peace David Lynch, 1946-2025.
January 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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I wrote this on your Substack too... who else remembers "Sigmund the Sea Monster"?
January 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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#007: Squirtle
Kappa to Pokémon
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January 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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#004: Charmander
The Salamander's Progress
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January 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Anyone on #medium?
January 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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#004: Charmander
The Salamander's Progress
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January 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Happy new year!
December 31, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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Any #pokemon fans on here?
December 27, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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A melancholy Christmas story from a year ago.
Imagine the Swan
an original story
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December 14, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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#001: Bulbasaur
Between Plant and Animal
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December 18, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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Bulbasaur is coming to #necessarymonsters tomorrow!
December 18, 2024 at 3:34 AM
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A melancholy Christmas story from a year ago.
Imagine the Swan
an original story
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December 14, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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A well-received Substack post from this year:

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You are tearing me apart, Lisa!
An exploration of badness in cinema
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December 8, 2024 at 5:04 PM