102. Topps Speed With Ira Friedman

In this episode, Tara Sands and Steve Yurko interview Ira Friedman. Ira Worked at Topps for 33 years as the VP of Licensing and handled the Topps' Pokémon cards. He also worked at Lucas Films and was in charge of the Star Wars fan club as well as at Fangoria and Starlog. He is now is the creator of Craniacs! You can learn more at https://www.craniacsworld.com/ and follow them at https://www.instagram.com/craniacs_world/ . Check out the complete gallery of Pokémon Topps cards at https://www.elitefourum.com/t/complete-pokemon-topps-gallery/40934 4Kids Flashback is a behind the scenes podcast about the 4Kids era of television as told by the people who were actually there. 4Kids is the company that brought Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and many other anime series to English speaking audiences. Our website is https://www.4kidsflashback.com/ Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/4KidsFlashback for episodes one week early and ad-free plus bonus content! For merch go to https://4kids-flashback.printify.me/products Autographs for Charity available at https://www.ebay.com/usr/flashback4kids Watch videos at https://www.youtube.com/@4KidsFlashback. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or of this podcast and/or it's hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices