About this Event
Welcome to Lectures on Tap
Join us for an engaging evening where professors, experts, and storytellers bring their thought-provoking lectures to your favorite bar in the Lower East Side, Manhattan!
Hosted by the Lectures on Tap team.
🗓️ Date: November 14th, 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Lower East Side, Manhattan (exact address given in confirmation email)
📚 Lecture: “The Hidden Economy of Pokémon Trading Cards”
🎤 Speaker: Hannah Fawcett
Join us for a captivating evening as Hannah Fawcett takes us on a journey of how Pokémon cards, once dismissed as children's toys, have become powerful vehicles of nostalgia, obsession, and serious investment. From first-edition Charizards selling for six figures to sudden market crashes sparked by hype, the world of Pokémon trading cards is far more than a game - it’s a mirror reflecting modern economics, internet culture, and our collective craving for rarity.
In this lecture, we’ll unpack the hidden forces driving the Pokémon card economy: what creates scarcity in the market, how speculation inflates value, and why certain shiny, rectangular pieces of cardboard sometimes outperform the stock market. Hannah, a retired Pokémon creator who once had over 180,000 subscribers and now works behind the scenes to scale the Trading Card Games category at Whatnot, a live-selling marketplace valued at $4.97B, will share personal stories and insights from the front lines of the market.
Whether you're a longtime collector, a curious investor, or just wondering how a Pikachu card ended up at Sotheby’s, this lecture offers a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most surprising markets of the 21st century.
Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌
Agenda
6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.
6:55 PM – Host introduction
7:00 PM – Lecture begins
7:45 PM – Audience Q&A
8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round
8:30 PM – Wrap up.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
East Village, East Village, New York, United States
USD 39.19
