Book 13 escalates with one of our favorite action sequences yet in the series!! Have we mentioned that we love this book? When the Yeerks sound the alarm about the the escaping Hork-Bajir, KA Applegate tells us that "up from the hole in the ground humans poured." Miranda wants to know if it's accurate to say that something can pour up, or if things…

We kick off our third season by finally returning to our beloved morph-capable children with Book 13. Is Tobias our new favorite child? (Don’t tell the others!!) Does anything feel more queer in this series than Tobias having to watch from the sidelines as his friends experience the childhood that he's missing out on? And how many people can we pis…

We’re back!! We’ll begin releasing Book 13: The Change next week, but we’re kicking things off with a mailbag episode. We hear from a new listener, speculate about why KA Applegate hasn't called into the podcast yet, and discuss whether that mysterious dark force from the end of Andalite Chronicles has influenced Miranda to deny the existence of ho…

We interviewed the creator of the iconic Animorphs covers, David Mattingly!! A few weeks ago, David was generous enough to spend an hour talking to us about everything from his process of designing the book covers to his prized framed bug collection to the rise of AI art and what it means for visual artists. More importantly, we press him with our …

We wrap up our second season with a conversation covering the first Megamorphs book, books 8-12, and Andalite Chronicles. If the first seven books asked why the Animorphs fight, is this portion of the series asking what the cost of fighting is? Miranda wonders what the original Spider-Man movies tell us about what’s to come in the series, Eddy is s…

We finally finished the Andalite Chronicles! In this supersized episode, Elfangor goes to college, Loren ages rapidly to a narratively convenient age, and we finally learn the extraordinary origin of a beloved character: Hedrick Chapman!! If the Yeerk invasion is just starting in the 80s, why isn’t it further along in the main series books? Who is …

In which Loren introduces Elfy to her mother and we find ourselves confounded by conspiracy after conspiracy. Why does Elfangor insist on pretending that he has never encountered cloth, taste, or roads? Why does he not run into a single figure from his past in this pocket universe when Loren's sector is so crowded? Do Andalites have nipples? We nee…

Elfy finds himself disoriented in a familiar but strange new world after using the Time Matrix. He ponders whether you can ever really go home again, splashes around in the water with Loren, and meets Visser 3(2)‘s bizarre new minions. How lubricated is the Andalite musculature? Could halal falafel, made with garbanzo beans = Hala Fala, the garabah…

We’re in the home stretch of Andalite Chronicles! The only way for Elfy and friends to escape a very perilous situation in space is to finally use the Time Matrix. Is Elfangor blaming himself a little too much? Will the Animorphs ever acquire a living asteroid morph? And is Elfangor’s central dilemma in these books that he wants to hold the very ha…

A feed update! Eddy and Chris explain the birds and the bees and how they need a nap every now and then. New regular episode next week! Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air…

We finally conclude the second part of Andalite Chronicles with a big showdown involving Elfangor, Loren, Visser 3(2), and... living asteroids? Does every Visser have their own blade shape, and how did Visser 32 receive one so quickly after his promotion? Is Andalite space travel going to be forever changed by the discovery of these living asteroid…

In which our heroes spend too much time doing donuts in Z-space and we spend too much time talking about this scrumptious feast of Time Matrix lore. Just how old are Loren and Chapman supposed to be, and does this explain why Chapman is such an emotional terrorist? What do you call a combination of a hiss and a snort? And just how many bandages wil…

In which Elfangor learns a little bit too much about Team Andalite and our favorite Visser finally becomes himself. Is Chapman to the Yeerks what Arbron is to the Living Hive? Do these book think Alloran is one bad egg or that the entire Andalite system is the problem? And why is Sub-Visser 7 finally infesting Alloran so goddamn satisfying? Support…

Elfangor learns that Arbron has been indoctrinated into a cult, experiences the joys of Taxxon mass transit, and drives a Mustang to the frontline of a revolution. Is the Living Hive the Taxxon planet’s version of Earth’s Great Ones (aka whales)? How did Arbron manage to undergo an entire series’ worth of emotional growth in fifteen minutes? And do…

Elfangor had a midlife crisis in the middle of a Taxxon desert and stumbles into the stuff of Anidorks dreams. Miranda theorizes that the Time Ship made an appearance in the very first scene of this series, Chris can’t tell if Elfangor driving a Mustang is silly or stupid, and Eddy could not solve a riddle if his life depended on it. Support the Sh…

Elfangor and Arbron take flight in a Skrit Na ship! That leads to a fun podracing interlude, but also things get a bit heavy. Is Elfangor so prejudiced against Taxxons that he no longer recognizes his friend Arbron? What does Taxxon hunger tell us about KA Applegate’s hatred of swarms? Does history contain all of the secrets we seek, or is that jus…

After a lore-heavy Part 1, Part 2 of Andalite Chronicles switches gears into a true pageturner! And yet— we’re still talking about hoofkissing, whether Morph-Capables have the ability to edit their morphs, and the exact moment when the Skrit becomes a Na. Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twit…

Chris calls Eddy to DTR (Define The Relationship). A quick update this week! Thank you to our newest Patreon subscribers! We can't do it without you! <3 Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll r…

Reading 5 star reviews and responding to a fan [sic] email in this week's episode!! Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air! New episodes every Wednesday!!!…

Terrifying light rail technology! Swaggering Hork Bajir! Andalite mystics! Mountain Taxxons!!!! Do Gedd really make the most sense as entry-level hosts for Yeerks? How does a burst Taxxon demorph? And who is that charismatic Hork-Bajir over there that sounds oddly like Julia Childs? Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a…

How important is it to distinguish between a creep like Alloran and a sicko like Visser 3? Does the liquid of a Yeerk pool look like grey SoftSoap? Did Ax pass his morphing proficiency test? Which alien species has the tastiest heart? And will we ever manage to finish part 1 of this book? (Yes!! Next week.) Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: …

We dig into Andalite bigotry, their general condescension towards the rest of the universe, and wonder when we’ll finally meet a character critical of the Andalites who isn't an asshole. Is it possible that we like Chapman better once he’s Yeerked? Will Alloran's wife be detectable by Taxxon scanners? Did Arbron and Elfangor make out? Support the S…

Andalite Chronicles might seem like an indie meet-cute about Elfangor and Loren, but maybe it's actually about Elfangor meeting Alloran. Are Loren and Chapman prisoners of the Andalites, or just unhappy guests? Can an Andalite harmonize with themself through their four hooves? Would anyone watch Chris' Cheers-in-space sitcom Docking Bay 7? Support …

We’re docking and hatching our way through Andalite Chronicles, not getting stuck in the slightest on matters of hoof mouthes or Andalite poop. Are Andalites space cops? Do Skrit-Na seek out the most inconvenient spots to cocoon? Is Elfangor really into being called a horse boy? And why, why, why is Chapman just the absolute worst? Support the Show…

We are finally reading The Andalite Chronicles and we can’t stop talking about it!! Is this the first necessary prologue we’ve read in the series? Did Loren frolic in a Dome Ship with Elfangor so Natalie Portman could change Zach Braff’s life in Garden State? If you keep a Time Matrix on a Time Ship, do you park the Time Ship in a Time Garage? And …

Only twelve books in and we’ve solved the series. The Howlers are secretly complicated like Daria. The Taxxons are hapless British commuters with their umbrellas turned inside out. And Jake? Jake is a grocery store. Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail…

Are we the only Animorphs podcast to go long on Book 12? Should we feel sorry for Jeremy Jason McCole? Will we ever see Rachel have deep relationships with the other Animorphs? And is the verb “scooting” the invisible thread holding the Animorphs series together? All this and more as we finish Book 12: The Reaction! Support the Show. Support us on …

An especially silly book introduces some game-changing (game-breaking?) mechanics in its back half, and we have *questions*. Could Rachel’s morph allergy be exploited to produce countless clones? If Cassie can acquire Rachel as a morph, why doesn’t the gang just all start morphing their parents? Is Marco the llama our favorite thing in this series …

Book 12!! Part 3!! We are hurtling through book 12 with the force of a lebtin javelin fish’s spear! By this point, at least one of us can confidently say child star Jeremy Jason McCole’s name from memory. Why does Marco want to wet himself? Did we just get KA Applegate’s first successful description of an alien? Does Visser 3 babysit for all of his…

Book 12!! Part 2!! Itchy, warm feelings and uncontrollable bodies abound in our most puberty-brained episode yet. Rachel involuntarily morphs into an elephant while reading about her crush— and then just keeps morphing… Why do adults seem to be especially dangerous in Rachel books? Do finger guns have bisexual energy? Will any of us be able to reme…

Book 12!! Part 1!! The Anidorks have gone from the ant colony to the Amazon rainforest, from a dystopian future to space itself. But nothing— nothing!!— could have prepared us for the hormonal, parasocial chaos of Book 12. Have the Anidorks ever been this divided on a book? Is Rachel stupidly brave or lovably impulsive? Is Jeremy Jason McCole just …

Hello fellow Anidorks, We’re taking this week off as a little catch-up before we drop the first episode of book 12 next week. Then we’re going to end our second season with five or six episodes of The Andalite Chronicles. Assuming that we do another megasode where we talk about the season as a whole and catch up with our new friends the Veleek, the…

Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down? Eddy test Miranda and Chris's memories of sounds they've never actually heard. Lots of big text like "WHOOOOMP" and "RRRRRAAAOWOWOWOWOWRWRRRZERS". Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com Hey! …

Book 11!! Part 4!! The Animorphs are still lost in the rainforest, and the Anidorks are still lost in Book 11. Eddy can’t tell jaguars from cheetahs, Miranda will never forget Eddie Murphy’s 2003 movie The Haunted Mansion, and Chris is convinced that the Anidorks are stuck in a (Ro)Sario (Dawson) Rip of their own. Is Visser 3 the first character to…

Book 11!! Part 3!!! Things get strange once the gang crash lands in the rainforest and Jake’s the last one to reunite with the group. Miranda believes things might be weird in a “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” kind of way, which leads Chris to ask: does being the last to show up to a party always mean that all of your friends are already dead? …

Book 11!! Part 2!!! Most of Book 11 takes place in the rainforest, but you wouldn’t know it from the pace at which the Anidorks are reading it! Shit truly hits the fan in this episode and we are doing our best to keep up. Does Jake’s dad have work friends or “work friends”? Does Chris know at least one thing about every sport? Do Taxxons have asses…

We launch into Book 11, our third Jake book, and it’s a pageturner! We’re not sure anything actually happens in The Forgotten, but we loved it. Is Anxious Jake our most interesting Jake yet? Are all of his books really about perception? Could all of this recent Tobias drama be leading to another of his books? And is there a missing link in the furr…

Minisode Mailbag!!! This one is real fun! Back with Book 11 next week! @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com. New episodes every Wednesday!!! Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air! Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send …

This week we're doing something special and releasing a preview clip from our Patreon content! We will be back next week with a "Minisode" and then we get to tear into book 11 like Rachel tearing into a Hork-Bajir! @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com. New episodes every Wednesday!!! Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 st…

Book 10!! Part 4!!! Just how overpowered are the Chee? Do androids dream of electric dead?? And who will win our first ever award for Scamp Of The Book??? (Spoiler: it's Marco and you should have known that by now) @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com. New episodes every Wednesday!!! Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 st…

Book 10!! Part 3!!! The Anidorks are all in on Erek. The human condition is to not appreciate Charise’s work! Girl wants to meet Glop-Gloop Boy Marco. Seriously, who the hell is Young Jenny? Erek has lived forever and will never die, and if he wanted you dead you’d be dead. Chris doesn’t know what “short and curlies” are? Dinner with Dad!! “PREMIUM…

Book 10!! Part 2!!! Things are getting slippery as we dive deeper into Book 10. Marco’s dealing with all kinds of urges, violent and otherwise, but all we care about is z-space. Eddy’s pondering if a human Controller swimming in a lake gets homesick for the Yeerk pool. Chris is edging beetle horny. Miranda’s keeping it casual, wondering aloud about…

Book 10 begins and Marco is already gifting us with more rascal energy than we thought was possible. The gang sneaks into a concert and stalks an old classmate. Do Yeerks smell? What is the significance of thrice mentioned Cherise? Just how much thermal porn (Playbird? OnlyThermals?) can be squeezed into one chapter? @anidorkspod on twitter! Send q…

Ani-mail, it rarely fails! It makes Ax want to wag his tail. @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com. New episodes every Wednesday!!! Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air!” Support the Show. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions…

Book 9!! Part 4!!! The stakes couldn’t be higher as we close out book 9! The Yeerks very own logging company is dead-set on killing the cutest skunk family of all time. Worse yet, they’re willing to destroy the entirety of Cassie’s favorite forest in order to do it. Plus, we answer your burning questions: who taught Visser 3 how to slap the people …

Book 9!! Part 3!!! We’re in the back half of book 9, and we have questions: Is XBox the boy console? Is Sony for weirdos? Does the Garden State soundtrack + Dead or Alive: Beach Volleyball= gay? Just how much skunk breastfeeding is happening in this book? Chris and Miranda are 100% confident that the answer is absolutely ZERO skunk breastfeeding. N…

Book 9!! Part 2!!! Broadcasting Vissers and flawed force fields. Cassie’s dad only fears himself. Buttward. Non-fungible Eddys. Soggy nachos. Turning tiny children into witches. The indifference of dracon beams. Two chain termite centipede. How Nutella is made. Miranda’s selling oversized dental implants, Chris has a swollen abdomen. Mama just want…

Book 9!! Part 1!!! Principal Chapman Chapman. Rachel’s terrifying teeth. Jake’s adorable innards. Netflix and birb. Getting thrown under the metaphorical truckship. Wolf jawn. Cassie misses the forest for the trees. @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com. New episodes every Wednesday!!! Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 s…

An actually mini minisode!! How did we do it? With our new shrink ray of course! We thank our Patreon Subscribers and Eddy quizzes his co-hosts to find out who has been paying attention during Andalite health class!! @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com. New episodes every Wednesday!!! Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 …

Book 8!! Part 3!!! Varieties of shaft. Andalite centipedes are harder to choreograph than human centipedes. Chris discovers Andalites are dads all the way down. Eddy erases some straights. Miranda can see clearly now Derain is gone. Our friend Gary, my buddy Derane. Andalite math to the rescue. The killer and the killee. Princeless. Our first no-fo…