Send us a text The gang breaks into an office building and puts on a little show for the employees. Jake nearly dies and then has a totally normal dinner with his totally normal family. In this book, Jake is the leader of the Animorphs, but he’s also pretending to be a leader, as well as a son and a brother. In a different way, Tom is Jake’s brothe…

Send us a text Book 16 is gross and dark, with everything from Yeerk cannibalism to Jake getting eviscerated as a fly to dirty diapers to... Tobias almost getting crushed by poop in an airport toilet? The Animorphs meet the Internet and talk to strangers in a chatroom who may or may not all be Yeerked. Did they seriously almost kill Tobias in a toi…

Send us a text The concusion of Survivor: Dorks Vs Cool Kids!! Will Captain Torelli finally catch those pesky Animorphs now that he has them trapped on the island? Will Cassie’s mother Michelle leave her husband Walter for the Living Hive? Will Rachel’s father Dan find love after Naomi on the island? Is Arbron a Challenge Beast? Can the Shack Lady …

Send us a text A new round of NPCs (also known as Minor Humans) go up against the Animorphs in Survivor: Dorks Vs. Cool Kids. Part 2 will be released tomorrow!! Will Captain Torelli finally catch those pesky Animorphs now that he has them trapped on the island? Will Cassie’s mother Michelle leave her husband Walter for the Living Hive? Will Rachel’…

Send us a text Book 15 concludes with a standoff between Vissers 1 and 3, Marco finally revealing the truth about his mom to the rest of the Animorphs, and the question of whether Marco will remain a prisoner of hope. What do you mean this is a book for children?! Why does this book feel like it has the emotional weight of a main series book, but t…

Send us a text The gang successfully infiltrates Visser 1's underwater base only to find themselves in immediate danger of being slaughtered. Rachel's head nearly explodes. Marco hangs out with his mom. And Chris announces that it's official: the Anidorks are fighting!! Are tuna the Hork-Bajir of the sea? How exactly does Eddy define "inappropriate…

Send us a text The kids break into a off brand Sea World and then destroy it. Marco confronts his fear with a big hug. Chris and Miranda give Eddy a science lesson. Are the Leerans OP and why do we keep forgetting about them in their first book? How heavy is water? What’s Marco’s deal with pity, and what feeling is he chasing when he becomes obsess…

Send us a text Tobias acquires a dolphin morph and the gang goes swimming. When Marco asks Jake to promise him that they’ll never change, no matter what happens in the war, is he talking about the Animorphs or is he talking about his mother? Do Leerans look like Drowzee? When does pointy feel smooth? Why are there dolphins in this book but not Eile…

Send us a text Our sweet prince Marco is facing his worst fear (sharks!!) and breaking our hearts all over again in Book 15. Will this boy’s troubles never end? Who are these mysterious new aliens, the Leerans, and why are they so silly looking? If this very memorably described Royan Island is never going to come up again, could we at least turn it…

Send us a text We read listener emails and a few new reviews in our biggest mailbag episode yet!! We discuss whether Marco has synesthesia given that he believes cheese tastes blue, argue about which of the other Animorphs each member is least connected to, and learn the truth about whether raccoons, our lovely little washing bears, really do wash …

Send us a text The ending of Book 14 might be the wackiest one in the series yet. The Animorphs exit the Tunnel of Love, pursued by Captain Torrelli! They foil Visser 3's plan to infest the US military in a haunted house ride! They chase Visser 3 through a marching band parade filled with Looney Tunes characters! This book is bonkers in the best wa…

Send us a text We learn the secret at the center of Zone 91. Cassie has a *very* endearing conversation with her parents. Chris is convinced that the military would shoot suspicious horses on sight. Miranda wants to know more about this mysterious person eating an open container of yogurt in the middle of Zone 91 (could it be our beloved Eileen, gr…

Send us a text The Animorphs need to continue scouting Zone 91 and so they go to the horse track to acquire morphs. When things inevitably go south, Cassie is forced to morph into her new horse morph and ends up competing in a very close race. Do the Yeerks infesting humans ever come to truly love the human jobs that they’re performing? Since Tobia…

Send us a text The gang breaks into Zone 91, nearly outs the Animorphs to the US government, and then just barely escapes getting smooshed by tanks. Plus we have our first official meeting as the Morphing Committee to decide whether Tobias should have his morphing privileges revoked until he can get his act together. Does this book confirm that a c…

Send us a text We kick off the controversial Book 14 with the realization that we actually— all kind of love it? Yes, it's goofy, but in the best kinds of way!! Things get strange right away as Cassie and Rachel investigate a mysterious, payphone-using horse and meet an all-time great NPC in Crazy Helen. What is with all of the pooping in this book…

Send us a text We answer a few emails and read new reviews!! What happened to Chapman between Book 2 and Andalite Chronicles? Why can’t our wonderful Marco and lovely Tobias just get along when they have so much in common? And why does Eddy have that suspicious twinkle in his eye— is that his spoiler face?? Support the show Support us on Patreon: h…

Send us a text How in the hell is Tobias gonna love somebody else if he can't love this slightly younger version of himself? We finish Book 13. Why do none of the Animorphs ever morph into Ax to disguise themselves as Andalites? Why does Tobias speak like a prospector from the 1800s? And will one of you cowards please just give him a hug? Tobias is…

Send us a text The free Hork Bajir teach Tobias all about the many flavors of bark while he figures out what he wants to eat for lunch. Why are the Yeerks spending all of these resources to track down two Hork Bajir? Salad tossers or salad shooters? Do the Hork Bajir have the most depressing backstory in the entire series? And how are the themes of…

Send us a text Tobias wrestles with enormous existential questions while the Animorphs try to figure out what to do with the only two free Hork-Bajir in the galaxy. How far along in his Andalite deprogramming is Ax at this point? Is there anything sadder than Tobias’ backstory? How many judges would get eaten at a Taxxon Dog Show? How long have the…

Send us a text Book 13 continues! Would Andalites be cuter without arms? Do memories come with morphs, or just instincts, and how can we tell the difference? Do the Animorphs continue to age while they’re morphed, or does the healing power of morphing actually slow down the aging process? And which rides would we include in a hypothetical Animorphs…

Send us a text 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 u…

Send us a text 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 pe…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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 pres…

Send us a text 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 se…

Send us a text 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…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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 Fa…

Send us a text 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 h…

Send us a text 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…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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 ma…

Send us a text 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 sati…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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.…

Send us a text 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,…

Send us a text 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 @anido…

Send us a text 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 revi…

Send us a text 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!!!…

Send us a text 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…

Send us a text 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 u…

Send us a text 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…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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? S…

Send us a text 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 Ti…

Send us a text 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 ani…

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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 …

Send us a text 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…

Send us a text 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 …