Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!

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 their food. 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!!!

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 way. We have so many questions!! Why can’t the adults chasing after children at this amusement park just simply ask an attendant to stop the rides? When it comes to the laws of morphing, we’ve established that the piss goes with, but does the poop stay put? Do Tunnel of Love rides even exist anymore, and if not, is it acceptable to make out on It’s a Small World instead? And what if there is a there, there, but it's a toilet?? We will be off the next two weeks!! We'll return with a mailbag episode on Wed, 9/25. 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!!!

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, graduated to the role of Minor Researcher??). Eddy learns the true purpose of the prostate. 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!!!

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 Tobias is no longer in school, shouldn’t Ax be spending all his free time in the woods tutoring him? Did Ax just murder two innocent men? And what will happen when Miranda, Chris and Eddy try out a little thing called structure? 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!!!

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 culture of modesty around pooping exists in every culture across the universe? Why hasn’t Ax told the rest of the gang about the Skrit-Na and their contributions to human conspiracies about aliens? Can one solemnly flirt? Can we rhyme “one day younger” with “Taxxon hunger”? And as editors of this podcast, how much do Miranda and Chris really control Eddy? 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!!!

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? Can we possibly summon the spirit of Crazy Helen into the room with us? Does cheese taste green, does rice taste lavender? 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!!!

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: 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!!!

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 our special boy!! 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!!!

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 violence different in Tobias' books than in Cassie's books? 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!!!

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 Yeerks been selectively breeding Taxxons if the war has only been going for twenty years? Where does Chris hide their emotional support spoon? 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!!!

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 amusement park? 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!!!

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 can only pour down. After hearing that said human Controllers are disguised in an array of normal-looking human clothing, Eddy is curious what the Yeerks consider "normal-looking": business casual? various authoritative uniforms? Crocs? Chris, meanwhile, just wants to know about how they're pouring: are they climbing ladders, or is this more of a gradual ramp situation? As always, the Anidorks are on the case!! 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!!!

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 piss off by claiming that Book 13 is a contemporary retelling of Macbeth? 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!!!

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 hoof tongue. 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!!!

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 conspiracy: if his father invented the Waterpik, why is it that he never asks his models to reveal their teeth? David was genuinely a joy to chat with, warm and approachable from the moment that he signed on to a call with three Anidorks conducting their very first interview. Despite being known for the Animorphs covers, David has had a tremendous and prolific career, beginning as a matte artist in Hollywood (including on films such as Tron and the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand) before going on to produce more than 2,000 (!!) book covers. He teaches digital matte painting and compositing at the School of Visual Arts and Pratt Institute in NYC. Support David Mattingly!! Buy your favorite cover!! https://www.davidmattingly.com/ https://www.etsy.com/market/david_mattingly 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!!!

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 still trying to figure out how we ended up in the Amazon a few books ago, and Chris is ready to fully commit to being an Andalite Chronicles podcast. 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!!!

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 this cosmic force of evil that the Ellimist reveals to Elfangor just before returning him to the Andalites? And what exactly is Elfangor implying when he claims to have found ways of absorbing several DNA patterns in order to create his human morph? Is he having lots of casual sex? Did he just enroll in a square-dancing class? 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!!!

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 need answers!! 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!!!

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 tree? And what the hell is going on with Mortons? 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!!!

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 hand that he also desperately wants to slice off? 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!!!