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Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Deepfake Jake (Book 18)Sometimes you have to close a door to open a window, yes, but sometimes you have to open a window to Hulk-smash out of another. The Animorphs morph into mosquitoes and develop a lust for blood. The kids go to Z-space. Is it rude to ask an Andalite to lift their hoof to reveal what exactly is going on down there? Does Eddy know how to say the word “irreparably”? (Answer: no!!!) Do any of the Anidorks know how to say “Carnegie”? (Our working theory: the pronunciation is a PA thing!) What the hell is the Animorphs’ plan for abs...2025-03-1952 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!(Mailbag) Chapman’s YouTube ApologyAs Chris would say: hellooooo Anidorks! We’ve printed out all of your letters (one-sided! double spaced!) and stuffed the mailbag full of that wonderful paper— just so that we can empty it.If the uncontrollable urges of the animal morphs speak to a fear of puberty, does the threat of losing control to a Yeerk speak to fears of growing up and conforming? What makes Marco such a compelling character? What are our predictions for what will happen with Visser 1? Just how special is Chris' OCD diagnosis?Note: we'll be taking a few weeks off...2024-12-181h 24Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!The Prince and the Poppers (Book 16)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 toilet? Does Chris still hate Eddy and Miranda? What would be a better Animorphs party game: Swat the Jake or Pin the Nipple on the Andalite? Is it Michael Grant or KA Applegate that hates flying so much t...2024-11-131h 20Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!When I Said Ears, I Meant My Yeerk Holes (Book 15)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 stretching"? Do Andalites have ears simply so that Yeerks can infest them? Where did Marco learn the word "festoon"? Is Cassie an anti-vaxxer? Sure, Visser 1 may be a more effective boss, but isn't Visser 3 more fun to work for? Not that the Anidorks need to announe y...2024-10-1659 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Is a Cigar Man Ever Just a Man with a Cigar? (Book 14)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...2024-08-211h 00Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Addressing the Ellimist in the Room (Book 14)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 y...2024-08-141h 00Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!High on Thermals (Book 14)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anid...2024-08-071h 09Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!(Mailbag) The Worst of All Possible ChapmansWe 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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.comHey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air!...2024-07-3141 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!One Day Younger (Book 13)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.comHey! For r...2024-07-171h 15Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Animorphs Series Unlocked?! 5 Life Hacks Vissers Don’t Want You to Know (and Why You Should Care!!) (Book 13)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod...2024-07-1153 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Hork-Bajir+ Hidden Valley = Ranch Dressing (Book 13)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/an...2024-07-031h 05Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!We Need a Forklift to Get Us Out of This Bit (Book 13)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.comHey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on...2024-06-2754 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Anatomy of a Strong Boy (Book 13)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, m...2024-06-191h 03Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Goth Incel Shock Collar (Book 13)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com2024-06-121h 04Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!(Minisode) Failing Forwards and Upwards and OnwardsWe’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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.comHey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'l...2024-06-051h 02Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Interview: David MattinglyWe 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 h...2024-03-271h 03Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Portrait of the Artist as a Young Visser (Megasode: Megamorphs 1 - Andalite Chronicles)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 showSupport us on...2024-03-2053 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Hedrick and the Angry Inch (Andalite Chronicles)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 cre...2024-03-131h 27Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Rimming the Pocketverse (Andalite Chronicles)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.comHey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and...2024-02-2854 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Visser 3rd Wheel (Andalite Chronicles)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.comHey! For rea...2024-02-2152 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!The Only Living Rock in New York (Andalite Chronicles)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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anido...2024-02-1451 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!(Minisode) The Andalite Chronicles is for Grown-UpsA 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 showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.comHey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air! New episodes every Wednesday!!! 2024-02-0708 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Bigfoot Nothlit (Andalite Chronicles)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 asteroids? And how can Elfangor say that he does not believe in psychic things when his primary means of communication is telepathic? Props to Chris for taking over editing duties from Miranda again this week!!Support the showSupport u...2024-01-3129 minAnidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!Little Businessman Goth (Andalite Chronicles)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 will Loren be able to create out of her increasingly tattered clothing? A few other notes: 1) Chris is taking over editing duties these next two weeks for Miranda 2) if the audio is a...2024-01-2435 min