Animorphology

In this episode: -We read the second part of The Andalite Chronicles ! -There are cool Star Wars -esque space battles -How does Elfangor’s moral compass develop? -We learn more about the Andalites - including the horrible truth about what they REALLY look like -The Ellimist’s birthday cake

In this bonus episode, Jenny, Ted, and Gray pull out the mic for an emergency extra podcasting session to discuss which Harry Potter house each of the Animorphs would belong to. Plus: - We realize we do not know anything about Sex and the City characters - We realize we do know things about Friends characters, but the Animorphs are super not like them - What if the Animorphs were…sisters in a cert...

In this episode: The most 90s thing that has happened since the 90s Scapecrocs Skepticism around the things teenage girls like The sexual and longevity implications of morphing Gray adds another morphing rule Every balloon of mass has a story Andalites don’t sneeze

We read the first part of The Andalite Chronicles! - We learn about Andalite warrior culture, ethnocentrism, and inability to crouch - We’re introduced to this weird species called humans - Elfangor thinks about war crimes more than the Animorphs do - Gray speculates on time travel, vice principals, and Elfangor banging a human. Then she rolls her eyes so hard she gives herself a headache.

In this episode: The jungle is HORRIFYING Time travel is confusing Animorphology leadership lessons Ax becomes a hot-looking monkey Gray figures out the name of her rock band

In this episode: Another guest host! The best thing humans ever invented Is K.A. Applegate a cat person or a dog person Memory and violence Asimovian robot literature Gray officially becomes skeptical of Z-Space Food-based psychological warfare Is Jenny an android Spiders of the past and future The Dumbledore of the Animorphs

In this episode: Our first guest host! Gray's rules for morphing How good is Cassie and Jake's relationship, really? Cassie's philosophical struggles Could a skunk really defeat Visser Three?

In this episode: The Animorphs grapple with death (not literally) Ax discovers chocolate and other human oddities Jake is the morph police Warrior societies are almost universally real dumb

In this episode: Marco is a bad driver Visser 3 is a bad manager What does the Veleek sound like? The return of the whale

In this episode: Rachel + Tobias 4ever The importance of blinders Applegate does not like circuses Is the future pre-determined? Internalized misogyny

In this episode: What Jake’s family eats How big is Jake, really? Shipping that is not really justified by the book Incredibly gross morphs The Yeerk invasion plan Jake commits war crimes What it’s like to fight the Animorphs

In this episode: Gray is grouchy about plot twists What happens if your tragic backstory is an important part of your personality? Ax struggles with human impulses Marco expresses vulnerability Class in The Animorphs

In this episode: *We learn more about Andalites *Teen friendships and teen romances *Race in The Animorphs *Are whales Andalites??

A few things we discuss in this episode: Gray ships Rachel and Tobias Tobias has to fight his hawk instincts and decide what it means to be human A trans reading of Tobias’s character and coded characters in general If you could morph only one animal, what would you choose?

A few things we discuss in this episode: The font! (Gray didn’t like it.) The Animorphs vs. classic novel structure The humanity of the Yeerks Magic vs. science How much we love Rachel and Tobias Outside references: Disability and KidLit: disabilityinkidlit.com

We discuss the crazy aliens, the grossness of morphing, slash goggles, the concept of default identity in literature, the trope of the five-man band, and the way this book does not pull its punches.

Bonus: Jenny recites all of the titles of all of the books, in order.

Listen to this trailer to get a sense of what the podcast will be like!