Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!

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 Anid...

Ax tries to get a part-time job and fights Visser 3 on top of a McDonalds. Chapman hits a guy with a minivan.  Who is Jane Carnegie and where is she?! If every Aristh gets a kafit morph, why is Ax so suspicious that Visser 3 has one? Where we robbed of an entire book of the Animorphs trying to prove that Chapman hit a Secret Service agent with a minivan? And isn’t the roof of a McDonalds the perfe...

We empty the mailbag and take a quiz for babies to test our knowledge of the series so far.  How would Ax place the other Animorphs on his MySpace Top 8? Is Eddy being contrarian for the sake of the podcast? And is Cassie a little more comfortable with violence as a solution to the problems that the Animorphs faced than we realized? Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/a...

The kids humiliate Visser 3. He retaliates by morphing into a very slow porcupine bird with bad eye sight. Has any book in the series come together so well in the ending as this one? Shouldn’t the Yeerks be cleaning all of those dead bats out of the Yeerk pool? Now that George Edelman is free, is he destined to play on the next season of Animorphs Survivor? And okay, Chris gets it, hoof tongue doe...

The Animorphs return to the Yeerk pool. Rachel goes for a swim.  How do Yeerks communicate in the Yeerk pool? Can the Animorphs ever go home again? What's with all the meaningful falling in this book? Did the Beach Boys invent The Sharing's aesthetic? Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter!  Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com...

*trigger warning for discussions of SA and SA-related imagery* The gang orders the happiest of Happy Meals. Rachel has a terrifying dream. Morphing into moles takes the Animorphs all the way from womb to tomb.  Why is Rachel’s nightmare of being infested by a Yeerk so much more powerful than Jake’s experience in Book 6? Who invented the Gleet Bio-Filter, and why does it feel like a trademarked pro...

*content warning for self-harm and sexual assault imagery* The Animorphs survive a fruity, Freudian hellscape  and infiltrate a mental institution. Meanwhile Miranda, Eddy, and Chris try to figure out what, if anything, in Rachel's past led to her self-destructive tendency to throw herself into harm’s way.  What do you mean the nail is as tall as a tall woman? Are the chefs union-approved to...

Book 17!! Rachel and the others head downtown to attend the grand opening of a Planet Hollywood, but end up saving a man’s life instead. Why doesn’t Ax thought-speak in his human morph? Could six raptors really carry a man falling from a skyscraper? Is Rachel the first of the Animorphs to say that she would give her life to save another of the Animorphs-- in this case Cassie? And since when does B...

As 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 characte...

Book 16 ends with Joe Bob Fenestre revealing that he’s been slurping Yeerk. Jake’s mother shares that she is in possession of two weapons, though unfortunately neither of them is a broad sword.  Are we the only ones who find the ending of this book to be incredible, but the beginning and middle to be a bit forgettable? How disappointed was Jake to learn that his mom’s secret “weapons” were figurat...

The gang wrecks a mansio. Jake the Tiger radicalizes some armed guards. Joe Bob Fenestre shows off his very cool bedroom.  How is it that these books can pivot between a deranged millionaire confessing to Yeerk cannibalism and the cartoon antics of Jake trampling humans as a rhino without harming anyone? Does Jake's movement speed as a tiger obey the rules of 5E? Is any species better designe...

In which Rachel gets tased, Ax gets shot, and Jake morphs into a battering ram.  Why is Fenestre more capable of fending off the Animorphs than the US military or even Visser 3 himself? Is Jake's failure to delegate tasks his fatal flaw? Just how many butt slaps are there in sports nowadays? What type of video game makes most sense for an Animorphs adaptation: a visual novel, a Telltale game?...

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 brother, but he’s also a Yeerk pretending to be his brother. What is th...

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 bet...

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 from Megamorpha 1 survive through Tribal Council? And will the Li...

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’s father Dan find love after Naomi on the island? Is Arbron a Cha...

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 the self-containment of a bubble episode? Rachel is mad at Marco...

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 si...

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 obsessed with the shark morph? Who brings guns to an aquarium? Support...

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 Eileen the dolphin trainer? And how hard is it to give the Taxxons t...

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 into a Hitman level? Where did Marco learn to stage whisper if n...

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.p...

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...

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...

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...