Story Time

Are you ready for THE WORST EPISODE? The boys battle all manner of distraction and interruption as they try to bring you a story that will sound super familiar while technically being new. Is that worth it to you? What if I said there were pigs in it? (There aren't)

Spooky season isn't over yet! Michael delivers a pretty gruesome but cool tale of terrible parenting, followed by a surprisingly bad but thankfully short nothing of a tale! Lessons abound and birds rap this week on Story Time!

**SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE** Get ready for a galaxy-spanning crossover event! David and Michael are joined by Taylor Murphy to learn the original plan for the Star Wars sequel trilogy, as told by the notes and interviews of George Lucas! Recorded live as a video show on @TheCulturedNerd and re-broadcast (audio only) here, come find out if you still would have felt so strongly about it! Don't forget to...

The kids are back and this one is BONKERS. Get ready for Animorphs Battleworld, a place where everything is for sale and Michael can't say "thwarted." And watch out for space-nazis!

Welcome to Story Time Spooky Edition! Michael is back with the next tales from the Brothers Grimm, and true to the Halloween season, they're kinda horrifying. Featuring the return of one of the top two thumb-sized adventurers and the world's earliest Yelp review!

Time for another CHILLING adventure for the Animorphs! The kids get word of a secret Yeerk project that could turn the tides and have no choice but to jump head first into the unknown, and David brings Michael along for the ride. Don't forget your sealskin pelts, it's cold out there!

Michael returns with more from our...acquaintance Hans Christian Andersen, and it's quite the doozy! A journey to find the lost garden of Eden, featuring elementals, fairies, and of course buff ladies! Be careful what you wish for!

We're finally back to our teenage heroes! It's Honey I Shrunk the Animorphs this week as David doesn't come in with high hopes that Michael will like this entry in the series but is pleasantly surprised- so maybe you will be too!

Promises were made, and promises are (usually) kept! Michael brings the larger than life tiny tale, Thumbelina! Lessons abound, animals are mean, but most of all don't forget... "You're the only audience that matters."

Ring in the fall with some very barely spooky tales! David has his gripes, but Michael presses on regardless with 3 death and devil based stories. Plus, in what we'll say is a bonus, see the evolution of the Brothers Grimm's craft with a rough draft of a story followed by the final version (this is not necessarily true but it sure felt like it).

We made it! Join David and Michael as we fly through time and space toward the inevitable conclusion of The Andalite Chronicles. David gets choked up and Michael continues to hate The Ellimist. Don't forget a jacket!

The harrowing tale continues this week in The Andalite Chronicles! Elfangor is trapped alone on the Taxxon homeworld, his friends and allies nowhere to be seen. Plus he tries Dr. Pepper! (not sponsored by Dr. Pepper) So pop open a cool, refreshing Dr. Pepper and enjoy this week's tale!

It's finally time for the story of Elfangor, the Andalite who started it all! Join David and Michael on the first part of what turned out to be a much longer story than we thought! Space politics, laser battles, and jerk dudes collide in this harrowing tale!

Back again and with more bite-sized stories! Michael sneaks a classic one in with a few...alternate choices. Then, a horrifying story even by our usual fairy tale standards, not for the faint of heart! And finally, a pretty pointless tale entailing more than one tail! 

We've got two wild and crazy fairy tales for today's episode, fresh returned from David's birthday. And no, it is NOT Thumbelina.  PLUS! David has a very special musical surprise for Michael (that he teased a few episodes ago). You don't want to miss out on this one, cuz there ain't no club like a...

The kids are at it again! Tobias is having a bit of an identity crisis, so it's a good thing someone is looking for him to make it more complicated. The first (canon) book back after the David trilogy and things don't really get much easier. But is Tobias, and more importantly are YOU ready for the truth that's about to be revealed?

The boys are back after an unintended break thanks to In-Laws and Covid, and hit the ground running. Michael jumps us back into the Grimms Brothers' catalog and boy does this one go places. Plus, David hints at an upcoming surprise for Michael.

Time for another check-in with our hosts personal lives. Michael has had a harrowing few weeks and needs David to know about it. David has an idea for a new show.

After the events of the last few Animorphs books and a rough birthday week, David gives Michael a break with the first of our non-canon, Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style story! Play along with Michael and see if you have what it takes to be an Animorph and stop the Yeerks!

Strap in and get ready, because Michael brings in the next few fairy tales and...David has notes. 

It all comes down to this! The newest member of the team has not turned out well so far, and things are quickly getting deadly. Can Rachel control her rage long enough to set things right? Have the Animorphs finally met their match? Will the leaders of the free world all be captured? There's too much going on!

It's time for another triple dose of fairy tales! Some fun and...interesting formats to these ones. Mother Goose better watch out!

The David Trilogy continues! Jumping in right where last episode left off, the gang is in trouble and it's only going to get worse from here. Laser eyes, Trick-ception, giant fleas, and a heaving helping of tragedy all this week!

Strap in and hold on, because things are about to get wild. The Animorphs find themselves with a possible new teammate, and his name is David! The timing couldn't be worse thanks to a new and incredibly pressing mission. Come on in and see the foundational story for David's theory on characters named David!

Another week, another collection of fairy tales! Michael brings the next three Grimms Brothers tales for us, and one of them is sure to sound familiar to many. The others are just...weirder. Also I know the story is really titled Little Red Cap but saying Little Red Riding Hood instead will probably get more hits. Don't at me. Or do, I guess. @TheStoryTimePod