Story Time

Time to put your conspiracy caps on! The kids find out about something weird happening out in the desert by a mysterious military base. Get ready for more horse-play than you thought you could handle! 

The Grimm Brothers are back and...well they're back. Michael brings three stories for David that each have their own issues, but nonetheless lessons abound. Learn not to racistly stereotype, not to pick flowers for family, and how befriend a wolf!

It's back to the island as Eric Zipper joins in from the other room to continue our mysterious journey through Lost. Hygiene tips abound, we talk Post-Apocalyptic Christian novels, and Zipper comes around to S Club 7. Will the podcast survive Google trying to be their uninvited producer? Find out this week!

We're back with an oversized episode for an oversized story! Let's go back to the past to learn about a mysterious race know as the Hork-Bajir, an outcast's daughter, a kind dreamer, and evil ambition personified! This one's got action, drama, romance, and of course...crazy f***ing monsters!

Hang on to your fins, because the conclusion of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid is here! Get ready to take female autonomy many, MANY steps backwards...for LOVE (I think). Plus, an early form of Mersplaining!

Do we have a whale of a tale for you! Actually, there aren't really many whales in it, but it's in the ocean. Well, it's mostly in the ocean... aw heck it's the original Hans Christian Andersen story of The Little Mermaid and it's... not exactly the was you might remember. Get your sea legs ready for a saltwater story packed to the gills with...long descriptions.

This one's for the birds! We're back with the next installment of K.A. Applegate's Animorphs series, and big things are happening! Something strange is going on with Tobias but before he can figure it out the gang finds themselves in the middle of a daring escape and chase! Plus, a special shoutout to a loyal fan!

No one asked for it but we still delivered... it's time for more Hans Christian Andersen short tales! Michael has prepared three... technically stories for David's absolute disappointment. But who knows, maybe he'll learn a lesson, especially if a particular fable is just for him!

Order your room service and get ready for the big time, because we're back with more of K.A. Applegate's Animorphs! Learn the importance of listening to your body while also not learning the difference between Alligators and Crocodiles, and remember: never meet your idols!

Good God, it's time for more Brothers Grimm fairy tales, and by God is it ever always about God. Michael brings the next two coincidentally very religiously inspired fairy tales for David's (and our) collective judgement. Bad parenting abounds in this week's episode!

We're finally back on mystery island! Eric Zipper joins us again as we continue on to the exact halfway point of the show. Join us for time travel shenanigans, we say goodbye to a war criminal, and to top it all off we get a van! What fortune!

The kids stumble onto a Yeerk coverup and Jake has to make a lot of hasty decisions. Were they right? Were they wrong? Can bears handle the rainforest? All important questions. Get ready for another animal adventure where the question isn't where are we...but when???

We're finally back with the next installment of K.A. Applegate's Animorphs! An old friend of Marco's turns up, but there something strange about him. Have you ever wanted to be Spider-Man or Batman but couldn't decide which, then this is the story for you! Complete with more deeply traumatic war experiences for kids!

The Brothers Grimm train continues as Michael heads back to the beginning of the book to tell a familiar (and worse?) you may remember, plus a cautionary tale about lying roommates! Introducing TWO new and arbitrary rating systems for fairy tales, grab your favorite pot of fat and buckle in!

The boys are back to their very European roots this week as Michael brings another Grimm Brothers fairy tale! It's the original X-Men story as we discover the importance of having agency in your life choices and also the value of having demigods as free servants. Will Michael and David ever find a wealthy European benefactor? It could be YOU!

We're back! After an accidental week off, David returns with more harrowing kids vs aliens adventures in the next installment of Animorphs! Cassie and the gang find out about a logging operation in Ax's woods, but who's behind it is more sinister than at first glance. A story full of morality questions only a teenager could answer, don't miss the action this week!

It's back to fancy old England for the conclusion of jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice with Em Hantke! What happens following Elizabeth's brutal rejection of MR. Darcy? What's the real deal with Mr. Wickham? How many visits must be repaid? Will there be scandal? (spoiler for that last one- You bet there will!) Find Em on Twitter @Emburger9

*Warning* Listen to Megamorphs #1 first! Our favorite adolescent alien takes center stage this week, as David brings Animorphs #8, the first book from Ax's perspective! Find out what secrets Andalites might have, as well as a healthy amount of alien vocabulary. Most of all, find out who your true shorms are in this crazy universe.

Strap on your fancy undergarments and get the carriage ready, it's time to go to Regency era England for one of literature's classic tales, Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice. Em Hantke returns to tell the boys a story of high society, gossip, and more parties than can be healthy. Can anyone find love amid stifling tradition? Can wealthy men learn to check their privilege? Probably not, but come fi...

We made it to our first major "Season Finale" for the Animorphs series, and damn does it get crazy fast! What was supposed to be a fun weekend turns into a fight for their lives as the group deal with unknown monsters, lost memories, and even a gorilla in a car chase!

For the first time in months... Michael has brought a story! Learn the multi-generational story of a jackal who... we guess is a villain? Lessons abound in stories full of bad choices and mean creatures. What a hoot!

The continuing saga of our zoological heroes takes a turn for the cosmically weird in this week's episode. Rachel has some tough personal choices to make, but not before she decides the fate of the entire human race. Complete with time shenanigans! Can the boy's keep an internet connection long enough to find out the end? I hope so!

We're back on mystery island this week as longtime friend Eric Zipper joins us to continue through Lost. We're in season 3 and you know what that means...a slump before the show gets good again! Is Sawyer smarter than a polar bear? Will Kate be clear and straightforward with her emotions? Will David come up with a third question before he posts this?  NO!

Ah, to be young. All the emotions, the changes...the psychological damage of interstellar war. David is back to continue our epic journey through K.A. Applegate's thrilling teen space drama. The Yeerks are up to something, and Jake's Controller-brother Tom is somehow right in the middle of it. They say to know thy enemy, but this is ridiculous...

Hold on to your hats everyone, this week things go NUTS. Join us as David tells what is one of the most impactful books in the series. Facing burnout and depression, can the group stay together long enough for help to arrive? After this week, nothing will be the same again for our young heroes as we learn more about the Yeerk invasion and hierarchy. Huge shout out to K.A. Applegate for writing thi...