Anidorks: An Animorphs Podcast!!
Episodes
Ellimist Speed-Dial (Mail Bag)
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We empty out the mailbag and discover emails from all the way back in May, giving us a chance to revisit the dinosaurs of MegaMorphs 2 and the ethical...
Please Don't Talk About My Underbelly Hatch (Book 20)
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yeerk stealth technology returns. David freaks out. How do you fire an Animorph? What is a locker but a kind of closet? Why is Marco so preoccupied ...
The Yeerks of Being a Wallflower (Book 20)
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Animorphs learn the importance of having on-boarding procedures in place before making your first hire.Who is the war-daddiest of all war daddies?...
Escafil Me Up! (Book 20)
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Animorphs and the Yeerks have a house party in David's bedroom. The kids debate whether David should join the team. Can someone become a not...
Spy-Stomping the Spy-Floor (Book 20)
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The kids bungle their first attempt to burgle the Escafil Device. Marco becomes Spawn.Is David Boy-Rachel? Are the Animorphs fundamentally different f...
KA Works in Mysterious Ways (Book 20)
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marco flirts with everyone at school and meets a totally unremarkable boy named David. Should T’shrondra be our new Animorph instead of David? Wil...
Minisode: Nothlited Skrit (featuring special guest CJ!)
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Longtime listener and mailbag mainstay CJ discusses us to wrap Book 19! We discuss Cassie as a controversial character in the fandom, whether you can ...
A Caterpillar Named Forever (Book 19)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cassie makes the ultimate sacrifice. Then she comes back. Who is Cassie proving something to in this book: to herself, to the other Animorphs, to the...
Two Yeerks, One Ear (Book 19)
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cassie gets Yeerked. Aftran delivers an ultimatum. Whose plan was the Yeerking of the Unibank President: the methodical Visser 1, the theatrical Viss...
If Yeerks Had Fur (Book 19)
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cassie and Karen argue about ethics until a leopard attacks. Marco saves the day. How does Cassie explain all of her torn morphing leotards to her pa...
Hawks Ride Thermals to Hawthorne Heights (Book 19)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enter: leopard!!! Cassie thinks about clubbing a child. Just where did Yeerks find all of this ambition? Are lazer pointers to cats what dracon beams...
Butch Cassie & the Aftran Kid (Book 19)
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cassie quits the Animorphs. The rest of the gang stages an unsuccessful intervention. Karen tries to pet a bear. Did the other Animorphs overreact to...
(Minisode) For The Love Of Gump (Part 2/2)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Animorphs Survivor 3 Kids Vs. Grow-ups (I'm not writing Grownies) comes to an exciting end! Will Cassie make it to the merge? Will the mighty tyr...
(Minisode) For the Love of Gump (Part 1/2)
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Survivor!! Ummm... something clever hmmmm Yeah yeah Eddy would write something clever here... like: On Anidorks Survivor Season 3 it&apos...
Normidorks (Mailbag)
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A double mailbag ep! We finally release the MegaMorphs #2 mailbag episode (all the way back from May!) along with a more recent email. Also— who th...
Much Chadoo About Nothing (Hork-Bajir Chronicles)
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Or, The Unbearable Anda-Liteness of Being Esplin is spared. Dak and Aldrea have each other— for now. Why do Aldrea and Dak seem unable to imagine ...
OnlyFan(dalite)s (Hork Bajir Chronicles)
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Esplin gets a promotion. Dak and Aldrea uncover Alloran's plan. Why is the world building in this book more satisfying than in the main series b...
Scruffy-Looking Tree Herders (Hork-Bajir Chronicles)
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dak and Aldrea build an army of monsters, then Hork-Bajir. Quatzhinnikon reveals all in his PowerPoint. Esplin knocks over a tree phone to build a big...
Yarn of the Arn (Hork-Bajir Chronicles)
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing: the Arn! Esplin discovers his love for method acting. Aldrea asks to speak to the Arn's manager. Was Aldrea the first “unlikable”...
Revolutionary Girl Aldrea (Hork-Bajir Chronicles)
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aldrea loses everything. Dak Hamee faces an impossible choice. Esplin experiences some back trouble. Why does Seerow get all of the blame for what ha...
Big Yeerk, Small Pool (Hork-Bajir Chronicles)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enter: Esplin!!! Aldrea becomes ChaDude— err, Chadoo. Dak goes tree-sliding. Chris introduces us to the transfixing sounds of the Speaking Tree. Do...
Unnamed Andalite Woman (Hork-Bajir Chronicles)
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wer're finally talking about Hork-Bajir Chronicles! Aldrea the Andalite meets Dak the Hork-Bajir. Tobias takes the day off. Seerow screws everyth...
An Occurence at Owl Creek Pool (Megamorphs 2)
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The kids wade in the ocean, watching the world end. Then they go home to watch TV. Does KA Applegate know where this series is going or is she making...
Crustacean Christian Side Hug (Megamorphs 2)
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Animorphs encounter the Mercora, a lovable, crablike people attempting to build a home on Earth, and immediately become conscripted into someone e...
Sunday in the Jurassic Park with George (Megamorphs 2)
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Animorphs continue their dinosaur journey!! We meet a an alien race of ant-like beings, the Nesk. Dino-Tobias hunts human Rachel. Jake morphs into...
OG Blue Prince (Megamorphs 2)
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Animorphs get nuked back in time to the Age of Dinosaurs. Rachel and Tobias get eaten. Cassie rolls a nat 20 on a survival check.How will Tobias d...
Animorphs Apocrypha (Mailbag)
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*Heads up!! We will be off next Wed, April 30th and plan to begin releasing MegaMorphs 2 (not Book 19!) on Wed, May 7th.*The AniCool Kids went togethe...
The Andalite We Deserve (Book 18)
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book 18 concludes with the reveal of the City of Worms (!!!) and a journey to a Bright Hole. Ax laughs. Do rebellious Andalites ever run away to join...
Now This is What I Call Podcasting!! (Book 18)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Animorphs chomp on some Leerans and are weirded out when they suddenly can read each other’s minds. For once the kids solve their problems throu...
Taxxon in a Pringles Can (Book 18)
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ax finds himself more torn than ever between his allegiance to the Animorphs and to his own people. A traitor is revealed aboard the Ascalin and the k...
Deepfake Jake (Book 18)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 in...
Axolatl Avocado (Book 18)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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?!...
The Enemy of My Enemy is a Q-Tip (Minisode)
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Tom Felton Beam (Book 17)
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
It's Giving Mouth (Book 17)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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? Wh...
My Four Are Too Short!!! (Book 17)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*trigger warning for discussions of SA and SA-related imagery*The gang orders the happiest of Happy Meals. Rachel has a terrifying dream. Morphing int...
Tall Enough to Pass as a Shoeless Woman (Book 17)
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
*content warning for self-harm and sexual assault imagery*The Animorphs survive a fruity, Freudian hellscape and infiltrate a mental institution. Me...
Two Geeks Make One Greek (Book 17)
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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’...
(Mailbag) Chapman’s YouTube Apology
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 wonde...
Gump It Up (Book 16)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Fiesta de Fenestre (Book 16)
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Get Behind Me, Hork-Bajir (Book 16)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Handfuls o' Jake Guts (Book 16)
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 to...
The Prince and the Poppers (Book 16)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 cr...
(Minisode) Crazy Helen, the Tribe has Spoken (Part 2 of 2)
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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? Wi...
(Minisode) Crazy Helen, the Tribe has Spoken (Part 1 of 2)
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Marco, My Son, My Little Macaroon (Book 15)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 quest...
When I Said Ears, I Meant My Yeerk Holes (Book 15)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The gang successfully infiltrates Visser 1's underwater base only to find themselves in immediate danger of being slaughtered. Rachel's head...
Chapman is Brat (Book 15)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
The Shinjification of Marco (Book 15)
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Price-Cut Polycule (Book 15)
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Blue Horse Truther (Mailbag)
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 che...
Conservation of Dookie (Book 14)
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Visse...
Marco = Confirmed They?! (Book 14)
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Is a Cigar Man Ever Just a Man with a Cigar? (Book 14)
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Addressing the Ellimist in the Room (Book 14)
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
High on Thermals (Book 14)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
(Mailbag) The Worst of All Possible Chapmans
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We 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 love...
One Day Younger (Book 13)
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Animorphs Series Unlocked?! 5 Life Hacks Vissers Don’t Want You to Know (and Why You Should Care!!) (Book 13)
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 al...
Hork-Bajir+ Hidden Valley = Ranch Dressing (Book 13)
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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.H...
We Need a Forklift to Get Us Out of This Bit (Book 13)
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Anatomy of a Strong Boy (Book 13)
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Goth Incel Shock Collar (Book 13)
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
(Minisode) Failing Forwards and Upwards and Onwards
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’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 listen...
Interview: David Mattingly
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We 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...
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Visser (Megasode: Megamorphs 1 - Andalite Chronicles)
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ask...
Hedrick and the Angry Inch (Andalite Chronicles)
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We finally finished the Andalite Chronicles! In this supersized episode, Elfangor goes to college, Loren ages rapidly to a narratively convenient age,...
Rimming the Pocketverse (Andalite Chronicles)
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which Loren introduces Elfy to her mother and we find ourselves confounded by conspiracy after conspiracy. Why does Elfangor insist on pretending t...
Visser 3rd Wheel (Andalite Chronicles)
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
The Only Living Rock in New York (Andalite Chronicles)
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
(Minisode) The Andalite Chronicles is for Grown-Ups
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 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 sho...
Bigfoot Nothlit (Andalite Chronicles)
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We finally conclude the second part of Andalite Chronicles with a big showdown involving Elfangor, Loren, Visser 3(2), and... living asteroids? Does e...
Little Businessman Goth (Andalite Chronicles)
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. J...
War Daddy Alloran (Andalite Chronicles)
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which Elfangor learns a little bit too much about Team Andalite and our favorite Visser finally becomes himself. Is Chapman to the Yeerks what Ar...
I Took Two Dates to the Revolution (Andalite Chronicles)
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elfangor learns that Arbron has been indoctrinated into a cult, experiences the joys of Taxxon mass transit, and drives a Mustang to the frontline of ...
Taxxon Lashes (Andalite Chronicles)
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elfangor had a midlife crisis in the middle of a Taxxon desert and stumbles into the stuff of Anidorks dreams. Miranda theorizes that the Time Ship ma...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Taxxon Hunger (Andalite Chronicles)
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elfangor and Arbron take flight in a Skrit Na ship! That leads to a fun podracing interlude, but also things get a bit heavy. Is Elfangor so prejudice...
Geddbanging (Andalite Chronicles)
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a lore-heavy Part 1, Part 2 of Andalite Chronicles switches gears into a true pageturner! And yet— we’re still talking about hoofkissing, wh...
(Feed Update) Phone a "Friend"
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris calls Eddy to DTR (Define The Relationship).A quick update this week! Thank you to our newest Patreon subscribers! We can't do it without y...
(Minisode) Talkin' Book 11 and 12 Blues
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reading 5 star reviews and responding to a fan [sic] email in this week's episode!!Support the showSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com...
Slug on a Throne (Andalite Chronicles)
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Terrifying light rail technology! Swaggering Hork Bajir! Andalite mystics! Mountain Taxxons!!!!Do Gedd really make the most sense as entry-level hosts...
Andalite Toe Beans (Andalite Chronicles)
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How important is it to distinguish between a creep like Alloran and a sicko like Visser 3? Does the liquid of a Yeerk pool look like grey SoftSoap? Di...
Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Taxxons? (Andalite Chronicles)
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We dig into Andalite bigotry, their general condescension towards the rest of the universe, and wonder when we’ll finally meet a character critical ...
Nobody Tucks Chapman In! (Andalite Chronicles)
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andalite Chronicles might seem like an indie meet-cute about Elfangor and Loren, but maybe it's actually about Elfangor meeting Alloran. Are Lore...
Call Me By Your Horse Boy (Andalite Chronicles)
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re docking and hatching our way through Andalite Chronicles, not getting stuck in the slightest on matters of hoof mouthes or Andalite poop. Ar...
51 Flavors of Grass (Andalite Chronicles)
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are finally reading The Andalite Chronicles and we can’t stop talking about it!! Is this the first necessary prologue we’ve read in the series?...
(Minisode) Night of the Living Gedd
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Only twelve books in and we’ve solved the series. The Howlers are secretly complicated like Daria. The Taxxons are hapless British commuters with th...
Scooting: A Unifying Theory (Book 12)
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are we the only Animorphs podcast to go long on Book 12? Should we feel sorry for Jeremy Jason McCole? Will we ever see Rachel have deep relationships...
Burp Croc (Book 12)
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An especially silly book introduces some game-changing (game-breaking?) mechanics in its back half, and we have *questions*. Could Rachel’s morph al...
The Garrison Keillor of Cooking Shows (Book 12)
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book 12!! Part 3!! We are hurtling through book 12 with the force of a lebtin javelin fish’s spear! By this point, at least one of us can confidentl...
The Most Yeerkable Dad (Book 12)
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book 12!! Part 2!! Itchy, warm feelings and uncontrollable bodies abound in our most puberty-brained episode yet. Rachel involuntarily morphs into an ...
Wiggly-Boy Chronicles (Book 12)
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book 12!! Part 1!! The Anidorks have gone from the ant colony to the Amazon rainforest, from a dystopian future to space itself. But nothing— nothin...
(Feed Update) How To Gedd Ahead In Life
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello fellow Anidorks, We’re taking this week off as a little catch-up before we drop the first episode of book 12 next week. Then we’re going to...
(Minisode) The Funky Fresh Sounds of Animorphs
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down? Eddy test Miranda and Chris's memories of sounds they've never actually...
The Drawer is Always Open, Tobias (Book 11)
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book 11!! Part 4!! The Animorphs are still lost in the rainforest, and the Anidorks are still lost in Book 11. Eddy can’t tell jaguars from cheetahs...
My Visser, My Love, My Guy (Book 11)
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book 11!! Part 3!!! Things get strange once the gang crash lands in the rainforest and Jake’s the last one to reunite with the group. Miranda believ...
Someone to Hold My Go-Gurt (Book 11)
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book 11!! Part 2!!! Most of Book 11 takes place in the rainforest, but you wouldn’t know it from the pace at which the Anidorks are reading it! Shit...
Tell Me About That Wicked Tail! (Book 11)
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We launch into Book 11, our third Jake book, and it’s a pageturner! We’re not sure anything actually happens in The Forgotten, but we loved it.I...
(Minisode) Cassie, Roll Animal-Handling!
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Minisode Mailbag!!! This one is real fun! Back with Book 11 next week!@anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to [email protected] episodes ev...