You don’t wanna get yeerked! Today we are (finally) exploring the harrowing world of the Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate, just after its 30th anniversary. None of us ever dared to read these books as kids, so we invited the best expert we know to lead us on this journey: Livi Dom! She’s read all 62 books and she’s here to make sure we get all the facts straight, even if she needs to use thought-speak to do so. So hold onto your human brains, listener, and tune in as we discuss dark yet important themes of being a child soldier, gaining empathy for your enemy, and asking “would you love me if I was a worm?”

Extra spoiler alert: This episode focuses primarily on Books 1, 2, 3, 19, and 29 but also features topics and lore from the extended Animorphs canon.

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Hosted by Michael Keane, Jino Jang-Hansen, Victoria Cheng

With Livi Dom - https://www.instagram.com/dinolivi/ 

Produced by MouseKnight Studios

Edited by Victoria Cheng

Music from WOW Sound

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00:00 Intro

03:20 Livi’s Background

08:35 Vibes & First Impressions of the World

19:39 Book 1: The Invasion

32:50 Morphing Mechanics

40:27 Where are the Andalites?

43:20 Fandom, Adaptations, and Companion Books

47:57 Taking Kids Seriously

52:11 Book 19: The Departure

1:09:57 Book 29: The Sickness

1:31:00 Other Characters Who Morph

1:37:51 Tobias

1:41:57 Choose Your Bandit

1:45:56 The Hork-Bajir Chronicles

1:51:06 The Upcoming Adaptation

1:54:11 Reading Guide

2:01:31 Favorite Morphs & Characters

2:08:00 Final Thoughts