Thought-Speak - A Book Nostalgia Podcast

By Coleman McClung & Mitchell Olson

What's Thought-Speak - A Book Nostalgia Podcast about?

Thought-Speak is a nostalgia podcast dedicated to two grown men diving back into the books of their childhood and seeing what holds up. Hosted by Mitchell Olson and Coleman McClung.

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Thought-Speak - A Book Nostalgia Podcast episodes:

12.25.2018
A Very Animorphs Christmas!
This Speak: What if the Animorphs series had done a Christmas special? Would the Animorphs meet Santa Clause? What do the Yeerks do on Christmas? Will the kids get to enjoy their Christmas break? It's questions like these that keep...
12.23.2018
Animorphs: The Unexpected
This speak: Cassie just boarded the wrong plane... During a scuffle with the Yeerks at the airport, Cassie is separated from the others and pursued by scores of controllers. She manages to elude them, temporarily, by hiding out on a departing...
11.07.2018
Animorphs: The Test
This speak: Tobias is in over his head - again! After helping to locate a missing child in the woods, Tobias ends up in a vet's office with no way out! And it's the Yeerks that get to him first, headed...
09.25.2018
Animorphs: The Journey
This speak: Marco's got all sorts of problems! First, there's this camera he's got to snatch from some dude's apartment that just might have some pics of the team in mid-morph... The only thing standing in his way is one. Tough....
08.14.2018
Animorphs: The Familiar
This speak: Jake is having a tough time being leader of the Animorphs (and the leader of Ax). After yet another gut-wrenching battle with the Yeerks, the team is fragmented and tormented and looking to Jake for guidance, but ol...
06.18.2018
Animorphs: Megamorphs: Back to Before
This speak: Jake's had enough. Enough of the bloody battles. Enough feeling powerless to help. Enough of being an Animorph. So naturally Crayak is all over him ready to pounce, sending in the Drode to offer Jake a way out....
06.05.2018
Animorphs: The Other
This speak: Marco witnesses what appears to be footage of an Andalite on television, sending him flying from the coop over to Ax's scoop. With Ax's technological advancements they're able to replay the footage and find out exactly what they're...
05.08.2018
Animorphs: The Hidden
This speak: The hunt is on...for Animorphs, that is! Cassie is enjoying normality one day when Erek busts in and gives her a new mission: Run! It seems the Yeerks have found and repaired some downed Helmacron technology, and now...
04.09.2018
Animorphs: The Arrival
This speak: During a botched mission, Andalite Aristh Aximili (and the Animorphs!) are unexpectedly aided by extra Andalites! Aximili is enthralled with the alluring Estrid, but his Animorph allies are only certainly sceptical. Aximili of course entertains his Andalite allies...
11.30.2017
Animorphs: The Weakness
This speak: Jake's outta town or something, so naturally Rachel turns into a power-hungry dictator that takes over the Animorphs (she gets Ax too!) and convinces everyone to go out and just start attacking all the controllers they know about...
10.12.2017
Animorphs: The Mutation
This Speak: Something-something Visser Three, yadda-yadda the ocean, let's just get to Atlantis already! When the Animorphs go to Atlantis(!), they discover the undiscovered truth about the lost city of Atlantis... which is that it's not called Atlantis. Actually, it's...
08.14.2017
Animorphs: VISSER
Thought-Speak is delighted to invite you to our recap and review of a very special Animorphs offshoot, Visser. Joining the typical lineup of hosts, Mitchell and Coleman, is a brave Animorphs fan and Andalite-tier Patreon subscriber, Richard! After all, such...
07.26.2017
Animorphs: The Proposal
This speak: Marco's dad has a new girlfriend! And Marco's not too happy about it... And now it seems that stress is causing Marco to mix-up morphs! Marco tries to hide this all from his friends, The Animorphs (and Ax...
06.25.2017
Animorphs: The Prophecy
This speak: Cassie's hearing voices in her head! The voice of Aldrea, the Andalite-turned-Hork-Bajir that died in the Hork-Bajir Chronicles, specifically. Remember her?! Well she's inside Cassie now. And it may have something to do with the Arn that showed...
04.21.2017
Animorphs: The Illusion
Heya folks, we’re proud to present our review of a fan-favorite book in the series, The Illusion. This is a highly praised Tobias book that…Continue readingAnimorphs: The Illusion
03.29.2017
Animorphs: The Separation
This speak: Rachel splits in two. Shut up, don't ask questions, it just happens, okay?! Now the Animorphs (Featuring Ax the Andalite & Erek the Chee!) have to deal with two completely different Rachels. One of them is a weakling...
03.16.2017
Animorphs: The Conspiracy
This speak: Jake's great grandpa dies, meaning an out of town funeral for both Jake and his brother. And as we all know, Tom is a controller. A four day excursion away from the Yeerk pool is not something he...
02.26.2017
Animorphs: The Reunion
This speak: The Visser formerly known as One returns! And when Marco runs smack-dab into her while skipping school, he gets it in his head that he should shadow her. What could go wrong? Marco quickly finds himself breaking all...
01.21.2017
Animorphs: Megamorphs: Elfangor’s Secret
This speak: Our story begins on an alternate, time-tinkered Earth with an entirely different set of Animorphs. Jake is an authoritarian leader. Cassie is a slave owner. Marco is excited by Pong. Ax is the same. And Tobias is in...
12.31.2016
Animorphs: The Sickness
This speak: Ax comes down with a deadly and contagious case of SPACE AIDS! And just in time for the next dangerous mission to the Yeerk Pool! When Cassie is confronted by a controller claiming to be with the Yeerk...
12.07.2016
Animorphs: The Experiment
This speak: The plot is hologram-delivered to the team once again from their paranoid android friend, Erek the Chee. This time the Yeerks are up to something beefy, and it's the Animorphs (and Ax!) job to investigate a few locales...
11.16.2016
Animorphs: The Exposed
This speak: After some quick subplot melodrama, Rachel and Cassie end up at the mall (surprise surprise) where they quite conveniently encounter a malfunctioning Erek. Oh no! After helping to bail out the Chee, the Animorphs (and Ax!) are off...
09.01.2016
Animorphs: The Attack
This speak: We've got a lot of catching up to do! Mitchell, Coleman, and Nate discuss everything from Animorphs to Power Rangers to Game of Thrones! We also bring Nate up to speed on what's been happening in the series...
04.13.2016
Animorphs: The Extreme
This Speak, the guys discuss the ghostwriting process now that we're entering that territory, revisiting the "listener emails" section of the show and reading some, an argument about Visser 3's feeding grounds, Coleman's bizarre feelings on this book, Ax impersonates...
03.17.2016
Animorphs: The Suspicion
This Speak, it's the amazing shrinking Animorphs! Mitchell and Coleman discuss; the future of the Thought-Speak podcast, all the spoilers contained within the cover images, everything wrong with the Helmacrons, plenty of action filler scenes, Coleman's outspoken opinions on...
03.04.2016
Animorphs: The Michael Grant Interview
On this unfeasibly special episode of Thought-Speak, Mitchell and Coleman somehow managed to snag an interview with the man, the myth, the legend and one-half of the K.A. Applegate duo that gave us Animorphs, Michael Grant! We were lucky to...
02.26.2016
Animorphs: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles
This speak: the subtle differences between the hard & soft covers, Coleman's beef with the Hork-Bajir design, how with equal parts science and Ellimist anything is possible, how the Yeerks are like ISIS, how the Hork-Bajir homeworld doesn't have a...
02.03.2016
Animorphs: The Pretender
This speak: More cover critiques, Tobias gets hawk-blocked, weird unexplained flash-visions plaguing Tobias, the classic soap opera cliche of long-lost relatives showing up, the case of Tobias's missing clothes, a lovely visit to the Lost Valley of Hork-Bajir for...
01.06.2016
Animorphs: The Solution
This speak: As usual, we discuss in deep detail, like way too much detail, the cover illustration and the blurb on the back of the book, in-depth character discussions on Rachel and David, how David takes the 'Michael...
11.27.2015
Animorphs: The Threat
This speak: Another in-depth discussion of the book cover, more talk about how big of a D-bag David is, more character development for Cassie, poor cousin Saddler, Visser Tony’s hologram-ception plot, another mission gone awry, the many deaths...
06.21.2015
Animorphs: The Discovery
This speak: We start our review by praising the hell out of this much loved book and by dissecting our new character David, Coleman makes a bold statement right off the gate about David, why getting the Escafil device back...
06.04.2015
Animorphs: The Departure
This speak: another spoiler-ific book cover, Cassie drops out of the war again, a fresh look at the classic "hero and villain must work together" cliche, conveniently placed leopard attacks, random tangents about long-forgotten movies, a much-needed Yeerk biology lesson...
04.10.2015
Animorphs: Megamorphs: In The Time Of Dinosaurs
This week on Thought-Speak: Making fun of the terrible covers, Liz reads the back of the book, the sudden abundance of Sario Rips, we discuss what actors the characters voices might sound like, milking T-rexs, faulty morph technology, Ax adding...
02.16.2015
Animorphs: The Decision
This week on Thought-Speak: Making fun of the inside cover flap, Chapman's road rage, mosquitos! Ax's Matrix moves, a convenient POP! Is the Ellimist involved? Are there still any 'coincidences' in this world? Captain Sam the Andalite traitor, differences...
12.29.2014
Animorphs: The Underground
Today on Thought-Speak: Remember Private Thought-Speak? It's back! Also: another in-depth discussion of the cover! Does this book deserve to be more than just "the oatmeal" book? Planet Hollywood! Coincidences! Continuity! More coincidences! Nuthouses! Building a better tarantula scene! The...
12.08.2014
Animorphs: The Warning
Today on Thought-Speak: An explanation about the most recent hiatus, a revelation about Mitchell and Coleman's other projects, 90's internet lingo, more poop humor, infiltrating the WAA! HQ, the best scene with Jake's family yet, another Animorphs mission gone wrong,...
10.07.2014
Animorphs: The Escape
In this episode we're talking about when the Animorphs lose their innocence, building a better Animorphs video game, offensive parrots, Erek's under-utilized hologram powers, Coming next fall from the makers of Thought-Speak... Dolphin Rodeo!, Ocean World, #sharkpetting, why the Yeerks...
09.16.2014
Animorphs: The Unknown
In this episode we're talking about how much we miss Nate, how awesome our new opening and segue-ways are, getting tweeted at by Applegate + Grant, more making fun of the Scholastic marketing team, how ugly and wrong the...
08.15.2014
Animorphs: The Andalite Chronicles
In this super-ultra-mega-special episode, we're starting right out introducing our super-ultra-mega-special guest co-host, Nate! We'll let him introduce himself and play a little trivia game to get him warmed up on the series. That's not all, we also discuss in...
07.10.2014
Animorphs: The Change
In this episode we're talking about how terrible the Animorphs TV show is, an announcement for next week's special episode, we try out our Hork-Bajir accents, getting sexist about female Hork-Bajir, the political beef between Andalites and Hork-Bajir, the "something...
06.27.2014
Animorphs: The Reaction
In this episode we're talking about the worst Animorphs fans, the crazy amount of Andalite Chronicles ads, Jeremy Jason McColeman, lots and lots of great dialogue, the level of dedication that Visser 3 has for his job, Marco's awesome llama...
06.08.2014
Animorphs: The Forgotten
In this episode we're talking about where we're supposed to find the books, a hidden gem in the recap, how Jake might screw with Tom during their home lives, Jake's "time flashes", the Animorphs "go out attacking" mentality, the supposed...
05.23.2014
Animorphs: The Android
In this episode we're talking all about the "get morphed" contest winner, why our review of The Secret was justified, Coleman's thoughts on Chee fan art, the many near-deaths of Marco, what Z-Space "mass" might look like, awkward Rachel/Tobias flirting,...
05.13.2014
Animorphs: The Secret
This week, hosts Mitchell and Coleman talk about the longest opening recap yet, Batman vs. Spider Man, unnecessary termite morphs, unnecessary skunk side-plots, Marco's one good zinger from this book, Visser 3's new box obsession, and the ultimate weapon: skunk...
04.28.2014
Animorphs: The Alien
This week, hosts Mitchell and Coleman geek out about Ax's first official character design, how terrible the Animorphs are at watching Ax, cool ways for Yeerks to die, kangaroo battle morph, the many conveniences of the plot, how Cassie finally...
04.16.2014
Animorphs: Megamorphs: The Andalite’s Gift
In this first-ever Mega episode, hosts Mitchell and Coleman discuss the Animorph's diary exchange program, the last instance of Melissa being a relevant character, the incompetence of Rachel, the incompetence of the Veleek, Tobias the skycam, the retro book cover,...
04.02.2014
Animorphs: The Stranger
In this week's installment hosts Mitchell and Coleman discuss time travel, tattoos, time travel tattoos, the Applegate vault, the inaccuracy of the cover images, what's going on with the Ellimists?, various plot holes, and some actual listener emails to read!...
03.18.2014
Animorphs: The Capture
In this week's installment hosts Mitchell and Coleman talk dog poop, why it sucks to be a controller, more alien name pronunciations, what the heck's going on with Crayak?, Jake the sociopath, and some of the coolest most active Animorphs...
03.11.2014
Animorphs: The Predator
In this episode hosts Mitchell and Coleman discuss free book swag, the gentle and deadly nature of gorillas, the art of morphing clothes, do lobsters feel fear?, how Cassie once again drops the ball, and why you never, ever morph...
03.05.2014
Animorphs: The Message
This week hosts Mitchell and Coleman discuss the recent delays, how they really feel about Cassie, future podcast ideas, talking whales, how bad it sucks to be Marco, and how to pronounce Ax's full name. All that and more in...

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Thought-Speak - A Book Nostalgia Podcast episodes:

A Very Animorphs Christmas!

Animorphs: The Unexpected

Animorphs: The Test

Animorphs: The Journey

Animorphs: The Familiar

Animorphs: Megamorphs: Back to Before

Animorphs: The Other

Animorphs: The Hidden

Animorphs: The Arrival

Animorphs: The Weakness

Animorphs: The Mutation

Animorphs: VISSER

Animorphs: The Proposal

Animorphs: The Prophecy

Animorphs: The Illusion

Animorphs: The Separation

Animorphs: The Conspiracy

Animorphs: The Reunion

Animorphs: Megamorphs: Elfangor’s Secret

Animorphs: The Sickness

Animorphs: The Experiment

Animorphs: The Exposed

Animorphs: The Attack

Animorphs: The Extreme

Animorphs: The Suspicion

Animorphs: The Michael Grant Interview

Animorphs: The Hork-Bajir Chronicles

Animorphs: The Pretender

Animorphs: The Solution

Animorphs: The Threat

Animorphs: The Discovery

Animorphs: The Departure

Animorphs: Megamorphs: In The Time Of Dinosaurs

Animorphs: The Decision

Animorphs: The Underground

Animorphs: The Warning

Animorphs: The Escape

Animorphs: The Unknown

Animorphs: The Andalite Chronicles

Animorphs: The Change

Animorphs: The Reaction

Animorphs: The Forgotten

Animorphs: The Android

Animorphs: The Secret

Animorphs: The Alien

Animorphs: Megamorphs: The Andalite’s Gift

Animorphs: The Stranger

Animorphs: The Capture

Animorphs: The Predator

Animorphs: The Message