Animorphology

By Jenny, Ted, and Gray

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Ted, Jenny, and Gray read and discuss the Animorphs series.

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Animorphology episodes:

09.04.2023
Episode 67 (Vegemorphs Part 2): V Space Is Not a Thing
In this episode, Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss Vegemorphs (part 2).
11.28.2022
Episode 66 (Everworld #10): We Pick Up Where We Laughed Off
In this episode, Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #10: Understand the Unknown.
11.07.2022
Episode 65 (Vegemorphs Part 1): Just Vegetable Erotica
In this episode, Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss the 1998 Animorphs parody book, Vegemorphs.
11.01.2021
Episode 64 (Everworld #9): Hashtag Not All Gods
[Content warning: mention of rape and false rape accusations in a fictional context] Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #9: Inside the Illusion
08.16.2021
Episode 63 (Everworld #8): Full Tilt on the Quilt War
Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #8: Brave the Betrayal
06.07.2021
Episode 62 (Everworld #7): In the Myth House
In this episode: Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #7: Gateway to the Gods A wild plot appears! Theological discussions We hope you aren’t still playing the “Animorphology Drinking Game” because Gray says the word “interesting” like 10 times in one minute. Comparisons to...
05.03.2021
Episode 61 (Everworld #6): We're Not People And Death Is Fine
In this episode: Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #6: Fear the Fantastic The “very special episode” about homophobia Impatiently acknowledging that Christopher has “an arc” Hetwan sexual dimorphism and other cool alien stuff What was Ganymede like as gay representation in 2000? Christopher vs...
04.19.2021
Episode 60 (Everworld #5): The Destroyer Is Capitalism
Content warning: sexual abuse of a child, attempted sexual assault of an adult In this episode: Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #5: Discover the Destroyer Gray spills some more tea about leprechauns Fairies are normally cool. What happened here? In a thousand years,...
04.05.2021
Episode 59 (Everworld #4): Fellow Brick Road
In this episode: Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #4: Realm of the Reaper We get TWO quality mythology rants from Gray! Ted learns where 8-legged horse babies come from Jalil proves himself to be our most competent narrator yet
03.01.2021
Episode 58 (Everworld #3): Chicken-Product-Faced
In this episode: Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #3: Enter the Enchanted The glimmer of a larger plot What should the teens do about Senna? RENT is surprisingly useful April is funny and empathetic Tattoos and the 90s (Bonus: Gray reveals her most embarrassing...
01.11.2021
Episode 57 (Everworld #2): Bland of Bloodloss
In this episode: Jenny, Ted, Gray, and Meg discuss Everworld #2: Land of Loss What we think of Christopher and his book Christopher’s “humor” and “difficult personality” i.e. his racism and sexism Exposition we didn’t know from book 1 Opposite girls Aimless plotting We meet the Coo-Hatch The...
11.30.2020
Episode 56 (Everworld #1): Time Out for the Naughty Gods
In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, Gray, and new host Meg(!!) discuss Everworld #1: Search for Senna *This is classic Applegrant in so many ways *Where does this book fall on the Swear Scale? *The pants-wetting plothole *The (only) two characters we all liked *All cultures are...
11.02.2020
Episode 55: They're Quite Thicc (The Graphic Novel)
In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss The Invasion: The Graphic Novel *We got the band back together! *Spoiler-free discussion (no hints about the way Grine adapted it) during the first 12ish minutes *Chris Grine feels the same way about morphing as Gray...
08.17.2020
Taxxon, Taxxoff
In this episode: Jenny, Ted, and Gray host returning guests Liz, K.C., John, Lauren, Catie, Nicole, Jeremy, Emily, Claire, Rena, Meg, Joysweeper, and Kevin for a wide-ranging series retrospective How did we feel about the end of the series, either now or...
07.20.2020
Episode 54.5: No Demorphing Yet
In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss the ending of Animorphs and the series as a whole *The ten-second series recap *Did Animorphs cause us lasting trauma when we were kids? *Our desires for book characters can be very cruel *Jake needed to fall...
07.13.2020
Episode 54: What Good Heartbreak
In this episode: Animorphs #54: The Beginning In this episode: CW: Major character death, crying noises We read together and discuss one section at a time. Chapters 1-4: *Trauma at the hands of a paperback *A warrior’s death Chapters 5-9: *More emotions, especially about Tobias *Living with ambiguity Chapters 10-13: *Jake needs...
07.06.2020
Episode 53: We Do Not Have Time For An Existential Crisis Right Now
In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss Animorphs #53, The Answer for, like, a really long time *The most important answer of all: how tall is Jake? *Actually it’s mostly discussion about the tragedy of Jake, but also: *We celebrate the triumphant return...
06.29.2020
Episode 52: Jake-Tinted Glasses
In this episode: Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss Animorphs #52, The Sacrifice *Gray thinks they might kill off Rachel, and she's real mad about it *Jenny revises her end-of-series feels *The REAL secret plans of the Andalites *Why are we doing this dance with...
06.22.2020
Episode 51.5: It All Comes Back to the Animorphs
Mailbag 4! In this episode: Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss comments and questions from listeners Middle grade authors on Twitter Trans Tobias Esplin’s Gender Australia Stuff Ted Laughed At The Council rules against war crimes Taxxonomy Animal insights, starring antechinus Science corner, starring a new jingle and helpless stupid...
06.15.2020
Episode 51: T.A.B.
In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, Gray, and guest host Nicole discuss Animorphs #51: The Absolute *The “twist” of a female governor *Why is the Yeerk invasion so small and slow? *Should the Animorphs have gone public sooner? *Stealing TANKS from a TRAIN *Happy Marco and...
06.08.2020
Episode 50: Spiraling Out
In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, Gray, and returning guest host Claire discuss Animorphs #50: The Ultimate *There is some ableism here! But some good treatment of disability, too *The new Animorphs are delightful even if Jenny is mad about them...
06.01.2020
Episode 49: Your Half-Alien Bird Son Cured You
The Diversion In this episode: Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss Animorphs #49: The Diversion Is this the worst Tobias book? The first book Jenny has disliked more than either Gray or Ted! Jake is a badass (who sometimes makes bad decisions) What it means to be...
05.25.2020
Episode 48: Visser One Can Only Say Visser One
The Return In this episode: Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss Animorphs #48: The Return The Council weighs in on David’s ultimate fate Rachel’s need to fight for the good guys David’s moment-of-grace-ex-machina Ted tries to defend this book by ignoring the writing and the plot Jenny rants...
05.18.2020
Episode 47.5: Sixty-Five Million Year Plan
The Ellimist Chronicles In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, Gray, and returning guest host Joys discuss The Ellimist Chronicles *Gray updates her endgame prediction *Toomin is basically Bella from Twilight *The Ketrans are cool and not a monoculture *Lift for all!! *Turns out the Ellimist invented dogs *Free...
05.11.2020
Episode 47: This Episode is Mostly Rants
Animorphs #47 (The Resistance) In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss The Resistance *Approximate Rant Tally: Jenny: 4, Ted: 5, Gray: 9 *This book was a wasted opportunity, especially as we get to the end of the series *The depiction of Trekkies *Jake is a true...
05.04.2020
Episode 46: Hedrick Chapman's Tell-All Novel
Animorphs #46 (The Deception) In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss The Deception *A Visser Two character study *We’re mad about MAD *The need for narrative balance in fictional war *The Animorphs cry over spilled ethics *Ax plays the Hitman video game and has an...
04.27.2020
Episode 45: Does It Taste Like Z-Space?
Animorphs #45 (The Revelation) In this episode: *Jenny, Ted, Gray, and guest host K.C. discuss The Revelation *We liked this more than we expected! *Gray is so the queen of predictions *Animorphs as an Avengers movie *This would have been a great format for a...
04.20.2020
Episode 44: Yeet your phone and shoot at the animal
Animorphs #44 (The Unexpected) In this episode: *Returning guest host Rena! *Cassie’s greatest hits *The green light freeze-tag ray *Yeerk technology woes *Cassie’s ethical standards *What does it mean to be a risk-taker? *Travel to distant locations, meet people who tell you what you need to hear *The treatment...
04.13.2020
Episode 43: Literally Twirls Her Mustache And Flies Out Of The Narrative
Animorphs #43: The Test In this episode: Animorphs: PTSD Edition Tobias’ theory of radical freedom Is Tobias strong or weak? Don’t trust Taylor Deciding to blow up the Yeerk pool Yeerker lurkers Rachel’s reaction to passive killing Cassie tells Tobias it’s not okay Tobias gets resolution that the other Animorphs...
04.06.2020
Episode 42.5: Straining for Attitude
Alternamorphs #2: The Next Passage. In this episode: -Jenny, Ted, and Gray livestream the second Alternamorphs book -You becomes Youvid -The book makes LOTS of choices we would have liked to make for ourselves -We discover Visser Three’s current form...
03.30.2020
Episode 42: Measure Twice, Shrink Once
#42: The Journey In this episode: -Our first long-distance episode, please forgive the questionable audio quality -Guest host Emily Ellet, the voice of Rachel in the Animorphs audiobooks, shares her Animorphs Journey -Gray is the Queen of Predictions -Not enough Rachel and Tobias content -Did we...
03.23.2020
Episode 41: Really, Wamps?
#41 The Familiar In this episode: The two things Ted finds unforgivable How dreamy is dreamy enough? Jake’s undefined decision Spike logic Is there a Star Trek episode like book 41? “Middlegrade” violence and horror Using disability as tragedy Gray drops knowledge about moonlessness Jake argues with his subconscious Taxxons are...
03.16.2020
Episode 40.75: The Oreo(R) Police
Megamorphs 4: Back to Before In this episode: We read the first two chapters in their entirety With great power comes great responsibility, especially for Jake The series will eventually end Cassie’s magic nonsense Tobias makes sensible decisions and is the best We are not here to...
03.09.2020
Episode 40.5: There's No Moonlight in Z-Space
Mailbag #3 In this episode: -Jenny, Ted, and Gray discuss questions and comments from listeners -Visser Three’s potential menagerie -The limits of Chee nonviolence -What kind of cyborgs can morph? -Genocide vs. xenocide -How would a Taxxon wear a skirt? -How do Andalites talk at parties? -The...
03.02.2020
Episode 40: "Accidentally on purpose, we hooked up"
Book 40: The Other In this episode: - Guest host John! - Marco brings his best self to a Very Special Episode of the Animorphs - Bury Your Gay Andantes - We are desperate to identify shippy Ax/Marco moments - Subtweeting in real life - What...
02.24.2020
Episode 39: This Is Extremely Plausible
Book 39: The Hidden In this episode: -The council is divided on the existence of the buffa-human -Seagull ex machina -How good was this plan to drop an anvil on the helicopter? (Spoiler: it was not even a little bit...
02.17.2020
Episode 38: Viruses are not the same as dumplings
Book 38: The Arrival In this episode: -An Animorphs spy novel -The Animorphs break-up? -Jake as a leader -The real megamorph -Learning about Andalite society -Science corner -Moral quandaries -Ax has pants feelings -The Animorphs are really cool -Misogyny is universal, apparently -Visser 3 makes a good plan? -Andalite “humor” -9th Grade Jenny’s...
02.10.2020
Episode "37": Slap Your Thighs And Growl At The Sky
Book “37”: The Weakness In this episode: - What head canon if any can make this book better? - The Animorphs aren’t themselves - “Ew” and “?????” - Complex feelings about hubris, Oedipus and Hamlet - Jenny thinks Tobias and Rachel need to break up - Ted...
02.03.2020
Episode 37: Amazing and Also the Worst
Book 37: The Weakness In this episode: Gray, Ted, and Jenny read what is definitely, without a doubt Animorphs book 37. At least, as far as Gray knows. The Iskoort come back! The Animorphs meet their fiercest opponent ever Fun...
01.27.2020
Episode 36: Maybe orcas are like balloons
Book 36: The Mutation In this episode: This book is bad, so this episode is short Visser 3 is very bad at plans Many unmotivated actions and stupid decisions The Animorphs meet the Atlanteans Revenge as a motivation The ghostwriter knew some things and wanted to tell...
01.20.2020
Episode 35.875: "It's me! I'm a giraffe!"
Jenny and Ted make Gray choose what happens in Alternamorphs #1: The First Journey. Watch with live chat replay on YouTube!
01.13.2020
Episode 35.75: Two Yeerks, One Andalite
Visser (Part 2 of 2) In this episode: The Council of Animorphology passes judgment on Vissers 1 and 3 Yeerk torture methods Yeerk fascism Yeerk relationships, emotions, familial bonds, and allo/aromanticism The logistics of Eva’s marriage Yeerk-host emotional bleed What...
01.07.2020
Alternamorphs Livestream Saturday
Join Jenny, Ted, and Gray live on YouTube this Saturday 1/11/2020 12pm eastern for an interactive reading of Alternamorphs #1: The First Journey.
01.06.2020
Episode 35.5: There are no 80s
Visser (Part 1 of 2) In this episode: Guest host Joys! Visser 1 is a magnificent bastard Are Visser 3’s worst jokes Alloran’s fault? Marco is great, and has grown so much V3 continues to be incompetent Fighting the Animorphs is terrifying Humanity's strengths and weaknesses Marco’s mom finally...
12.30.2019
Episode 35: Euclid Did Nothing Wrong
Book 35: The Proposal In this episode: We can’t suspend our disbelief about the timeline in this one The cliffhanger ending is so exciting we have to talk about it right away What kind of answering machine does Marco’s dad have? What if the Animorphs...
12.23.2019
Episode 34: There Is No Prophecy
Book 34: The Prophecy In this episode: We consider that there might be some plot holes in this one; For example, why was Toby not really a character? The Arn’s secret evil plan; How has Jake and Marco’s friendship evolved?...
12.16.2019
Episode 33: Projectile Hoof Weapons
Book 33: The Illusion In this episode: Guest host Lauren returns! Can there ever be enough Rachel and Tobias? We’re all a little mad at Rachel Tobias continues to struggle with where he belongs Almost most of a good plan Flashes of Tobias’s life and Elfangor’s memories Jake’s...
12.09.2019
Episode 32: How I Got These Morphs
Book 32: The Separation In this episode: Guest host Meg! Gray’s live reactions to reading 32 Rachel’s inner turmoil becomes outer turmoil Is mean Rachel “crazy”? What would happen if the other Animorphs got split? We swoon over Tobias and Rachel (no surprise there) What would happen if...
12.02.2019
Episode 31: Better Parenting Through Bondage
Book 31: The Conspiracy In this episode: The Animorphs finally face realistic logistical obstacles The Yeerks are bad at things No, but really, the Animorphs give the Yeerks way too much credit Did Ax really torture Chapman? Jake’s leadership crisis The Jake-Marco dynamic The no-confidence vote How selfish is...
11.25.2019
Episode 30: 2 Alien 2 Humble
Book 30: The Reunion In this episode: Marco’s “Clear Bright Line” Lots of great relationship moments From where does Marco get his strategic abilities? Visser One is very cool The humility of Andalites Ghostwriter corner Marco makes bad decisions Gray makes a number of very specific predictions

What's Animorphology about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Animorphology episodes:

Episode 67 (Vegemorphs Part 2): V Space Is Not a Thing

Episode 66 (Everworld #10): We Pick Up Where We Laughed Off

Episode 65 (Vegemorphs Part 1): Just Vegetable Erotica

Episode 64 (Everworld #9): Hashtag Not All Gods

Episode 63 (Everworld #8): Full Tilt on the Quilt War

Episode 62 (Everworld #7): In the Myth House

Episode 61 (Everworld #6): We're Not People And Death Is Fine

Episode 60 (Everworld #5): The Destroyer Is Capitalism

Episode 59 (Everworld #4): Fellow Brick Road

Episode 58 (Everworld #3): Chicken-Product-Faced

Episode 57 (Everworld #2): Bland of Bloodloss

Episode 56 (Everworld #1): Time Out for the Naughty Gods

Episode 55: They're Quite Thicc (The Graphic Novel)

Taxxon, Taxxoff

Episode 54.5: No Demorphing Yet

Episode 54: What Good Heartbreak

Episode 53: We Do Not Have Time For An Existential Crisis Right Now

Episode 52: Jake-Tinted Glasses

Episode 51.5: It All Comes Back to the Animorphs

Episode 51: T.A.B.

Episode 50: Spiraling Out

Episode 49: Your Half-Alien Bird Son Cured You

Episode 48: Visser One Can Only Say Visser One

Episode 47.5: Sixty-Five Million Year Plan

Episode 47: This Episode is Mostly Rants

Episode 46: Hedrick Chapman's Tell-All Novel

Episode 45: Does It Taste Like Z-Space?

Episode 44: Yeet your phone and shoot at the animal

Episode 43: Literally Twirls Her Mustache And Flies Out Of The Narrative

Episode 42.5: Straining for Attitude

Episode 42: Measure Twice, Shrink Once

Episode 41: Really, Wamps?

Episode 40.75: The Oreo(R) Police

Episode 40.5: There's No Moonlight in Z-Space

Episode 40: "Accidentally on purpose, we hooked up"

Episode 39: This Is Extremely Plausible

Episode 38: Viruses are not the same as dumplings

Episode "37": Slap Your Thighs And Growl At The Sky

Episode 37: Amazing and Also the Worst

Episode 36: Maybe orcas are like balloons

Episode 35.875: "It's me! I'm a giraffe!"

Episode 35.75: Two Yeerks, One Andalite

Alternamorphs Livestream Saturday

Episode 35.5: There are no 80s

Episode 35: Euclid Did Nothing Wrong

Episode 34: There Is No Prophecy

Episode 33: Projectile Hoof Weapons

Episode 32: How I Got These Morphs

Episode 31: Better Parenting Through Bondage

Episode 30: 2 Alien 2 Humble