Morph Club: An Animorphs Podcast!

Megan and Carey read Animorphs book #36 ! A cruel and uncaring god has dumped us into Emotional Roller Coaster Tycoon and removed all the exits to the park. Please send help. Or if you're stuck here with us, buckle up and enjoy: a beautiful school dance, ax's brain-appendicitis, a completely unnecessary eel caper, Erek the Chee being called on by our kids FOR ONCE, Visser 3's corporate seminar, truly horrible yeerk morphs, another trip to the yeerk pool, the bottomless pit of despair, and Actual Brain Surgery Performed By A Teen On Another (Alien) Teen. Intro & interstitial music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey read Animorphs book #35 with guest Sara Goetter (@sgoetter) Together we experience an Animorphs book that, much like A Tale of Two Cities, forces us to experience both the best of times and the worst of times. We not only bask in the delights of Ax's interior decorating skills, Ax's new obsession with soap operas and a gorilla in a denim suit, but also endure chimps throwing poop? some horrible times in a slaughterhouse?? Anyway, join us in pondering the eternal question: Got Milk? our talk with Sara starts at approx. 28 minutes in, if you'd like to skip ahead! And find her work online: Boozle (http://boozle.sgoetter.com/) Behind the Scenes (http://behindthescenescomic.tumblr.com/), Dungeon Critters(https://dungeoncritters.itch.io/)) Intro & interstitial music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/musi

Megan & Carey take a deep dive into Book 27! Join us for chat about: whales, whales, whales; Rachel & Cassie's genuinely sweet background friendship; TT (just like TT); drastic tone shifts; Rachel & Tobias's competing squid research; bird boyfriend dilemmas; Real Bad Morphs; and Aggressively Friendly Disney Cruse AI. Did you know we're good at clapping? We're pretty good. Intro & interstitial music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey take a Ellimist feild trip to a duplo block alien planet with special guest Zack Morrison! (http://paranatural.net/ and @paranaturalzack on twitter) We discuss: The Lion King?! Multidimensional beings playing chess with living beings, Iskoort beliefs about fictional characters, our ongoing attempts to figure out what the heck aliens look like, and more kisses than you would expect. Our conversation with Zack starts at about 30mins in, if you'd like to skip ahead! Intro & interstitial music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan & Carey watched episodes 9-11 of the Animorphs TV show, so it's time for our third Special TV Special! Don't you miss those special summer days we spent at our favorite internet cafe slash arcade slash insecure phone booth slash number one dog hangout? Us neither, but too bad. Here goes. Gold stars go to: My Dinner with Victor, Ax's top 10 most exquisite earth foods, and a super unconvincing teen heartthrob. Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

a groggy megan and carey dive into the first ghostwritten Animorphs book, #25: the extreme! In this book it's so cold! so cold! also discussed: shark-head aliens? Marco's failed date, Visser 3's decorating tastes, butt scratching, baby seals and Sploot: Suddenly Fingers. Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey read Animorphs book 24, The Suspicion! Get ready for this wonderfully weird Nonsense Romp, featuring: Tiny Aliens... Big Adventures!!!; just how small are Helmacrons, really; Rachel's batting cage hour; a rad alien matriarchy; figurehead captains; Big Big Jake; a dramatic leg battle; and a tragically brief pocket-sized Visser 3. Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey read Animorphs book 23, The Pretender! Check yourself into one of a popular hotel chain's fine rooms and probably also get ready to cry with us as we discuss: Tobias's terrible (and also kinda good?) birthday, hawk and rabbit metaphors, where Visser3 is now on our sliding scale of horrible, crocodiles with toupees, how much we ship Tobias/Rachel and Ax continuing to be a Very Good Shorm. Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey read the Hork-Bajir Chronicles with special guest Natalie Riess! (@snarlbear, www.snarlbear.com) Turns out the Hork-Bajir's last stand against the yeerks is not a fun time?? Lots of war crimes?? but: Alien kisses (but less alien kisses than we remembered), mention of andalites having cloud-makers, our fave villian is like super bad news (but in not like a fun way), Dak Hamee is different (In a tragic way to be honest) and Aldrea kills a jubba-jubba. (If you want to skip our recap, our conversation with Natalie starts about 40 mins in!) Intro and interstitial music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey read Animorphs book 22: The Solution! We talk about: the worst mall trip ever, how bad David is at identifying animals, a horrible lunchroom confrontation, the perils of not sleeping, Rachel's identity crisis, a brief good cousin hug, how hard it is to fight an Animorph, a bad trip to Taco Bell, one horrifying MouseTrap adventure, and oh, Cassie. Nobody is happy with this. Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey read Animorphs book 21: The Threat, with guest Coleman Engle! (@Coleman_Engle on twitter and instagram, http://colemanengle.tumblr.com/) Join us for David continuing to be a bad kid, ray-ban ray guns, Visser 3 planning a party, drawn-out flea antics, confusing column physics and a dramatic tiger vs. lion fight. (If you want to skip our recap, our conversation with him starts at about 53 minutes!) Intro and interstitial music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan & Carey watched the episodes 6-8 of the Animorphs TV show! Welcome to our second Special Animorphs TV Show Special! Plug in your zipdiscs and get cozy, cause it's time for: truly stellar animal puppet work, mystery flashlights, An Actual Lion, unsettling andalite torsos, Human Lessons, Visser 3's tragic cookie denial, and Cinnamon Boy's Garbage Journey. Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey finally begin the infamous David arc! Join us in Kisser three's limo where we discuss: David's suspicious pet names, androids eating fast food, too much chaos in one bedroom, weak andalite arms, many MANY red flags, a cliffhanger and last but not least: KISSER THREE??? Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan & Carey read Animorphs book 19, The Departure! This one's a pretty bleak story about the nuanced morality of an intergalactic space war, but it's also about how much Cassie is super into the Amazing Forgettible Leopard. Also featuring: nobody knows how caterpillars work, Survival Girl Genre Fiction, tears, and a beautiful, shining moment of Ax. If you're in the D.C. area this weekend, come visit us at Small Press Expo! Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan & Carey read Animorphs book 18, The Decision! Beg, borrow, or steal a couple bun-zuh and settle in for our talks about stomach capacity, emotional struggles, an anticlimactic rooftop battle, product placement, Space Wars, lonely psychic teens, Z-space nightmares, wartime authorities, and families lost and found. Maybe the REAL buns were the friends we made along the way?? Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan & Carey read Animorphs book 17! Grab a bowl of instant maple ginger instant oatmeal and listen for talk about: Happy Meals with extra Happy, Do celebs live at Planet Hollywood? Rachel's many rage fantasies, Jake talking to a mole, and one time when standing in bat guano was a good thing. A brief content warning: this episode involves mention of suicide and how that topic is handled by the book. Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan and Carey read Animorphs book 16, The Warning! Dig up your dialup modems and log on for a chat about good screennames, bad twins, deeply unpleasant plane trips, trauma, another round of true conspiracy theories, surprisingly decent teen advice, and surprising amounts of property destruction. Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan & Carey read Animorphs book 15: The Escape! Let's all go to the Amazon Cafe and think deeply about frog aliens, Marco and his feelings, all the adults whose lives are ruined by animorphs, so many sharks, inter-Visser politics saving the day again and one extended, somewhat irrelevant digression about driftball, Intro music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Megan & Carey read Animorphs book 14, The Unknown! Put on your Zone 91 Conspiracy Hat and join us for a chat about: Actually Evil Horses, The Most Secret Nerd Prison on Earth, Cassie's Extreme Makeover: Jeans Edition, Punishment by Parental Embarrassment, Andalite Waste Mysteries, and Visser 3's Best Worst Theme Park Vacation. Intro and interstitial music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)

Join Megan & Carey and guest Annie Mok (http://heyanniemok.com/ , http://heyheyanniemok.tumblr.com/) to discuss poor birdboy's bad day! (and one good day) plus: Hork-Bajir Romeo & Juliet, ellimist meddling, and raccoons being BAD NEWS note: our conversation with Annie starts at about 39 minutes, if you want to skip our recap intro and get right into it! Intro and interstitial music is a clip from "All of Us"(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…04_-_all_of_us) and outro music is a clip from "We Are The Resistors" (freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Ski…_the_resistors) both are by Eric Skiff(freemusicarchive.org/music/Eric_Skiff/), available under CC BY 3.0. (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#)