Is Rachel stupidly brave or lovably impulsive? Are Taxxons unambiguously evil or just another victim of the anti-swarm agenda? Is a cockroach morph ever just a cockroach morph? Read along with three friends as they go through the series and try to answer the Animorphs’ toughest questions.
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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 are these mysterious new aliens, the Leerans, and why are they so silly looking? If this very memorably described Royan Island is never going to come up again, could we at least turn it into a Hitman …
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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 cheese tastes blue, argue about which of the other Animorphs each member is least connected to, and learn the truth about whether raccoons, our lovely little washing bears, really do wash their food. Sup…
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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 Visser 3's plan to infest the US military in a haunted house ride! They chase Visser 3 through a marching band parade filled with Looney Tunes characters! This book is bonkers in the best way. We have so m…
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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 shoot suspicious horses on sight. Miranda wants to know more about this mysterious person eating an open container of yogurt in the middle of Zone 91 (could it be our beloved Eileen, graduated to the …
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Is a Cigar Man Ever Just a Man with a Cigar? (Book 14)
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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 to morph into her new horse morph and ends up competing in a very close race. Do the Yeerks infesting humans ever come to truly love the human jobs that they’re performing? Since Tobias is no longer …
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Addressing the Ellimist in the Room (Book 14)
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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 first official meeting as the Morphing Committee to decide whether Tobias should have his morphing privileges revoked until he can get his act together. Does this book confirm that a culture of modes…
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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!! Things get strange right away as Cassie and Rachel investigate a mysterious, payphone-using horse and meet an all-time great NPC in Crazy Helen. What is with all of the pooping in this book? Can we possib…
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(Mailbag) The Worst of All Possible Chapmans
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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 lovely Tobias just get along when they have so much in common? And why does Eddy have that suspicious twinkle in his eye— is that his spoiler face?? Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patr…
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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 the Animorphs ever morph into Ax to disguise themselves as Andalites? Why does Tobias speak like a prospector from the 1800s? And will one of you cowards please just give him a hug? Tobias is our special bo…
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Animorphs Series Unlocked?! 5 Life Hacks Vissers Don’t Want You to Know (and Why You Should Care!!) (Book 13)
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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 all of these resources to track down two Hork Bajir? Salad tossers or salad shooters? Do the Hork Bajir have the most depressing backstory in the entire series? And how are the themes of violence diffe…
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Hork-Bajir+ Hidden Valley = Ranch Dressing (Book 13)
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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. How far along in his Andalite deprogramming is Ax at this point? Is there anything sadder than Tobias’ backstory? How many judges would get eaten at a Taxxon Dog Show? How long have the Yeerks been se…
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We Need a Forklift to Get Us Out of This Bit (Book 13)
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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 Animorphs continue to age while they’re morphed, or does the healing power of morphing actually slow down the aging process? And which rides would we include in a hypothetical Animorphs amusement park…
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Anatomy of a Strong Boy (Book 13)
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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 alarm about the the escaping Hork-Bajir, KA Applegate tells us that "up from the hole in the ground humans poured." Miranda wants to know if it's accurate to say that something can pour up, or if things…
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Goth Incel Shock Collar (Book 13)
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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 the others!!) Does anything feel more queer in this series than Tobias having to watch from the sidelines as his friends experience the childhood that he's missing out on? And how many people can we pis…
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(Minisode) Failing Forwards and Upwards and Onwards
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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 listener, speculate about why KA Applegate hasn't called into the podcast yet, and discuss whether that mysterious dark force from the end of Andalite Chronicles has influenced Miranda to deny the existence of ho…
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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 about everything from his process of designing the book covers to his prized framed bug collection to the rise of AI art and what it means for visual artists. More importantly, we press him with our …
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Visser (Megasode: Megamorphs 1 - Andalite Chronicles)
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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 asked why the Animorphs fight, is this portion of the series asking what the cost of fighting is? Miranda wonders what the original Spider-Man movies tell us about what’s to come in the series, Eddy is s…
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Hedrick and the Angry Inch (Andalite Chronicles)
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We finally finished the Andalite Chronicles! In this supersized episode, Elfangor goes to college, Loren ages rapidly to a narratively convenient age, and we finally learn the extraordinary origin of a beloved character: Hedrick Chapman!! If the Yeerk invasion is just starting in the 80s, why isn’t it further along in the main series books? Who is …
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Rimming the Pocketverse (Andalite Chronicles)
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In which Loren introduces Elfy to her mother and we find ourselves confounded by conspiracy after conspiracy. Why does Elfangor insist on pretending that he has never encountered cloth, taste, or roads? Why does he not run into a single figure from his past in this pocket universe when Loren's sector is so crowded? Do Andalites have nipples? We nee…
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Visser 3rd Wheel (Andalite Chronicles)
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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, splashes around in the water with Loren, and meets Visser 3(2)‘s bizarre new minions. How lubricated is the Andalite musculature? Could halal falafel, made with garbanzo beans = Hala Fala, the garabah…
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The Only Living Rock in New York (Andalite Chronicles)
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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 the Time Matrix. Is Elfangor blaming himself a little too much? Will the Animorphs ever acquire a living asteroid morph? And is Elfangor’s central dilemma in these books that he wants to hold the very ha…
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(Minisode) The Andalite Chronicles is for Grown-Ups
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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 show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air!…
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Bigfoot Nothlit (Andalite Chronicles)
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We finally conclude the second part of Andalite Chronicles with a big showdown involving Elfangor, Loren, Visser 3(2), and... living asteroids? Does every Visser have their own blade shape, and how did Visser 32 receive one so quickly after his promotion? Is Andalite space travel going to be forever changed by the discovery of these living asteroid…
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Little Businessman Goth (Andalite Chronicles)
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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. Just how old are Loren and Chapman supposed to be, and does this explain why Chapman is such an emotional terrorist? What do you call a combination of a hiss and a snort? And just how many bandages wil…
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War Daddy Alloran (Andalite Chronicles)
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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 Arbron is to the Living Hive? Do these book think Alloran is one bad egg or that the entire Andalite system is the problem? And why is Sub-Visser 7 finally infesting Alloran so goddamn satisfying? Support…
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I Took Two Dates to the Revolution (Andalite Chronicles)
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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 a revolution. Is the Living Hive the Taxxon planet’s version of Earth’s Great Ones (aka whales)? How did Arbron manage to undergo an entire series’ worth of emotional growth in fifteen minutes? And do…
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Taxxon Lashes (Andalite Chronicles)
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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 made an appearance in the very first scene of this series, Chris can’t tell if Elfangor driving a Mustang is silly or stupid, and Eddy could not solve a riddle if his life depended on it. Support the sh…
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Taxxon Hunger (Andalite Chronicles)
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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 prejudiced against Taxxons that he no longer recognizes his friend Arbron? What does Taxxon hunger tell us about KA Applegate’s hatred of swarms? Does history contain all of the secrets we seek, or is that jus…
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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, whether Morph-Capables have the ability to edit their morphs, and the exact moment when the Skrit becomes a Na. Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitt…
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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 you! <3 Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll re…
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(Minisode) Talkin' Book 11 and 12 Blues
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Reading 5 star reviews and responding to a fan [sic] email in this week's episode!! Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air! New episodes every Wednesday!!!…
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Slug on a Throne (Andalite Chronicles)
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Terrifying light rail technology! Swaggering Hork Bajir! Andalite mystics! Mountain Taxxons!!!! Do Gedd really make the most sense as entry-level hosts for Yeerks? How does a burst Taxxon demorph? And who is that charismatic Hork-Bajir over there that sounds oddly like Julia Childs? Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/an…
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Andalite Toe Beans (Andalite Chronicles)
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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? Did Ax pass his morphing proficiency test? Which alien species has the tastiest heart? And will we ever manage to finish part 1 of this book? (Yes!! Next week.) Support the show Support us on Patreon: h…
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Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Taxxons? (Andalite Chronicles)
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We dig into Andalite bigotry, their general condescension towards the rest of the universe, and wonder when we’ll finally meet a character critical of the Andalites who isn't an asshole. Is it possible that we like Chapman better once he’s Yeerked? Will Alloran's wife be detectable by Taxxon scanners? Did Arbron and Elfangor make out? Support the s…
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Nobody Tucks Chapman In! (Andalite Chronicles)
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Andalite Chronicles might seem like an indie meet-cute about Elfangor and Loren, but maybe it's actually about Elfangor meeting Alloran. Are Loren and Chapman prisoners of the Andalites, or just unhappy guests? Can an Andalite harmonize with themself through their four hooves? Would anyone watch Chris' Cheers-in-space sitcom Docking Bay 7? Support …
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Call Me By Your Horse Boy (Andalite Chronicles)
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We’re docking and hatching our way through Andalite Chronicles, not getting stuck in the slightest on matters of hoof mouthes or Andalite poop. Are Andalites space cops? Do Skrit-Na seek out the most inconvenient spots to cocoon? Is Elfangor really into being called a horse boy? And why, why, why is Chapman just the absolute worst? Support the show…
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51 Flavors of Grass (Andalite Chronicles)
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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? Did Loren frolic in a Dome Ship with Elfangor so Natalie Portman could change Zach Braff’s life in Garden State? If you keep a Time Matrix on a Time Ship, do you park the Time Ship in a Time Garage? And …
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(Minisode) Night of the Living Gedd
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Only twelve books in and we’ve solved the series. The Howlers are secretly complicated like Daria. The Taxxons are hapless British commuters with their umbrellas turned inside out. And Jake? Jake is a grocery store. Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.…
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Scooting: A Unifying Theory (Book 12)
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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 with the other Animorphs? And is the verb “scooting” the invisible thread holding the Animorphs series together? All this and more as we finish Book 12: The Reaction! Support the show Support us on P…
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An especially silly book introduces some game-changing (game-breaking?) mechanics in its back half, and we have *questions*. Could Rachel’s morph allergy be exploited to produce countless clones? If Cassie can acquire Rachel as a morph, why doesn’t the gang just all start morphing their parents? Is Marco the llama our favorite thing in this series …
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The Garrison Keillor of Cooking Shows (Book 12)
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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 confidently say child star Jeremy Jason McCole’s name from memory. Why does Marco want to wet himself? Did we just get KA Applegate’s first successful description of an alien? Does Visser 3 babysit for all of his…
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Book 12!! Part 2!! Itchy, warm feelings and uncontrollable bodies abound in our most puberty-brained episode yet. Rachel involuntarily morphs into an elephant while reading about her crush— and then just keeps morphing… Why do adults seem to be especially dangerous in Rachel books? Do finger guns have bisexual energy? Will any of us be able to reme…
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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— nothing!!— could have prepared us for the hormonal, parasocial chaos of Book 12. Have the Anidorks ever been this divided on a book? Is Rachel stupidly brave or lovably impulsive? Is Jeremy Jason McCole just …
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(Feed Update) How To Gedd Ahead In Life
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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 end our second season with five or six episodes of The Andalite Chronicles. Assuming that we do another megasode where we talk about the season as a whole and catch up with our new friends the Veleek, the…
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(Minisode) The Funky Fresh Sounds of Animorphs
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Hey, what's that sound? Everybody look, what's going down? Eddy test Miranda and Chris's memories of sounds they've never actually heard. Lots of big text like "WHOOOOMP" and "RRRRRAAAOWOWOWOWOWRWRRRZERS". Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com Hey! F…
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The Drawer is Always Open, Tobias (Book 11)
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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, Miranda will never forget Eddie Murphy’s 2003 movie The Haunted Mansion, and Chris is convinced that the Anidorks are stuck in a (Ro)Sario (Dawson) Rip of their own. Is Visser 3 the first character to…
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My Visser, My Love, My Guy (Book 11)
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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 believes things might be weird in a “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” kind of way, which leads Chris to ask: does being the last to show up to a party always mean that all of your friends are already dead? …
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Someone to Hold My Go-Gurt (Book 11)
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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 truly hits the fan in this episode and we are doing our best to keep up. Does Jake’s dad have work friends or “work friends”? Does Chris know at least one thing about every sport? Do Taxxons have asses…
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Tell Me About That Wicked Tail! (Book 11)
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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. Is Anxious Jake our most interesting Jake yet? Are all of his books really about perception? Could all of this recent Tobias drama be leading to another of his books? And is there a missing link in the furr…
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(Minisode) Cassie, Roll Animal-Handling!
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Minisode Mailbag!!! This one is real fun! Back with Book 11 next week! @anidorkspod on twitter! Send questions to anidorkspod@gmail.com. New episodes every Wednesday!!! Hey! For real though: Leave us a 5 star review and we'll read it on the air! Support the show Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anidorks @anidorkspod on twitter! Send q…
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