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 boy!!

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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 different in Tobias' books than in Cassie's books?

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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 selectively breeding Taxxons if the war has only been going for twenty years? Where does Chris hide their emotional support spoon?

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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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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 can only pour down. After hearing that said human Controllers are disguised in an array of normal-looking human clothing, Eddy is curious what the Yeerks consider "normal-looking": business casual? various authoritative uniforms? Crocs? Chris, meanwhile, just wants to know about how they're pouring: are they climbing ladders, or is this more of a gradual ramp situation? As always, the Anidorks are on the case!!

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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 piss off by claiming that Book 13 is a contemporary retelling of Macbeth?

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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 hoof tongue.

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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 conspiracy: if his father invented the Waterpik, why is it that he never asks his models to reveal their teeth?

David was genuinely a joy to chat with, warm and approachable from the moment that he signed on to a call with three Anidorks conducting their very first interview. Despite being known for the Animorphs covers, David has had a tremendous and prolific career, beginning as a matte artist in Hollywood (including on films such as Tron and the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand) before going on to produce more than 2,000 (!!) book covers. He teaches digital matte painting and compositing at the School of Visual Arts and Pratt Institute in NYC.

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