Morphin' Buddies

Atlantis plus House of Wax?! 

Kacey and Gianni dive into this underwater episode starting with an allergies vs stress email and how it could affect morphin' time. Then, we start in the fever dream of The Mutation: underwater nukes, dead bodies on display, and evolution from sheer force of will!

To quote the episode: "it was interesting, I don't know if I learned anything, but at least it's not dull!"

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Join us on a deep dive into the long awaited book of Yeerk politics and Visser 1's backstory!

We open this episode talking about staying up late vs what is an appropriate sleepy time. Then we address a small mistake from a previous book and get a VERY detailed fan mail about the criminal background of Michael Grant!

Later on, we read a delayed Snapple fact, talk about a potential blackmailing/betrayal situation, read a subtle re...

Poodle, proposal, and pre-teen emotions: Is this book a new "The Reaction"?!

We open the episode with Gianni's story of how he got his new nickname (and now he's telling everyone). Then, discussions of ways to look at grief: either comical or tragic, adhering to previously stated fiction rules, and could this be the best Cassie book??

Plus, gripes with American Horror Story, a shocking parrot story, and expressing...

This week, we talk about one of the stronger Cassie books and get to interact with Aldrea once again!

In the beginning, Gianni gives out wedding advice and we read our first Youtube comment (along with gaining some more science/morphing explanations). Then, diving into the book, there are discussions of purity culture, a confusing battle, and remembering how we lived in Cringe City when we were younger. 

Plus, connection advice durin...

Who's ready for some TORTURRRREEEEE?!?! We've got a book half filled with pain and pleasure with our saddest bird boy (boy bird?) Tobias! Great prose, a strong, character focused adventure, and learning how to grow up.

We open with a pun email and some hair talk. Gianni tries some pun acceptance and Kacey confronts her cynicism on rom coms. Then, complaints about The Walking Dead, confusing Yeerk politics/hierarchy, and so...

Someone in the Animorphs has been split into two! What the heck!

Gianni and Kacey open this episode up with AC: Odyssey and a horror trope Kacey is SICK OF SEEING. Then, Gianni talks about the type of energy he was looking for in this book and Kacey mentions a creep she went to school with in college.

Plus, throat grabbing, bird threatening, and BLIND RAGE. All that and more in this episode of Morphin' Buddies!

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Jake's grandfather just died and his family needs to leave the city...for 4 days. Tom is upset and the Animorphs need to stop him from harming Jake's family.

Opening with some Snapple ASMR and a strong caffeine avoidance, Kacey and Gianni dive into the absurdity of this book and how things escalate WAY TOO QUICKLY. Drive bys, a kidnapping, and no contingency plans?!?!, this episode has it all. And just a heads up, there is...

Marco, mountain goats, and mommies!

We open with a Snapple-less Gianni tempting fate with a potential new oral fixation and Kacey gets excited for the end of her Invisalign journey. Then we open a science email musing on the logistics of inter-species infections.

Then, as we get into the book, we reflect on the power of choices and the pain of the choice being forcibly taken away, confusing Yeerk hierarchy rules, and the fun of getti...

Welcome one and all to our second deci-book-ennial awards ceremony, The Buddies! In this episode, we hand out awards and read through Alternamorphs #1, the choose your own adventure book. Will Gianni get stuck in morph? Will Kacey die a gruesome, squished death? And which one of our fans will be awarded Best Buddy???

Tune in to find out :)

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Time travel, an exciting chase, and a death in the group?!! Oh wait, SEVERAL deaths???

Gianni and Kacey open this episode with some "fantastic" questions, gripes about movie theatres, and Julia Roberts in the aggregate (a phrase that did not exist until now). Then, several fan mail explanations and theories, racism, and a reveal that we were not told about?? Plus a bit of teasing about next episode's Buddy Awards!

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He's ALIIIIIIIIVEEEEEE!!! Gianni opens our episode with a Snapple fact and talking about eyelids, happy to be feeling better. Unlike the plot of this book, with some characters who may not be alive much longer!

We dive into the book discussing the intertwining plots, a new peace movement, and how alien diseases can manifest in human bodies. Also, the overwhelming feeling of making decisions for the group, an unexpected deep div...

We open this episode with a surprise guest and a conversation about slow, boomer technology. Later on, Gianni gets into his current JRPG obsession, confusing Snapple facts, and more science based listener emails!

This book gets deeply into a slaughterhouse, which was unexpected. Kacey schools Gianni on cow tipping (and how it's terrible!). Plus, hate towards centipedes and long limbs, subs vs dubs, and squid dynamics. All that ...

We open this episode with a celebration and SHOTS! Kacey has some great news and Gianni harkens back to his college days with a familiar alcohol choice. A game is played and they defend their choices with ten toes down.

Within the meat of the episode lies android drama, a Wild Card, Mission Impossible coins, and one of the hosts feels like they're having a stroke. Plus, has Jake gone back to sucking?? All that and more in this ...

We open this episode with an ATTACK.....OF ALLERGIES!! Both Kacey and Gianni complain about the amount of pollen in the air. But that's not the only thing in the air...Gianni also comments on how many people he knows that are getting married and the crushing reality of his loneliness (just kidding, he's actually ok. Probably.)

Later on, we get into a genius idea sent to us in an email, what actually is the Ellimist and who...

Brrrrrr!! We voyage to the north pole this episode and open with a very creative listener email and some new science Gianni discovered recently! Then, Kacey gives a shout out, Gianni discusses his new #1 enemy, and a slight distraction of body horror leads us to talk about our favorite horror/thriller movies. With this book containing hologram variables, a grey area of (potential) racism, and the morality of eating a dead seal pare...

This week's episode, we open with Snapple love and an email from a new morphin' bud! Gianni brings up some of his favorite movies, Game of Thrones, and his frustrations with things being too goofy while Kacey enjoys the goofiness and teases a possible return of the Helmacrons. 

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Apologies for the mistake two weeks ago but we are now back on track! This episode contains a fan email about morphing healing wounds, conversations about spooky books, angry toast monsters, and TRASH (reality tv) TALK.

Connect to Mother Sky and Father Deep with us as we explore this offshoot of Animorphs!

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EDIT: Whoops! Sorry folks! Got my episodes mixed up this week and uploaded the wrong episode. Hork Bajir Chronicles will be uploaded next instead of book 24 and then we'll be back in the correct order. My apologies! Enjoy the early release!

Romance blossoms throughout this episode! We open up with a shout out to a beautiful bookshop in NYC and a new series Kacey has started on her own. Gianni comments on what he's missing ...

Here we are at the end of the David trilogy! We open with our science buddy Ryan and "Just a Bird" Jimmy, sending us emails on more science facts and our bird friend became a MURDERER?! Then, a twist ending on a stressful test Gianni takes (can our buddies see the results before they're revealed??)

Plus, overdramatic acting, boners in the sky, pitched tag lines for the next book, and a surprise vegetable comparison!

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