Centipedes and Slugs: An Animorphs Podcast

Let’s get ready to MEGAMOOOOORPH!!! Animorphs fans, were you ever impatient to get to the next book in the series narrated by your favorite character? When you realized everyone got a turn to narrate in Megamorphs, was it a dream come true? Join Maddie and Lydia as they discuss Megamorphs 1: The Andalite’s Gift and…

It took a while, but it’s finally here! We are talking, of course, about Rachel’s iconic bear morph. In this episode of Centipedes and Slugs, Maddie and Lydia discuss the always-confusing mechanics of morphing and the always-annoying powers of The Ellimist. Prepare to learn a little bit about K.A. Applegate’s misunderstanding of bears (not carnivorous,…

Maddie the Yeerk sympathizer is so excited, because in The Capture, Jake bonds (in a literal sense) with a Yeerk! Jake also…*checks notes* kills several Yeerks. Meanwhile, Lydia’s got some things to say about roach motels (don’t use them) and speculative science. What’s the evolutionary history of the Yeerk homeworld? Are the Yeerks performing a…

Holy cinnamon-buzah, the gang’s all here! With Ax now officially on the team, it’s only natural that Maddie and Lydia spend most of their time this episode talking about everything but the Animorphs. That’s not entirely true – did you hear there is going to be an Animorphs movie? Will Centipedes and Slugs be invited…

Do you remember the nineties? Remember Free Willy? Or Friends? Then The Message is for you! Join Maddie and Lydia as they try to paint a picture of just how mainstream it was to revere whales and dolphins as uniquely enlighted beings back when this book was written. They also begin to unpack Cassie’s status…

This is the episode where Centipedes and Slugs finally gets its name. It’s also the heaviest episode to date. Maddie and Lydia discuss The Encounter, a children’s book that really snuck some heavy yet important topics past the censors. It’s also a book with some outdated info about wolf behavior. Friendly reminder: there will be…

Centipedes and Slugs still hadn’t been named when this episode was recorded, but that doesn’t stop Maddie and Lydia from diving into The Visitor. They tackle the important questions like: Why does Visser 3 like cats so much? Would therapy be good for Visser 3? What is Yeerk culture, anyway? There is even some discussion…

In the inaugural episode of Centipedes and Slugs, Maddie and Lydia haven’t yet settled on a title for this Animorphs podcast, but they have settled on their allegience to Taxxons and Yeerks. But they also support the Animorphs, they swear. While discussing The Invasion, Maddie tells us all about how Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant…