11 episodes

Wil, a 31-year-old nonbinary war-hating weirdo who loves unsettling media, reads all 54 Animorphs books for the first time. You are welcome for podcast art that isn't them slowly turning into a creature. Join them in this New Year's resolution along with a cadre of Animorph-loving podcaster guests. Nevermorphed is a Hug House production.

Nevermorphed Wil Williams | Hug House Productions

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

Wil, a 31-year-old nonbinary war-hating weirdo who loves unsettling media, reads all 54 Animorphs books for the first time. You are welcome for podcast art that isn't them slowly turning into a creature. Join them in this New Year's resolution along with a cadre of Animorph-loving podcaster guests. Nevermorphed is a Hug House production.

    Pilot: What I Knowvermorphs

    Pilot: What I Knowvermorphs

    In this pilot episode, Wil explains everything they know about Animorphs. It's not a lot! Would they survive a yeerk attack? Probably not even a little!
    Credits
    Nevermorphed is hosted, edited, and produced by Wil Williams. Our theme music is “The Chase” by Joey Hendrixx. Our title is by Eddie Feeley, and this podcast would not exist without Mike Schubert’s podcasts, Potterless and The Newest Olympian. You can find his work at schub.es.
    Nevermorphed is a proud member of Hug House Productions. Find more at hughouse.productions, and follow us on Tumblr at hughousepods and nevermorphed.
    Want to be a guest on a future episode? Email us at hello@hughouse.productions!

    • 12 min
    1: The Invasion Part 1 with Leigh Pfeffer

    1: The Invasion Part 1 with Leigh Pfeffer

    NO TURNING BACK, NO BACKING DOWN! The first episode of Nevermorphed is here, and probably unsurprisingly, we talked about the series and Book 1: The Invasion for so long, I absolutely must split this into two episodes.
    My guest this episode (and next episode!) is Leigh Pfeffer of History is Gay. Highly recommend these episodes:
    "31. The Gaymother of Rock n' Roll, O.G. Electric Lady Sister Rosetta Tharpe""39. The Amazons: Stoner Horse Girl Warriors of Antiquity"
    Nevermorphed is hosted, edited, and produced by Wil Williams. Our theme music is “The Chase” by Joey Hendrixx. Our title is by Eddie Feeley, and this podcast would not exist without Mike Schubert’s podcasts, Potterless and The Newest Olympian. You can find his work at https://schub.es.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    1.5: The Invasion Part 2 with Leigh Pfeffer

    1.5: The Invasion Part 2 with Leigh Pfeffer

    This is the second half of our conversation about Book 1: The Invasion -- plus our very important segments: Wil's Predictions (what do we call this section? pls) and NOWVERMORPH!
    My guest this episode (and next episode!) is Leigh Pfeffer of History is Gay. Highly recommend these episodes:
    "31. The Gaymother of Rock n' Roll, O.G. Electric Lady Sister Rosetta Tharpe""39. The Amazons: Stoner Horse Girl Warriors of Antiquity"
    Nevermorphed is hosted, edited, and produced by Wil Williams. Our theme music is “The Chase” by Joey Hendrixx. Our title is by Eddie Feeley, and this podcast would not exist without Mike Schubert’s podcasts, Potterless and The Newest Olympian. You can find his work at https://schub.es.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    2: The Stranger with Leigh Pfeffer

    2: The Stranger with Leigh Pfeffer

    Time to talk book 2, The Stranger, with guest Leigh Pfeffer! This book is so sad and so good. Listen in as we talk Rachel, gender, perception, and the joys of being a cat. Speaking of which: SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR CATS!
    My guest this episode (and next episode!) is Leigh Pfeffer of History is Gay. Highly recommend these episodes:
    "31. The Gaymother of Rock n' Roll, O.G. Electric Lady Sister Rosetta Tharpe""39. The Amazons: Stoner Horse Girl Warriors of Antiquity"
    And here's some sources on Johnson & Johnson:
    "Johnson & Johnson has removed formaldehyde from its baby shampoo," Carl Franzen for The Verge, 2014"Did Johnson and Johnson Admit Their Baby Products Contain Cancer-Causing Formaldehyde?" Kim LaCapria for Snopes, 2015"Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder," Lisa Girion for Reuters, 2018"Johnson & Johnson hit by 11,000 more lawsuits linking Baby Powder to cancer after judge throws $9 billion settlement case," Jef Feeley (omg like Eddie???) and Bloomberg for Fortune, 2023"Talc Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit," Ronald V. Miller, Jr. for the Lawsuit Information Center, 2024"Latest J&J talc trial ends with hung jury," Brendan Pierson for Reuters, 2024
    Nevermorphed is hosted, edited, and produced by Wil Williams. Our theme music is “The Chase” by Joey Hendrixx. Our title is by Eddie Feeley, and this podcast would not exist without Mike Schubert’s podcasts, Potterless and The Newest Olympian. You can find his work at https://schub.es.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    3: The Encounter Part 1 with Josh Rubino

    3: The Encounter Part 1 with Josh Rubino

    CONTENT WARNING: The next two episodes of Nevermorphed discuss suicidal ideation and attempt. Please take care of yourself.
    In this episode, you'll hear the first half of our discussion on book 3 of Animorphs, The Encounter. What a terrible title for a truly fucked up and incredible book! It's Tobias time, and that means it's time to get real real real real sad.
    My guest this episode is Josh Rubino, prolific voice actor in the audio drama space! You can find his work in:
    VALENCE (please listen to VALENCE thank you)The Kingmaker HistoriesWindfallAnd more -- check out Josh's carrd!
    In the extended version of this conversation, I mentioned a bunch of other things this book make me think about. You can hear the context on Patreon, but I just recommend checking all of these out and didn't want y'all to miss out on them!:
    "Vampires" by Hi Phi Nation (Podcast)"Are the Titans from Attack on Titan Evil?" by PBS Idea Channel (YouTube)"The Artist Who Gave You Goosebumps" by ARTefacts (YouTube)"a fervent defense of love triangles" by Julia Cudney (YouTube)
    You can support Nevermorphed and get access to full episodes, early episodes, my notes for each book, and my live reactions for each book on our Patreon! There, you can also get access to our Discord. Come join us, and laugh at me for getting things wrong in the series if you want!
    Nevermorphed is hosted, edited, and produced by Wil Williams. Our theme music is “The Chase” by Joey Hendrixx. Our title is by Eddie Feeley, and this podcast would not exist without Mike Schubert’s podcasts, Potterless and The Newest Olympian. You can find his work at https://schub.es.

    • 1 hr 18 min
    3.5: The Encounter Part 2 with Josh Rubino

    3.5: The Encounter Part 2 with Josh Rubino

    CONTENT WARNING: The next two episodes of Nevermorphed discuss suicidal ideation and attempt. Please take care of yourself.
    In this episode, you'll hear the second half of our discussion on book 3 of Animorphs, The Encounter, and our extremely important segment: NOWVERMORPHS! As a heads up, this episode opens right into THOSE f****d up extremely depressing chapters. Oh, Tobias.
    My guest this episode is Josh Rubino, prolific voice actor in the audio drama space! You can find his work in:
    VALENCE (please listen to VALENCE thank you)The Kingmaker HistoriesWindfallAnd more -- check out Josh's carrd!
    In the extended version of this conversation, I mentioned a bunch of other things this book make me think about. You can hear the context on Patreon, but I just recommend checking all of these out and didn't want y'all to miss out on them!:
    "Vampires" by Hi Phi Nation (Podcast)"Are the Titans from Attack on Titan Evil?" by PBS Idea Channel (YouTube)"The Artist Who Gave You Goosebumps" by ARTefacts (YouTube)"a fervent defense of love triangles" by Julia Cudney (YouTube)
    You can support Nevermorphed and get access to full episodes, early episodes, my notes for each book, and my live reactions for each book on our Patreon! There, you can also get access to our Discord. Come join us, and laugh at me for getting things wrong in the series if you want!
    Nevermorphed is hosted, edited, and produced by Wil Williams. Our theme music is “The Chase” by Joey Hendrixx. Our title is by Eddie Feeley, and this podcast would not exist without Mike Schubert’s podcasts, Potterless and The Newest Olympian. You can find his work at https://schub.es.

    • 47 min

Customer Reviews

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3 Ratings

3 Ratings

Dalton Pfifer ,

Five Stars!

The first few episodes with Leigh (the only ones out so far as I write this) are a wonderful balance of someone earnestly making their way through these books for the first time as an adult, and someone with an established love for the series. It was a joy hearing both of their insights and analysis, and I am very much looking forward to hearing more from Wil and all the upcoming guests.

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