Cates and Bug talk about the role of the monomyth and The Invasion as a hero's journey.

Transcript here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/en9i88bltmvkoqa/Fandalite%20Academy%20Transcript%2001%20-%20The%20Invasion%2C%20AKA%20Not%20Your%20Grandfather%27s%20Heroes.pdf?dl=0

1. The Invasion, AKA Not Your Grandfather's Heroes

Tune in to this week's episode to hear Bug talk about metacognition in dolphins (no, seriously) and Cates talk about song, dance, and the power of friendship.
Transcript is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rm8jjgzcnq42r3u/Fandalite%20Academy%2C%20Episode%204%20The%20Message%2C%20AKA%20Welcome%20to%20the%20Island%20of%20Misfit%20Toys%20.pdf?dl=0

4. The Message, AKA Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys

In this week's episode, Bug and Cates debate what makes a human a human--is it free will? A brain? A soul? A body? More importantly, who gets to decide? Bug discusses how the Chee would fit into the theory of extropy and gives a brief history of science fiction, while Cates breaks down the logical fallacies inherent in the Chee and wonders if Applegate was aware she was writing a post-humanist text.

10. The Android, AKA Do Animorphs Dream of Electric Chee?

Welcome to the Fandalite Academy, your source for all the psychological and literary theory behind Animorphs that you neither wanted nor needed.  We post episodes on alternate Sundays, so tune in once every two weeks to hear us gush about Animorphs.

Bug is a Ph.D student in Social Psychology who researches narrative persuasion and reads too many sci fi novels.

Cates is a PhD student in Children's Literature who researches depictions of trauma and recovery in children's fantasy novels. She is owned by a chihuahua with delusions of cat-dom.

4. The Message, AKA Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys

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