This week the No Returns duo welcome Alyssa's spouse, Jarred, for a conversation about the hit 90s series, Animorphs.   Alyssa Savino is a writer, a pop culture enthusiast, and is "deeply Midwestern." Subscribe to her newsletter, Soft Earlobe, listen to her "mini-podcast" (often about snacks) Xylophone Break, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Kevin Krein is a writer and host of the Anhedonic Headphones Podcast. His music writing (and some of his non-music writing) is on Anhedonic Headphones, or you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Opening Credit Music: “Western Wind,” written by Carly Rae Jepsen, ; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. The Loneliest Time, Interscope, 2022. Closing Credit Music: “Too Much,” written by Carly Rae Jepsen, John Hill, Jordan Palmer, Noonie Bao, and Sammy Leighton Clay; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. Dedicated, Interscope, 2019. Additional Episode Music Credits: “Cowboys,” written by Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons; performed by Portishead. Portishead, Go!/London, 1997. "Alright," written by Pamela Valfer; performed by Kitty Craft. Beats and Breaks From The Flower Patch, Darla Records, 2024 (Reissue) “Animal, written by Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, and Robert John Lange; performed by Def Leppard. Hysteria, 1987, Mercury “All In Your Hands,” written by Craig Hazen, Julie Danksy, and David Wolfert; performed by Norman Orenstein. Animorphs, 1998. “Animal,” written by Kesha Sebert, Pebe Sebert, and Greg Kurstin; performed by Kesha. Animal, RCA, 2010. “Animal,” written by Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Edward Severson; performed by Pearl Jam. Vs, Epic, 1993. “I’m Like A Bird,” written and performed by Nelly Furtado. Whoa, Nelly!, Dreamworks, 2000. “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” written by Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, and James Osterberg; performed by Iggy Pop. The Crow: City of Angels, Hollywood, 1996. “Wolf Like Me,” written by Tunde Adebimpe, David Sitek, Kyp Malone, Jaleel Bunton, and Gerard Smith; performed by TV on The Radio. Return to Cookie Mountain, 4AD/Interscope, 2006. “Sharks,” written by Mark Sandman; performed by Morphine. Yes, Rykodisc, 1995.