Manasa isn’t sure how she feels about this one. It’s because of the rapping. We realize that our earlier prediction of ToA being Glee was right. We’d like to arrest Rick for writing these haikus. Apollo raps again. There are too many ants and too many mommies in this book. This means you get more ANT FACTS!!! We hope one of you is an ant expert. If you’re an ant expert we’ll invite you onto the podcast. Camp is under attack by a giant statue. Manasa considers murdering an arrow. Apollo is sort o...
Mar 20, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 9
It’s time for the big reveal - Nero is The Beast, and The Beast is Meg’s Guardian. It’s also time for us to reveal the story we wrote in middle school and some (all) of high school. Nero has his villain speech moment. He has some German men with him. Meg is conflicted. Apollo sings again, unfortunately. Manasa is personally triggered by Nero. This book is about childhood trauma! We make fun of Nero so much that we realize we might be the villains. They have a sort of anticlimactic fight with Ner...
Mar 13, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Apollo has a bit of a menty b, hallucinates about his tree lover, and then meets one of the many Greek mommies, Rhea. We discuss the actual myth of Apollo and Daphne, and how it’s not a great look for him. Women are always wronged in myths. We want revenge. Apollo uses the power of song to fight ants and make them depressed (maybe this season is an analogy for Glee?). Apollo also decides to rap and it feels like a fever dream. The ant mother is his new mommy (again with the mommies…). Apollo reu...
Mar 06, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Meg and Apollo set off on their quest to find the Grove of Dodona. We discuss how the Ancient Greeks had a weird thing about mommies going on. We meet some geyser gods who really want reviews and then Meg gets stolen by some giant ants. Apollo immediately breaks the stupid oaths he made. Manasa wants to use a piano as a weapon. If picked up by giant ants, she would drop her piano on them. We discuss bad reviews and the only book Erin has ever left a bad review for. ————————————————————— SUPPORT ...
Feb 27, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 6
You know how we said Chiron looked bad last episode? Well, he looks even worse. It’s time to endanger children in the labyrinth! Apollo and Meg wind up in Delphi and overhear Python and a mysterious man called The Beast. We declare that The Beast is a stupid evil villain name. They return to camp, and find that two of Apollo’s children have disappeared into the woods. Resident Rich Girl Rachel returns and is here to help out Apollo. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreo...
Feb 20, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Ding ding ding, Manasa's first prediction has come true! We discover the true godly parent of Meg, but not before she uses her little angel Peaches to attack everyone. Yet, Meg's background still remains mysterious - who is her stepfather? And where did she get those weapons? Chiron is the most useless he has ever looked in these chapters. This man should not be in charge of children. Apollo gets to spend some time at camp and learns he is only mediocre at most of his skills now. Then, they begi...
Feb 13, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Meg and Apollo continue their trek to Camp Half-Blood - but not without encountering some evil trees and mysterious voices. Apollo gets to meet his children, whom he is now the same age as. Will is STILL the only medical professional around. We get to see more of Nico and Will being adorable. We realize, for the second time, that Chiron has a white stallion horse butt (not brown!). Chiron fills us in on Delphi, the Oracle that has ceased communication, and how children have been disappearing at ...
Feb 06, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 3
It’s time for Percy’s few cameo chapters!! Sally feeds and clothes everyone and we love her. Percy drives like the fire sign that he is. Manasa makes some predictions about Meg’s godly parent. We discover that these plague spirits were actually the cause of cov!d. Thanks, Apollo. Then Percy abandons us to go study like a good boy. We request that you all drive safely and not like we did in high school. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/camphalfpod?fan_landing=t...
Jan 30, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 2
It’s time to begin our Trials of Apollo journey! We discuss our breaks and Manasa tells us all the spoilers she knows for ToA (skip ahead like a minute at that part if you don’t want any!). We remind everyone that this podcast is rated E, for Erin. You’ve been warned. We then get to know Apollo/Lester and his feral child companion, Meg! Rick hooks us once again by name dropping Percy. We catch up with Sally and are very proud of her and her journey. Manasa makes some predictions for the rest of ...
Jan 23, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We are joined by the AMAZING Kristin Stokes, aka Annabeth Chase in The Lightning Thief Musical, to talk about her experience with the musical! Y’all have been asking for this one for a while, and we’re so excited we got to chat about it with Kristin herself! We answer some questions y’all sent in and also learn a very fun fact about the littlest Minotaur. We talk all things musical and how you can engage with it if you’ve never listened to it or seen it! Thanks to Kristin for joining us, you can...
Dec 12, 2022•51 min
It’s here - the end of Heroes of Olympus and our season 2! We get the final Piper chapter where she has more chemistry with Reyna than Jason, and then, surprise surprise! Leo is alive! We recap our favorite moments and thoughts from Heroes of Olympus as a whole, and then we spend some time celebrating with messages from you all. Thank you to all who have sent in messages via Instagram, email, and voice memos! We love all of you! You’ve all made this podcast so amazing. We’re so excited to start ...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 42
It’s our SECOND TO LAST episode of Blood of Olympus! How did we get here? Gaea has risen, and everyone is back at Camp Half Blood thanks to a big ole slap from Zeus. Leo’s plan goes off without a hitch, unless you count him dying as a hitch (rip Leo… or not???). They defeat Gaea surprisingly easily. Piper gaslight Gaea to sleep. Meanwhile, Nico and Will are complicit in murder. We, too, would be complicit in murdering Octavian. Also, Percy is shocked to learn that Nico had a crush on him. ——————...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 41
It’s time for the titular blood of Olympus to be spilled - but not before Percy and Annabeth make out in the Acropolis! The 7 make it to Athens and face off against a bunch of giants. Frank turns into bees and Erin loses her mind about it a bit. Thanks to an unfortunate nosebleed, Gaea rises. Nico makes it to Camp Half Blood and banters a bunch with Will. We’re obsessed with the Solangelo dynamic. Also, Mellie the cloud gives birth. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreo...
Nov 14, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 40
The 7 are still following the breadcrumbs to their next destination - first they make a stop to chat with Apollo and Artemis, where we learn that Leo plans to sacrifice himself. Leo also makes an instrument that plays beautiful music which he ruins by naming it the "Valdezinator." Then, they had to Asclepius, where we find out the reason Jason keeps getting hit in the head with a brick - he needs glasses! Asclepius also violates HIPAA. Meanwhile, Reyna, Hedge, and Nico make it to the USA and fin...
Nov 07, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Happy Halloween! It’s our Halloween episode! And what could be more spooky than trauma? Jason and Percy spend some time underwater. They bond, but not too much, because they are Men. Percy says “bro” one too many times. Polybotes shows up and loses to Percy again, and to be honest, we feel bad for him. Meanwhile, Reyna opens up to Nico about what happened to her dad. Then, Bryce Lawrence finds them, and Nico unleashes all his rage and trauma to turn Bryce into a ghost! Nico learns that people ca...
Oct 31, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Reyna and Piper chapters! Girlboss chapters! Jason’s girlfriends chapters? Together, Piper and Annabeth team up and face their fear. We can totally see the Pipabeth ship in these chapters. Reyna, Nico, and Hedge end up in Puerto Rico, in the town Reyna grew up in. We get a visit from not one but TWO badass girl groups - The Hunters and The Amazons. Reyna reunites with her sister Hylla, and they face off against Orion. Also, Manasa smack talks Denver. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: ...
Oct 24, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 37
It’s time for our first ever Nico chapters! But first, we’ve got to take a deep dive into Leo’s ~yearning~. Percy and Leo finally bond and the team has to subdue the goddess Nike. We get to see some fun Argo 2 crew time. Their chaperone is now a talking table. Meanwhile, Nico follows a ghost and meets up with his dad. We get more insight into Nico’s mind and how left out he’s felt at camp. Then, they’re attacked by some wolves. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com...
Oct 17, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 36
This week we start the fifth and FINAL book of Heroes of Olympus - we’re diving in with Jason and Reyna’s POVs. Jason comes face to face with his mother and all his trauma. He gets a ton of development in these chapters! It’s refreshing! Trauma makes characters interesting. We get our first ever Reyna POV and are reminded, yet again, how cool she is. Reyna considers adopting Nico. Move aside Percy and Annabeth - Reyna and Jason are Nico’s new parents. They’re divorced and co-parenting Nico beaut...
Oct 10, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 35
This week we’re joined by our friend Avelaka to chat about the fan theories you all have sent in, and answer a few of our many fan lightning bolt questions! Topics include: nuerodiversity in PJO and HoO, Jason’s sexuality, Aphrodite’s appearance, Manasa bullying Frank in a fight, being a demigod with no powers, and of course, Luke. Tune in to get to know Vel and hear all our thoughts on your fan theories! ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/camphalfpod?fan_landin...
Oct 03, 2022•55 min
These are the LAST PERCY CHAPTERS EVER. We are feeling emotional! But first, it’s time to chat about Hazel’s battle with Pasiphae (and Clytius). These chapters are super cool. Hazel has such a great character arc in these! The gang defeats the bad guys (for now) and all gets out safely. We love seeing them work together. We then get to say goodbye to Percy - these chapters, while not long enough, are also a really lovely ending to his POV and make us feel hope for him and Annabeth. Also… what do...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Did somebody say promotion? The above ground crew isn’t above ground anymore, as they’ve descended into the House of Hades. We also get a very odd moment in which Coach Hedge reveals that he knocked up Mellie. Frank is feeling like a real praetor, newly promoted by Jason and in command of a nice ghostly army. And in Tartarus, it’s time for the final battle, complete with elevators and Escape (The Pina Colada Song). We say goodbye to the two purest characters in this book - Bob and Tartarus Shrek...
Sep 19, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 33
It’s time for Jason’s most pointless chapters yet. He decides to choose Greek. Again. Thus he becomes son of Zuepiter. He harnesses some wind and actually becomes a horse girl. All Greek demigods are horse girls. They reunite with Leo and Erin decides to ship Leo and Jason. Down below, Percy and Annabeth are in the heart of Tartarus and approaching the Doors of Death. But they get stopped by the man, the myth, the legend, Tartarus himself!!! Tartarus has the actual coolest outfit ever. We discus...
Sep 12, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 32
We made it to Manasa’s favorite chapters - Leo and Calypso! It’s the return of cottage core queen Calyspo. These four chapters show enemies to lovers done well. We talk about the best enemies to lovers, which is Bridgerton season 2. Kanthony 4ever. Down below, Annabeth and Percy meet the embodiment of night, Nyx. Manasa claims that Nyx is a MILF. Jumping off of things with your SO is a good bonding experience. Please don’t sue us. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon....
Sep 05, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 31
We’ve made it to episode 69. Nice. Podcast over. (Just kidding!!) This week, Piper uses the power of loooooooooove to defeat Khione. Erin somehow references the Santa Clause 3, AGAIN. There are also SpongeBob references. Rick copied the SpongeBob Movie. In Tartarus, Dark Percy emerges!! Percy fights Akhlys. We discuss blood bending. Manasa likes that Percy can bend poison. We talk about all our thoughts on Dark Percy… most of which are actually quite positive! Yes Percy, go off! ————————————————...
Aug 29, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 30
God gives his strongest warriors the weirdest tummy aches. Nico and Jason are in Split. Erin has been to Split once, so can be annoying about it. Rick introduces us to the existence of gay characters. Jason literally didn’t know you could be gay before this chapter. Manasa decides Jason is actually very funny now. We discuss the outing Nico scene. In Tartarus, Annabeth and Percy meet up with Damasen, aka, Tartarus Shrek. We get some very deep reflections from Bob and Damasen. Freud would have a ...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 29
Above ground, Gale returns and the kids meet Poseidon’s weird pirate son. Hazel figures out magic! And potentially curses Jason forever (oops!). Don’t wash people’s feet for them. We actually really like this side quest. And down below, Percy fights the Arai, and we get our first taste of Dark Percy. We love to see heroes facing consequences for their actions. These are very good chapters! ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/camphalfpod?fan_landing=true SEND US A...
Aug 15, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Up on land, the team is having a rough time without MVP Annabeth. Nico acts incredibly emo and mysterious, but loses his emo card when he brings up Mytho Magic. Frank goes on an extremely weird side quest and meets the creator of Farmers Only. He also murders a bunch of fuzzy cows to save his girlfriend. And gets hot in the process of it. Nature is healing. Down below, Percy learns that riptide can WRITE! Mind blowing. Annabeth saves their butts with an idea to get a message to Rachel. And then,...
Aug 08, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 27
This week, Leo and the team end up in Bologna (vocabulary word #1) and he has some spooky dreams about Clytius (vocabulary word #2). We lose our minds over the pronunciation of Clytius. Manasa also brings up a goat that keeps burning down. Leo has to fight some demon monkey dwarves. Meanwhile, in Tartarus, Annabeth and Percy confront Kelli, and then are saved by Bob, formerly known as Iapetus. We discuss whether Percy thinks Iapetus was hot. Lots of fun callbacks to PJO in this one. Enjoy! —————...
Aug 01, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 26
We’re back with House of Hades!!! This book is already so good. Hazel gets an incredible horse girl moment. She also meets Hecate. Erin has a new favorite Greek myth - Gale the Witch. Gale was a Bad Bladder B!tch. We give you some weasel facts you didn’t ask for. Percy and Annabeth, meanwhile, are not having a good time. They take a bath in some sad water and then drink some spicy water. Manasa wonders how spicy it really is. We find an old enemy in tartarus - Kelli, who has apparently been goss...
Jul 25, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 25
IT'S TIME!!!! The final chapters are here, and they're just as great as we remember. We talk about Annabeth and her fatal flaw, and how both Annabeth and Percy's fatal flaws are what lead to their, literal, downfall. Tartarus emanates rage, which sounds like a girlboss to us. Annabeth defeats Arachne, but at what cost? Percy and Annabeth begin their very, very long fall (also, there's a Leo chapter). Huge shout out to Erica from Seaweed Brain Podcast (@seaweedbrainpodcast) and Robert (@thedammem...
Jun 27, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 24
