Today's episode is all about pet ownership. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover enter their domestic pet-sitting era at Hecate's mansion, and last almost a whole day before chaos breaks out. Erin thinks that Hecate is actually a very good dog (and polecat) mom. The trio learns that walking a polecat and a hellhound is not for the faint of heart. Manasa deep dives on Hecate, Hecuba, and Gale, and we get a refresher on the iconic myth of Gale and the sex lives of weasels (sorry, polecats!). Percy comes ba...
Oct 07, 2024•54 min•Season 5Ep. 15
WE’RE BAAAAAACK! This week we’re talking all things Wrath of the Triple Goddess, but first, we have some yapping to do. We discuss all the new casting announcements for the show, and the TSATS sequel. Erin and Manasa realize they are Mark and Rick. Then we dive into the chapters and learn the Percy is a fall girlie. Is Annabeth a natural people person? WTF is a pumpkin spice burrito?? Why does Rick make so many pee jokes? And what kind of novels is Sally writing?? We’re asking all the important ...
Sep 30, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 14
This week, we're predicting the plot of Wrath of the Triple Goddess (out September 23, 2024!!!). But of course, we can't do things normally, because we're Camp Half-Pod. We turn our predictions into a competitive BINGO game, and you can play along and make your own BINGO sheet if you want! This is the free BINGO generator we used: https://myfreebingocards.com/bingo-card-generator We then wrap up the episode with some more audio messages and a discussion of what's next. Love you all! SUPPORT US O...
Aug 12, 2024•46 min
We are finally caught up on all PJO-universe books! Round of applause for Camp Half-Pod. This week, we are discussing the final chapters of Chalice of the Gods. Percy completes his quest, and we learn what clotted cream is (it’s a big day for all of us). The book wraps up nicely with some Sally, Paul, and Annabeth time. We wonder how Poseidon calls Percy. It reminds us of The Horse (RIP). We give our final thoughts on this book, read some theories and questions you all have sent us, and then tal...
Jul 29, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 13
This week we are joined by our friend Ishanie! Ishanie, long time Percy Jackson fan and person who knew us in high school, gets to hear us get low key emotional about growing old. Percy faces Geras, the god of old age (our predictions were right!!). We come down firmly against loin cloths. Manasa wishes Geras wore a cute old man sweater. Erin reads multiple passages from the book because these chapters are deep. Percy gives old age a nice hug, and then heads up to Olympus to help out our guy Gan...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 12
This one starts off strong, with Percy enchanting a bunch of snakes with a rainbow (the snakes say gay rights!). They complete their quest for Iris, and in exchange learn about a mysterious Gary (not the snail), who has likely stolen the cup. Percy gives relationship advice to Grover. Erin still thinks Grover is a bad boyfriend. Sally announces her pregnancy to Percy, and we come down hard against gender reveals. Percy makes sure we all know that he is a Good and Responsible Boy. He's also not v...
Jul 15, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 11
This week we are joined by our new friend Mal from Demigod Debut Podcast to talk all about The River Elisson and Yonkers. Mal confesses to crimes almost immediately. Erin thinks Grover is a bad boyfriend again. What was the point of Blanche? We’re not sure. Mal, a New York resident, gives us some context on Yonkers. We give Percy a new name. He is now known as Swimmy. Percy cleans a river, Annabeth gives a god some therapy, and Grover sings snake songs. Make sure to give Demigod Debut a follow @...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Did you know there is deep lore about Hebe and lettuce? Well, you do now! Tune in to learn about how lettuce might be Hebe’s real dad. Also, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover fight some chickens as 8 year olds (classic shenanigans). We get some insight on a normal demigod week. We lament growing older and sound like we’re pushing 60 despite not even being 30. We make some predictions for the next few chapters and then discuss fountain drinks. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/camphalfpod?...
Jul 01, 2024•46 min•Season 5Ep. 9
We are so excited to start Chalice of the Gods with you all and get back to reading about Percy, Annabeth, and Grover! We start off with chapters 1-6, and celebrate the return of first person Percy. There are some real sweet Percabeth moments in these first few chapters. Also, Sally Jackson. Percy embarks on his new quest, with the help of his besties. Manasa deep dives on Ganymede, the original twink, and we revisit our time at Rick’s book tour for this book. We finish up by discussing PowerPuf...
Jun 24, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 8
It is time for our long awaited bonus episode - that’s right, we’re going to put Erin through Tartarus. Thanks to Manasa’s coding and Sammie’s video editing, we are bringing you this brand new Camp Half-Pod VIDEO experience!! If you are listening on Spotify, we definitely recommend watching the video. If you are listening elsewhere, never fear! The video will be uploaded to YouTube here: https://youtu.be/smU9ABkStCk. If you want to try out the quiz spoiler-free, we recommend taking that before l...
Jun 10, 2024•54 min
Camp Half-Pod completes another book! We are wrapping up The Sun and The Star this week with the final chapters. Nico realizes that he can leave behind his trauma baby demons. They defeat Nyx with the help of Nyx's own children. Bob gets to see the sky again! The cacodemons are rebranded as the Cocoa Puffs, which Manasa low-key hates and Erin loves. Nico and Will get back to camp and we have a very classic Riordan ending. We then give our overall thoughts on this book, aka repeating all the poin...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 7
We lose our minds a bit in this one. Nico and Will finally reach Nyx’s house! It’s made of bugs! Manasa accuses Nyx of being poor and boring, and not able to afford real walls. Manasa also projects onto Dr. Thorn this week, in a turn of events nobody saw coming. Bob is being kept in a Bob Pod in the Bug House. Is Nico the star? Or is he actually the sun? And isn’t the sun a star anyways? Oh! And Nico becomes a father in this episode! He adopts his trauma. Somebody who wrote this book has been to...
May 13, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 6
We are joined once again by repeat guest Robert of TheDamMemePage to discuss chapters 33-38! Will fights off evil dogs while Nico befriends a mania. We see some returning characters (Small!! Bob!!) and locations (Tartarus Shrek’s Swamp). Nico and Will continue to have relationship problems. Manasa has to put the book down when we meet Carl and Bartholomew. Are antelopes aggressive? Find out here on Camp Half-Pod. Robert asks us an alarmingly depressing lightning bolt question. Erin wonders if sh...
May 06, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Nico and Will finally make it to Tartarus! Erin uses the word penchant. It triggers Manasa. We spend a while insulting Nyx and her methods. Gorgyra gives Will and Nico couples therapy. They still need more couples therapy tbh. Nico and Will make the fall via the river of pain, and land amongst bones and acid rain. Will tries to help while Nico takes a nap, but instead gets taken captive by evil birds. Also! If you want to read Erin’s book! All the info is here: https://www.ooliganpress.com/produ...
Apr 29, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 4
It’s time to learn all about Nico’s experience in Tartarus, the first time. We miss the dumb giants from Gaea’s army. Nyx has a lot of babies, including hordes of children, which is fun. Manasa accuses Erin of being a Nico. The timeline in this book is confusing, ngl. We spend a long time discussing it. We meet a gay farmer demon (slay). Then Will meets Persephone, who is incredibly hot. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/camphalfpod?fan_landing=true SUPPORT US ...
Apr 22, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Nico and Will are heading deep into the underworld. We are heading deep into Care Bear lore. We’re introduced to Epiales, the nightmare demon, and then get to see our favorite not-frogs, the Troglodytes! Manasa gives us some history on Care Bears. Erin reveals her personal Care Bear lore. Editor Sammie makes a cameo to correct said Care Bear lore. Will and Nico eat shoe lace soup. We discuss mud pie. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/camphalfpod?fan_landing=tru...
Apr 15, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 2
We’re baaaaaack! By popular demand, we are reading The Sun and The Star. We catch up on our break from podcasting, and then dive into discussing our favorite emo boy and his sunshine boyfriend. Topics include Star Wars villains, literary structure, Sally Jackson, and trauma. Nico’s culture is not your costume. ————————————————————— SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/camphalfpod?fan_landing=true SUPPORT US ON KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/camphalfpod SEND US AN AUDIO MESSAGE: https://www.s...
Apr 08, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 1
We are so excited to wrap up this series (and this season of Camp Half-Pod!)! We start off with an overall discussion of some favorite moments from the series, and then give our own personal rankings for each episode. We talk about the documentary on Disney+ and then crown our winners of our Season Superlatives. We wrap up this episode by reading some emails and listening to the nicest audio messages ever. You all are truly a blessing, thank you so much for listening and for dealing with all our...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 9
It’s the final episode of the Disney+ Percy Jackson adaptation, “The Prophecy Comes True.” Cue the tears! The iconic battle between Ares and Percy comes to life on the screen (that giant wave? SO cool). Percy goes to Olympus, and we get to meet Zeus and Poseidon. Percy returns to camp, only to be betrayed by the real lightning thief. We spend a long time talking about portal swords. Percy reunites with Sally, and Gabe gets what he deserves. Thank you both new & old listeners for joining us o...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 8
This week, we’re going down below to the Underworld in episode 7 of the Disney + PJO adaptation, “We Find Out The Truth, Sort Of.” Percy and gang heads down to the Underworld, and we nerd out about the design choices (upside down castle?? How COOL is that???). Erin teaches Manasa the word “stalactite.” We spend a long time talking about the implications of this version of asphodel. And also…. What the heck is Annabeth’s regret? Hades is introduced, and he’s honestly kind of a dork. Percy makes t...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 7
VEGAS, BABY!!! This week is all about episode 6 of the Disney+ adaptation, “We Take A Zebra To Vegas.” Erin vows to make as many Hamilton references as she can in honor of Lin Manuel Miranda. The trio makes it to the Lotus Casino and Grover loses the plot pretty quickly. We meet Hermes for the first time, and get some fun insights on parenting from him. Our new favorite scene is the parking garage scene. It lives in our minds rent free. We gush over how adorable the trio is and how fantastic the...
Jan 17, 2024•54 min•Season 4Ep. 6
It’s tiiiiiiime! We’re talking all about episode 5 of the Disney+ adaptation, “A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers.” We recorded this at 10pm so start off by apologizing for probably getting things wrong. We meet two gods in this episode — Ares and Hephaestus. It’s packed full of Percabeth moments, with the Tunnel of Love and a brand new scene involving a golden throne. We discuss the changes and theorize about why some of them were made. Includes behind-the-scenes interview audio clips from Eric Henry ...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 5
This week we are joined by The Newest Olympian’s very own, Mike Schubert, to discuss episode 4 of the Disney+ adaptation, “I Plunge To My Death.” We dive DEEP into discussion about monstrosity, and how this show is honing in on the theme of who is/isn’t a monster. Kronos is theatrical, as always. Echidna is a Karen chihuahua mom. We talk about all the changes made to the St Louis arch scene, and how they almost had us with Percy’s little sword switcheroo. Please note: episodes contain spoilers f...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 4
This week, we’re discussing episode 3 of the Disney+ adaptation, “We Visit The Garden Gnome Emporium.” It’s Medusa time!!! Our iconic trio sets off on a quest, complete with trials and tribulations, such as disagreements over the voting system, fury (not furry) attacks, and Grover singing! We discuss IN DEPTH the changes made to Medusa’s character and the way this show lends itself to conversations about monstrosity and what/who we consider monsters. Includes behind-the-scenes interview audio cl...
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 3
We’re talking all about episode 2 of the Disney+ adaptation, “I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom.” We get to see Camp Half-Blood come to life, and meet a lot of iconic characters, like Mr. D, Annabeth, Clarisse, and Luke. We discuss changes made from the book, and whether or not these changes work for us. Includes behind-the-scenes interview audio clips from Eric Henry and Jeff White (VFX Supervisors) and Tish Monaghan (Costume Designer). Please note: episodes contain spoilers from the PJO bo...
Dec 20, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 2
We analyze the first episode of the new Disney+ show, “I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher.” We talk about the changes made from book to movie, our favorite moments, and the fantastic portrayals of characters. Also, the Minotaur. Includes behind-the-scenes interview audio clips from Eric Henry (VFX Supervisor) and Dan Shotz (Executive Producer). We also listen to an audio message that makes Manasa cry!! Shoutout to Kristin. Please note: episodes contain spoilers from the PJO book seri...
Dec 20, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this very exciting bonus episode, we give you all the details on the Percy Jackson Disney+ Press Conference that we got to attend! The first conference was with Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Jon Steinberg, and Dan Shotz. We got to hear some fun stories behind the scenes of set. The second conference was with VFX Supervisors Erik Henry and Jeff White. And finally, we got to listen to Dan Henna (Production Design) and Tish Monaghan (Costume Design). We also share with you ...
Dec 14, 2023•37 min
Apollo went through his trials…now it’s time for us to put him on trial. For his crimes (and just generally everything he did that offended us). In a mock-debate style, we take turns defending and prosecuting Apollo for all the terrible things he did in Greek mythology. We discuss Daphne, Cassandra, Hyacinthus, Midas, and more myths. We use the straw man argument frequently. Please note this is all very satirical and we actually think Apollo sucks for all these crimes. Enjoy the chaos! **** CONT...
Dec 11, 2023•50 min
It’s here. It’s time to finish the last book in the last series (so far) in the Greek god universe. We can’t believe it’s been 3 whole series and 3 whole years. Erin claims that we are the Taylor Swift of podcasts. You’ll have to listen to try to understand that logic. We get sappy talking about the show and friendship, and all you amazing listeners. Apollo too gets sappy, visiting all his friends. He visits Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter. Percy got into college!! Piper is queer!! Hazel is no ...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 40
It’s the second to last episode of Trials of Apollo, and things get intense. But first, we talk about the actors strike ending, and how excited we are for the show. Erin can’t stop debating with herself this episode. She blames the cheese puffs. Apollo destroys Nero and his fasces, but the battle isn’t done. He has some sweet moments with Meg, and then thinks about generational trauma! Then heads down to Python via Nero and Python’s love tunnel. Python and Apollo fight. The Arrow of Dodona, our ...
Nov 20, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 39
