The tour continues as does our coverage of The Mark of Athena! Eric Schneider is back on stage with Mike to break down the next installment of The Heroes of Olympus series in front of a lively crowd in Ohio! Topics include: the Rust Belt, Thomas the Tank Engine, identity theft, Hell in a Cell, HOODSLAM, hair color tropes, Anchorman, Midwest vs. Northeast, The Home Depot, Antelope Island, bit characters, listing, DirecTV, Roman Strike Force, Blobs, Maserati cars, calcium carbonate, Dippin’ Dots, ...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 49 min
I was told the intro to Mark of Athena was intense. In these chapters, I learned why! Come listen as I'm joined by Eric Schneider, co-creator of The Last and the Curious, live on stage in Chicago not only to cover these chapters, but also to do a live-reading of the end of Ch. 4! Topics include: Open Midwest, Culver’s, Casey’s, audiobook changes, failed moves, forgiving a boyfriend, Avengers: Endgame, international travel, secret twins, Mark of Athena, peaceful vessels, Fast & Furious, offic...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 54 min
THE MARK OF ATHENA ERA HAS BEGUN! To kick things off, Johnny joins Schubes live on stage in Des Moines, Iowa in front a of a PACKED crowd to cover the intro of the third book in the Heroes of Olympus series! Topics include: Field of Dreams, Des Moines chat, mid 2000s hip-hop, Dublin Step, neutral clothing, boundaries, Chuck-A-Puck, emo girl, anniversaries, stomachaches, Remember the Titans, iPod video, Lipstick Jungle, CatDog, vulnerability corner, tattoos, enthusiasm, The Random 7, Fast & F...
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 170
The always-lovely Kelly Schubert stays up past her bedtime to make her triumphant return to the podcast so we can conclude our coverage of The Demigod Diaries! This short story was written by Rick Riordan's son, Haley, which is so freaking cool. Topics include: Board-form concrete, Rice University, DOCTORS, NY geography, Misery, slamming phones, lucid dreaming, teenage boys, coffeeshop puns, The Pour is Java, Mysterio, lawnmower Roombas, and more! TNO in Salt Lake City, Utah (and more): https://...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 169
T-N-O. 1-8-0. Sher-ry Guo. IT'S TIME. Our lovely editor is also our lovely guest for this episode, as we break down the third stories in the Demigod Diaries! Topics include: Cupola balconies, curtain walls, Facebook Official, self-charmspeak, productive procrastination, Iron Man, cleaning solutions, Taco Claus, mahogany, #grindlife, wine service, egg nog, RETURN OF CRISPY CHEESE N WEINERS, Psych, Baguette, fandom boundaries, Club Penguin, New Jersey, mandated fun, The Hokey Pokey, two-stepping, ...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 174
Liam Crowley, entertainment journalist and host, returns to TNO to cover the second story in The Demigod Diaries! Topics include: REAL ID, narration, The Great Lawn, olive pizza, combo holidays, cleats, fashion trends, hernias, network TV, PJO TV production, 420, EOD, Gandalf, Loki, D-list gods, Chekov, the High Line, claw games, The Fairly Oddparents, the second movie, NY monuments, timelines, teenage relationships, garbage plates, Spider-Man, and more! TNO live in Utah and more: www.thenewesto...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 181
Who else could be the guests for this episode other than the #1 Luke stans, the Monster Donut duo? Emily and Phoebe join to discuss the earliest chronological PJO story yet! Topics include: midnight releases, AI, signatures, curlicue, Pepsi, golf, going commando, Scooby Doo, whodunnit, hyenas, Luke + Thalia, greeting kisses, crushes, prophecies, math tests, Goosebumps, ACAB Luke, and more! TNO Live in MO, RI, and PA: www.thenewestolympian.com/live Mark of Athena Stream: https://www.patreon.com/p...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 172
Our coverage of a book has ended, meaning it's time for Dr. Moiya to provide answers to all the times Mike went "DR. MOIYA!?" across the Son of Neptune episodes! Topics include: the word biannual, Xena, The Karpoi, 4 AM, bull-horned centaurs, Periclymenus (SPELLING?), the Amazons, Bellerofon, killing your brother, appendices, French food, Battle of Carrhae, war strategies, Mars vs. Ares, basketball gods, ogres and starch, The Yule Lads, gryphons, and more! Mark of Athena Stream: www.thenewestoly...
May 26, 2025•58 min•Ep. 175
*very Europe (the band) voice* It's the final! The Son of Neptune! Episode of! The Newest Olympian! Mike is joined by TWO lovely goofballs on stage in Milwaukee, WI to break down the ending of Heroes of Olympus Book 2! Topics include: Art Smart’s Dart Mart (and Juggling Emporium), Tuna, world’s colliding, Queen Hylla Twice Killa, branding, cleaning strategies, Kintsugi, Frank’s tone, teen dating, Dune 2, Jason’s room, glue guys, obstinate headstrong girls, The Art of War, Dear Evan Hansen, love ...
May 19, 2025•2 hr•Ep. 168
Johnny is back to kick off the 2025 Midwest Tour with Mike and bring us ever closer to the conclusion of Heroes of Olympus Book 2! Topics include: Jucy Lucy, giants vs. Giants, loons, Wilt Chamberlain, Mr. Brightside, towels, Game of Thrones, checked bags, upside the head, MUSTER, whistles, GEICO commercials, bibs, eagles, Space Jam, 300, Count Chocula, Rocky IV, ice fishing, tornado sirens, high school fights, Under The Sea, mongeese, dolphins, Sailor Moon, The Timberwolves, Game of Thrones, Gr...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 178
The bus buddies are back, as Alyssa from Breakfast in Beauclair returns to TNO to break down Frank chapters, highlighting how she relates to his cultural experiences! Topics include: Leap Day, mangoes, Asian-American heritage, waiting, SNL, Waffle House, TV remotes, pockets, Animorphs, Norman Osborne, Pirates Of the Caribbean, tech aging, “WELCOME TO CANADA, IDIOT.”, trash-talk, Frank’s confidence, and more! TNO in Switzerland, Missouri, Rhode Island, and Pittsburgh: www.thenewestolympian.com/li...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 184
We're off this week, but instead of leaving you with nothing to listen to, I proudly present the first episode of my new Fast & Furious podcast I co-created with Eric Hamilton Schneider, The Last and the Curious! If you like what you hear from this first episode and want to hear the rest of the podcast, you can access all 13 episodes completely ad-free at thelastandthecurio.us for just $5! We've been working on this pod since 2023 and are incredibly proud of the result, so we hope you enjoy ...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 165
Joel Rochester aka fictionalfates makes his long-awaited return to TNO to dive into some Son of Neptune chapters where the real hero is trash talk. Topics include: electric cars, peak horse girl, nautical miles, Arion One, nickering, Goel Rochester, boss fights, expand/expound, glistening, DnD, life’s fairness, Alcyoneus’ perfection, Rule of Threes, synergistic moment, trash talk, black olives, and more! Listen to The Last & The Curious: http://thelastandthecurio.us Shop TNO x Indland Stuff:...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 167
Sequoia Simone, the co-creator of the upcoming podcast Professional Talkers (of which Mike is the other co-creator!), returns to TNO and is ready to cover the next leg in our team's Alaska expedition! Topics include: holiday gifts, the Northern Lights, titles, waking hours, cruise ships, quicksand, paleontology, touring, muskeg, Muskrat Love, curbing dogs, deconstructed mimosas, beignets, Yzma, Yo Mama, Christopher Walken, trapsing, Barenaked Ladies, and more! The Last and the Curious: http://th...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 166
Kelly Schubert is back on the pod and back in her hometown to discuss more Son of Neptune chapters live on stage with Mike! The trio is ready to eat breakfast and fight monsters, and they're all out of breakfast. Topics include: The Houston Rodeo, flattened pennies, Texas 4000, turbulence, losing things, rough air, Rice University, “Sure.”, ellipsis, Mufasa, Wicked, air fresheners, revisiting hometowns, ACME, breakfast for dinner, reindeer sausage, 24, cutting things close, all aboard, payphone ...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 188
Johnny is back, this time live on stage with Schubes in Richmond, VA (definitely not Quantico, VA) for some juicy Heroes of Olympus Book 2 chapters, where Frank FINALLY learns the details of the Zhang family gift! Topics include: Oatmeal Creme Pies, chess, Quantico, LotR fun facts, Wicked, three-pointers, dolt, Reverse Shrek, Crazy Rich Asians, Muhammad Ali, Frank’s clothing, fun facts, Jeopardy!, state mammals, VR, roofs, AWOOGA, Troy Bolton, George McFly, car romantics, Das Racist, Running Fli...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 186
Baltimore's own Sherry Guo makes her TNO live show guesting debut in her hometown to break down some more Frank chapters of The Son of Neptune! Topics include: The Super Bowl, lactose, Maryland, horses, camping, Canadians, jealousy, sprat, Gray’s theatrics, Wicked, Kendrick, spelling bees, The Baltimore Colts, 4DX, Mars vibes, car sickness, Pokémon, Guo, Schitt’s Creek, Severance, Wikipedia, Google, kid/punk, Clocky, BUG JUICE ADVENTURE, apostrophes, The Luka Trade, hot animals, and more! TNO LI...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 187
Erin and Manasa from Camp Half-Pod are back, this time to cover some more chapters of Son of Neptune! I thought we would talk about all the Seattle shenanigans our trio gets up to, but OPE it's a warehouse adventure! Topics include: ahopping locally, ceremonial cabins, babies, aspects, gw, Gulman, The Berenstain Bears, horse girl tropes, The winter soldier, Lady Whistledown, Amazon Dash, adult friendships, mischievously, pecans, e-readers, reading on the beach, Downtown Seattle, rollercoaster, B...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 177
When in Connecticut, you gotta get the Connecticut-born podcasters on the show! Emily and Phoebe from Monster Donut return to cover some more chapters from The Son of Neptune! ALSO THERE IS A SPECIAL GUEST FOR THE Q&A!Topics include: Amazon’s disruption, Inter-CT rivalries, Dark Connecticut, Claire’s, Jane Austen (North Anger Abby?), corny jokes, Charon’s range, Jason Stratham, British English, Cerberos, Team Hazel’s Mom, Bushnell, high school crushes, Detective Nico di Angelo, Supernatural,...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 182
Robert from The Dam Meme Page is back and we are here with some INTENSE chapters covering our Son of Neptune trio in Portland! Topics include: tap water, limited-use items, fast friends, fast enemies, strange names, The Mist, Central Park, Percy’s vendettas, macrobiotic beef jerky, Portland’s crunchiness, improv pun games, Hades heat system, extreme foods, The Powerpuff Girls, cornucopia of bad takes, The Monty Hall Problem, quintessential PJ, reading with the pod, monkey paws, Portland, Baja Bl...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 183
While you all meet our new guest, Niharika, our team in these Son of Neptune chapters meets Phineas! Topics include: Norway, the new MUNCH museum, next steps, “metrosexual”, water powers, phantom sensations, the Mercator Projection, suggestions, solstices, perfect timing, glaciers, flat tops, Polartech, beef jerky, pan fried ice cream, wool smells, dude bags, Toy Story, pigeons, and more! TNO Live in Richmond on 2/23 and more: www.thenewestolympian.com/live Niharika's podcast w/ Mike: https://op...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 173
Sherry returns as guest with a set of chapters she called dibs on far in advance, for good reason! We cover 4 fun Frank chapters as we follow along our team's continuing journey in The Son of Neptune! Topics include: film cameras, Florida, Dance Moms, recording timelines, snack time, trading, Butterscotch Krimpets, birth certificates, being ripped, languages, goosing, ROFL, Galaxy Quest, Business Daddy, fad diets, lactose, crediting, Mambo #5, shapeshifting, Teen Miss Dance of New Jersey, Missy ...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 180
Holy schist does this episode SLAP. We're back in Vienna, VA in front of another hyped crowd, this time covering chapter of the Son of Neptune where our heroes have to deal with a whole lot of schist! Topics include: Austria, Fun & Spicy, Reeks of Gia, The Pit, The Masked Singer, Albert C. Onious, Spire, trap door fever, the Lad of Poseidon, PhD in Weird, Pokémon, parkour, pounamu, schist, Stevia, Catan, MySpace, Chex Mix, Hey Arnold!, Putties, Fleetwood Mac, Party Foul Ponies, The Castro, H...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 179
Steven and Schubes are back in Doylestown* in front of a fun crowd to cover a good chunk of the second book in the Heroes of Olympus series! Topics include: Wawa, Chekov’s jelly beans, ring sliding, Pikachu, Percy Jackson and the Gaggle of Mercenaries, pirates, the quiet car, Babe Ruth, airport dads, directions, the BART, McFlurries, SEPTA, Dark Percy, Kingdom Hearts, Admiral Crunch, NPCs, Blake Shelton, The Voice, Amish Country, trap door installations, High School Musical 3, Joel Embiid, masco...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 185
Beth Eyre of Wooden Overcoats, 20toMidnight, and more, makes her TNO debut to cover some incredible pre-quest chapters of The Son of Neptune, but also to go on some GLORIOUS tangents. Topics include: maths, Reyson, Gabriel Urbina, Zelda, The Silver Surfer, chess, bunk beds, Natalie Imbruglia, black pudding, The Pomeranian Line, Julia, pant lengths, OCD, Arabella, The New York Yankees, podex, “I took Latin in senior school,” croissants, water canon up the nose guy, maths, Chewsday, Language Tange...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 176
Kelly makes her return to TNO, this time live in Louisiana to discuss more Frank chapters in The Son of Neptune! Topics include: TNeaux, Taylor Swift, portcullis, Medieval Madness, Trials of Apollo, Bug Juice, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Lord of the Rings, harpoon head logistics, Centurion Shishkabob, Mars vs. Ares, punch ups, Wingdings, hangry, eras, clowning, video games, Taylor Swift, and more! TNO Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch TNO Live: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 173
Liam Crowley of ScreenRant is back on stage in Boston alongside Mike to break down the first set of Frank narration chapters! Topics include: The back of the book, cinnamon toast, s’mores duty, runaway blenders, blinking, don’t touch signs, Frank’s grandma, Avengers: Endgame, shaving, Captain Underpants, loot, Mark Ruffalo, Vitellius cooking, Greek vs. Roman, Percy’s and Jason’s confidence, Justin Bieber, curriculums, iTunes, Thanatos, reading, Red Sox & Yankees, and more! TNO Live: www.then...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 171
Mike finally returns to Boston for a podcast live show, and he's brought Massachusetts' own Liam Crowley as the guest! They conclude the first set of Hazel chapters in front of a lovely early show crowd. Topics include: Braintree, Sonic the Hedgehog, the graphic novels, The Toilet Kids, Amtrak, refrigerators, Rice tour guide, “eating sandwiches,” the cover, claiming, abuse of power, Greek life, Drake & Josh, cheeseburgers, Fish & Chips, The Lion King, About Time, world-building, energy d...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 189
J'Neia Stewart of the upcoming Fandom Fixations Archives podcast makes her TNO return, this time for a set of Son of Neptune chapters for which she is the perfect guest: the first two Hazel narration chapters! Topics include: New Orleans, new phone who dis, weird mascots, Magic School Bus, ananas, Michael Fassbender, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, The Chiron School of Plot Protection, Snoop Dogg, All Your Base, Indigenous Americans, Texas cities, grooms, Horse Sense, WWII, gris gris, Marie Lav...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 172
Much like Hannah Montana, this episode has the best of both worlds, as it's made up of Act 2 of the 2024 Toronto live show AND a proper studio recording! Both incredible, both with our designated Canadian, Genna Buck. Topics include: Bombilo the Two-Headed Coffee Merchant, camp sorting, young alumni, acknowledgizing, Italy, East Side Mario’s, Revenge of the Nona’s, homeless tropes, Coffee Time, Jak II, haruspicy, dad powers activated, R. Kelly, CanCon, Nickelback, Pillow Pets, Octavian sux, and ...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 171
