Mischief Management's Melissa Anelli makes her TNO debut to discuss Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse and the response of YA fans when the series began! Topics include: closets, The Percy Jackson Latte, Lightning Dolt, alternate show titles, DC Metro, Georgetown, Dikembe Mutombo’s GEICO commercial, people experiencing homelessness, The Apollo Express, Dumb & Dumber, School of Rock, Led Zeppelin, Mt. Diablo, The Eye of Sauron, 2-door cars, poison ivy, 2007 podcasts, old books, Instagram pos...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 50
Bobby Wagner (@bwags) is back for another episode of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse discussion, and if you like the early 2010s, you are in for a TREAT. Topics include: Ke$ha, Mario Kart 64, Thanos, Jason and the Argonauts, evil LinkedIn, Brad Pitt, Warm Bodies, Mysterio, Bobs, Home Alone, alley cats, sponsored content, wet socks, Canada goose, Nestor Cortes Jr., Horizon: Zero Dawn, the Barry Manilow Christmas Album, Bob Castellini and more! — Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: ww...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 49
Tipping Pitches' Bobby Wagner returns to help us meet new characters and learn more about old ones in Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: Jersey Shore, Sister Natalie’s Grammar Podcast, the Ungodsly Movement, Masterclass, Yankees vs. Mets, fundraising emails, A Star is Born, skate shoes, TikTok, camp currency, wind dudeship, Godly Yellow Pages, bulletin board material, hundreds and thousands, restaurant walking, scullions, Blackjack & Rainbow, Inspector Gadget, Rick’s superp...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 48
Sarah Barra (@hellredsky, Herosgrafia) returns to TNO for an emotionally intense set of scenes from Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: Godly parentage, Silly Putty, vosotros, shounen anime, 24, tracker songs, The Bronx, Disney merch opportunities, #JusticeForSatyrs, Classic Chiron, pinot noir, Patrick Page, Trans icon Blackjack, and more! HELP US GET TO 1,000 PATRONS FOR THE HADES STREAM: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon SEE TNO LIVE: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The ...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 47
Marissa Tandon (@MarissaKumari) of You Are What You Love joins as guest to continue TNO’s coverage of Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse! Topics include: Border’s, Grossver, cyber security, Crime and Punishment, flowers, all-girls school, Leroy, The Will Smithcast, The Hunger Games, Holes, Gertrude’s Nose, farts, workshopping insults, Vanessa Carlton, and more! TNO LIVE on 8/24 and more: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Pa...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 46
Well this is a podcast about books, so it’s about time we got a library technician in the mix! Erin Bark helps us hit that quota as she joins as guest for more PJO and the Titan’s Curse coverage! Topics include: PodCon, renaissance fairs, learning to drive, sibling dynamics, sassy 10-year-olds, winter skins, Snape, Mythomagic, board games, NBA2K, tough subjects, garlic, audiobook narrator issues, The Cousin Line, eating alone, Sushi Go Party, Absolutely (Story of a Girl), Stranger Things 4, Traj...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 45
Poet, author, and Potterless UK Correspondent, Dottie James (@dotttiejames) makes her TNO debut to discuss more of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: “New” lands, judicial fears, luxury cars, Jim Agreement, The Treequel, Vincent Van Gogh, Hot Rod, twin jokes, fiancés, Theseus from Hades (the video game), teenage maneuvers, Ireland, Edward Cullen, field hockey, Roman gods, Discworld, the Magic School Bus, the titular torching, and more! TNO LIVE IN NYC: www.thenewestolympian.com...
Jul 25, 2022•57 min•Ep. 44
Erin and Manasa from Camp Half-Pod make it a PJO podcast crossover event as they join to cover more of the opening of PJO Book #3! Topics include: being 26, Hannah Montana, backward(s), Pixar’s Onward, Dungeons and Dragons, DragonBall Z, Percy Jackson and the Summer Where Nothing Bad Happened, celestial bronze whatever-the-hecks, Captain Crunch, Super Smash Bros., small rage, helicopter questions, old accents, putting it on the fridge, welcome perks, breadcrumbs, immortality clauses, Peter Pan, ...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 43
TIME TO START BOOK THREE! And what better way to do it than with fan-favorite, Steven Parra? THERE IS NO BETTER WAY, LET'S BEGIN PERCY JACKSON AND THE TITAN'S CURSE! Topics include: favorite PJO books, combo breakers, embarrassing stories, Jedi mind tricks, The Laugh Bloods, red hats, vice principals, permanent records, fashion style, dancing, Backyard Baseball, goat boy privileges, architecture programs, Ground Zero Memorial, Jesse McCartney, The Butt Fumble, slow dancing, choreography, thornol...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 42
We've finished Book 2 but we haven't closed our coverage of it just yet because Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo) is back to further explain the myths we met along the way in The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Aegis, The Golden Fleece, The Colchis Bulls, yoking, whiskey sours, Tantalizing, peanut butter filled pretzels, loopholes, earwax,ENTs, Circe, Madelyn Miller, paella, Captain Planet, Scylla & Charybdis, dog bodies, Dune, lying to gross men, The Odyssey, Laistrygonian giants, horseback ri...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 41
*very Europe (the band) voice* IT’S THE FINAL PODCAST! For the sec-ond… book in PJO… Kelly’s back and… she’s brought her wit and charm! Here we go! Time for the last SoM episooooOoooOoooode. Topics include: Indian pigeons, the koel, envelope output, strawberry pies, James Bond, en-Tys-ed, watches, stress dreams, trash talk, Greek Fire, Game of Thrones, “come through,” SpongeBob, positive furloughs, recorders, nicknames, Mist manipulation, Mike Wazowski, K-dramas, next level dad jokes, merch team...
Jun 27, 2022•58 min•Ep. 40
We're nearing the end of another PJO book, meaning it's time for Kelly to return! The creative mind behind Magic Shop Patches hops in the guest chair to continue our Sea of Monsters coverage. Topics include: Perceptive friends, Horcruxes, Thor’s hammer, water hotels, business expenses, “ouchie!”, Comanche warriors, Uncle Buck, TEA TIME, the Atkins Diet, Steeplechase, Chi-Non Answers, PJ’s 16th Birthday, teacher moments, Harry Potter names, Rockabye Baby, PJO Team Racing, Avatar, Central Park Sof...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 39
Ashlee Latimer, author and Riordanverse social media manager, makes her debut as guest on The Newest Olympian! The book is nearing its conclusion, and things are heating up! Topics include: The Lightning Thief Musical, social media management, video game bosses, olive pizza, butt stab, anime action scenes, Rainbow’s friends, Pitbull, Miami Vice, varsity jackets, accepting YA logic, John Wick, airport cash, Romeo & Juliet, Dumbledore, Lucius Malfoy, em dashes & en dashes, Miami Internatio...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 38
Joel Rochester (fictionalfates) calls in from Wales to discuss whales- err, kind of - we talk The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Welsh, BeastQuest, Animorphs, sheep dimensions, piranhas, the Disney+ casting, sheep taxi, Jack Black, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Pride & Prejudice, “Who do you think you are? I am!”, cafeteria cups, D&D, storyboarding, whisper giggles, She Serrano, Spider-Man: No Way Home, first impressions, Looney Toons, commas, getting swole, and more! TNO Merch: www.thenewestol...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 37
Everyone's favorite med student, Steven Parra, is back to discuss more of the second book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series! Topics include: a cappella, Baby Shark, Finding Nemo, dad status, fish gossip, hummus, fatal flaws, Chekhov’s Rope Bridge, Pokémon respect, mooring, Free Solo, The Powerpuff Girls, Dungeons and Dragons, TED talks, satyry bits, Grover’s growth, Bon Appetite, and more! LINK TO RICK’S BLOG POST: www.rickriordan.com/2022/05/leah-jeffries-is-annabeth-chase/ Thanks t...
May 23, 2022•57 min•Ep. 36
Alyssa Esteban of Breakfast in Beauclair returns to TNO as Percy and Annabeth return to The Sea of Monsters for more mayhem! Topics include: Hadestown, Zooptopia, Timothy Hughes, massage sales pitches, Ron’s Gone Wrong, MLMs, Marty McFly, Our Flag Means Death, Heartstopper, NBA Playoffs, Oscar Isaac, Blackbeard, Mise en place, Olympic events, BROOKLYN, Green Goblin, spirit fingers, cheerleading, growth spurts, Hot Topic, My Immortal, Jersey gesticulating, Aegis, O Brother Where Art Thou, and mor...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 35
Chilean Percy Jackson fan artist and podcaster, Sarah Barra (@hellredsky), gets in the mix as a guest to help us further navigate The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Mean unicorns, silver linings, 7up, translation changes, the pocket dynamic, Facebook status updates, seagulls & pigeons, yachts, massages, Loony Tunes, fancy fabrics, Cookie the guinea pig, dental imperfections, strawberry milkshakes, Spirited Away, and more! Mike & Brandon raise a Neopet: www.youtu.be/HUDkLcK1mLk Potterle...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 34
Lovable goofball Johnny Frohlichstein is back to dissect more of Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Balloon animals, Chili’s, Boats 101, “The South,” mutton, IPAs, rope bridges, The Emperor’s New Groove, Bruce Lee, Captain Barbosa, Luisa from Encanto, Matilda, Sting & Friends, Badd, Ursula, headgear, the Wilhelm scream, the Hermos, The SpongeBob Movie, The Green Mile, My Chemical Romance, and more! Thanks to our sponsor, Backblaze! Get a 15-day, no credit card required fr...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 33
Sherry is back for more SoM, and she also comes bearing KNOWLEDGE OF THE BODIES OF WATER VISITED IN THESE CHAPTERS. Topics include: Guessing Game Hour w/ Mike, Crabbe & Goyle, important hyphens, A Bug’s Life, Seeing Red, Baltimore, The Beatles, O+ blood, mosquitoes, bug trucks, bronze javelin tips, Tyson’s personality, Mike Wazowski, PJO merch, “SCATTER!”, Sahara, and more! Thanks to our sponsors: Skillshare: Go to www.skillshare.com/tno a one month free trial of Skillshare Premium! Athletic...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 32
You know this guest from the credits and the edits, it's TNO's editor, Sherry Guo! Sherry shares her PJO love and Gen Z perspective as we continue through The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Rainbow Fish, plump little hags, Spirited Away, Muppet Treasure Island, backwards Ollies, JoJo, ROTC, hotel gifts, Rick & Morty, Justin Finch Fletchly, frat bros, millennials, mortgages, TNO sausage, Sparknotes: The Podcast, narrator voices, and more! NEW POTTERLESS LIVE SHOW DATES ADDED - www.potterles...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 31
Steven Parra is back AND SO ARE THE GOOFS! We finish up the rest of the very beefy SoM Ch. 7, Steven spits medical knowledge, and fun is had by all! Topics include: ADHD stimulants, sudden poops, short inseams, stranger danger, podcast corrections, Prometheus, Caduceus, Rod of Asclepius, Macbeth, Johannes Gutenberg, the Costanza, John McEnroe, Preamble Corner, stick collars, snuck/sneaked, reality TV, thermos people, Fanfic with Uncle Rick, Al Gore, family dynamics, Uncle Fabio, email inboxes, p...
Apr 11, 2022•58 min•Ep. 30
Steven Parra is back riding a wave along the Sea of Monsters to talk PJO Book 2! Topics include: tiny birds, horse girls, Superman, racing, vindication, Bestkendorf, Angry Birds, Dean Martin, Horizon: Zero Dawn, enjoyable villains, 99.9% of germs, asbestos, country-fried food, commiseration flirtation situations, Jason and the Argonauts, bumper crops, Patagonia, Amelia Earheart, knitting eyebrows, the power of awkwardness, Ray Stevens, no one will embarrass me into silence, priority seats, em da...
Apr 04, 2022•59 min•Ep. 29
Erica & Carter from the Seaweed Brain podcast join to lend their PJO expertise and Gen Z insights to The Newest Olympian! Topics include: Gen Z, not ranking things, pigeons vs. seagulls, grocery store sushi, The Hunger Games, Vine, mean vs. rude, Annabeth’s Flop Era, Selina Beauregard, George Foreman, chicken ponies, king Beckendorf, mad vs. wicked, cardboard boat races, emotional intelligence, Kramer, Pleakly, D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, Welcome to Night Vale, Bony Ponies, The Berenstai...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 28
Caleb Denecour (@CalebDenecour) enters the fray to discuss pizza preferences, laundry practices, oh… and Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters as well. Topics include: Snow shoveling, Beck, unique jokes, dad joke vision, Jurassic Park, peeled grapes, Squidward, Rhys Ifans, The New York Post, nepotism, pizza preferences, breakfast tacos, mowing the lawn, KP, Lower Sixth, plane blueberry, Crocs, Gaston, frisbee, and more! Thanks to our sponsor, Brooklinen! Go to brooklinen.com/TNO and use code “TN...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 26
Sarah Shachat (Unseen, Wolf 359) returns and continues our coverage of The Sea of Monsters, mainly joining Schubes in wanting to give Tyson the biggest possible hug. Topics include: motion sickness, Bronze-plated booties, James Joyce, Hades DLC, the Tchotchke Bulls, Georgia, Draco Malfoy, Encanto, guests hiding spoilers, composting, retail therapy, tree love, Star Wars, Inside Llewyn Davis, infomercials, Cadet Kelly, jellyfish, Stanley Tucci, horse legs, and more! — Find The Newest Olympian Onli...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 26
Sarah Shachat (@SarahShachat) grabs the guest helm as we continue our voyage along The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Roger Bennet, medic, Gen Z, Seinfeld drip, Globo Gym, Gulliver’s Travels, pockets, Greek figure food chain, Sicilian biker gangs, Thomas & Trimble, The Williamsburg Bridge, stressful reading, Kathmandu, LOST, Doylestown, Ace Ventura, and more! Thanks to our sponsor, Athletic Greens! Get a year’s worth of Vitamin D plus free travel packs of AG1 at www.athleticgreens.com/newe...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 25
J'Neia Stewart (@TheLady_Artemis) is here to kick off our coverage of the second book in Rick Riordan's PJO series: The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: the audiobooks, v(ch)oices, popcorn reading, daily Florida life, Encyclopedia Brown, The Good Place, back covers, Hobby Lobby & Michael’s, the Epic of Gilgamesh, James Avery, Prom with Jesus, infinity scarves, javelin, skateboarding, Grandpa Gollum’s House of Kickflips, brownstones, pants rules, super mom maneuvering, Succession, Shaquille O...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 24
Fay Onyx of writingalchemy.net chats with Mike about where The Lightning Thief portrayed disability well and where there was room for improvement. They begin with physical disabilities, but later towards discussing Percy mental health struggles as well. Topics include: speculative fiction, proper terminology, ablest metaphors, storytelling tropes, mermaid in a wheelchair, Myst opportunities, passing, invisible disabilities, resources, Big House problems, pro-ADHD teaching methods, panic disorder...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 23
Amanda Morin of Understood joins to discuss how well The lightning Thief represented ADHD and dyslexia. She answers many questions from Mike and shares loads of helpful information about these conditions! Topics include: big pants, learning differences, teaching adjustments, focus, terminology, rainbow post-its, tangential threads, hyperfocus, ADHD as a superpower, executive function, analysis paralysis, fonts, cursive, contrast for reading, Jeopardy!, neurodivergency the word “disorder,” medica...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 22
Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo) returns to the pod, this time in her full-fledged role as TNO's Greek Mythological Correspondent! Come hear her answer questions about everything Mike wondered about while reading the first PJO book, cover the desired topics as chosen by patrons, and beyond! Ctrl+F, mythology sources, theoi.com, Perseus, Medusa’s origin, Luciano Garbati, John Wick, the Portland god, animal icons, items of power, Mercury, caduceus, the Furies, Argus, SpongeBob, Chiron, Hercules, cool...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 21
