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Has the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series been overlooked by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along.
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- 4 days ago25 min
BONUS | Rick Riordan & Annabelle Oh Discuss The Wild Zone!
UNCLE RICK ON THE POD! ANNABELLE OH ON THE POD! WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE! The co-authors of the latest installment in the Percy Jackson series, The Wild Zone, join to give a behind-the-scenes look into the book! This chat is mostly spoiler-free (only minor details revealed), so you can safely watch it before reading the book!— Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert• Editor for this episode: Mike Schubert• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle— About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 4 days ago1h 22m
242 | The Blood of Olympus Ch. 3–4 w/ Genna Buck
THE DESIGNATED CANADIAN IS BACK (and also Buck). Genna returns to cover more of the Jason-narrated intro to Heroes of Olympus Book 5! Topics include: The Extrovert’s Curse, memories, phone photos, staplers, Aunt Beryl, boring allegations, cramming, the Great British Bake-Off, P.D. Eastman, dust, Wolverine, potato guns, fake money, Spider-Man & MJ, Parks & Rec, Broccolius, DCOM humor, Pierce My Bain, hair, Dr. Steven Parra’s Medical Advice, Citizen Kane, and more!Greek Myth Improv Replay: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live— Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert• Editor: Emma Nelsen• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle— About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 1 weeks ago1h 27m
241 | The Blood of Olympus Ch. 1–2 w/ Beth Eyre
West End's own, Beth Eyre, is kicking off another Heroes of Olympus book, this time Book 5 in the series! Topics include: Manchester, Guavamania Snapple, the British cover, old people texts, grey/gray, guys/lads/y’all, bifurcrum, ocean colors, high school English class, sleeping hot, challenges, Robert Pattinson, Worms, veganism and vegetarianism, Percy Pigs, besmirch, Duluth, blood pact, English muffins/crumpets, and more!TNO Live on internet, NYC, and Philly: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/liveGrandma had wheels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6rQQrP9tZ4— Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert• Editor: Emma Nelsen• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle— About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 2 weeks ago1h 4m
240 | Mythology in The House of Hades w/ Dr. Moiya McTier
IT'S THE MOST MYTHOLOGICAL TIME OF THE YEARRRR(unless the calendar lines up in which there are two myth check episodes in one year, because then they'd be tied for first place)RRRRR! Dr. Moiya is back, this time to all of Mike's myth questions he asked about while covering House of Hades! Topics include:TNO LIVESTREAM (Sep. 26) AND LIVE SHOWS: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/liveGET MOIYA'S BOOK: https://bookshop.org/p/books/mothers-of-invention-a-history-of-creativity-from-the-greek-muses-moiya-mctier/95469e50f3af5334— Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert• Editor: Emma Nelsen• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle— About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- 3 weeks ago1h 32m
239 | The House of Hades Ch. 76–78 w/ Alyssa Esteban
HOLY MOLY WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF MY FAVORITE BOOK IN THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS SERIES (thus far)! Alyssa Esteban from Breakfast in Beauclair hops in the guest chair to conclude our coverage of The House of Hades. Topics include: cheerleading, putting good into the world, ripple effects, Waffle House cyclone, Hecate, Facebook, cringe messaging, Real Life Math, Mrs. Woodman, Mario Party, Frank’s journey, Arson Judge, The Power of Friendship, the Knicks Parade, Old Yeller, Windex, Brooklyn 99, wan, halter tops, narrator predictions, Book 5 predictions, Twilight, and more!TNO Live in MA, NY, and PA: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/liveGreek Myth Improv Show & Stream: https://caveat.nyc/events/improvising-the-heros-journey-for-good-2026-09-26— Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert• Editor: Emma Nelsen• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle— About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Aug 31, 20261h 21m
238 | The House of Hades Ch. 73–75 w/ Owen from Through The Mist
Owen attended the TNO live show in Manchester that kicked off our coverage of Heroes of Olympus Book 4 and very politely requested to be the guest for these chapters. Well 87 years later, we've made it a reality! Topics include: Rita Repulsa, Power Rangers, Wonder Man, The Pantheon, The Best Nest, deep myth pulls, chess, nonstandard elevators, ether, Indiana Jones, Luke Skywalker, tendrils, Pokémon, Team Fortress 2, Lord of the Rings, 1 health, flavor text, Kingdom Hearts IV, The Force, and more!TNO in MA and PA: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live— Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert• Editor: Emma Nelsen• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle— About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Aug 24, 20261h 17m
237 | The House of Hades Ch. 69–72 w/ Paul Caiola & Sequoia Simone (LIVE in Brooklyn!)
Live from New York, it's The Newest Olympian! I'm joined on stage by two fan-favorite guests, Sequoia Simone of Professional Talkers and Paul Caiola of That Aged Well! We cover the four chapters deemed MOST HYPE END-OF-BOOK CHAPTERS by the TNO patrons! Then, we're joined by two special guests, Robert Gaymer and Sherry Guo, for Q&A! Topics include: NY-specific jokes, cursing, Brooklyn, Florence, Hocus Pocus, Toy Story, The Secret Life of Alex Mack, The Elite Four, Tiny Tony™️, Game 4, Spider-Man, One Night Only AKA Sex Purge, Alanis Morissette, phlebotomies, OG Anunoby, jerkin, DM Rick, elevators, Coco, the Serenity Prayer, elevators, muzak, Copacabana, Jimmy Buffett, Buffy: the Vampire Slayer, and more!WATCH THE IMPROV SET: [LINK COMING SOON]WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION OF ACT 1: https://www.patreon.com/thenewestolympian/posts/tno237-preview-166891411SEE TNO ON TOUR: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/live— Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert• Editor: Emma Nelsen• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle— About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
- Aug 17, 20261h 15m
236 | The House of Hades Ch. 66–68 w/ Phoebe Corde & Emily Garber
The Monster Donut duo is here at long last for a House of Hades episode! Come for the chapter breakdowns, stay for the Latin pop quiz Emily gives Mike. Topics include: The Odyssey, Lupita Nyong’o, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Emily Wilson, Leo’s depiction, the Percy Jackson Cookbook, historical food, barley, ergot, allyship, gift shops, catacombs, Sedlec Ossuary, NOT not-like-other-girls girls, Latin test, Mars/Ares workout merch, Legolas, softball identity crisis, good D&D DMs, and more!TNO Live: https://www.thenewestolympian.com/liveTNO NYC Video: https://www.patreon.com/thenewestolympian— Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com• Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian• Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/newestolympian.bsky.social• Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian• Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian• Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch— Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert• Editor: Emma Nelsen• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle— About The Show — Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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