The Newest Olympian

Making his TNO debut, Grant Raun joins Mike live in San Diego to cover an intense arena battle and more in Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth! Topics include: Show difficulties, vamping, LA’s rival, Thor: Ragnarok, triangles, “Annabeth and Her Stupid Friend, Percy Jackson,” marker-colored jeans, good parents, Brooklyn, Gundam, thumbs up, skulls & waves guys, Mortal Kombat, Kingdom H...

Steven's back, his thoughts/opinions/jokes are his own, and he's ready to talk about Percy's return to Camp Half-Blood in Battle of the Labyrinth! Topics include: getting sued, Long Island, Hera, trap doors, Harriet Tubman, full name people, Alien vs. Predator, unconventional spies, hidden messages, talents, dexterity, Cocalania, Narcissus, Chicago, 80s action flicks, partial credit, Times Square,...

Schubes' suitemate from college brings emotion, allegories, and linguistics knowledge to an incredibly moving chunk of Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth! Topics include: Speaking/writing, splitting up, enchiladas, telephones, herbs, Hermione, Stardew valley, “too good to be true” situations, Fleabag Season 2, moral relativism, Pepsi, tech bros, the late 00s, queer allegory, rhythmic pa...

Joel Rochester (@fictionalfates) is back for another episode as we go into some INTENSE PERCY DREAMS in BotL! Topics include: Disney+ Casting, Lance Reddick, body & blood, The Sims, TikTok, video games with siblings, Hades II, Immortals: Phoenix Rising, bronzeter, Ex Machina, ultimate frisbee, The Lion King, holographics, Grover’s growth, Nico’s mental health, magnetism, lane-switching crap, m...

Joel Rochester from Fictional Fates is finally back on the pod and it's for an INTENSE episode. There's action, there's emotion, and there's jokes from us! Topics include: Juniper books, American cup sizes, young kid desires, intense flushing, the Wheel of Pronunciation, worker strikes, cooking shows, Doctor Who, John Wick, OOO, The Green Mile, ideal age, future Nico, The Matrix, Squid Game, ackno...

WE’VE GOT A LITERAL OLYMPIAN ON THE NEWEST OLYMPIAN! Olympic bronze medalist figure skater, Bradie Tennell, joins the podcast to continue following the team as they enter the ranch in Battle of the Labyrinth! Topics include: the Olympics, crying, YouTube comments, double jumps, Crabbe & Goyle, Flappy Bird, recurring dreams, cattle guards, DOn’t Mess With Texas, architect jokes, funky people, M...

OSP x TNO, the crossover is finally here! Red from YouTube's Overly Sarcastic Productions makes her debut as a guest and brings loads of mythology knowledge to the table! Topics include: crypto, School of Rock, The Titanomachy, Theogony, Megazords, Ovid, Buzz Lightyear, Captain Planet, tree avalanches, Yu Gi Oh!, Percy perspectives, Tyson dynamics, Dippin’ Dots, Riordan’s stakes, ranches, The Sand...

The final live show of the Down Under tour takes us on a wild journey through PJO Book 4 where we meet some very interesting characters! Topics include: Puzzling World, Gandalf, Yankee Stadium, Architecture Corner, The Cask of Amontillado, Advent calendars, Katamari Dmaacy, French doors, hiking, Tucci vibes, The Matrix, House of Dragon, Whoaver, snakes, hiking, NZ snacks, chocolate, JetStar, the p...

NEW COUNTRY, NEW EPISODE, NEW ZEALAND! Schubes and Kelly cover the chapter where the team gets ready to enter the titular Labyrinth of Book 4! Topics include: Lord of the Rings, Beanie Babies, product placement, Nick Castellanos, Stardew Valley, PinkLemonKelly, murder trees, Runescape, 300, packing, Wild Wild West, NZ snacks, and more! VIDEO VERSION OF EPISODE: https://youtu.be/M0xWdEvV5SI Thanks...

Live from Melbourne (with the cleanest live show audio we've ever had), it's TNO! Kelly and Mike continue to make their way through PJO Book 4, this time covering a chapter and a half of goodness! Topics include: The National Gallery of Victoria, flat whites, 10 ft. tall scorpions, seasickness, Vegemite, Aragorn, pronunciation corner, Shakira, complex Clarisse, superstitions, Pet Warehouse, cassow...

The BotL coverage continues with a fan-favorite guest LIVE DOWN UNDER for Mike’s first ever international live show! Sarah Barra (@hellredsky) joins Schubes on stage to discuss more PJO Book 4! Topics include: SNL, deadlines, shonen anime, fears, rollercoaster, Latin, escape rooms, chess drama, Double Chiron, Morpheus, IG Reels, collect calls, Zoom, MCR, emo Nico, the Australia Museum, flat whites...

The TNO twosome of Mike and Kelly two-step their way into Texas to tell the tale of Book 4 Chapter 2 (or at least a chunk of it)! Topics include: Grandmothers, wads of cash, book covers, spoiler chat, hot-wiring, Sleigh Bells, Footloose, the 800, tank sizes, Clifford the Big Red Dog, official merch, Encanto, impudence, Willy Wonka, noontime meal, Mike’s cleaning habits, couples costumes, and more!...

Live from Portland, OR... it's TNO! Kelly Schubert of Magic Shop Patches is here to kick off a book rather than conclude one! We cover the opening chapter of Book 4 and it's a treat. Topics include: Kelly’s love of Portland, Dance Dance Revolution, Fish Week, geez/jeez, whoa/woah, mom teasing, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, name spellings, The Yankee Candle Co., weird leaders, book formatting, marching ba...

Many folks on the Ace/Aro spectrum see themselves in Artemis and the Hunters in Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse. To get a better understanding of asexuality and aromanticism, Mike is joined by an ace guest of previous episodes, Delia Gallegos! Topics include: Tom Holland, implicit/explicit representation, Lightyear, types of love, intimacy, internet vs. IRL, discovery, Stacy London, Heartstopp...

Our Myth Correspondent, Dr. Moiya McTier (@goastromo), is back to recap all the mythological references made in Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Naturally, the episode ends with Mike share some silly language-based stories. Topics linclde: Focus mode, Orion’s Belt, Artemis, immortality, Uncle Rick creations, the Hesperides, Puss in Boots, booping snoots, 101 Dalmatians, Game of Thrones, video...

Kelly Beckman Schubert from Magic Shop Patches is back again for another live episode of TNO, this time covering the final chapter in The Titan's Curse while live in Salt Lake City, UT! After the midroll, Kim Harris from Fanatical Fics joins for Q&A! Topics include: Helmets, unions, Bluey, Ugliano, ferried, Texans, toasted cheese sandwiches, Michael B. Jordan, moving, THE PLOT, The Power of Si...

Kelly Beckman Schubert (@VoteForMeKellyB) makes her return to TNO live in Philadelphia to first cover the penultimate chapter of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse, and then to answer some Q&A with Mike! Topics include: indigo, Dominion, floating water spheres, iPod Video, glowering, PB&J trees, seatbelts, Kelly’s loophole, Mrs. Meyers, newtennant, tic-tac-toe, vouching, silent discoes, c...

WE ARE DOING LIVE SHOWS IN NOVEMBER IN AUSTRALIA. TICKETS: www.thenewestolympian.com/live In what would normally be an off-week, we've instead got a bonus episode! Steven Parra was trying to be a nice guy and help me move out and due to confusing signage and a faulty app, was hit with a ludicrous amount of parking-related fees by the NYPD. As a response, we've put together this bonus episode in wh...

J'Neia Stewart (@TheLady_Artemis) makes her triumphant return to talk about two of the most action-packed and emotion-packed chapters of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: Haikus, ATLA, reading chapter titles, self-given nicknames, umlauts, End of Ze World, leagues, Draco Malfoy, Steve Nash, Stromile Swift, Frasier, turbulence, Atlas, petty little things, the book title reveal, s...

Leah Cornish (@Leah617) makes her TNO debut, possibly as our first Greek guest, to discuss more Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: Grëék stuff, Thanos’ knife, Flight of the Conchords, Bessie’s name, RPGs, Bay Area weather, zippers, sacrifice rules, Hunkules, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Bionicles, stepparents, Muir Woods, pancake hikes, Let Me Blow Ya Mind, Zooboomafoo, Schoolhouse R...

Sherry Guo (@overnighttotes on TikTok) is back and there's some spicy Titan's Curse content to cover! Topics include: Kinecht Ruprecht, SF, Target, The Good Place, pigeons, homelessness, Sea World, cows, calendars, trick arrows, knots, interpreting, reheating pizza, Ian McShane, hangovers, Vecna, SF biking, Marin hiking, overnight oats, and more! MIKE'S NEW D&D STREAM: www.20tomidnight.com Tha...

Our lovely editor and newly-minted Tik Tok account runner, Sherry Guo, makes her TNO return to cover a highly-anticipated chapter of Percy Jackson Book 3! Topics include: the NYC live show, Pokémon, famous dams, empathy links, animal hiking, Chuck E. Cheese, John Wick, drachma logic, reaching the pedals, Ted Lasso, Brett Goldstein, The Hoover Dam, The Gateway Arch, Skate (the video game), guardian...

Steven Parra joins Schubes live on stage in New York City for the first ever TNO live show to discuss the very spicy Ch. 13 of Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse! Plus, Sherry Guo makes an appearance for the Q&A at the end! Topics include: Riordan Wiki, old farts, The Brave Little Toaster, Pride & Prejudice, stargazing, learning English, the Death Star, The Darrin Line, The West Wing, Roo...

Melissa Anelli (@melissaanelli) is back to cover more Titan's Curse, but also we delve into various games chats as well! Topics include: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Texan winter activities, Harry & Hermione, Amtrak, Lord Rattington, talking with your hands, The Golden Compass, Chekov’s Rat, firing ranges, I Think. You Should Leave, animal onomatopoeia, Crash Bandicoot, Kingdom Hearts 3, Halloween cost...

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 Zeppe...