The Newest Olympian

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...

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, Dr...

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...

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, Ja...

TNO's Designated Canadian, Genna Buck, joins Mike live on stage IN CANADA (Toronto, specifically) to break down Ch. 3 of HoO Book 2! Topics include: Black Toonies, second Ts, Greek food, The Canadian House Hippo, Elf on a Shelf, The Royal Ontario Museum, Chekhov’s jelly beans, zed, Hera’s folder management, polygraphs, cheesy dog bite, tuna enchiladas, The School of Chiron’s Plot Protection, tatto...

NEW EPISODE, NEW ERA, NEW YORK! Johnny returns as he and Mike kick off TNO's coverage of the second book in the Heroes of Olympus series live in front of a raucous crowd in New York City! Sherry leads a fun Q&A as well. Topics include: the cycle, belts, the map, dry ice, Tilden Park, West Coast bagels, Jack in the Crack, floozies, Sweet Summer Child, Spidey-Sense, Dusa, Little Red Riding Hood,...

It's that time again, this time with thrice as many mythological backgrounds! Dr. Moiya McTier returns to talk about all the Greek, Roman, and Cherokee myths featured in the first Heroes of Olympus book! Topics include: Enceladus, The Gigantomachy, Calais & Zethes, Khione, Argonaut Town, Medea, burying teeth, Lityerses, Squid Game, Lycaon, Aphrodite, the original retcon, Porphyrion, Tsul Kälû,...

In September 2023, Schubes was joined by Delia in Vienna, VA to cover one of the wildest official installments of the PJO series. Also, Sherry led quite possible the best Q&A we've ever done! Topics include: Vanna White, The Flap, Uncle Rich, middle school cafeteria pizza, Chuck E. Cheese, handwriting, Clotho, Larry the Cable Guy, Cosmo, Scholastic Book Fair, Fight Club, Samwise Gamgee, Hot He...

Kelly is here for another book conclusion, this time, The Lost Hero! It's been a wild ride and the ending of this book got me ALL SORTS OF AMPED UP. Topics include: closets, CHIRON, black and white cookies, The Cold War, World History class, election sausages, Krispy Kreme, Avengers; Endgame, trireme, Renesme, Glorfindel, theory time, loud sneezes, Latin glossaries, Gilmore Girls, nerdy trash talk...

Steven returns for our penultimate episode covering tThe Lost Hero! I promise we talk about the chapters, but this episode is the Bug Juice episode and you will understand what that means later. Topics include: Backpack, stethoscope stickers, true form glasses, Arthur, Mama Mia, aspects, The Fates, BUG JUICE, *NSYNC, sassy math, The New York Yankees, softball, accidental trash talk, computer rooms...

Morgan aka Imaginmatrix returns to TNO, this time for a standard book episode about some battle chapters of The Lost Hero! CLIMACTIC MOMENTS AHEAD, STRAP IN! Topics include: fallen heroes, compliments, fall clothes, Denver weather, Greek hospitality, GOP Khione, Minthara, attractive villains, wind horses, Legolas, Charmspeak’s limits, teamwork dynamics, steeds, Queen of the Beans, Lincoln Douglass...

Reporter Gillian Blum (@GillianBlum) makes her TNO debut to break down the chapters of The Lost Hero that precede the big battle! Topics include: Spider-Man 3, Table of Contents, Jack London, school assigned books, naps, linked friends, mufflers, Beauty Queen, movie plans, Lumberjack Billionaire, The Knights of Ren, narration tones, Hera hatred, Snape, lady, Star Wars pronouns, cow puns, ballpoint...

Get ready for DOUBLE THE NORMAL DOSAGE OF CHAPTERS with Mike and Michael from our live show in Atlanta! With pristine audio and a killer crowd to go along with the juicy drama of the chapters, this ep truly has it all. Topics include: SIx Flags, Brad, Big Waterbed, interviewing Rick, destroying Cleveland, ma’am, Rocky IV, the science of lightning, 2-key turn system, Muhammed Ali, improvised bullho...

September is a 5-Monday month, so I'm taking the week off, but I've still got a little something for your ears this week! First, I share the details from our most recent charity donation, second I give a September Patreon round up, and finally I've got a clip from the most recent bonus episode posted on the Patreon. Fun stuff all around! CHARITIES SUPPORTED: World Central Kitchen - https://wck.org...

Michael Hollis is back to cover some more chapters of The Lost Hero, this time live with Schubes in Tennessee, and this time we've got ACTION PACKED... ACTION. Topics include: plane troubles, time jumps, Magnum P.I., Chuy’s, Fern Gully, basketball hoops, The Olympics, Ray Gun, Dormamu, glowing teeth, Shaq, Power Rangers, toddlers, pantomime, T’Challa, BAMF clouds, alive dads, black and white cooki...

Pod & Prejudice's Becca makes her TNO debut to talk about some chapters of The Lost Hero in what certainly will become a landmark episode of the podcast in this Heroes of Olympus era. You'll see (hear) why. Topics include: tabletop Jane Austen, Tumblr spoilers, Gilbert Godfried, blow driers, negative riz, game, Mist direction, entrances/exits, Gia, sneezing, Wizards of Waverly Place, chunky be...

Our very own editor, Sherry Guo, called dibs on these chapters many moons in advance AND FOR GOOD REASON! These chapters absolutely slaps, as does this episode. Enjoy another edition of TN-Guo! Topics include: Sherry’s setup, claw clips, 0.5s, Thalia spin-off, crying babies, Doodle Jump, auras, skibidi, agreeing in conversations, Bojack Horseman, plastic surgery, bad gifts, The Westher Channel, an...

Emerging from the background of the podcast into the foreground, TNO editor Sherry Guo makes her HoO guesting debut to cover some Leo chapters that definitely focus on Leo! Topics include: babyproofing, Ramune, Codenames, Phoebe lore, overthinking messaging, cat calls, resume gaps, landlords, business emails, important jackets, adult Gushers, tents, hiking, Pike’s Peak, purple mountains, secondary...

Live from the Easy Bay, Mike is joined by TNO newcomer, Kevin McKain, to break down some Bay Area-relevant chapters of The Lost Hero! Topics include: C.R.E.A.M., Shams and Woj, gentrification, Gatorade, Buzz Lightyear, spin the bottle, tofu, Cherokee backgrounds, spelling last names, Planet of the Snakes, The Great Emu War, double meanings, Infamous, coaching strategies, fancy words, trash talk st...

Erica Ito of Seaweed Brain makes her TNO return and HoO-era debut to continue our coverage of The Lost Hero! She also gives her thoughts on the dynamic of the new trio, which includes some valid critiques! Topics include: revisiting stories, Mad-Eye Moody, Buzz Lightyear, team dynamics, time optimism, Google Map walk times, reads, softball, honk-shoo, Omaha, billionaires, strategic trash talk, Pok...

Overly Sarcastic Productions' Red, has a reputation for hating the Heroes of Olympus books. Thankfully, that reputation is misguided since it all stems from one joke in one video. Red's a fan (though offers great critiques) and is here to break down some Leo chapters! Topics include: dodging spoilers, tabula rosa, The Anead, vague titles, inner monologues, sneezing, Heracles, Lae’zel, third person...

Schubes and Nathan take the stage in Vancouver once again, this time to cover some chapters of The Lost Hero where drama is brewing! In classic fashion, we end the show with a rap battle, this time improvised! Topics include: Northern Washington, Smirnoff Ice, Baja Blast, Riz, Orbitz, game recognize game, Hill Tam, visual eyy-ds, department store shopping, opossums, DW, Chicago’s metro system, ret...

Nathan is back, live shows are back, good times all around! Nathan makes his for Heroes of Olympus appearance on TNO to cover some Jason chapters that have us both guessing! Topics include: free food, Sia, Twoniper, Barbenheimer, accents, WWE, alone with thoughts, concussion protocols, enchiladas, Nick at Nite, The Birdcage, Grand Theft Auto, Slimer, Root Rooter, cyclones, The Bean/Cloudgate, Flig...

Robert from TheDamMemePage makes their TNO debut to cover these HEATED Leo Chapters from Book 1 of the Heroes of Olympus series! Topics include: NY Comic Con, communal bathrooms, timelines, teens, The Lion King, GOAT debates, Cinderella, mechs, Samba Interactive TV, The Midwest, Commander Toolbelt, Ragnarok, Kill Bill, The Simpsons, and more! TNO Live: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The New...

The Monster Donut duo is back on The Newest Olympian, this time making their Heroes of Olympus debut to cover some dream-filled Piper chapters! Topics include: DeviantArt, Tumblr, making decisions, emails, French: a vibe, action figures, Latin choices, direct feedback, The Lone Ranger, the 2010s, Denmark, Piper Girls, AI, Greek pronunciations, Sutro Tower, The Pussycat Dolls, Jurrasic World, rap b...