Monster Donut: A Percy Jackson Podcast

This week, we're joined by Darien from Muses of Mythology to talk The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan! Discussion topics may include: Carter's relationship to leadership, Walt's mysterious age-defying abilities, the pieces of the soul, chaos vs. order, mythological parallels, Moon Knight, parentification, what we take from the past, and predictions for The Serpent's Shadow. Find Dar...

This week, we're reading The Wild Zone for the first time! Join us as we take down our predictions, react to the book with mic in hand, and come back together to debrief. Discussion topics may include: Rogue One, having hope, Katie's parallels to Peleus, Ruegard, what Grant is up to, Camp Half-Blood propaganda, Prometheus, Hestia, Mr. Met, and spiraling down the predictions rabbit hole. Ch...

It's The Wild Zone Day! This week, we're with Rick Riordan and Annabelle Oh to talk about the first entry in the new Camp Half-Blood series, The Wild Zone. Discussion topics may include: the origins of this new series, building an unreliable narrator, returning to this point in the timeline, Percy's story as legend, Hestia's relationship with Katie, Argus, and WHAT HAPPENED TO GRAN...

This week, we're finally kicking off The Kane Chronicles with The Red Pyramid! Discussion topics may include: our newest narrators, puppets, identity, Supernatural Season 5, parenthood, replaying stories, and our new relationship with the gods. Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews and to get exclusive episodes, cut material, art previews, and more! https://www.patreon....

The Titan's Curse is upon us! This week, we're taking you through all of the season 3 news we gathered at SDCC, featuring our interviews with Walker Scobell, Aryan Simhadri, Charlie Bushnell, Tamara Smart, Levi Chrisopulos, Olive Abercrombie, Dan Shotz, & Craig Silverstein! Discussion topics may include: the first three minutes of the season shown at the SDCC panel (!), Annabeth's role in seas...

This week, we're finally wrapping up season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, with your analysis and questions to guide us! Discussion topics may include: color theory, whether Luke knew about Jason, who won the part of Odysseus, season 2 favorites, neglectful parents, Annabeth's leitmotif, and season 3 predictions. Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews and...

This episode, concept illustrator Fernando Acosta is here to talk all things Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Discussion topics may include: finding the right look for Thalia's tree, the process behind concept art, illustrating Polyphemus' island, the brilliance of Production Designer Dan Hennah, and taking inspiration from the books as you go. Check out Fernando's work on Percy & more...

This episode, we're joined by Set Decorator Hamish Purdy to talk seasons 1 & 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Discussion topics may include: hidden details in Percy's bedroom, defining characters through the objects you surround them with, decorating the mythological world, statues, the coffin, and, of course, the carriage in Polyphemus' cave. Check out Hamish's work on Percy &amp...

This episode, we're joined by Daniel Diemer to talk season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Discussion topics may include: growing up with the Percy Jackson series, what meeting Sally might have been like, what home means for Tyson, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and what could come in season 4. Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews, and to get early epis...

This week, Daphne Olive is back to discuss her work on season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Discussion topics may include: building the myth of Thalia Grace, Daphne's prophecy theories, Excalibur, flashback POVs, looking toward Luke's future, radical humanity, and Larry the Tentacle. Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews, and to get early episodes, cut m...

BONUS CROSSOVER EPISODE! On the way back from our season 2 set visit, we recorded this episode theorizing about what we'd seen for the wonderful Daphne Olive with Mike from The Newest Olympian and Erica and Carter from Seaweed Brain. Please enjoy us theorizing for ten minutes about a line that got cut (referenced in this interview with Craig Silverstein: https://www.tvinsider.com/1240398/percy-jac...

This week, we're joined by writer Shae Worthy to discuss her work on season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians!! Discussion topics may include: 204's leading ladies, crafting flashbacks, Luke Castellan, leadership, introducing Thalia Grace, and holding the weight of the world on your shoulders (literally). Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews, and to get earl...

This week, Tamara Becher-Wilkinson is here to discussion writing for season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians!! Discussion topics may include: finding the right arc for Luke this season, cut scenes from episode 7, what makes Alison Simms tick, writing the Luke and Annabeth dynamic, teeing up Thalia's return, leadership in season 2, and Mitch From Blockbuster. Check us out on Patreon to...

This week, we're joined by Dior Goodjohn to deep dive into Clarisse La Rue in season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians!! Discussion topics may include: Clarisse's journey this season, her rocky relationship with Percy, growing up with Annabeth and Luke, what Clarisse's sirens might have looked like, what draws Clarisse to Silena and Chris, the Thalia of it all, and what's to come in sea...

This week, we're joined by Cam Silas to discuss episode 8 of season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Fleece Works Its Magic Too Well. Discussion topics may include: the Broken Trio leitmotif, Luke's new plan, taking care of our own, parenthood, the disarm, Alison, lying captains, Chris Rodriguez, and THALIA'S RETURN!!!!! Check out Cam's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.co...

This week, we're deep diving into episode 7 of season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, I Go Down With The Ship. Discussion topics may include: what really happened to Thalia, life on the Princess Andromeda, talking animals, manipulation, Luke's relationship with Kronos, choosing what hill to die on (literally), and all roads leading back to Thalia Grace. Check us out on Patreon to sub...

This week, we're deep diving into episode 6 of season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Nobody Gets The Fleece. Discussion topics may include: Luke's quest, cyclops history, Percy's dream, Polyphemus, human(?) connections, messy choices, and Aaron Stone. Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews, and to get early episodes, cut material, art previews, and more! h...

This week, we're analyzing episode 5 of season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, We Check In To C.C.'s Spa and Resort. Discussion topics may include: solitude, fatal flaws, hero cults, Hylla, human choices, pirate community, and the world Circe has built for herself. Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews, and to get early episodes, cut material, art previews...

This week, we're deep diving into the episode 4 of season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Clarisse Blows Up Everything, featuring interviews with Leah Sava Jeffries, Charlie Bushnell, Aryan Simhadri, Dan Shotz, and Craig Silverstein. Discussion topics may include: Thalia Grace's introduction, choice, responsibility, Cult Half-Blood, Sharpay Evans vs Tess Tyler, Treasure Island, the B...

This week, we're deep diving into the episode 3 of season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, We Board The Princess Andromeda, featuring interviews with Dior Goodjohn, Charlie Bushnell, Rick Riordan, Craig Silverstein, and Dan Shotz. Discussion topics may include: the coffin scene, Luke's taste in paintings, Clarisse and Ares, Clarisse and Luke's leadership styles, Allison Simms, mythics...

This week, we're deep diving into the episode 2 of season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Demon Pigeons Attack. Discussion topics may include: the Great Prophecy, foreshadowing in the chariot race, Percy's empathy, testing boundaries, Chris Rodriguez, betrayal, and Grover being cast as Penelope. Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews, and to get early episo...

This week, we're deep diving into the first episode of season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians, I Play Dodgeball With Cannibals, featuring interviews with Daniel Diemer, Rick Riordan, Walker Scobell, and Leah Sava Jeffries! Discussion topics may include: our set visit, Percy's artistic side, the wild, Camp Rock parallels, getting lost, the Mets, Odysseus vs Achilles, Tyson's introducti...

This week, we're rereading The Odyssey in preparation for season 2 of Disney+ Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Discussion topics may include: homecoming in The Sea of Monsters, Telemachus parallels, Helen's role in The Odyssey, Calypso's island, guest rights, and metamorphosis. Check us out on Patreon to submit questions for future interviews, and to get early episodes, cut material, art previews,...

This week, we're theorizing our way through season 2, joined by our friend, entertainment reporter Gillian Blum! Discussion topics may include: episode titles, flashbacks, fatal flaws, building out Clarisse, Grover, & Luke's storylines, Triumvirate Holdings, the siren scene, and where Monster Donut fits into all of this. Find Gillian on Twitter here!: https://x.com/GillianBlum Check us out on...

This week, we're journeying through The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro, featuring a short interview with Rick and Mark, predictions, reactions, and a debrief after it all. Discussion topics may include: Hazel Levesque, facing the truth, The Oresteia, Circus Gothica, post-Trials of Apollo existence, and what justice looks like. Get your The Court of the Dead bingo board here!: ht...