Seaweed Brain: A Percy Jackson Podcast

CW/TW: This episode briefly discusses violence against women. Join Erica, Carter, and Quinn from Floor 600 as they do a deep dive into the Amazons as they exist in the Riordanverse, greek mythology, real life history (!), and pop culture. That's right, Quinn is sharing her thesis on Wonder Woman throughout the many waves of American feminism!!! You don't wanna miss this. Wonder Woman's comeback: h...

Carter and Erica chat about the introduction to Ms. Hazel Levesque: reliving trauma, incorporating Louisiana Voodoo, and stepping into your power as a horse girl. Sign up to be a guest: https://forms.gle/ytpiFNUk5GXiCmU1A More on Voodoo in pop culture:  https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/black-witches-why-cant-they-get-respect-in-pop-culture.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4amMTitO714 Follo...

Erica, Carter, and returning guest Alex Yam, live from Canada, discuss Frank "literary Panda Express" Zhang. Parenting stereotypes, shapeshifting analysis, Frazel, and of course, jasmine-scented everything. More on Asian-American representation in tv/film: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/t-magazine/asian-american-actors-representation.html https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/10/28/3583...

Carter and Erica are joined by Samuel and Diego from The Half Blood Report to discuss their ultimate favorite book, The Son of Neptune! (HBR's favorite book, not exactly Carter and Erica's...) A delightfully well-constructed quest, brand new friendships, and the return of Mr. Percy himself!

Please take none of this seriously. Unless you're an exec from Disney+, in which case, we are totally. serious. With special guests Chloe Castro-Santos and Thomas Laub!

Join Erica, Carter, Jackson, and Ola as they begin to unpack Leo, Hephaestus, and why the hell Medea wasn’t brought back to Camp Half-Blood to teach witchcraft. In this episode, we mention some retellings of the Medea story, which you can check out here: Marie Christine by Michael John LaChiusa: https://open.spotify.com/album/3mo6Wk9vGtAvViZq2FVq3G?si=ppp5uHKtRryQNjfnimL_rw Circe by Madeline Mille...

Join Carter, Erica, and special guest Brayden Stallman ( Return to Camp Half-Blood ) as they discuss Piper McLean’s journey through The Lost Hero , femininity, #internalizedmisogyny, and what it really means to be a child of Aphrodite. Towards the end of this episode, we begin to ask questions about the kind of representation Piper brings into the Riordanverse. As Carter mentions, we are by no mea...

Carter and Erica celebrate the end of the original series (and season one) with a big ole Percabeth roundup, featuring special messages from listeners and very special guests from all your favorite PJO Podcasts!

Ch. 16-23. Carter and Erica fangirl scream their way through the ending of The Last Olympian and discuss who exactly deserves to be treated like a hero. Plus what's to come for the future of the pod!

Ch. 12ish-15! The second half of our conversation with Sammi covering Nico's backstory, Prometheus, even more of Ethan Nakamura's questionable ideology, Luke's backstory :/,and Mr. D's thing for velvet paintings.  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for monthly special episodes and On-Demand Watch-Alongs of PJOTV! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Ch. 9-12-ish. With a brand new special guest, Sammi Oh, we dig into Luke, the start of the Battle of Manhattan, and Percabeth SAVING. EACH OTHER’S. LIVES. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for monthly special episodes and On-Demand Watch-Alongs of PJOTV! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Anyone can still stream) Our Episodes 1&2 Watch Party on Youtube:...

Ch. 1-8! With special guest, Kyle Prue, we discuss May Castellan, Hestia, Nico’s queer development, and the utterly elite Percabeth moment within the River Styx. Check out all of Kyle's books and epic projects at https://kyleprue.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for monthly special episodes and On-Demand Watch-Alongs of PJOTV! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Join us and special guests Jorrel Javier (Original Broadway Cast Grover, Go Bobcats) and Thomas Laub (Broadway Producer, Go Blue) as we chat about The Lightning Thief Musical!

Ch. 15-20! Treachery! Battle! Resurrection! I AM THE GHOST KING! Wrapping up this delightfully exhausting book and setting ourselves up for the final war. Featuring the whole squad: Jackson, Ola, and Mike. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for monthly special episodes and On-Demand Watch-Alongs of PJOTV! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Anyone can still s...

Ch. 12-14. We take an entire episode to talk Calypso: our thoughts, feelings, and the various tropes on display. Plus Rachel is back and so is the Titan Army! Special shoutout to our fav, Ethan Nakamura. With special guests Ola Amokomowo and Jackson Bunis. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON: patreon.com/seaweedbrain Follow our show on Instagram @SeaweedBrainPodcast , on Twitter @SeaweedBrainPod , on TikTok...

Ch. 7-12. Talking disillusionment with immortality, Percy's power up, Triple G Ranch, and, of course, the First. Percabeth. Kiss. :,). Joined by Mike Machesky and Ola Amokomowo! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for monthly special episodes and a back catalogue of weekly Watch-Alongs of the Disney+ show! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Anyone can still stream) O...

Ch. 1-6! Ah, young love and rising tensions. Join Carter, Erica, Geoscientist Mike Machesky, and son of Janus Jackson Bunis on this epic four person episode covering Daedalus, slant rhymes, Queen Karen Hera, and, of course, lots of rocks. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for a back catalogue of weekly Watch-Alongs of the Disney+ show! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

TW: Sexual Violence/Language. Welcome to a special episode where we discuss the iconic Queer myths of Greek Antiquity! How and why do we subvert these stories to find representation and inspiration? Big shoutout to Helen Morales's Antigone Rising for inspiring us to have this conversation.

Ch. 14-20. Unpacking everything in this juicy ending, from our #complicated feelings about Rachel Elizabeth Dare to Annabeth and Thalia's need to fix broken men! Relatable! Also, celebrating Percy's dedication to becoming a new kind of male hero and saying goodbye to Zoë.  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for monthly special episodes and On-Demand Watch-Alongs of PJOTV! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Ch. 9-14, Discussing Hercules, Tîmê , Aphrodite's troubling characterization, and, of course, the "Bury Your Gays" trope- RIP Bianca. With special guest and classics connoisseur, Alexandra Yam! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR MONTHLY EXCLUSIVE EPISODES:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CAMP HALF-BLOOD COUNSELOR HOODIE + MORE MERCH HERE:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Get hype. Ch. 1-8 of everyone's favorite book, The Titan's Curse. Meeting the DiAngelos, starting to unpack our communal queer reading of the Hunters, and The Great Stirring of Hormones. Annabeth and Artemis are lost and we've gotta find them. Also it's winter, how fun. With special guest and DiAngelo stan, Chloe Castro-Santos. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR MONTHLY EXCLUSIVE EPISODE...

The Percy Jackson movies were uhhhhhh tough. You know it. We know it. Rick knows it. Join us as we discuss WHY they crushed our childhood dreams and what future hopes we have for the Disney+ series. Featuring local graduate of film school, Becky Portman. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR MONTHLY EXCLUSIVE EPISODES:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CAMP HALF-BLOOD COUNSELOR HOOD...

Chapters 14-20. Battling Polyphemus with the ever classic unreliable hero skill set, witnessing Percy's fatal flaw, Luke being unhinged, and Chiron giving us an immortal-centaur-mentor-motivational speech to end all immortal-centaur-mentor-motivational speeches. With special guest and Gen Z Spokesperson, Niki Nakamoto! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR MONTHLY EXCLUSIVE EPISODES:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠p...

Sailing through The Sea of Monsters Ch. 8-13 with special guest: Award Winning YA Author Kyle Prue! Confronting Luke on the Princess Andromeda, running into Clarisse, getting internal with our (fatal) flaws, and very special bubble at the bottom of Siren Bay <3 You can find Kyle on Tiktok @KylePrue https://www.tiktok.com/@kyleprue?lang=en Kyle's books: https://kyleprue.com/writing SUBSCRIBE...