The Newest Olympian

First-time guest but long-time collaborator, Danielle Salerno, makes her TNO debut live on stage in Philadelphia after overcoming a nor'easter to get there! She also surprised me with something I absolutely DID NOT see coming before Q&A! Topics include: the Nor’easter, Carly Rae Jepsen, tourists, Mary Poppins, museum vibes, Bass Pro Shops, spicy food, auto-suggestions, wedding photography, the...

Kelly returns to TNO live on stage in Boston (technically Somerville), to cover the first two chapters in the sequel series narrated by Reyna! Topics include: Maine lobster rolls, bubble guns, narration, Twilight, sauna headaches, Might Morphin’ Power Rangers, Huntr/x, caldera, Kingdom Hearts, That’s So Crates, Lumiere, Zooboomafoo, tennis racket knives, Sahara, Rick & Becky, fan fiction, All...

MIKE COVERING A NEW BOOK!? MIKE COVERING AN ENTIRE BOOK IN ONE EPISODE?!?! Emily and Phoebe from Monster Donut hop aboard this landmark episode of TNO to break down the newest Riordanverse book, The Wild Zone, from start to finish! The first 15-minutes are spoiler free if you want to get a taste of the book without any plot being revealed! Topics include: yuri & yaoi couples, Rogue One, waitin...

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.thenewestolympia...

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, Pierc...

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...

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/live GET MOIYA'S BO...

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 jou...

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, Pokémo...

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...

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 te...

J'Neia returns to the pod to talk with Mike IN PERSON in his hotel room at [UNDISCLOSED LOCATION] in San Diego to cover one shocking Percy/Annabeth chapter and one UNREAL HEDGE LORE DROP CHAPTER. Topics include: engineering, Supernatural, Badlur’s Gate 3, insults, emoji race, quibbles and squabbles, Hades II, ton foil, Scooby Doo, the covers, Houston mosquitos, keels, financial advice, Twilight: N...

At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, I was able to interview Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood), Levi Chrisopulos (Nico DiAngelo), Olive Abercrombie (Bianca DiAngelo), Tamara Smart (Thalia Grace), Charlie Bushnell (Luke Castellan), Dan Shotz (Executive Producer), and Craig Silverstein (Executive Producer) about the upcoming third season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians! Me...

It's another TNO guesting debut, this time from our very own Emma Nelsen, who recently debuted as our new editor! Emma joins to talk Heroes of Olympus Book 4 and do a lovely amount of improv bits along the way. Topics include: nice comment sections, Twilight, voting, French goodbyes, Jason the good friend, AI companies, sad songs, barbells, pints of blood, estimation, selling “face”, two extra mom...

It's the newest guest on the newest episode of The Newest Olympian! McKenna Finley makes her TNO debut to cover some Jason chapters that have our crew in a new location. SO MUCH NEW. Topics include: reading marathons, overstimulation, hot wind, Coach Hedge’s hat, Nico’s parasol, tanning, LeBron and Kevin Love, high heels, time anxiety, face subtitles, major life changes, creative focus, Seabiscuit...

Are you RED-y for a new ep of TNO?! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (Red from OSP is back on TNO and we talk HoH, Book 4 from HoO). Topics include: revealing spoilers, Hades 1 and 2, Shirley Temples, working as a server, primordial gods, borrowing pens, warrior Percy, “expecially,” improv chemistry, Hades romances, MTV Cribs, congratulating sports fans, content after death, smart characters, and more! Ma...

THE DOC IS (BACK) IN! Steven called dibs on these chapters long ago, for good reason, and I proudly present this episode made up of two recording sessions: one before the Knicks won the title and one after. HEAR THE JOY IN MY VOICE (AND IN STEVEN'S EVEN THOUGH HE IS A SPURS FAN). Topics include: causes of death, The NBA Finals, anti-Steven, OG Anunoby, distracted from eating, Adam West, dull knive...

After covering the initial Calypso chapters on his first TNO appearance, Michael Hollis makes his return in honor of her return in House of Hades! Topics include: The Chum Bucket, closets, Tumblr, rocketry, Project Hail Mary, Calypso’s return, Uncharted, functional front yard, Bob the Plant, makeup, meringue, the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Dylan O'Brien, parent meddling, Cabin Michael, and more! [Ch....

Sherry is back in the guest chair (and still the editor chair, of course) to cover some House of Hades chapters that feature a VERY INTENSE PERCY SCENE. Topics include: The Other Sherry Guo, Timothée Chalamet, heavy metal, “rheumy,” WbMD, mewling, “Who are you?”, “work with me,” choppelgänger, 67, showering, running, desecrated coconut, cotton candy, nightmares, water sponsors, symbiotic Spider-Ma...

WE ARE BACK IN THE STUDIO FOR AN EPISODE! Paul of the That Aged Well podcast makes his glorious return for our first non-live show House of Hades episode of TNO! Topics include: the Nico reveal, routines, planners, The Breakfast Club, chartreuse/vermillion, disco-age mullets, Caddyshack, sports in movies, Wolf House Winery, Ken Jennings, dueling Eartha Kitt, imbecile, curse words, CATS, Messica, L...

Kevin returns to TNO in front of a lively crowd in North Carolina to discuss three stellar chapters of Heroes of Olympus Book 4 that lead up to the return of one of our favorite baddies! Topics include: last name misspelling, Shoulder Buddies, Patrick Warburton, The Guestion, Tammy the Security Guard, Go Dog Go, Small Bob’s bag, time loops, Shrek, the ocean, The Ultimate Showdown (of Ultimate Dest...

Kelly is FINALLY back on the pod and is ready to talk some wild Tartarus chapters of Heroes of Olympus Book 4! Topics include: Southern Food, COVID travels, the Nico reveal, The Sun and the Star, hiking, Frodo, modern art, The South, getting old, Gift of the Magi, Intestine Hobbits, Men in Black, The Iron Giant, Thousand Finger Massage, marriage, medical stress, BTS, anglerfish, spades, BTS, BBQ s...

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/house-of-hades-w-159436942 Ashlee Latimer makes her triumphant return to the podcast to cover THOSE NICO CHAPTERS live in front of a rowdy Atlanta crowd! Mike live reads the big reveal! Topics include: MARTA, Taylor Swift eras, theme parks, Mary Poppins, Hydro Thunder, TK, Silent J and Invisible H, Percy Jackson MCAT, Nickeil A...

Morgan Danielle AKA imganimatrix is back on the pod in her hometown to break down some House of Hades chapters that feature an intense dream with the return of a beloved character! Topics include: 3OH!3, Tattered-up Tartarus Annabeth, Dikembe Mutombo, Empire State Building lights, Twilight, traveling journals, showing vs. telling, Tár, Charlie Brown Christmas trees, the Trojan Horse, Clocky, Split...

We've got a double bill live show episode coming your way! First up, we have the first act form our liveshow in Berkeley, CA where I was joined by Carter Nakamoto to cover Ch. 29 & 30 of Heroes of Olympus Book 4. Then, we have the audio from the first act of the Boise, ID live show, were Nathan Cox and I discussed Ch. 31 & 32! Both very fun shows that made for a very fun podcast episode! T...