Ch. 41-48, ft. bookseller and real life English major Alex Mann! Covering lots of territory this week from Piper's power-up (speaking life into Festus), to #DarkPercy poison-bending. Discussions surrounding the nature of charmspeak and femininity, the friendship we wish R.E.D. and Piper had, the bonding time Hazel and Piper finally get, and, as always, the power of friendship. Then, conceptualizing the Death Mist in a grotesquely bodied way, and a beautifully terrifying character arc for Mr. Percy.

Welcome to a very special interview with Lori M. Lee, the latest Rick Riordan Presents author of Pahua and the Soul Stealer! We've been ranting about how great this book is on twitter for weeks now, and we're so excited to share this conversation with you. Whether you've finished the book or haven't started, we hope you'll enjoy this episode about angry young women, slow burn friendships, fan fiction, and how we should look critically at the past.

Check out Lori's website and works here: https://lorimlee.com/

(We especially love the Shamanborn trilogy- Forest of Souls and Broken Web out now!)

You can follow Lori on Instagram @LoriMLee82 and Twitter @LoriMLee

Follow Read Riordan's Pahua content here!

Ch. 33-40. It's time. The cursed Nico/Jason POV chapters are here and we are going through them with Fran McMahon and Jackson Bunis. Then, as a treat, some tender, cozy Annabeth POV chapters at Damasen's Tartarus swamp cabin.

Follow Mark Oshiro for more on the upcoming Nico/Will book they are co-writing with Rick!!! @MarkDoesStuff

The scholar Carter couldn't remember when we were recording was José Esteban Muñoz who wrote about Disidentification

Fran's services as a sensitivity reader: https://www.fiverr.com/francescamcm95/be-your-sensitivity-reader?context_referrer=user_page&ref_ctx_id=5baae6042d43b10a873dd2bb7cb460f9&pckg_id=1&pos=6

Listen to Fran's Podcast @BestDamCamp!

Follow Fran on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter @ADoseOfFran!

AND Check out our new group project, Entering Storybrooke: A Once Upon a Time Podcast

@StorybrookePod

Ch. 25-32, Some of the GREATEST Hazel and Percy POVs in this series. We're talking Hazel's first mist manipulation, holding Jason accountable, holding PERCABETH accountable, the consequences of our actions, and what we owe to others! Featuring a brand new guest, Jake Sweat!

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#StreamSpiritedAway

#StreamKeshi

Ch. 17-24 with returning guests Mike Machesky and Kyle Prue! Today's episode is packed with Frank's glow up POV and Annabeth's skeptical of Bob POV. We're talking puberty, violence, and what we owe each other! 

Read The Sparks Trilogy by Kyle Prue! https://www.kyleprue.com/book/

Follow Mike on twitter @yugomichigania

Promised external videos on the US's colonial militarism: 

Why Does the U.S. Have 800 Military Bases Around the World? (Vox)

How the U.S. Stole an Island (Johnny Harris)

The U.S. Military is Everywhere (Johnny Harris)

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Ch. 9-17 featuring longtime listener and Bookstagrammer, Elizabeth AKA @Swords.And.Sweets! We discuss Leo's POV as he fights some demon monkeys, reads the rest of the seven for filth, and creates a very unhealthy work-life-balance. Then we return to Percy's POV as she and Percy skirt along the banks of the Phlegethon and are forced to face Kelli and the empousa gals!

Again we apologize for any background noise as we figure out our recording set up in new apartments! :P :D

Follow Elizabeth on Instagram and Tiktok @Swords.And.Sweats!

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Happy Birthday Percy Jackson! Celebrate by joining us as we FINALLY (!) discuss The Demigod Files. We're talking Percabeth development, iconic children of the big three sass, and deciding if we are all canon in the Riordanverse.

SXSW AOC video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3312&v=JU-SE5eNt04&feature=youtu.be

Stream Hadestown: https://open.spotify.com/album/1J1yxODbNlqKbwRqJxYJUP?si=7FPhSQfpSK6s1lofTEHY8w&dl_branch=1

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller: https://www.taekeller.com/

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Ch. 4-8 ft. Caitlin from @PercabethFeelsFandom! Y'all. WE MADE IT TO ANNABETH'S POV IN TARTARUS. We are breaking down the first of many sacred Percabeth moments within this book, beginning with the ICONIC falling embrace <3.

Listen to our new specially curated Percabeth in Tartarus Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4O17lmPlVIqWjOFly4F3z6?si=e3a268ca8e6e4aff

Follow Caitlin's latest writing here: https://www.instagram.com/percabethfeelsfandom/

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Ch. 1-4 of The House of Hades ft. Owen from Through the Mist! Join us as we discuss Hazel's encounter with Hecate, both the Riordanverse lore and the mythological history behind ~the mist~ and who we think should form a magical demigod coven.

Send Owen a message @Through_Mist on Instagram or [email protected]!

"The Birth of the Term Magic" by Jan N Bremmer

"The Whitening Thief" by Maxwell T Paule

Tiktok from Maxwell T Paule on Circe

"The Mist Shed by Zeus in 'Iliad' XVII" by Jonathan Fenno

"'I Removed the Mist that Clouded your Eyes': Supernatural Vision from Homer to Sikelianos" by Michael Paschalis

More reading on masculine vs feminine story structuring: "Simply put, stories told in a conventional, masculine form are generally linear, hero-driven tales about conquest, whereas stories told with a more circular and sometimes collective feminine structure are often about overcoming obstacles in order to find connection." Conquer or Connect: Power, Patterns, and the Gendered Narrative by Professor Mary M. Dalton

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CW: This episode contains discussion surrounding events and themes present in The Song of Achilles and The Iliad including physical violence sexual violence.

Join Carter, Erica, Brayden from Return to Camp Half-Blood, and Maddy from Fatal Flaw for a book club conversation on The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller where we visit the conveniently provided discussion questions at the back of the book!

Learn more about Madeline Miller and her work here!

Referenced New York Times Review.

"He Wants to Save Classics from Whiteness. Can the Field Survive?" NYTimes article on Professor Dan-el Padilla Peralta by Rachel Poser

Stream Six: The Musical!