The Newest Olympian

By Mike Schubert

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What's The Newest Olympian about?

Is Percy Jackson the book series we should’ve been reading all along? Join Mike Schubert as he reads through the books for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over the Greek mythology throughout. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!

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73 | Battle of the Labyrint...

03.20.2023

Grant's back for another round as he and Mike cover the action-packed arena chapter of Battle of the Labyrinth, but mainly they just try to turn TNO into a Kingdom Hearts podcast. Topics include: Big Mike Energy, motorcycles, Kingdom Hearts, ...

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03.20.2023 73 \| Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 15 w/ Grant Raun (LIVE in LA!) Grant's back for another round as he and Mike cover the action-packed arena chapter of Battle of the Labyrinth, but mainly they just try to turn TNO into a Kingdom Hearts podcast. Topics include: Big Mike Energy, motorcycles, Kingdom Hearts, ...
03.13.2023 72 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 14 w/ Grant Raun (LIVE in San Diego!) Making his TNO debut, Grant Raun joins Mike live in San Diego to cover an intense arena battle and more in Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth! Topics include: Show difficulties, vamping, LA’s rival, Thor: Ragnarok, triangles, “Annabeth ...
03.06.2023 71 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 13 w/ Steven Parra Steven's back, his thoughts/opinions/jokes are his own, and he's ready to talk about Percy's return to Camp Half-Blood in Battle of the Labyrinth! Topics include: getting sued, Long Island, Hera, trap doors, Harriet Tubman, full name people, Alien vs. Predator, ...
02.27.2023 70 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 11B–12 w/ Michael Hollis Schubes' suitemate from college brings emotion, allegories, and linguistics knowledge to an incredibly moving chunk of Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth! Topics include: Speaking/writing, splitting up, enchiladas, telephones, herbs, Hermione, Stardew valley, “too good to be true” ...
02.20.2023 69 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 10B–11A w/ Joel Rochester Joel Rochester (@fictionalfates) is back for another episode as we go into some INTENSE PERCY DREAMS in BotL! Topics include: Disney+ Casting, Lance Reddick, body & blood, The Sims, TikTok, video games with siblings, Hades II, Immortals: Phoenix Rising, bronzeter, ...
02.13.2023 68 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 9B–10A w/ Joel Rochester Joel Rochester from Fictional Fates is finally back on the pod and it's for an INTENSE episode. There's action, there's emotion, and there's jokes from us! Topics include: Juniper books, American cup sizes, young kid desires, intense flushing, the Wheel ...
02.06.2023 67 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 8B–9A w/ Bradie Tennell WE’VE GOT A LITERAL OLYMPIAN ON THE NEWEST OLYMPIAN! Olympic bronze medalist figure skater, Bradie Tennell, joins the podcast to continue following the team as they enter the ranch in Battle of the Labyrinth! Topics include: the Olympics, crying, YouTube ...
01.23.2023 66 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 7B-8A w/ Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions OSP x TNO, the crossover is finally here! Red from YouTube's Overly Sarcastic Productions makes her debut as a guest and brings loads of mythology knowledge to the table! Topics include: crypto, School of Rock, The Titanomachy, Theogony, Megazords, Ovid, ...
01.16.2023 65 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 6-7A w/ Kelly Schubert (LIVE in Auckland!) The final live show of the Down Under tour takes us on a wild journey through PJO Book 4 where we meet some very interesting characters! Topics include: Puzzling World, Gandalf, Yankee Stadium, Architecture Corner, The Cask of Amontillado, Advent ...
01.09.2023 64 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 5 w/ Kelly Schubert (LIVE in Christchurch!) NEW COUNTRY, NEW EPISODE, NEW ZEALAND! Schubes and Kelly cover the chapter where the team gets ready to enter the titular Labyrinth of Book 4! Topics include: Lord of the Rings, Beanie Babies, product placement, Nick Castellanos, Stardew Valley, PinkLemonKelly, ...
01.02.2023 63 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 3B-4 w/Kelly Schubert (LIVE in Melbourne!) Live from Melbourne (with the cleanest live show audio we've ever had), it's TNO! Kelly and Mike continue to make their way through PJO Book 4, this time covering a chapter and a half of goodness! Topics include: The National ...
12.19.2022 62 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 2B-3A w/ Sarah Barra (LIVE in Sydney!) The BotL coverage continues with a fan-favorite guest LIVE DOWN UNDER for Mike’s first ever international live show! Sarah Barra (@hellredsky) joins Schubes on stage to discuss more PJO Book 4! Topics include: SNL, deadlines, shonen anime, fears, rollercoaster, Latin, ...
12.12.2022 61 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 2A w/ Kelly Schubert (LIVE in Dallas!) The TNO twosome of Mike and Kelly two-step their way into Texas to tell the tale of Book 4 Chapter 2 (or at least a chunk of it)! Topics include: Grandmothers, wads of cash, book covers, spoiler chat, hot-wiring, Sleigh ...
12.05.2022 60 \| The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 1 w/ Kelly Schubert (LIVE in Portland!) Live from Portland, OR... it's TNO! Kelly Schubert of Magic Shop Patches is here to kick off a book rather than conclude one! We cover the opening chapter of Book 4 and it's a treat. Topics include: Kelly’s love of ...
11.28.2022 59 \| Asexuality, Aromanticism, and Artemis w/ Delia Gallegos Many folks on the Ace/Aro spectrum see themselves in Artemis and the Hunters in Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse. To get a better understanding of asexuality and aromanticism, Mike is joined by an ace guest of previous episodes, Delia ...
11.21.2022 58 \| Greek Mythology in The Titan’s Curse w/ Dr. Moiya McTier Our Myth Correspondent, Dr. Moiya McTier (@goastromo), is back to recap all the mythological references made in Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Naturally, the episode ends with Mike share some silly language-based stories. Topics linclde: Focus mode, Orion’s Belt, ...
11.14.2022 57 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 20 w/ Kelly Schubert (LIVE in SLC!) Kelly Beckman Schubert from Magic Shop Patches is back again for another live episode of TNO, this time covering the final chapter in The Titan's Curse while live in Salt Lake City, UT! After the midroll, Kim Harris from Fanatical ...
11.07.2022 56 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 19 w/ Kelly Schubert (LIVE in Philly!) Kelly Beckman Schubert (@VoteForMeKellyB) makes her return to TNO live in Philadelphia to first cover the penultimate chapter of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse, and then to answer some Q&A; with Mike! Topics include: indigo, Dominion, floating water spheres, ...
10.31.2022 Bonus \| The Steven Parra-king Q&A Fundraiser Episode! WE ARE DOING LIVE SHOWS IN NOVEMBER IN AUSTRALIA. TICKETS: www.thenewestolympian.com/live In what would normally be an off-week, we've instead got a bonus episode! Steven Parra was trying to be a nice guy and help me move out and due ...
10.24.2022 55 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 17-18 w/ J'Neia Stewart J'Neia Stewart (@TheLady_Artemis) makes her triumphant return to talk about two of the most action-packed and emotion-packed chapters of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: Haikus, ATLA, reading chapter titles, self-given nicknames, umlauts, End of Ze World, leagues, ...
10.17.2022 54 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 16 w/ Leah Cornish Leah Cornish (@Leah617) makes her TNO debut, possibly as our first Greek guest, to discuss more Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: Grëék stuff, Thanos’ knife, Flight of the Conchords, Bessie’s name, RPGs, Bay Area weather, zippers, sacrifice ...
10.10.2022 53 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 15 w/ Sherry Guo Sherry Guo (@overnighttotes on TikTok) is back and there's some spicy Titan's Curse content to cover! Topics include: Kinecht Ruprecht, SF, Target, The Good Place, pigeons, homelessness, Sea World, cows, calendars, trick arrows, knots, interpreting, reheating pizza, Ian McShane, hangovers, ...
10.03.2022 52 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 14 w/ Sherry Guo Our lovely editor and newly-minted Tik Tok account runner, Sherry Guo, makes her TNO return to cover a highly-anticipated chapter of Percy Jackson Book 3! Topics include: the NYC live show, Pokémon, famous dams, empathy links, animal hiking, Chuck E. ...
09.26.2022 51 \| The Titan’s Curse Ch. 13 w/ Steven Parra (LIVE in NYC!) Steven Parra joins Schubes live on stage in New York City for the first ever TNO live show to discuss the very spicy Ch. 13 of Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse! Plus, Sherry Guo makes an appearance for the ...
09.19.2022 50 \| The Titan’s Curse Ch. 12 w/ Melissa Anelli Melissa Anelli (@melissaanelli) is back to cover more Titan's Curse, but also we delve into various games chats as well! Topics include: Horizon: Zero Dawn, Texan winter activities, Harry & Hermione, Amtrak, Lord Rattington, talking with your hands, The Golden ...
09.12.2022 49 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 11 w/ Melissa Anelli Mischief Management's Melissa Anelli makes her TNO debut to discuss Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse and the response of YA fans when the series began! Topics include: closets, The Percy Jackson Latte, Lightning Dolt, alternate show titles, DC Metro, ...
09.05.2022 48 \| The Titan’s Curse Ch. 9B-10 w/ Bobby Wagner Bobby Wagner (@bwags) is back for another episode of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse discussion, and if you like the early 2010s, you are in for a TREAT. Topics include: Ke$ha, Mario Kart 64, Thanos, Jason and the Argonauts, ...
08.22.2022 47 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 8B-9A w/ Bobby Wagner Tipping Pitches' Bobby Wagner returns to help us meet new characters and learn more about old ones in Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: Jersey Shore, Sister Natalie’s Grammar Podcast, the Ungodsly Movement, Masterclass, Yankees vs. Mets, fundraising ...
08.15.2022 46 \| The Titan’s Curse Ch. 7B-8A w/ Sarah Barra Sarah Barra (@hellredsky, Herosgrafia) returns to TNO for an emotionally intense set of scenes from Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: Godly parentage, Silly Putty, vosotros, shounen anime, 24, tracker songs, The Bronx, Disney merch opportunities, #JusticeForSatyrs, Classic ...
08.08.2022 45 \| The Titan’s Curse Ch. 6-7A w/ Marissa Tandon Marissa Tandon (@MarissaKumari) of You Are What You Love joins as guest to continue TNO’s coverage of Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse! Topics include: Border’s, Grossver, cyber security, Crime and Punishment, flowers, all-girls school, Leroy, The Will Smithcast, The ...
08.01.2022 44 \| The Titan’s Curse Ch. 5 w/ Erin Bark Well this is a podcast about books, so it’s about time we got a library technician in the mix! Erin Bark helps us hit that quota as she joins as guest for more PJO and the Titan’s Curse coverage! Topics ...
07.25.2022 43 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 4 w/ Dottie James Poet, author, and Potterless UK Correspondent, Dottie James (@dotttiejames) makes her TNO debut to discuss more of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse! Topics include: “New” lands, judicial fears, luxury cars, Jim Agreement, The Treequel, Vincent Van Gogh, Hot Rod, ...
07.18.2022 42 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 2B-3 w/ Manasa Acharya & Erin Moynihan Erin and Manasa from Camp Half-Pod make it a PJO podcast crossover event as they join to cover more of the opening of PJO Book #3! Topics include: being 26, Hannah Montana, backward(s), Pixar’s Onward, Dungeons and Dragons, DragonBall Z, ...
07.11.2022 41 \| The Titan's Curse Ch. 1-2A w/ Steven Parra TIME TO START BOOK THREE! And what better way to do it than with fan-favorite, Steven Parra? THERE IS NO BETTER WAY, LET'S BEGIN PERCY JACKSON AND THE TITAN'S CURSE! Topics include: favorite PJO books, combo breakers, embarrassing stories, Jedi ...
07.04.2022 40 \| Greek Mythology in The Sea of Monsters w/ Dr. Moiya McTier We've finished Book 2 but we haven't closed our coverage of it just yet because Dr. Moiya McTier (@GoAstroMo) is back to further explain the myths we met along the way in The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Aegis, The ...
06.27.2022 39 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 19B-20 w/ Kelly Schubert very Europe (the band) voice IT’S THE FINAL PODCAST! For the sec-ond… book in PJO… Kelly’s back and… she’s brought her wit and charm! Here we go! Time for the last SoM episooooOoooOoooode. Topics include: Indian pigeons, the koel, envelope ...
06.20.2022 38 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 18-19A w/ Kelly Schubert We're nearing the end of another PJO book, meaning it's time for Kelly to return! The creative mind behind Magic Shop Patches hops in the guest chair to continue our Sea of Monsters coverage. Topics include: Perceptive friends, Horcruxes, Thor’s ...
06.13.2022 37 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 16-17 w/ Ashlee Latimer Ashlee Latimer, author and Riordanverse social media manager, makes her debut as guest on The Newest Olympian! The book is nearing its conclusion, and things are heating up! Topics include: The Lightning Thief Musical, social media management, video game bosses, ...
06.06.2022 36 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 14B-15 w/ Joel Rochester Joel Rochester (fictionalfates) calls in from Wales to discuss whales- err, kind of - we talk The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Welsh, BeastQuest, Animorphs, sheep dimensions, piranhas, the Disney+ casting, sheep taxi, Jack Black, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Pride & ...
05.23.2022 35 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 13B-14A w/ Steven Parra Everyone's favorite med student, Steven Parra, is back to discuss more of the second book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series! Topics include: a cappella, Baby Shark, Finding Nemo, dad status, fish gossip, hummus, fatal flaws, Chekhov’s Rope ...
05.16.2022 34 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 12B-13A w/ Alyssa Esteban Alyssa Esteban of Breakfast in Beauclair returns to TNO as Percy and Annabeth return to The Sea of Monsters for more mayhem! Topics include: Hadestown, Zooptopia, Timothy Hughes, massage sales pitches, Ron’s Gone Wrong, MLMs, Marty McFly, Our Flag Means ...
05.09.2022 33 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 12A w/ Sarah Barra Chilean Percy Jackson fan artist and podcaster, Sarah Barra (@hellredsky), gets in the mix as a guest to help us further navigate The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Mean unicorns, silver linings, 7up, translation changes, the pocket dynamic, Facebook status ...
05.02.2022 32 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 11 w/ Johnny Frohlichstein Lovable goofball Johnny Frohlichstein is back to dissect more of Percy Jackson and The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Balloon animals, Chili’s, Boats 101, “The South,” mutton, IPAs, rope bridges, The Emperor’s New Groove, Bruce Lee, Captain Barbosa, Luisa from ...
04.25.2022 31 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 9B-10 w/ Sherry Guo Sherry is back for more SoM, and she also comes bearing KNOWLEDGE OF THE BODIES OF WATER VISITED IN THESE CHAPTERS. Topics include: Guessing Game Hour w/ Mike, Crabbe & Goyle, important hyphens, A Bug’s Life, Seeing Red, Baltimore, The ...
04.18.2022 30 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 8-9A w/ Sherry Guo You know this guest from the credits and the edits, it's TNO's editor, Sherry Guo! Sherry shares her PJO love and Gen Z perspective as we continue through The Sea of Monsters! Topics include: Rainbow Fish, plump little hags, Spirited ...
04.11.2022 29 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 7B w/ Steven Parra Steven Parra is back AND SO ARE THE GOOFS! We finish up the rest of the very beefy SoM Ch. 7, Steven spits medical knowledge, and fun is had by all! Topics include: ADHD stimulants, sudden poops, short inseams, stranger ...
04.04.2022 28 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 6B-7A w/ Steven Parra Steven Parra is back riding a wave along the Sea of Monsters to talk PJO Book 2! Topics include: tiny birds, horse girls, Superman, racing, vindication, Bestkendorf, Angry Birds, Dean Martin, Horizon: Zero Dawn, enjoyable villains, 99.9% of germs, asbestos, ...
03.21.2022 27 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 6A w/ Erica Ito & Carter Nakamoto Erica & Carter from the Seaweed Brain podcast join to lend their PJO expertise and Gen Z insights to The Newest Olympian! Topics include: Gen Z, not ranking things, pigeons vs. seagulls, grocery store sushi, The Hunger Games, Vine, mean ...
03.14.2022 26 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 5B w/ Caleb Denecour Caleb Denecour (@CalebDenecour) enters the fray to discuss pizza preferences, laundry practices, oh… and Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters as well. Topics include: Snow shoveling, Beck, unique jokes, dad joke vision, Jurassic Park, peeled grapes, Squidward, Rhys Ifans, ...
03.07.2022 25 \| The Sea of Monsters Ch. 4-5A w/ Sarah Shachat Sarah Shachat (Unseen, Wolf 359) returns and continues our coverage of The Sea of Monsters, mainly joining Schubes in wanting to give Tyson the biggest possible hug. Topics include: motion sickness, Bronze-plated booties, James Joyce, Hades DLC, the Tchotchke Bulls, ...

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