Unwise Girls

The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 11 to 13

Today, the Unwise Girls talk about the best chapter of Percy Jackson.

...Huh? I have to write more or Jane will force me to work the mines? Okay, fine, fine! Today we talk about the coolest thing you can do at a funeral, some exciting(?) news about who's who in the Percy Jackson TV show writers room, laugh as Jane is wrong about basic volcano and Daedalus facts, groan as Jacqueline continues to try and pretend that the romantic jealousy stuff in this book doesn't suck, and - it can't be said enough - talk about what is definitely the best chapter of Percy Jackson.

Come back next week for The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 14 to 17!    

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Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod

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The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 8 to 10

Yeeeehaw, ride those cowboys! Welcome back to the most rootin' tootin' podcast in the west, cowpokes, hosted by the gracious Demon Dude Ranch! Y'all wanna know what we talked about in this here episode? Well, it ain't much to tell, but today we get into Daedalus's dirtiest deed ever done, scary horsies, evil and fucked up rancher types, visual metaphors (in writing form), our final decision on what Rick Riordan thinks of schools, some disparaging remarks about Disney's Loki (not in Minecraft), and also Jacqueline talks about Stephen King for some reason. This one'll go down smoother than a greased pig!

Come back next week for The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 11 to 13!    

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Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod

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The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 4 to 7

Make your choice, demigods! We're officially deep in the labyrinth, and to keep it together we've put together an episode chock full of guesses on where the heck we're even going. We return to the prophecy prediction corner (with a twist!), debate whether Athena fucks and who exactly has come out of that hypothetical fucking, try to figure out who is sending Percy all these Iris messages and why Rick is sending him even more dream messages, and make a bold and terrifying prediction about a major character's potential for a heel turn. Plus, we take a quick detour to a very special ranch

Come back next week for The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 8 to 10!    

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Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 1 to 3

Legends tell of a set of introductory chapters so normal, so bogstandard, so boringly unremarkable that all the lesbian hosts of a 2021 Rick Riordan book podcast will be able to say in response to it is: "Yeah, I mean, it's fine? Pretty good." Today, that oddly specific legend has been fulfilled, and the Unwise Girls struggle to keep their heads on straight in the land of perfunctory decentness. On the surface, this may seem like a regular episode of the show, with minor criticism of the ways the book talks about race, light appreciation for the cool labyrinth and interesting new characters, brief confusion about theogony, and Jacqueline struggling to not rant about Wiccans, but under the surface... something darker is boiling. Grab your dragons, Whovians.   

Come back next week for The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 4 to 7!    

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Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Titan's Curse, ch. 18 to 20 

We did it, friends. We've gone all the way up the mountain of The Titan's Curse and back down again. Along the way, we learned a lot: how devastating it can be when a little kid's little gay crush turns into unbridled animosity, the ways that PJO could easily swing its way into becoming the Doctor Who of kid lit, when and when not to cut a character down in their prime, the most effective methods of indoctrinating someone into your lesbian goddess cult, and just how many different ways two podcasters can say "it's good, actually." What did you learn?

Come back next week for The Battle of the Labyrinth, ch. 1 to 3!

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Hosted by Jacqueline (https://twitter.com/swampduchess) and Jane (https://twitter.com/janeyshivers). Edited by Jacqueline. Cover art by Vera (https://twitter.com/Innsmouth_Inn).  

Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod  

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Titan's Curse, ch. 15 to 17    

As The Titan's Curse climaxes, we celebrate being firmly back in the era of Good Shit. We discuss the potential paths for Luke's character arc, one of the best action setpieces in the story so far, two family beats with vastly different impacts, Elon Musk, whether or not the innocent-seeming Chase family home hides a dark secret, the varying portrayals of difficult family relationships in Percy Jackson, and a triumphant return to Jane's Physics Corner when we get deep in the weeds on Chicken Little's greatest fear.    

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Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod  Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

(hey folks! we're taking a week off to try and build up a good backlog of main episodes, so enjoy this taste of one of our bonus episodes! if you like what you hear, you can get more by going to https://www.patreon.com/unwisegirls and subscribing to our $3 or $5 tiers!)

this week, we talk about the various forms our favourite DC heroes have taken over the years, becoming a social pariah by not understanding the context of memes, the end of Homestuck Act 2, and finally, Jane engages Jacqueline in an epic battle of 4D chess... only to find that Jacqueline has been playing checkers this entire time.  

Windswept by Kevin MacLeod  

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The Titan's Curse, ch. 12 to 14

Our second annual sightseeing tour of the United States of AmeriUGH (am i right, folks?) takes us to some real photogenic spots! A beautiful ski resort, the awe-inspiring Hoover Dam, and... just kind of a city full of trash I guess. While snapping pics, we gab about just how direct a rip of the labours of Heracles this book is, a mysterious but compelling new character, a good character gone too soon (and another character finally made good), confusing Batman comparisons, and finally take a firm stance on our spoiler policy.

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Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

The Titan's Curse, ch. 9 to 11    

Our trek to San Francisco finally hit its stride, and it's all well-walked trails from here on! Have a chat with us on the road as we talk Mr. D's Big Moment, our continued speculation on who Zoe's parents are, the not-quite 1:1 nature of PJO and She-Ra villains, Ayn Rand's funny scribblies, Jane's liberal turn, which podcasts Apollo vibes to, and also...  book covers. We talk about book covers for a long time. You might want to search up some book covers and study in preparation. There will be a test!    

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Hosted by Jacqueline (https://twitter.com/swampduchess) and Jane (https://twitter.com/janeyshivers). Edited by Jacqueline. Cover art by Vera (https://twitter.com/Innsmouth_Inn).

Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod

The Titan's Curse, ch. 5 to 8

We didn't think it would happen, y'all, but - we both are super enjoying the book we're reading again! At the same time! This week, we celebrate by talking about Percy's great developments as a character, horrific pranks played by devilspawn children, just where in the heck Clarisse might have gone, one of the best scenes in the book so far and what it means for the characters involved, and dive into a brand new #ProphecyPredictions. 

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Follow the show (https://twitter.com/unwisegirls). Hosted by Jacqueline (https://twitter.com/swampduchess) and Jane (https://twitter.com/janeyshivers). Edited by Jacqueline. Cover art by Vera (https://twitter.com/Innsmouth_Inn).  

Intro/outro credit: On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod  

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license