0 | Everything I Know About Percy Jackson and The Olympians
The Newest Olympian
Mike Schubert
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2021
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
In this introductory episode, host Mike Schubert lays out what he knows about the PJO universe (almost nothing) and Greek mythology (basically just Hades the game and Hercules the movie). He also shares information about the structure of the podcast and what to expect in future episodes! — Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: https://thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: https://thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: https://twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: https://instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian — Production — • Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert • Editor: Sherry Guo • Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle • Art: Jessica E. Boyd — About The Show — 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 Greek mythology. 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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— Production —
• Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert
• Editor: Sherry Guo
• Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle
• Art: Jessica E. Boyd
— About The Show —
Has the Percy Jackson series been slept on by society? Join Mike Schubert as he journeys through the Riordanverse 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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| 0:40.3 | The What's good? My name is Mike Schubert and I am the creator, host, and producer of the podcast that you are currently listening to, the newest Olympian. |
| 1:08.1 | Through this podcast, I am on a quest. I'm on a quest to answer a very |
| 1:12.0 | important question. Are we as a society, myself included, collectively sleeping on Percy Jackson? |
| 1:18.7 | As I am recording this in 2021, I am 29 years old, meaning I was a little bit older than the |
| 1:24.5 | target demographic for Percy Jackson when the books first released. |
| 1:28.1 | But that's no excuse. People read children's novel series and YA series all the time later in |
| 1:33.9 | life. Look at me, for example, Mike Schubert, the creator and host of Potterless, a podcast |
| 1:38.3 | where I read the Harry Potter books for the very first time starting at age 25. And though I have |
| 1:42.9 | not read a single page of any Percy Jackson novel, |
| 1:46.0 | I have heard nothing but great things about these books from Percy Jackson fans. |
| 1:51.0 | And it's surprising to me that a book series with such positive reviews from its readers |
| 1:56.0 | doesn't have the same level of notoriety and acclaim as other YA-A series such as Harry Potter or The Hunger Games. |
| 2:02.4 | So if you are like me, and you've never read the Percy Jackson series before and you read |
| 2:06.0 | along with the show, we are going to be able to find out if Percy Jackson is the young |
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