1 | The Lightning Thief Ch. 1-2 w/ Jackson Bird
The Newest Olympian
Mike Schubert
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to the first episode of Mike Schubert's new Percy Jackson podcast, The Newest Olympian! Jackson Bird (author of Sorted, host of Kottke Ride Home) joins to break down the first two chapters of The Lightning Thief. Topics include: Name pronunciation, Chris Columbus, Rick Riordan: The Anti-JK Rowling, Lemony Snicket, Captain Underpants, podcast growth, Art Slobs, elbow patches, Acronym Land, Boba Fett, God of War, learning, cool jackets, marble friezes, middle school insults, and more! — 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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— Find The Newest Olympian Online —
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• Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian
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• Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch
— 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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| 0:29.8 | Okay, so we've already gotten two different pronunciation. I'll figure it out. Rick, come on the pod. |
| 0:36.3 | Please tell me how to... |
| 0:37.9 | That's your name. What's good? |
| 1:00.6 | Hello, everyone. |
| 1:02.0 | Welcome to the first episode of the brand new podcast covering Percy Jackson and all the related things to come, the newest Olympian. |
| 1:12.6 | My name is Mike Schubert. |
| 1:13.6 | I'm the newest Olympian. |
| 1:14.8 | At the time of recording, I am a 29-year-old boy that doesn't know anything. |
| 1:21.2 | I know nothing at all about Percy Jackson and the Olympians, |
| 1:24.7 | except for the first few chapters that I have read now. |
| 1:27.0 | If you want to know exactly where I stand on knowledge of this book series and the things related, I would recommend listening to Episode Zero of the show, where I kind of give more explanation into that. But we're going to get going with the Lightning Thief, and we're going to talk about chapters one and two by guest joining me today is the author |
| 1:45.1 | of Sordid and the host of the Kotkeye ride home it's Jackson. Jackson, how's it going? |
| 1:50.0 | Hi, thanks for having me on. I'm very honored to be like the first guest. Look, you are knowledgeable |
| 1:55.3 | in the subject and your name is Jackson. There was no one else to pick. |
| 2:05.8 | Oh, good point. That's how I got the gig. Right. The name. Yes, it was name and then, okay, fine, |
| 2:10.3 | I guess credentials and the fact that we've done a lot of podcasts together and they've all gone swimmingly well, but like, really, it's the name. But yeah, I'm really excited. I read |
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