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The Newest Olympian

69 | The Battle of the Labyrinth Ch. 10B–11A w/ Joel Rochester

The Newest Olympian

Mike Schubert

Arts, Tv & Film, Percy Jackson, Tv Reviews, Pjo, Literature, Nerdy, Riordanverse, Comedy, Books

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

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, Ex Machina, ultimate frisbee, The Lion King, holographics, Grover’s growth, Nico’s mental health, magnetism, lane-switching crap, monnkey bars, Cirque de Joeleil, etymology of piggyback, Rick’s blog, Scantrons, Ticonderoga, bone power, and more! TNO LIVE: www.thenewestolympian.com/live — Find The Newest Olympian Online — • Website: www.thenewestolympian.com • Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon • Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian • Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian • Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian • Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian • 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 — 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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Yeah, I go. Okay, yeah. I mean, look, yeah, obviously murdering children is bad.

0:36.1

Murdering children is bad. Murdering children is bad.

1:00.1

This kid's kind of a punk. What's good?

1:02.9

Thank you so much for tuning in to another episode of The News Olympian.

1:03.7

My name is Mike Schubert.

1:05.1

I'm the titular newest Olympian.

1:27.9

I'm a grown man who never read the Percy Jackson books as a kid, but I'm reading them now for the first time as an adult because I'm on a quest to determine if this is a book series that we've all been sleeping on as a society. And I'm not alone on this quest. I'm never alone on this quest. And I am joined once again by the lovely human being that you might know from fictional fates across YouTube and other social media like the gorgeous Instagram content. It's Joel Rochester. Joel, how's it going?

1:32.7

Hello, I'm doing very well. I'm really excited to be back for another episode on this like double bill special. And yeah, I just can't wait to continue discussing where we left off. Yes. Now, what we

1:38.3

originally planned to do was to do a double recording all in one go, but then with scheduling stuff

1:43.6

and all of that, it didn't end up working out. However, it was meant to be because in between recording that episode and this one, we're recording this one on January 27th. I don't think it's coming out until like February, March. But in between recordings, the final bit of casting was announced, or at least the final bit of casting that they're going to be doing for the foreseeable future.

2:03.8

Lance Reddick is going to be Zeus, which I am so excited for.

2:09.9

I could not be more excited.

2:12.6

It is the most perfect choice.

2:15.3

The casting department knows exactly what they're doing.

2:17.3

I'm furious that I didn't think of it earlier. Lance Reddick is Zeus. And then I'm actually unfamiliar. the most perfect choice. The casting department knows exactly what they're doing. Honestly.

2:17.5

I'm furious that I didn't think of it earlier. Lance Redick is Zeus. And then I'm actually

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