92 | The Last Olympian Ch. 10 w/ Talia Franks
The Newest Olympian
Mike Schubert
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2023
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Fellow nerdy podcaster, Talia Franks, makes their TNO debut to discuss the beginning of Percy saving Manhattan and, more importantly, take us on some lovely tangents. Topics include: biblically accurate angels, Yankees/Red Sox, Dylan’s Candy Bar, appearances, coffee costs, NJ highways, Leah’s casting, fancy brands, purses, Blackberry, Thalia/Talia origins, falconry, Burger Joint, sweet potato fries, Hebe, scary ponds, geese, tactical trash talk, pollution, and more! WATCH SUNDAY'S TLT MOVIE WATCH-ALONG STREAM: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon Thanks to our sponsor, Tab For a Cause! Raise money for charity simply by opening browser tabs at www.tabforacause.org/tno — 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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| 0:29.8 | What are you from Boston? I'm from Boston. |
| 0:32.1 | Oh, no. Thank you guys so much for tuning in this episode. This Olivia. We'll be back next |
| 0:36.6 | week with someone else. Thank you guys so much for tuning in this episode. This Olympian. We'll be back next week with someone else. What's good? |
| 1:00.0 | Thank you so much for tuning in to another episode of the Neust Olympian. |
| 1:02.7 | My name is Mike Schubert. |
| 1:03.5 | I'm the titular Newst Olympian. |
| 1:04.7 | I'm a 31-year-old man who never read the Percy Jackson books as a kid, but I'm reading them now as an adult for the very first time |
| 1:10.8 | because I'm on a quest to determine if this is a book series that we've all been sleeping on as a |
| 1:14.7 | society. But I am not on this quest alone, though. I am joined by another fantastic guest, |
| 1:19.7 | a new guest to the show. They are a podcast host and producer and writer. It's Talia Franks. |
| 1:24.4 | Talia, how's it going? Hi, it is going good. |
| 1:28.6 | I'm very excited to be here and listening to your podcast for a while, and I've been wanting to |
| 1:35.2 | contribute to the conversation every time, lamenting the fact that I can't just jump in and |
| 1:42.1 | say like, hey, I know this thing or I have an opinion about this |
| 1:46.3 | thing, basically every episode. |
| 1:49.5 | I'm sure many listeners feel very seen and heard in these statements. |
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